Just because a toy's packaging says it's educational doesn't ... Research shows that for kids to understand, speak and eventually read or write a language, they need to hear it — lots of it.

Not many toys have that sort of iconic packaging and branding, though, so manufacturers want to give kids, and adults, as much of the experience of the toy as they can right there on the store shelf.

Trends in packaging have changed a lot since I was a child, though not as dramatically as since my parents were children. Back in their day, toys were just on shelves, or maybe in a cardboard box ...

This is due to a push from animal rights organization PETA. Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages ... CHANG: Although the packaging looks different, rest assured your animal crackers remain ...

A Ferrero spokesperson told HuffPost UK they did not label the limited edition toys ... packaging is still an issue as pink and blue have taken on a “gendered meaning”. “Kids and parents ...