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How do you buy a replacement battery for those big backyard ride-on toys?

Tom, dad of Connor(4), Ian(3) and Theresa(2).
Allentown, PA
It's best not to look in stores but instead to call the toy company's customer service #800 number. They sell these separately and keep in mind, it is always best to keep these recharged when not in use but they don't last forever.
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NEW SPECIES: Albino Alligator Opening March 20, 2010 A rare ghost of the swamp will be revealed at the South Carolina Aquarium in 2010 with the addition of an albino alligator! Open for viewing in March, the light-sensitive creature will live in the Blackwater Swamp exhibit among the snakes, owls and fish of the expanded Piedmont area. One of fewer than 50 living albino alligators in the world, visitors will have the chance to learn 'the great success story' of the American alligator and about what makes albino scales translucent. For more information, call (843) 577-FISH (3474) or visit scaquarium.org.



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While tech toys are popular and some can be educational, the latest round of newcomers at Toy Fair makes it clear we're going too far into technology assisted play. It seems technology now permeates almost every kind of toy category on the toy shelves. Parents run the risk of stocking the playroom with items that undermine the important developmental aspects of childhood play.

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