I was a kid in the ’80s and ’90s, back when toys didn’t need Wi-Fi, apps, or touchscreens to blow our little minds. We had to use our imagination—and man, did we go all in. I had the brand-new plastic ...

Some of these were pulled for good reason. Others were retired by time. All of them required a child to use imagination, ...

While picking up the 789 smaller-than-an-atom LEGOs from my living room floor the other day, I had a thought every parent probably has at some point: “Whoever came up with these devilish weapons ...

Ready, set, OW! Some ‘70s toys came with a certain amount of assumed risk, like chemistry sets or, heaven forbid, glass blowing kits. But many others were unexpectedly dangerous. The injuries kids ...

The toys of 50 years ago may have lacked the high-tech electronics and flashy displays of later generations, but they were just plain fun. And now you might find that those old playthings are 1970s ...

Picture this: a suburban cul-de-sac sometime around 1970. No tablets. No TikTok. Just the rhythmic sound of plastic spheres colliding like distant thunder—echoing down driveways, bouncing off garage ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Toy Pit, a store on the northeast side of Indianapolis, offers a unique array of memorabilia for sale or trade that's sure to remind you of your childhood. “A lot of the people that ...

12:19, Sat, Dec 27, 2025 Updated: 12:21, Sat, Dec 27, 2025 The 1970s was a great time for popular and innovative toys. From new action figures and building toys to memory and electronic games, the 70s ...