Cars, trucks, construction vehicles, emergency vehicles: Wooden toys that move are everywhere. Look no further than Melissa & Doug, the mass producer with a wide variety. The company makes ...

KELLOGG, Minn. — Create with magical thoughts and hum gibberish. It’s the advice one of Santa Claus’ fictional elves shares with a gnome stuck on making useful items rather than the bright, dancing ...

The toy maker waited until his wife had fallen asleep before going back into his Shadow Hills home woodshop to continue building 100 miniature roosters for the holidays. Time and stamina are running ...

From delicate dollhouses to globally recognized puzzles to small animal figurines, the vast variety of toys that have emerged from Sweden over time are more than just playthings. Predominantly crafted ...

HILLSBORO, Ill. (WAND) - John Rapp started wood-working at a young age. He credited his father's do-it-yourself attitude and his high school shop teachers for his love for the hobby. "It's 100 percent ...

Set in the desert foothills of the Franklin Mountains, surrounded by rocks and shrubs, the modest white building is the farthest thing from the North Pole one could imagine. But inside the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Buy guide: Why buy wooden toys for children? Chances are good you know at least one parent who sings their praises for durability ...

SANFORD, N.C. -- For Jim Annis, Christmas is about giving. The 80-year-old Army veteran has helped Santa out every holiday season for the past 50 years by creating wooden toys. Annis spends most of ...

As Jay Morris describes how he and a bunch of helpers use chunks of donated wood to create children’s toys each Christmas, one of those volunteers interrupts. “Jay, we got a wobbly,” neighbor Steve ...

You don’t have to be a child to enjoy Seiffen, the magical ‘home of Christmas’ where they’ve been making traditional wooden toys for hundreds of years I feel terrible … I’ve left the children at home ...

PARENTS are racing to get to their nearest Aldi as the much-loved wooden toy event has returned to stores. The popular event ...

This photo released by Tender Leaf Toys shows the wooden toy Espresso Machine, complete with coffee pods that drop and a milk jug. (AP Photo/Tender Leaf Toys) NEW YORK (AP) — Why buy wooden toys for ...