In this installment from his YouTube series, Where’s the Fun From?, Guest Contributor Tim Walsh tells the origin story of how David A. and David N. Mullany invented Wiffle Ball and changed summers forever!

Released in 1968 by Ideal Toy Company, the Battling Tops tournament-style game challenged players to have the last Battling Top spinning in the arena.

Remembering Fred Cox, the inventor of the Nerf football and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.

Gerda Scheuers holds the Guinness World Record for her collection of Smurf merchandise. In this edition of Collector Spotlight, she shares how her mischievous brother instigated her collecting, and which Smurf figure she’d most like to add to her collection.

This 1985 dealer advertisement from Ideal features “the adorable style and exclusive action features” of Kitt (the doll) and Kaboodle (her pony).

Luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer’s newest member of the Connected series of smartwatches is an homage to Mario, the iconic video game character. 

Released by Marx in 1963, the Sooper Snooper 4-Way Scope was a worthy addition to any junior secret agent’s collection of spy gear.

The Puppetry Journal print magazine is published by the Puppeteers of America. Its content informs about and celebrates the art of puppetry.

The Museum of Wooden Toy Production in the Czech Republic is toymaker DETOA’s homage to the long legacy of its own wooden toy craftsmanship.

Nomination your favourite toy for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.

For a large part of the 20th century, Transogram Toys and Games produced an array of toys, games, outdoor sports sets, and kid-sized furniture. This dealer catalog from 1961 illustrates the company’s diverse product offerings.

Fans of Mattel’s iconic Shogun Warriors toy line from the late 1970s can now add a new version of everyone’s favourite kaiju to their collection.

Classic board games are front and center in Spin Again: Board Games from the Fifties and Sixties.