It's the first day of autumn, and Argos has officially kicked off the countdown to Christmas with a huge sale on some of its most popular toys, offering savings of up to 50%. With the cost of living ...

The large post World War II birth rate between 1946 and 1964 became labeled as the baby boomer or “boomer” years. My previous article about dangerous baby boomer toys resulted in a number of readers ...

Lego is ditching plans to produce building blocks from recycled PET bottles. The decision was made after years of testing revealed that a switch to recycled PET (rPET) from post-consumer beverage ...

Watch a complete tutorial on building and testing Hot Wheels Lego Boosters for all skill levels from beginner to expert. This video demonstrates how to make effective boosters that increase car speed ...

Staff at the Museum of Natural History in Nova Scotia, Canada, have given a helping hand, or rather, a helping wheel, to a wood turtle named Root. They built him a custom mobility aid using Lego. Root ...

Mattel enters the construction toy market with Brick Shop, launching Hot Wheels-themed building sets to compete with LEGO. The lineup includes three tiers—Speed ($20), Elite ($50), and Premium ...

More than just plastic bricks, the new Mattel and Hot Wheels Brick Shop sets also include metal pieces, extra accessories, and a matching die-cast. Lego and Mattel have enjoyed each other’s company in ...

John Neff is a veteran automotive journalist with over two decades of experience leading major outlets such as Autoblog and Motor1. Beginning his career as Editor-in-Chief of Speed, Style & Sound, he ...

For years, Lego had been the undisputed champion of car-themed toy bricks, offering licenced, highly-desirable sets at pretty much every price point. Its monopoly has ended, however, because Mattel ...

Is It Time to Organize Your LEGOs? My son’s idea of playing with LEGOs is to dump them all out in his room, so the entire floor is covered in thousands of small pieces. He will sit in the middle of ...