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19 People Tasting Edible Play Dough for the Very First Time

The makers of Play-Doh and its off-brand variants know that children (and if we’re being honest, adults) are going to want to stick every sort of semi-fluorescent goo they can get their hands on...

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Mattel’s Ghostbusters Neutrino Wand Prop Makes Us Wish Ghosts Were Real

Despite being a comedy, Ghostbusters packed a lot of convincing pseudo-science into its story, and the movie was chock full of wonderful—and incredibly desirable—props. And in the same way we don’t...

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Mr. Potato Head Homer: Let’s Play D’oh

What better way is there to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Simpsons than by immortalising the characters as plastic toy potatoes? Homer Simpson is the first of the family to be turned into an...

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Do Kids Really Need a Smartwatch?

At the London Toy Fair 2014, VTech has decided that the recent trend in wearable electronics should apply to kids too. So the company’s new Kidizoom Smartwatch straps a 1.4-inch colour touchscreen...

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*Reminder Klaxon* Enter Our Latest Shooting Challenge, and Bag an Awesome...

Hey everyone! Look over here! Can you hear that? It’s our Gizmodo klaxon blaring out to remind you that you can enter our Shooting Challenge for the chance to win a pair of fancy Grado Headphones. All...

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Giant Spherical Wheels Let This Ride-On Toy Move In Any Direction

If You’ve Been Framed taught us anything, it’s that traditional bike wheels will put amateur cyclists on a direct collision course with whatever’s directly in front of them. The Sperovelo Rider seems...

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Someone Turned a Quadcopter into a Flying Missile Launcher

Forget concerns over surveillance and privacy when it comes to quadcopters and drones filling the skies. A member of Flite Test—a site dedicated to custom flying creations—built a quadcopter with a...

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The World’s Largest Toy Car Collection Has Over 30,000 Tiny Vehicles

The fact that Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys are so cheap means that countless kids have giant collections of tiny cars. But the world’s largest? With over 30,000 scale vehicles in his collection,...

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Who We Gonna Call to Get This Ghostbusters Lego Set?

It may not include the amazing firehouse HQ that designer Brent Waller originally included in his 30th Anniversary Ghostbusters Lego Cuusoo submission, but blimey, has this inspired child-like...

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The Simpsons Lego House Goes on the Market for £179

If you have a spoilt child, a Lego-packed man-cave, or fancy making an investment for the future, that amazing The Simpsons Lego house is now on sale in the UK. You may need to take out a small...

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It’s Okay to Be Insanely Jealous of This Kid’s AT-AT Rocking Horse

Even though it’s still not quite finished, it’s ok to envy the toddler who’ll be riding off into the imaginary twin sunset aboard this AT-AT rocking horse. It’s being built by Epbot’s Jen and her...

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GI Joe Has Been Fighting the War on Cobra for Half a Century Now

GI Joe fans are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the world’s first action figure’s debut this month. Over those five decades, the GI Joe brand (sold as Action Man in the UK) has seen wild swings in...

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Let’s Play Darts with Nerf’s New Hit-Recording Cam-Blaster

Nerf’s new N-Strike Elite Cam ECS-12 Blaster is a prototype crazy gun that records and plays back your target practice right on the crosshairs—and leaves plenty for the mounting evidence pile. The...

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This Fish is Driving its Own Motorised Aquarium

It’s always a good idea to give your pets lots of exercise and freedom. But how does that work with a fish that is reliant on a tank full of water to live? That’s easy; you just strap its aquarium to...

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Remote Control Nerf-Firing Robots are the Answer to Every Kid’s Dream

Robots and Nerf, two toys that are the staple of every child’s messy bedroom floor, are finally coming together in what could be one of the best (and safest) ways to harass your siblings, parents, and...

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Official Lego Ghostbusters Kit Hands-On: Who You Gonna Brick?

A few weeks ago Lego officially revealed that the next fan-designed Cuusoo set to go into production would be Brent Waller’s incredibly-detailed Ghostbusters set. And while the brickmasters at Lego...

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Go Deep Inside This Vibrator Factory

For all the mystique surrounding the female orgasm, vibrators are a surefire way for lots of ladies to get their kicks. I recently took a tour of Crave, a sex toy company that prototypes and fabricates...

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This Electronic Score Tracker Will Save Competitive Families From Scrabble...

Realising the toll that Scrabble has taken on families when it comes to accurately keeping track of the score, Hasbro is introducing an updated version of the game that, among other improvements, now...

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Building a Tetris Tower is a Nightmare When the Game Board is Hovering

Refusing to acknowledge that Tetris and Jenga are both incredibly challenging in their own rights, ThinkGeek has mashed the two of them up into a new game that has you stacking 3D tetromino-like pieces...

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Maybe This 1/4 Scale Robocop Figure is Too Realistic

If the recent RoboCop remake has made you extra nostalgic for the original films, this 1:4-scale figure should provide you with all of the fond memories you need. In fact, with 30 points of...

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