Other Toys

There are LEGO figures for hundreds of careers, styles and licensed characters. Making LEGO figures is easy with the right parts. You can customize LEGO figures with decals found at local hobby...

Wood is an ideal material for puzzle projects, especially ones for small children, because it is durable and sturdy so the child can play with it roughly. Another benefit of using wood is that you...

After years of use, basketball backboards can become old and worn. The paint may become discolored and chipped from the ball hitting it repeatedly, which can be quite an eyesore. Instead of...

"Tamagotchi Connection" is a Japanese import to the American toy market that allows you to feed, play with and practically parent a little digital animal or baby. With all of the constant beeping...

Glow sticks are popular as toys, dance party favors and even emergency safety lights. There are few, if any, safety hazards when using glow sticks.

Do-it-yourself toys delight as well as educate children by engaging the senses while developing motor skills. From soft and cuddly to hard and grainy, crafting your own tactile toys provides a...

Collecting is a great hobby and toy collecting can be the best there is. Not only can you recapture the joy you felt when you first had a particular toy, but the hunt for a long-lost or rare toy...

RoseArt makes many products that cater to a child's creativity. One of those products is a cotton candy machine. Children can create the cotton candy for dessert after dinner, or for a sleepover...

James Bond is a spy icon for many and the spy equipment he uses is desired by children of all ages. This equipment, even in toy form, is often expensive, so making homemade spy toys is an...

Nerf guns are excellent toys but they must be powered by batteries or a spring to fire off a Nerf dart. A Nerf blowgun not only delivers a Nerf dart to your target effectively, but it never runs...

Sponge balls are ideal children's toys because their lightweight, soft quality is not harmful during play; children are not hurt if they are hit with it and your fragile decorations will not...

Many people have read one of 1000's of instruction sets on making bombs and fireworks online. This article is intended to try to keep you from losing an eye, an ear, a finger, who knows or your life.

Nerf guns are popular toy weapons, but the darts they shoot can be damaged in use and are easily lost. Rather than buying them, you can make your own Nerf darts at home using a few items, many of...

The Rubik's Cube craze that exploded in the early 1980s has subsided, but these addictive puzzle cubes remain popular--5 million were sold in 2008 alone--and you can buy them at just about any toy...

Get a taste of childhood in colonial times with these easy to do toy making projects. There are many types of toys you could make but for this project we'll be looking at the toy drum and the cup...

A whirligig is a conical toy that can be made to spin. These toys are often seen on decks or patios where they can catch a breeze. Usually they are highly decorative and create a shifting pattern...

A water gun is a lot of fun to use and proves that not every toy needs to run off of batteries or have electronic components. Making your own water gun, or "Water Weenie" from surgical tubing will...

The Rubik's Cube is possibly the best known puzzle in the world. There are many various incarnations of the cube, but the traditional cube is a six-sided cube consisting of six different brightly...

Chia Pets are the non-patented product of Joseph Enterprises Inc. and a cultural icon. The catchphrase "Chi-Chi-Chi-Chia" rings in the holidays, as 500,000 of these terracotta figurines are sold...

Power Wheels are a brand of battery-powered toy vehicles that kids up to age 7 can ride on. The vehicles have several realistic features that mimic the functionality of real cars. All Power Wheels...

Children love to play in homemade tents and tunnels. Although there are many kids' tunnels you can buy, it is easy and inexpensive to make one for your child. Appliance shops will usually be happy...

You remember the Rubik's Cube---the puzzle cube with nine squares on each side that twisted and turned in several different directions. The objective was to restore each colored square to its...

If you have ever smelled, played with or even tasted the clay-like substance of Play-Doh, you may be curious to find out its exact ingredients. This popular modeling material is a childhood...

For children, a rubber band gun made from a scrap piece of wood can hold hours of enjoyment. They can set up empty soda bottle along a rail and test their marksmanship. And the best part of it is...

Because marbles are rolled around all over dusty floors and tables, they can often become scuffed and dirty, requiring you to polish them to their natural shine. There are a variety of different...

