How parents can balance buying novelty items with ones that earn their keep and offer repeated play – long after the ...

Children's toys can help teach kids about colors, shapes, and imagination. But it turns out they've also inspired scientists and engineers for centuries, leading to innovations in medical diagnostics ...

Children’s and consumer advocacy groups are urging parents not to buy AI-powered toys during the holiday season ...

The lead challengers in the U.S. Supreme Court against President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff program on imported goods are two Illinois-based companies that produce educational toys and learning ...

The Tokyo Skytree tower celebrated the 30th anniversary of Toy Story, which premiered on November 22, 1995, with an imaginative exhibition featuring immersive interactive displays, recently posted ...

A woman who noticed her youngest son had taken a liking to a particular toy was stunned when she finally realized why. Mom-of-two Rebecca Hill, from Pennsylvania, had gifted her 20-month-old son a ...

A Springfield indoor play space business has marked two years of “catering to imaginative play experiences” through open play, private camps and classes, plus birthday parties and events. Building ...

Get your kid the toy they want for the holidays this year — four in five parents confirmed that their child is happier, more social, and confident in themselves when they play with their favorite toy ...

This study isn’t playing around. The holiday shopping season seems to come earlier every year. But just because the sales have started, it doesn’t mean that you need to fill your cart — it’s actually ...

A growing number of adults are buying toys for themselves. Some have managed to cash in on their obsessions, building up lucrative followings of toy fans online. Toy companies including Mattel and the ...

Pretend play is associated with a host of enhanced cognitive abilities such as executive function, language and perspective taking, which are important to education, making the minimization of pretend ...