Articles by The Toy Chest

Craft Supplies That Actually Get Used The craft bin sits in the corner, overflowing with dried-out markers, half-empty glue sticks, and that pom-pom ass...

Finding the Perfect Gift for Your Comic-Obsessed Kid That moment when a child discovers comics—really discovers them—is something special. Their eyes mo...

Best Gifts for Kids Who Love Weather That kid who sprints to the window during thunderstorms? The one who checks the forecast before deciding what to we...

Card Games That Actually Hold a Kid's Attention The stack of abandoned board games in your closet tells a story. Too many pieces, too long to set up, to...

Best Gifts for Kids Who Love Mysteries Some kids devour mystery books under the covers with a flashlight. Others interrogate everyone at dinner about wh...

Gifts That Grow: What to Buy Kids Who Love Gardening A five-year-old with dirt under their fingernails and a wilted dandelion clutched in their fist is ...

Two-Player Board Games Worth Fighting Over Most board game collections assume you've got a crowd. Four players minimum, six preferred, maybe eight if yo...

Pirate Gifts That Won't End Up in Davy Jones' Locker Something about pirates captures kids in a way that few other themes can match. Maybe it's the adve...

Sports-Obsessed Kids Need More Than Equipment That basketball hoop in the driveway gets plenty of use, but what do you give the kid who already has all ...

Perfect Gifts for Your Little Marine Biologist That kid in your life who knows the difference between a dolphin and a porpoise, who corrects you when yo...

Gifts That Get Kids Outside and Looking Closer A six-year-old crouched at the edge of a creek, completely still, watching a crawdad back into the shadow...