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 ...

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 ...

A factory supplying toys and games to people young and old is in high gear as the holiday season approaches. Dean Helfer Jr., who runs Channel Craft in Charleroi, said the 40 craftsmen and women have ...

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 ...

Ten years ago, when people came into the Toy Chest in Nashville, Indiana, they would often gravitate toward loud, bright toys and ignore the quieter ones. Back then, “I would get a lot more, ‘Oh, no, ...

*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 ...

Growing up you had your favorite toys and kept them in a special place just for you. Now as an adult you see them in antique and thrift stores, on eBay and other selling sites, and you shout out, “Hey ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Buy guide: Why buy wooden toys for children? Chances are good you know at least one parent who sings their praises for durability, sustainability or magical powers to boost creativity. If you don’t, ...