Toy Tales - A daily look back at the toys, games, and objects that captured our attention as children and continue to fascinate us today.

Library of Congress – Washington, D.C.

The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. is the largest library in the world and caretaker to a plethora of rare books, recordings, images, and other media of historical and cultural significance.

Toy Tales Weekly: HAL 9000, the Falcon Lake Incident, PEZ, and more

Plan ahead for the holidays with a 2001: A Space Odyssey-themed Christmas tree and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.

Scrabble: Squaring-off Family Game Night

Scrabble - the classic word game for two to four players - combined two concepts in a unique way. It's both jigsaw puzzle and board game - an innovation that was perhaps a barrier to success in the game's early days. Modern audiences, though, have embraced the game through its various evolving forms.

Scrabble from Milton Bradley (1990)

“It’s Scrabble: America’s good-time game.”

Marvel Origins: A Sequential Compendium from Pop Chart Lab

The designers from Pop Chart Lab are collaborating with comic book publisher Marvel to produce a series of 24" x 36" poster-size prints that turn favourite Marvel characters and stories into visually dynamic wall hangings.

PinGame Journal

PinGame Journal is a magazine written by a collective of pinball aficionados to preserve the history of pinball and applaud the work being done by individuals dedicated to keeping the pastime alive and well.

Play ‘N Learn Computer from Playskool (1972)

In the 1970s, creativity met “Big Iron” in the Play ‘N Learn Computer from Playskool. Patterned after mainframe computers in use at the time, the toy was helped children with basic math, spelling, and matching skills.

Seuss in Springfield – Springfield, Massachusetts

Seuss in Springfield is part of the five-museum Springfield Museums complex in the heart of downtown Springfield, Massachusetts celebrating the work of Theodore Seuss Geisel.

Toy Tales Weekly: Funko, Shell Collecting, Scrabble, and more

Funko will be entering the breakfast cereal game and 7 other things we wanted to share this week.

The Friday Five: Brooks Peck

Marvel: Universe of Superheroes exhibit. Exhibit curator, Brooks Peck, tells us what fans can expect to see and hear at this first-of-its-kind installation.