Kids and parents alike shuffled into the Ashland Optimists Club on Saturday for an afternoon filled with fun at the Block Kids Building Program. Almost 60 kids participated in the competition. The ...

Many kids are now imagining what a future in construction could look like after a morning of creative competition. At the 2026 Block Kids Building Competition on Jan. 17, kids were given a rock, a ...

Travel building toys sounds like an oxymoron. But building doesn't have to mean Lego or wooden-block edifices that sprawl ...

The modern toy world likes to tempt parents with colorful, battery-operated, fancy-looking playthings, but the toys that stand the true test of time are simple, open-ended building toys. I say this as ...