When a British engineer named Denys Fisher introduced the first Spirograph set at a toy fair in 1965, he tapped into a demographic of non-artists who really wanted to create art. Those sprocketed ...

inspired generations of children to twist and spin gears and pens, creating designs that even the most artistic would have difficulty duplicating freehand. Now, thanks to Ann Arbor-based Kahootz Toys, ...

Spirographs can make some pretty groovy designs on paper, but what if you want to take it a step further? [Uri Tuchman] has used the pantograph on his milling machine to duplicate the effect in harder ...

Months ago, I observed a student drawing spiraling circles over and over on a sheet of notebook paper while participating in our class discussion. For some reason, I was reminded of an old toy my ...

This orange and yellow plastic box contains four gray, clear plastic discs. The design discs are rotated with a pen to create a pattern as they revolve. The Spirotot was a creative drawing toy for ...

Unless you’re a savant born with unnatural abilities for using two knobs to create artistic masterpieces, the Etch A Sketch drawing toy gets less appealing the older you get. I was surprised to find ...