There's something magical about the toys we grew up with. The ones that fueled our imaginations long before tablets and ...

The Toys of the '50s, '60s and '70s exhibit at the Missouri History Museum, photographed on October 29, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. Expand to read more Dilip Vishwanat Take a trip down memory lane ...

Turns out, Mr. Potato Head and friends can still steal the show from Pokémon. Pikachu has been upstaged, temporarily at least, by the expansive collection of playthings predating smartphones. Come ...

A while ago I was contacted about a story I posted on this blog about Baby Brother Tenderlove, an anatomically correct boy doll that hit toy shelves in the 1970s. I was told that The Minnesota History ...

RICHMOND — If you want to know what a society is preoccupied with, take a look at its toys. Rocket toys in the 1950s — they were preparing kids to win the space race. Barbie’s many careers in the ...

Mr. Potato Head, Gumby, Slinky and Barbie are waiting for museumgoers to play with them at the “Toys of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s Exhibit” that recently opened at the History Colorado Center. The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI)- Toys are taking over ...

Big Wheels and Barbies are more than just toys—they are cultural artifacts that illuminate the ways in which American society has changed, as well as the common ground children have shared for decades ...

While picking up the 789 smaller-than-an-atom LEGOs from my living room floor the other day, I had a thought every parent probably has at some point: “Whoever came up with these devilish weapons ...

The 1970s was a decade of casually following murderers’ escapades, laying the foundation for future skin cancer by baking in the sun, and testing water sanitation by only ever drinking from the garden ...