Playmobil has released Back to the Future themed playsets to celebrate the sci-fi franchise’s 35th anniversary.

The official LEGO YouTube channel is packed with inspiring ideas and entertaining videos to keep LEGO enthusiasts of all ages dreaming and building.

In the late 1950s, Reliable Plastics of Toronto, Canada released Easylock Bricks, realistic-looking building blocks made and moulded of unbreakable Polythene.

While the V&A Museum of Childhood is temporarily closed due to COVID-19, it offers online archives and play-oriented activities

You can view Rancho Obi-Wan’s collection of 500,000 Star Wars items via virtual tour and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.

Tim Smith collects Micro Machines. Here, he tells Toy Tales about his collection and how it served as a catalyst to his new book, Micro But Many.

Here’s proof that cereal isn’t just for breakfast anymore! The Mini Cereal Boxes puzzle set  from New Hampshire-based White Mountain Puzzles includes a selection of six childhood favourites from General Mills.

Luke Goodman’s book, The Nerf Blaster Modification Guide: The Unofficial Handbook for Making Your Foam Arsenal Even More Awesome, is an invaluable resource for Nerf modders.

Released in 1978 from TOMY, Digital Derby was an electro-mechanical game that challenged players to successfully navigate their race car through a non-stop flow of oncoming traffic.

NASA at Home is a new initiative for science enthusiasts to explore the universe without leaving home.

There’s a new NASA space-themed edition of the Etch a Sketch and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.

At Ganz, the dream of one family evolved to change an entire industry.

Rev ‘N Roar mimicked the function of a manual transmission, allowing kids to shift from first to fourth gear to get their car on the road.

Keith Haring’s street-based, graffiti art style has been translated into a 500-piece puzzle from the MoMA design store.

The Epic Marvel Podcast examines the world of Marvel’s imprint publication, Epic Comics, that ran from 1982 to 1996.