Toys

Swimming in pools is a way to stay cool during the warmer months of the year. Of course, if an ordinary pool isn't good enough for you there are several ways to enhance it, including the addition...

Children, teens and adults love cartoon dolls. Like any toy, a cartoon doll can become soiled. Keeping toys clean is important. You can clean cartoon dolls right in your kitchen sink. Don't take...

A kiddie pool is all a child needs to create some summer fun. According to Pool Solutions, kiddie pools are fewer than 3 feet in depth with minimal to no filtration. Proper care of a kiddie pool...

Mildew can form on just about any surface, including dolls and related accessories. According to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary, mildew is a superficial growth, usually whitish in color,...

During the hot summer months, kids love to splash. One inexpensive way to give them that opportunity is with an inflatable pool. You can store the pools in your attic or cellar when summer's over,...

You find the perfect set of dolls at a flea market---the price is right and the dolls come with clothing and accessories. The only problem is the dolls and accessories smell like cigarette smoke....

Choosing an inflatable water slide can make a birthday party or backyard celebration a smash hit with partygoers--young and not so young. With a little planning and attention to who will be...

If you had Lego bricks as a child, you probably built houses and towns and imagined what the lives of their inhabitants might be like. If had a particularly devious imagination, you knew that,...

Among kids' favorite summertime toys are squirt guns. It does not matter what kind of squirt gun it is as long as it gets them wet, keeps them cool and provides hours of "target practice." ...

The practice of blowing bubbles goes back as far as the seventeenth century when children would blow bubbles out of clay pipes, or would use leftover dishwater to blow bubbles. However, bubbles...

An above ground pool can be an excellent addition to your home and your outdoor fun in the summer. Maintaining your pool can become a challenge, especially if you let if go for any length of...

Sand and water tables are great toys for young children. Water tables offer kids a great sensory experience to develop their creative thinking and motor skills, and they are available in many...

Nothing will give you a lead in a water balloon fight quite like a water balloon launcher. These incredibly easy-to-make gadgets can be as much as $50 online, but chances are you have all of the...

A snow globe is a decoration or souvenir that has been a collector's item for more than 100 years. Inside the clear glass or hard plastic bubble, a scene or object is surrounded by a combination...

The very first pellet guns were actually blowguns that date to around 125 A.D. Pellet guns have gone through many changes over the years and have been made to fire both metal and plastic...

Playing with bubbles is a fun way for kids to spend a summer afternoon. You can by a pre-made bubble solution, but it often comes in small bottles and the bubbles don't always stay together very...

This is a great way to get all those plastic and rubber toys your kids love to put in their mouths and play with clean! Plus it will make them look like new! This is great if you want to save...

Pool toys for children of all ages should be inspirational, creative learning tools. Pool toys provide challenges to intermediate swimmers that force each child to apply and practice important...

Big bubbles can add fun to any outdoor activity for children. There is something festive about bubbles no matter the occasion. Using commercial bubble soap can get expensive, but you can make your...

Kite surfing is just one of the sports that belong to kite boarding. Kite surfing is done on water with a surf board, while snow kiting is done on snow with a snowboard or skis, and land boarding...

This is a princess play pool tutorial. I will try to walk through the know how of putting the pool together. It's all in one piece. But it could be difficult if you don't have what you need to put...

how to make a super cool water bottle rocket that will shoot all the way to the neighbors house.

Cleaning a Swiss Army Knife will keep it from rusting and give it that shiny look as if it were just bought. Keeping a knife clean will also make it more sanitary to keep in your pocket, and a...

Many children and adults alike enjoy blowing bubbles using a bubble wand or other device. By making your own soap for the bubbles you can make as much or as little as you need, and experiment with...

If your daughter has a cloth doll, chances are she takes it everywhere she goes. At some point the doll is going to become dirty. This can happen when the doll is taken outside, or when some food...

Water guns have been a longtime favorite toy for children on a hot summer day. Over time with repeated use, the pipes on many larger water guns can easily burst. Making a new water gun pipe is an...

Water wars are a refreshing way for kids to stay active and cool on a hot summer afternoon. Forget about the squirt guns of days past. The new "weapon" of choice for water wars is a water...

A fun way to cool down during the hot days of summer is a good water fight. No matter if the child at play is 8 or 38, fights with water-filled balloons, water guns or buckets have always been...

Children love to roll, smash, squish and create things out of Play-Doh. It comes in a variety of colors and inspires young creative minds. Play-Doh is such a popular toy, around 95 million cans...

A spray gun, or water pistol, is a hand-held, plastic backyard toy that kids use in water battles and water games. There are also spray guns used for home improvement, for applying caulking and...

Tired of always getting the broken water pistol at your friends' water fights? Need an awesome blast of water but don't have the necessary funds (or permission) to acquire a fire hose? Here's...

Little Johnny had lots of fun playing with the play dough...but forgot to put it away. The dough is now dry and crumbly, and no fun to play with. Try my trick to breathe new life into dry play...

Colorforms are a brand of window clings. Over time they can lose their ability to stick to a window. These vinyl sheets are usually used with a piece of coated plastic as the play surface, but by...

As the temperature rises and spring turns into summer, one of the first things you will want to get done is getting your pool ready for swimming. There are several steps in the process, but before...

Infant toys, which are often made of plastic, rubber, fabric and wood, are an early source of entertainment and educational delight for babies. However, those vibrantly colorful playthings collect...

Backyard play equipment like slides, climbing systems and playhouses can provide endless hours of fun and healthful exercise for young children. Over time, however, dirt and debris can build up on...

There are few things more attractive to a 10-year-old boy or girl than something gooey like flubber. Flubber is a slimy silly putty. Flubber has a few other names, such as gak or slime. It is easy...

Dust and grime cause vintage doll clothes to become dull and dirty. The old fabric can be difficult to clean because it may be fragile and fall apart in a washing machine, ruining the value of...

Are you looking for a fun and unusual craft for your children? This Water Balloon Yo-Yo is the perfect outdoor activity for any age. Sit back and watch the fun (just don't sit too close). :D

I'll be showing you how to style different types of synthetic hair that are used on dolls and toys!

Genuine motion lamps, also known as lava lamps, are commercially made using heavily guarded trade secrets. Besides, they aren't safe for children. But you and your kids can make a child-safe...

With these step-by-step instructions, you'll learn how to make a bottle cap shooter using only an empty water bottle.

Super Soakers and other mammoth liquid death guns are the ultimate water weapons short of the hose, but some water fights demand stealth rather than outright power. Fortunately, lying around your...

Water guns are fun for kids or kids at heart on a hot summer day. With a few items you may even find around your house, you can build your own water gun with an approximate water pressure of 60...

Bubble machine soap mixtures are made slightly different than regular bubble soaps. Bubble machine soaps are made to create larger bubbles. You can make your own bubble mixture at home for a...

Pool slides are fun for all age groups. The slides differ in shape and size, but the concept of going fast and getting wet is the same for all pool slides. Whether you are interested in pool...

How to clean vintage toys (non cloth material ones) without damaging them.

Blowing bubbles is a longstanding national past time for children, and this has been true for generations. Bubbles are often a part of life's enjoyment for adults as well, from bubble baths to...

Nothing expands the fun of a pool like the addition of a water slide. A water slide is an expansion of a regular gravity slide, except for use in conjunction with a swimming pool. Often,...

Keeping the water in a pool clean and sparkling blue is not as easy as one might think. It takes daily maintenance and care, but it is well worth it when your relaxing in the water on a hot day!