best selling girls lines at her store, my little pony, care bears and strawberry shortcake.oy will she always turn away? >> that will be cabbage patch kids. ♪ they're cabbage patch kids >> there were so many in production they are easy to find. >> reporter: the best tips for finding toy gold. keep it in the package. keep the condition pristine. and make sure the toy is from a major brand. >> you are having a my little pony flashback. >> seeing them brush the hair. there we are back in the '80s. >> how did they find our high school pictures, yunji? hello who's she? new downy unstopables. here to shake up your fresh. toss these little scent boosters in before you wash. and the fresh scent will last until you're ready to wash again. new downy unstopables. the fresh too feisty to quit. >>> "world news now" delivers your morning papers. >> time now for your morning papers. we are letting rob kick it off. wearing my shoes. >> that's right. there was a fascinating story in "the new york times" recently apparently, the 70s, platform shoes were the hot thing back in the day. apparent

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i had the strawberry shortcake room, bedspread, dolls, cabbage patch kids, the my little ponies.e of them here. >> just less women collecting right now. >> women mature probably more and don't long for their childhood as much as boys. >> if you feel comfortable putting it that way, that's fine. >> comb and brush her hair. ♪ >> reporter: all is not lost if you remember, brushing the hair of your my little pony. ♪ my little pony i take her wherever i go ♪ >> ponies are huge '80s toys. >> reporter: a buyer in love saves the day in new hope, pennsylvania. she says girls' toys may not sell for a lot but sells a lot of them. best-selling girls lines at her store besides plietds pony, care bears and strawberry shortcake. which toy will she always turn away? >> that will be cabbage patch kids. ♪ they're cabbage patch kids >> there were so many in production they are easy to find. >> reporter: the best tips for finding toy gold -- keep it in the package. keep the condition pristine. and make sure the toy is from a major brand. >> you are having a my little pony flashback. >> seeing them b

the girls it's like strawberry shortcake.s, it's probably captain america and jack sparrow. >> are there perennial favorites that every year, you know you need to stock lots of them? >> every year, top item. >> halloweencostumes.com. they've got just about everything. >>> i'm taking you to africa where an organization called send a cow is creating self-sustaining communities. and these guys are creating what's called a keyhole garden. you can actually put all your waste and compost into that central basket which fertilizes the soil, that can create enough food to feed a family three times a day. they go and they spend three to five years in each community, to really teach them how to become self-sustaining. >> by going in there and teaching them how to do it, that's a great idea. >> this video is called the gift of the keyhole. you can actually gift a community in africa a keyhole for the price of $18. >> that's less than the last pair of shoes i bought. >> the reason it's called send a cow is they also provide cows so that t

i saw that strawberry shortcake in the photo. >> go figure. >> thanks so much, tracy.s always, for fun family activities visit nbcwashington.com or washingtonpost.com and click on kidspost. that is kids post on tv this week. i'm eun yang. >>> all right. the time right now, four minutes to the half hour. up next, we'll go back out live to the dedication of the martin luther king memorial where the king family is getting ready to speak. >>> and the dedication isn't the only event drawing huge crowds to washington this weekend. a look at some of the [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >>> you are looking live at the memorial for the dedication of martin luther king jr. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm john schriffen. >> i'm angie goff. thousands of gone to the tidal basin. >> a dedication ceremony is under way for the new martin lu

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ghost busters, strawberry shortcake and ghost buster's 3 opens next year. >> yes.ntainment pack. >> turnaround. all right. there it is. yep, there it is. >> all right. >> very nice. >> very, very cool. >> all right. so, next we have two darling costumes. this is a wolf -- this is tinker bell here, because disney prince uses and characters are particular. them, mattel's monster high. >> turnaround, girls. show your wings. >> ears. >> even piercings in her ears. our wolf. >> she is fashionable. >> yes. they are trendy. >> thanks, girls. >> next, a sufutuicated look for older women. this is a honey bee. this is looking for those trying to save money. you piece together a look. you can use it with a black shirt at home or skinny jeans or whatnot. so, very trendy and fashionable. >> the wings make the outfit. >> you have to be dramatic with halloween costumes. next, we have our zombie from -- you know, zombies are the number one costumes for this year. vampires have been reigning supreme now, zombies. here is the green man. he is a fun character. a good way to stand out