Ever consider building easy homemade toys for the holidays? You probably already have the odds and ends necessary to make these three classic playthings. The cab of our hand-cranked crane is formed by ...

Which wooden toys are best? Hands-on play develops a child’s imagination, eye-hand coordination and conceptual skills—and nothing says hands-on play better than wooden toys. Toys made of solid wood ...

LITTLE ROCK — Give a little boy a homemade toy and he probably isn’t going to be very happy. But give the boy a wooden disk, a drill and some string and show him how to make a buzz saw, and watch what ...

Some holiday ‘elves’ are crafting wooden toys for kids in La Crosse. A couple of UW-La Crosse professors and 15 students delivered the 35 toys to the Family and Children’s Center of La Crosse Tuesday.

This time of year always seems to bring out the best in people. To see the spirit of giving on full display, just peek inside a warehouse in Garland. From the lobby, you can hear the blades cutting ...

Ten years ago, when people came into the Toy Chest in Nashville, Indiana, they would often gravitate toward loud, bright toys and ignore the quieter ones. Back then, “I would get a lot more, ‘Oh, no, ...

Kuna resident and columnist Zeke Corder made wooden toys over the summer and fall with the intent of donating them to Toys for Tots. However, Corder said, Toys for Tots can accept only packaged toys ...

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Skip the flimsy stuff. These DIY wooden ride-on toys are sturdy, fun to build, and your kids will actually enjoy playing with them. Free plans make it easy. I built this DIY Outdoor Riding Toy for ...

JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- It's a pretty easy commute into work. Just steps away from his home, that's where you'll find Keith Hartman sawing and creating custom, handmade, wooden toys. "I've ...

Growing up you had your favorite toys and kept them in a special place just for you. Now as an adult you see them in antique and thrift stores, on eBay and other selling sites, and you shout out, “Hey ...