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animals

Lost: A Beloved Stuffed Animal Named 'Sleepy Dog'

The dog, which went missing during a family vacation to Toronto, has set off an international manhunt.
Cara Giaimo August 9, 2017
Under construction.
science

Midday Naps Are Key to Infant Learning (and Parental Mental Health)

Scientists learned just how much sleep a baby needs to tell a “Zuser” from a “Bofel.”
Samir S. Patel August 8, 2017
toys

The 'World's Largest Bounce House' Is Touring America

Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair.
Cara Giaimo August 7, 2017
World's Largest Slinky.
Oaks, Pennsylvania

World's Largest Slinky

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.
The coolest fidget spinner in the world.
cars

Russian Car Enthusiasts Create Very Large Fidget Spinner

The spinning part was a little off though.
Eric Grundhauser June 23, 2017
All the rage.
toys

Germany Plans to Crush 35 Tons of Fidget Spinners

To keep kids safe.
Erik Shilling June 16, 2017
A stress ball, one of the many types of anxiety toys.
toys

Quit Worrying, Fidget Toys Have Been Around Forever

A spin through anxiety gadgets, from worry beads to Baoding balls.
Ali Jaffe June 5, 2017
Let's play!
universities

Meet the First Lego Professor of Play

This Cambridge dream job is serious academic business.
Eric Grundhauser May 31, 2017
Rocking horses are one of the most popular purchases at Channapatna.
toys

India's 'Land of Toys' Has an Uncertain Future

Channapatna's wooden creations are on the brink of fading out in the next couple of decades.
Charukesi Ramadurai May 24, 2017
A miniature ice cream parlor by artist Judy King.
St. Louis, Missouri

Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis

A big museum full of little worlds.
Hundreds of trolls
Alliance, Ohio

The Troll Hole

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.
Brussels, Belgium

Le Museé du Jouet (Toys Discovery Museum)

A huge old mansion full of thousands of toys, each there to be used and played with.
Displays at the National Farm Toy Museum
Dyersville, Iowa

National Farm Toy Museum

The farm toy capital of the world hosts a museum filled with toy tractors dating back to the late 1800s.
London, England

Paddington Bear Statue

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
Meet the Weepul.
toys

Rediscovering the Wonderful World of Weepuls

These 1980s promotional fuzzballs refuse to die.
Eric Grundhauser January 13, 2017
The Gay Bob doll in all his glory.
objects of intrigue

The Story Behind Gay Bob, the World's First Out-And-Proud Doll

He debuted in the '70s, to both acclaim and outrage.
Michael Waters January 10, 2017
Yokohama, Japan

Tin Toy Museum Kitahara Collection

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.
Code-A-Pillar is one of 2016's hottest toys.
toys

Predicting the Hottest Toys of the Year is Not All Fun and Games

There's a science to plaything prognostication.
Eric Grundhauser November 16, 2016