Equal parts educational, challenging, and entertaining, there’s nothing quite like giving a child a quality science toy with the hopes of sparking an interest in one of many useful scientific fields.

Tim Rowett is an avid collector of science-related toys. Robert P Crease and son drop in to play with them The wow factor: Tim Rowett, collector of scientific toys. “I have a low boredom threshold,” ...

Thanks to the lovable geeks on TV’s “The Big Bang Theory,” an Escondido inventor’s decades-old toy is now spinning with new life. On the popular show’s Feb. 16 episode, astrophysicist Raj tried to ...

Truly great toys do more than just occupy your little one’s attention—they spark creativity, entertain, and teach. That’s exactly what makes so many magnetic toys such a worthwhile investment: They ...

It's no secret that kids of all ages love toys, but do they know the science involved in getting them to work? To get to the bottom of some of these questions be sure to wend your way over to "Physics ...

Every room in Ray Hall’s home features some kind of science toy. Some of the Fresno State physics professor’s vast array of toys are simple, like tippy tops that, when spun, suddenly flip to spin on ...

With the holiday season in full swing, the toy industry is bustling with moms, dads, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends buying gifts for their littlest loved ones. Toy buying used to be simple: ...

Sales in educational toys are booming, but often there isn’t much weight to their claims of teaching kids science and math. By Chavie Lieber Botley is a small plastic robot that makes a big claim.