Once upon a time, holiday gifts for children were a relatively humble thing: perhaps a handful of chestnuts and a small ...

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Toy sales have fallen for a third year in a row as family budgets are squeezed - but adults are buying childhood favourites to escape their troubles, research suggests. A falling birth rate, the ...

After years as an also-ran, the pastel-colored ponies were enshrined in the National Toy Hall of Fame on Tuesday, along with Transformers action figures and the Phase 10 card game. The honorees ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The National Toy Hall of Fame has enshrined a new class of honorees. My Little Pony, the Phase 10 card game ...

Toys start to become a hot commodity, too. To find the best toys for 6-month-olds, it helps to understand where they are developmentally, but it’s also fun to explore their budding interests and ...

Learn how to make wood toys with thread spools, simple fasteners, cloth, and wire to make the best pull toys for toddlers that stand the test of time. Christmas (the season of sharing) isn’t ...

Toy manufacturers could be forced to raise prices sharply – as much as 56% – if President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff proposal on foreign made goods is implemented, according to a report ...

A new licensing round for oil and gas exploration begins of Friday, the North Sea Transition Authority confirmed (Danny Lawson/PA) Engineering firm Wood Group has seen its shares plummet to a more ...

In a first for the world, scientists launched a satellite made from wood into space. As it orbits the planet from some 250 miles away, researchers will study whether wood is sturdy enough for space.

The world's first wooden satellite has been launched into space. The satellite, designed by Japanese researchers, was launched on Tuesday. Experts hope to test how timber can be used in the ...

Japan has just launched the first-ever wooden satellite to space. The LignoSat cubesat was sent skyward by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday and ...