Ever dreamed up a toy or game that you just know could be the next big hit? Maybe it’s a laugh-out-loud card game your friends can’t stop playing, a brain-teasing puzzle you designed yourself, or a ...

Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer’s creations arrived in the postwar ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sydney Wiseman, cofounder of Playhouse MD. It has been edited for length and clarity. Everyone in my immediate family is a doctor, except me. My ...

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a small toy to illustrate the old saying of having 'a chip on your shoulder,'" said an inventor, from Topsfield, Mass., "so I invented A ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A local toy inventor is turning a chance idea into a thriving business with a product that helps children learn while using their creativity and imagination. Tim Holmes’ ...

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a new fidget toy to help release nervous energy and reduce restlessness and anxiety in many situations such as when having to wait for an ...

BAYTOWN, Texas (KTRK) -- A Baytown entrepreneur got the opportunity of the lifetime: the chance to pitch his invention on ABC's "The Toy Box." Robert from Baytown brought the Atom Ball, a ...

Sydney Wiseman is cofounder of Playhouse MD. She designed Fingerlings, small toys that sold millions of units. Now she's partnered with her sister, a family physician, to make fun medical tools. This ...

Lite-Brite toys created by Burt Meyers part of the museum’s collection sitting in an arrangement at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. The Strong National Museum of Play via AP A ...