Truly great toys do more than just occupy your little one’s attention—they spark creativity, entertain, and teach. That’s exactly what makes so many magnetic toys such a worthwhile investment: They ...

Jason Keil is a writer, editor, and podcaster based in Phoenix, Arizona. Despite numerous attempts, he has yet to read the copy of \Infinite Jest\" on his nightstand.""" They're small, expensive, and ...

This episode I show you how to make your own homemade tinker toys / building blocks. I made 25 blocks out of the 2x2 pine cutting each block to 1 1/2 inch square. I cut the dowels down to 4 inches ...

When 23-year-old Wang Jihua spent 260 yuan ($37.3) on a mortise-and-tenon toy building block recreating Xi'an's Bell Tower (Northwest China's Shaanxi Province), he said that he was not just buying a ...

Mattel on Tuesday announced that it plans to launch Mattel Brick Shop, a Lego-like competitor that will slot into the toy building sets category, according to a company press release. Mattel is ...

Purdue University's INSPIRE Research Institute for Pre-College Engineering tests toys for how well they develop STEM skills in kids. Purdue University Every holiday season, STEM-themed presents fly ...

There’s an alternative world to Lego that few people have heard of. And no, we don’t mean Megablox or what-have-you, but instead a teeny-tiny alternative world: The miniscule world of Nanoblock, and ...