This bag of nine painted wooden animals is the perfect grab-and-go toy for places where you might need to entertain a baby or ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

ANSONIA — Harry Niswonger has been a regular contributor to the 32nd annual Ansonia Lumber Wooden Toy Contest for nearly two ...

Q. What can you tell me about this child's wagon? We think it has been in our family since the 1920s. The frame and body are made of wood. The wheels have wooden spokes with bands that attach them to ...

Antonio Pasin, who had learned cabinet-making on a Venetian estate, started manufacturing a wooden toy wagon in Chicago in 1917, first calling it “Liberty Coaster” for the Statue of Liberty, then ...

Back at last year's Toy Fair, Candylab's collection of MO-TO "Awesome Wood Cars" were retro wooden standouts at a show loaded with high-tech playthings. Now, the team that makes these cool toy cars is ...

Unlike traditional Mardi Gras spectacles, the ’T-Rex Parade invites the community to experience Mardi Gras magic on a miniature scale. Picture wagons transformed into vibrant floats, rolling along the ...

Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series about toy-making in the Chicago area. At the western edge of Chicago, across from an Old Country Buffet and within barking distance of a ...