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 ...

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 ...

Does a man with white hair, a long beard, and who makes toys sound familiar? — -- He has white hair, a long beard and a talent for making toys. Sound like anyone you know? Harold Cote of Norway, ...

The Santa flag flying from the ranch-style home is a signal important work is going on in the workshop out back. It's not the North Pole but rather the Northside of Indy where this secret Santa ...

Kenilworth Junior High School seventh-grader Roma Marquardt knows he could have spent his Wednesday afternoon lounging at home, playing video games. Instead, he was in the school woodshop, bent over a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Some holiday gifts are meant to last a lifetime. Volunteers delivered hand-made wooden toys to the Family and Children’s Center Thursday morning. The toys will go to kids in ...

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 ...