As Jay Morris describes how he and a bunch of helpers use chunks of donated wood to create children’s toys each Christmas, ...

Crafters display holiday goods during a show at the Second Chance Center of Hope on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. The event ...

Building wood toys is a classic hobby. This step-by-step wood and wire maze design builds easy wooden toys to make for gifts. Toward the end of the first year of life, a child climbs up on two feet ...

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"We're trying the best we can to not make something that will land on the Island of Misfit Toys," says Jay Morris. "No square wheels." ...

Ten years ago, when people came into the Toy Chest in Nashville, Indiana, they would often gravitate toward loud, bright toys and ignore the quieter ones. Back then, “I would get a lot more, ‘Oh, no, ...

With prices just over a dollar, are Dollar Tree wood craft materials really that high quality? If you're skeptical, we have a collection of some of the best wooden Dollar Tree crafts you can make.

The tale of the Tryon Toy Makers is almost like a children's story, a yarn that has been romanticized practically since the enterprise began nearly a century ago, yet remains permanently woven into ...

The mountains, river and lush green landscape lend a special charm to Chitrakoot, which means hills of many wonders. Chitrakoot is known for its wooden handicraft, toys in particular. Making of wooden ...