As a mother of two trying to keep my young children intellectually stimulated, I sometimes worried that my children were at a disadvantage when the budget did not allow for expensive toys that other ...

Dec. 23—Ralph Snyder has a hard time staying retired as a craftsman. Three years ago, he started making homemade wooden gifts for county agencies to benefit children in need for Christmas. For him, ...

Santa and Mrs. Claus joined us on the GTU set this morning to share the Big Man’s love of handcrafted toys for kids of all ...

Bamboo, cornhusks, and wood break down. You can’t say that for Legos and other plastic toys. Broken and abandoned by kids, a ...

Q: It’s summer and the kids are constantly asking, “What can I do?” I was thinking it would be nice to involve them more in things with the animals, but they don’t show any interest in playing ball, ...

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 ...

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WBAY) - A local non-profit donated handmade toys to Fond Du Lac Police and Fire Departments at Grace Evangelical Free Church, helping local law enforcement provide a moment of peace ...

A local toymaker celebrated a special birthday on Tuesday at his place of work. Harold Wesmiller is a U.S. Army veteran and longtime toymaker, and on July 8, he celebrated his 99th birthday. Wesmiller ...