Staff at the custard shop and arcade replaced the toys in the claw machine with a fresh non-groundhog-contaminated batch. “Hopefully, next time the groundhog will just play the game with tokens ...

Chris Byrne, a toy expert and consultant, said claw machines increased in popularity ... in small yellow bins as they debated which machines to play. Some came dressed as anime characters, and ...

These games feature a claw the player moves into position above a pile of toys or other items. Lower the claw gently down in the hopes that it grabs the target item. In a perfect world ...

On his charitable donations: “I just like to play the claw machines. I save up quarters ... ‘“On such and such a date, we’re doing a toy drive.’ “So I found out who was in charge of the club and said, ...

The 3-year-old boy had crawled up the claw machine’s prize dispenser to grab a toy Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and ...