by Fundemonium | Aug 4, 2021 | Articles, Toy Locker, Toy Store & Hobby Shop
The venerable Lego bricks. Probably everyone reading this had some Legos as a child, which is not a far-fetched thought since they’ve been around for decades. In fact, Legos were introduced in the United States in 1962, and the first LEGOs came in loose sets of...
by Fundemonium | Jul 21, 2021 | Articles, Science and Education, Toy Locker
Rockets have always thrilled and fascinated children of all ages – and adults! According to an article on the BuildingGuides blog, “As early as 1919, there has been an interest in rockets. Robert Goddard was among the first to conduct experiments with...
by Fundemonium | May 17, 2021 | Articles, Toy Locker
Fidget toys. There are probably few other toys that are more aptly named. As any parent with an especially active child well knows, fidgeting can be a default behavior that is best dealt with by focused redirection. And the truth is, any child – highly active or...
by Fundemonium | May 12, 2021 | Articles, Toy Locker
Imagine a toy that is something of a mash-up between an old-fashioned squirt gun and a more modern pellet gun. Except that, instead of a stream of water, the toy shoots small pellets. And, instead of hard pellets with marking paint, the pellets are wet and...
by Fundemonium | May 5, 2021 | Articles, Toy Locker
For a venerable toy company that has brought so much fun and hours of imaginative play to generations of children, Tonka didn’t start out making fun stuff. As one website notes, “Tonka Toys first began in 1946 as a partnership between three individuals who...
by Fundemonium | Mar 17, 2021 | Articles, Toy Locker
“Idle hands make fretful minds.” – Shelley Shepard Gray It seems that humans have gravitated towards inventing toys designed for fidgeting for thousands of years. Yo-yos are said to date back to around 500 B.C. Spinning tops have been found from even earlier...
