No electricity. No touch screen. No Internet connection. Just centrifugal force and joy.
The joy that a child can experience in a toy as simple as a top is something to behold. Or even a stick on a ribbon, operating on similar…
Walking an elephant at the mall is still fun
My son loves the iPad. He has complex machines that make sounds, trucks with dozens of moving parts, electric trains, musical instruments, arts and crafts, tools and sports equipment, and…
Are the machine guns really necessary?
My son was sitting in the waiting room at the doctor’s office, playing with this tow truck. It looked cute, with large eyes in the windshield and a smile on…
Best Christmas morning words ever spoken
It’s a little late, but I finally got around to looking at the video footage from Christmas. This was one of my favorite clips.
The Wizard of Oz versus Star Wars
Late last week I “stirred up a hornet’s nest” by writing a piece arguing that the reason Hasbro markets Easy Bake Ovens solely to girls is because the vast majority…
Cardboard boxes rule
The cardboard box was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame in 2005. The idea of a Toy Hall of Fame is fairly stupid, but if there has to be…
