Toys

Air soft guns are fake guns that shoot bright orange plastic pellets. Air soft guns are used in target practice and for playing games. Young and older teens are attracted to the idea of playing...

The pipe in skateboarding is a semicircular piece of wood and metal that people can skate inside. The curved shape gives them the momentum to shoot into the air for incredibly fast-paced and...

With the LEGO Creator software installed on your computer, you can build just about anything you can imagine out of LEGO pieces. The colorful brick designs are limited only by your imagination and...

If you want to provoke your children's interest in music, or if your children are begging for a violin but you want to avoid listening to the sounds of a wailing cat, then make pretend violins out...

A bubble with a shape other than round can be produced, but not in the conventional way. A bubble will be round despite the shape of the wand used because a sphere is the geometric shape that...

There are two companies that allow you to design a doll online that looks just like you. My Twinn and Reflections of Me Dolls both accept online orders for look alike dolls. As of Spring 2010, the...

Every year new, mechanical and expensive toys come out on the market. However, with a little imagination and craft skills, you can create your own toys for or with your children that they will...

Getting yourself set up with a firing cannon made out of LEGO pieces is a pretty simple project, as well as a fun one. With some creativity and patience, you'll be shooting bricks at your foes in...

Most kids love to make crafts and they love to dress up. What better way to combine activities than to help them make their own face masks? They can do so for Halloween, costume parties or just play.

A claw game is an arcade machine that is found in a video arcades, theme parks, supermarkets, movie theaters, and so forth. The object of the game is simple: navigate a claw over an array of...

There is no need to throw out a felt puppet that has become soiled. Felt is very temperamental fabric and can be easily damaged by many cleaning methods, but it can be cleaned with minimal or no...

Walking dolls have a basic spring mechanism inside in the middle section. You can use inexpensive replacement parts to repair a vintage walking doll and restore walking function. Some walking...

Since nickel-based batteries don't have a "float charge" voltage, there isn't a maximum charge voltage available for preventing an overcharge; therefore, it is important to understand how to...

Furbys are electronic, interactive toys that children can feed, play games with and care for. Since their development in 1998, Furbys have evolved, often taken on the appearance of popular...

Using a small length of PVC pipe, some mirror and other common items from the hardware store, you can make your own PVC kaleidoscope. It does not cost much and can entertain children for an...

Making toys is something that used to be done more by hand before the industrial revolution mechanized the processes, making it cheaper and easier to make great quantities of practically...

Painting the spokes on your bike is a good way to stand out from the crowd with a small amount of effort. Using masking tape to protect those parts of the wheel you wish to leave uncovered, a...

Making a toy car is a creative outlet for your children on a rainy or winter day when they are cooped up in the house. You can recycle many common household items to make a race car, family sedan...

The yo-yo, a small, round toy beloved by both children and adults, began as a simple play thing made of wood and string. In its long history, the yo-yo has been called "joujou de Normandie,"...

Blowing clouds of bubbles with a bottle of bubble solution and a small wand is fun for most small and big kids. But blowing big bubbles is completely exhilarating and guaranteed to provide hours...

Making balloon animals is a fun way to entertain kids at a child's birthday party. But if you have lots of little boys around, they may prefer a toy balloon gun to a cute balloon puppy dog. A toy...

Adding rubber bands to the tires of ride-on toys helps add traction. It also helps to protect plastic tires, dampen tire noise, and provide safer steering for the toy. Children will require less...

Die cast model cars are great to display in plastic cases or on shelves, but these cars sometimes need to be cleaned or repaired. The wheels of die cast cars are often sensitive; so if the model...

Everyone who plays with LEGO bricks knows they're studded, square-edged things. Very rarely can they be imagined as something to form a round object with. However, making a ball or sphere out of...

Lipo, or lithium-polymer batteries, are commonly use in the remote control operation of miniature cars or planes. Lithim forms part of the current transference system, in addition to a type of...

The Air Hogs Twin Thunder helicopter boasts five points of control, dual-rotor propulsion, an LED search and rescue light, crash-resistant body and a three-channel remote control. Given all its...

Riding toys for toddlers can provide hours of fun while improving muscle tone and coordination. If you build you're own, you can personalize it, making sure it's the right size and reflects the...

Everybody loves the classic pinball games. If you are lucky enough to own one of these amazing machines, you want to learn how the insides work in order to keep your pinball machine healthy. The...

Airsoft rifles that use a spring can shoot a projectile farther than those powered by air or rubber bands and are more accurate than pistols because they have longer barrels. Make your own...

Pellet guns shoot projectiles with enough force to make them accurate weapons to use for target practice. You can increase the power of a Beeman pellet gun by oiling the spring assembly to...

Airsoft guns mimic real guns by letting you "shoot" a projectile at a target. You can make a speed loader that will let you rapidly reload your airsoft gun so that it's always ready to fire. You...

There's nothing quite so groovy as a lava lamp. These psychedelic souvenirs of the 1970s have remained popular for 4 decades due to their trippy appeal. Instead of dropping money on an expensive...

Die cast model cars are replicas of real vehicles seen on the road or fantasy vehicles that are featured in movies. These model cars can be displayed with the doors, trunk and hood shut; however,...

A shotgun is more powerful than a rifle. Even though it only can fire off two rounds from two barrels before needing to reload, many of those in the law enforcement community use them as both...

Think of your Tech Deck as a miniature skateboard. You can customize the Tech Deck with new wheels, just as you might customize your skateboard. New wheels make new tricks possible. The official...

When you're facing off against a tough competitor in the world of Tech Decks, you'll want to have the best available deck on your fingers. Tech Decks are miniature skateboard that are controlled...

So you recently came into possession of a BB gun and want to start some target practice? You're in good company. The pleasures of shooting BB guns and air rifles are enjoyed by children and adults...

With LEGO blocks you can build anything you can create in your imagination. While the blocks can create houses, people or entire kingdoms, you can also use your LEGOs to create images. Much like...

If you have a doll collection, chances are you have a few dolls that might need some sprucing up. These might be dolls that aren't worth much money, or even ones that have been damaged or serve...

Airsoft guns are hugely popular because they both look like a real gun and can shoot pellets with more force than other toy guns. You can make your own version of an airsoft gun; it may not look...

There are many types of airsoft guns that can be made. An airsoft minigun has the advantage of being small enough to avoid detection while still providing firepower. You can make a minigun from...

The Leapster is a fun way for your child to learn by playing games, but trying to figure out what is wrong with the device, when something goes wrong, can be a challenge. Because the Leapster is...

Airsoft weapons enable a person to pretend to be fighting in a war without any of the risks of real combat. An airsoft "mine" will let you take out your foes while you watch in safety from a...

Airsoft guns and rifles let you pretend to be a solder fighting a war in a desolate foreign land. Making an Airsoft rocket launcher raises the bar on pretending to be a fighter by giving you a...

If you've ever seen a tie-dye T-shirt and wondered how you could make your own similar designs, then you need to consider spin art. With a spin-art turntable, you'll be able to produce countless...

If you do not have a built-in pool at home, an inflatable pool can be a fun and safe alternative for your children on hot summer days. Unfortunately, these types of pools have to be inflated...