Creative, screen‑free and designed to grow with your child - here’s why open‑ended toys are replacing "single‑use" play.

If you want to foster your child’s independent learning and play, Montessori-inspired toys can help them confidently engage with the world on their own. Sami Krasny, a play-based education consultant, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The University of Cambridge's Emily Goodacre is researching AI toys and how they affect children's play and development. (Photo ...

Ivory Szatkowski placed the stethoscope on her doll’s heart and listened. Then she smiled and took her doll’s temperature. That was good, too. So, the inquisitive 4-year-old reached into her medical ...

Experts from The Toy Association will provide an overview of the biggest toy & play trends of 2026, supported by new consumer insights and data from a national survey of U.S. parents. See product ...

Play-Doh relieves stress in the same way as a stress ball—the tension and release your muscles experience as you mold the dough can relieve the physical aspects of stress and boost your concentration.