In her new book The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids, architecture critic Alexandra Lange explains that since the dawn of the mass-produced toy industry, there have ...

The modern toy world likes to tempt parents with colorful, battery-operated, fancy-looking playthings, but the toys that stand the true test of time are simple, open-ended building toys. I say this as ...

If your kid is right beside you watching reruns of Guy’s Grocery Games, this prep set will have them creating culinary creations of their own. The 11-piece collection includes five knives, one crinkle ...

A lot of talk is devoted to how other industries are , but here's one that usually isn't mentioned in the same vein: toys. Fisher-Price, for example, has seen little or no sales growth for the last ...

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