1970s "Everything Has A History" explores Parker Brothers' 1971 toy, the "Johnny Horizon Environmental Test Kit" Jennifer Sandlin

Play-Doh This psychedelic 1969 ad for Play-Doh shows kids squeezing the guts out of monsters' eyes and ears Mark Frauenfelder

gadgets Free Universal Construction Kit: 3D-printable adapters to connect Lego, Duplo, K'Nex, Stickle Bricks and other systems Rob Beschizza

Technology Congressman wants AI out of kids' toys after chatbots got weird with children Mark Frauenfelder

Comics Al Jaffee's legendary Mad Christmas toy feature Ruben Bolling

politics AI toy insists Taiwan is an inalienable part of China and warns children not to insult Xi Jinping Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Best children's 3D printer lets kids create endless toys Boing Boing's Shop

fun Shake-a-face toy: a vintage way to create random facial expressions Popkin

arrests Couple gets so intoxicated on Florida beach, they pass out and lose their children (video) Carla Sinclair

children's literature Why A.A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin ended up hating Winnie the Pooh, and stopped speaking with each other Mark Frauenfelder

cute Antique handmade doll collected coins for orphans in 19th century Popkin

Science Watch kids' toys go haywire when plugged into a high-voltage power supply Popkin

marjorie taylor greene Marjorie Taylor Greene's plan for breaking U.S. into two countries includes rules about sex toy displays at Walmart Mark Frauenfelder

movies The first videos of the Studio Ghibli park are here Devin Nealy

religion Saudi police seize rainbow-colored toys and clothes Rob Beschizza

stop-motion animations Spooky music video for the song "Are We Still Married" directed by The Quay Brothers Popkin

gadgets Fisher Price adds bluetooth to classic Chatter Telephone toy Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Save on this robotic art kit for kids ahead of Black Friday! Boing Boing's Shop

facebook "Buy Nothing" groups blur the line between trash and treasure Annie Rauwerda

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