The memories of poring over catalogs from Sears-Roebuck, J.C. Penney or Montgomery Ward are priceless. Some of us circled the ...

A recent survey found that the average American parent spends around $173 on children’s gifts during the holidays. For others ...

With bright eyes, post-World War II baby boom children filled “toylands” at area stores, amazed at the brightly colored offerings as local retailers stacked the shelves for lucrative Christmas sales.

What makes a great toy? It’s a question toymakers large and small have been trying to answer for decades as they race to come ...

With each turn of the knobs, his career has become a collection that includes cityscapes and architecture, along with ...

For about one week every December, a pop-up toy store takes shape in a Community Campus classroom with the help of dozens of ...

You may want a hippopotamus for Christmas or another popular toy, but do you know what kids previously were asking for? This ...

Kids put their names on everything they owned, and could create other things using Etch-A-Sketches for hours and hours on end. Over the years, the hottest toy of the holiday season has changed. From ...

Lakewood Ranch's Richard Pierson, the owner of the Sarasota Toy Museum at 3580 17th Street, is well aware that toys have ...

Have you finished shopping for the kids on your list this year? Santa, of course, will handle the major portion of the ...

The best-selling toy was produced in rural northwest Ohio until 2000, when the manufacturing of the shake-to-erase technology ...