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 ...

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 ...

Looking for handmade toy ideas? Build homemade toddler toys using scrap wood to make simple toys for toddlers that last forever. Carefully crafted handmade toys can become family heirlooms passed from ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — There's something special about being able to give the perfect gift. There's something extra special when the gift is handmade and crafted with love. "When you make something and give ...

Robbins Lumber watched the market for its clothes-drying racks and other wooden housewares disappear to China. So the 125-year-old Maine company began making wooden toys, hoping to find favor with ...