Not all children grow up to be architects but some of the creations kids build out of blocks could blow you away, and that’s exactly why block sets are one of those classic toys every toddler and ...

At the 2026 Block Kids Building Competition, kids were given a rock, a piece of twine, a sheet of tinfoil, legos and a one ...

Travel building toys sounds like an oxymoron. But building doesn't have to mean Lego or wooden-block edifices that sprawl across a rug. The best building sets for kids today are those that simply ...

In her new book The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids, architecture critic Alexandra Lange explains that since the dawn of the mass-produced toy industry, there have ...

If any kids you know have a hankering for tinkering, there will soon be a new way for them to start building something of lasting value. MakerBloks – magnetic building blocks that let kids build, ...

A new toy company is using Kickstarter to help fund a set of intelligent building blocks called Atoms Express Toys. They fit together like LEGO blocks, but also work as sensors, motors and wireless ...

Brett Murphy is an editorial intern for CNET News. He attends the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. His work has appeared on KQED, AJ+, New American Media, the San ...

TODAY lifestyle contributor Jill Martin continues a week of Steals & Deals with big bargains on gifts for the little ones on your list, including building block sets from Picasso Tiles; remote control ...

Do your children love to go online, but not always to kids’ websites? Online learning websites for kids are a great way to ...

Research has found that structured block-building games improve spatial abilities in children to a greater degree than board games. Research from Indiana University has found that structured ...