An effort by California State University, Stanislaus, student Aneesa Smith to collect teddy bears and assorted stuffed animals as Christmas gifts to needy children has gathered 302 toys. The ...

Jendayi Smith is a 10-year veteran at Mattel, where she specializes in designing accessories and fashion for dolls. (Courtesy Jendayi Smith) My seven-year-old daughter’s bedroom is decorated with ...

No endangered species inhabit Bailey's bedroom. All of her stuffed animals are doing just fine. It's the bed that I worry about. It's hard to find her bed beneath a mountain of stuffed animals. It ...