One of the most ancient of all children’s toys — and a familiar resident under the Christmas tree for centuries — is the hobby horse.…
When you ask a child what their favorite subject in school is, the answer is often, “Recess.” As far back as 1884, in a paper…
If you’re packing the car for vacation, you might want to include one of the many new books of games and puzzles to bounce along…
More than a century before there were video games, there were toy theaters — small stages made from paper where children and adults could act…
If you and your family are into mysteries, especially on chilly late fall or winter evenings, you might want to look at some old and…
Near my house is a woods that is rapidly becoming housing, but before they bulldoze the area, I went to visit a huge tree fort…
We’re talking marbles, and I’ve been studying up on them again in a terrific little volume called The Klutz Book of Marbles.
When my friend Angela needed some free time to clean up her apartment, wash a few loads of laundry, or plan a surprise birthday party,…
I’ve always looked for different games to play with my friend Angela’s daughter, Alex. When Alex was six years old, her favorite was Mancala, an…
Two and a half years ago, when our son J.J. was about 5 months old a well-meaning friend brought us an electronic “Kick and Play”…