LEGOs are small building blocks that connect together securely. Each piece has connector dots on the top side which can be pressed into the bottom sides of another piece. There many things you can...

Back in the 1980s, when most of the country was struggling to solve the Rubik's Cube, nobody thought much about how long it took. It was considered an achievement simply to get the little squares...

Air Hog makes a variety of remote control vehicles, but may be best known for their helicopters. All of the helicopters come in different sizes, equipped with a variety of features. The...

"Preschool and kindergarten classrooms usually have a well-equipped dramatic play area, and this is quite intentional," writes Ellen Booth Church of Scholastic Magazine. "Research has shown that...

Tamagotchi Connection expands your virtual family from one creature to three, tripling the amount of care you'll need to give to your pets. Users can bond with their new friends while also...

Mechanical toys are low-tech toys that move through some kind of mechanical process. The most well-known categories of mechanical toys are wind-up mechanical toys, cam toys and crank toys.

Sandbox toys can help make a boring pile of rock grains an exciting and picture worthy event. By looking online, you can find some interesting and new tools for your kids to mold whatever is in...

Novelty gifts can be a source of fun and show your coworkers, family, and friends your comedy sides.

A jungle gym is a playground structure used by children for climbing and playing on. Monkey bars are a type of jungle gym with a row of bars overhead that children swing from.

All-terrain vehicles use relatively low tire pressures for added traction. Occasionally, even at this low pressure, ATV tires will develop slow leaks. A slowly leaking ATV tire may lose a pound or...

Silly String is a joke item, popular with students, children and at parties. A can squirts the harmless, colored "string" at a hapless victim. A generic name for Silly String is aerosol string.

Residential bounce houses come in different themes and sizes, with many different features. The key to buying a bouncer is knowing what your needs are and identifying the bounce house that best...

A girls vanity set is a popular item this holiday season. Little girls vanities can be found in most toy stores and at mass retailers, but some styles and brands are already sold out for...

When Cepia LCC, a small toy manufacturer based in St. Louis, Missouri, realized how hot their Zhu Zhu pets had become in late fall 2009, it was too late for factories to keep up with the...

Nerf pistols are harmless and a lot of fun. A Nerf pistol can also be adapted to be even better than what it was when first purchased. This procedure takes some knowledge of the inside of a Nerf...

"There's a perfect relationship between the quality of the prize and the toughness of the game," says Matthew Gryczan, author of Carnival Secrets. Choose a game in which you're playing...

Slime is a childhood staple that fascinates and entertains both children and adults alike. Creating slime with the use of food coloring and other simple household ingredients is an excellent...

The Nerf Nite Finder is another fun Nerf dart gun that can normally shoot up to 35 feet. It also comes with a laser scope. If you want to increase the range of the gun, you really just need to...

Nerf dart guns continue to evolve as the dart gun of choice for many children (and adults). From games of capture the flag to target practice, Nerf dart guns are simply entertaining. But if you...

Tech Decks may be miniature skateboards, but they are just as varied as their larger counterparts. If you are a Tech Deck enthusiast, you may want to look beyond the premade decks in stores and...

Fizz Bombs can create a distraction anywhere, so mostly spies use them to be not seen by there enemies.Whoah! they would feel there souls going out of body. And the next time you see them,they...

Tech Decks are a fun way to practice skating tricks using only your fingers. At times a Tech Deck will cause frustration--maybe you can't perform a certain trick or notice your deck won't move...

Using just two knobs, artists are able to create complex works of art using an Etch A Sketch. Those with less artistic abilities can still create lively pictures on their gray drawing machine. One...

The game of Tetris may be a staple of hand held video game devices, but puzzle fiends can play a version of the game with real blocks. Tetris Cube mixes classic Tetris and the Rubick's Cube,...

The game of marbles that children still play today was also played by ancient Romans. Marbles were even in existence in ancient Egypt. A German glassblower in the 1840s invented marble scissors, a...