Part of the beauty of childhood is that every new experience offers a lesson, making playtime an opportunity to learn and grow. But there’s one key ingredient that an educational toy must have and ...

Equal parts educational, challenging, and entertaining, there’s nothing quite like giving a child a quality science toy with the hopes of sparking an interest in one of many useful scientific fields.

The holiday shopping deluge is under way, and researchers are not immune to the rush. There are sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, grandchildren, and the kids of friends and colleagues to ...

Discover the best educational toys for kids that foster creativity, problem-solving, and learning through play. Explore top recommendations to support your child’s development in fun and engaging ways ...

Brightly colored blocks were the toast of the box office last weekend, thanks to “LEGO: The Movie.” But our fond memories of the plastic blocks are from the playroom, not the cinema. LEGOs are also a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Parents considering purchase of "must-have" electronic educational toys for their children this holiday season are reminded to include an extra component that's much more important ...

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Ask scientists of a certain age about their childhood memories, and odds are they’ll start yarning about the stink bombs and gunpowder they concocted with their chemistry sets. Dangerous? Yes, but fun ...

Nicola Yelland has received research funding from the ARC. Being a child in the 21st century is very different, and some would say more complex, than in previous times. What remains constant is that ...

Sales in educational toys are booming, but often there isn’t much weight to their claims of teaching kids science and math. By Chavie Lieber Botley is a small plastic robot that makes a big claim.