“My 6-year-old chose to bring a pirate figurine for show-and-tell. He was not allowed to show it because of the ‘weapon,’” ...

Even the wee ones in your life as young as 18 months can learn STEM with these magnetic foam builders. Soft blocks connect ...

A good open-ended building toy — whether blocks, Magna-Tiles, LEGOs, or marble runs — is made to withstand hard and repeated usage. The best are usually made of wood or a durable plastic and ...

Mattel, Lego and other toy companies are targeting a growing number of adults who are buying toys for themselves.

Mattel, Lego and other toy companies are targeting a growing number of adults who are buying toys for themselves.

Miller and Moran, who help run the architectural practice T+E+A+M, saw both a material and an aesthetic opportunity in this recycled plastic building material. “We had this idea that waste ...

Parenting editors and product experts in the Good Housekeeping Institute evaluate toys in our Lab, then have real kid testers ...

Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame retardants that may be leaching ...

Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...

Black plastic products may contain dangerous levels of banned flame retardants. A new study reveals how recycled electronic ...

The playful furnishings suit photographers John and Cynthia Orcutt’s former place: an old four-room schoolhouse in Kingfield.