Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2017. How many times have you said, “If I had only kept my old toys, I’d be sitting on a gold mine today”? The catch is you would have ...

As a boy, Bruce Pascal reveled in testing the limits of his Hot Wheels. He might squeeze a firecracker into one of the miniature metal cars and set it off, or flatten one with a hammer to see ...

When picking out these gifts, we aimed for a mix of books, games, and "totally-not-toys" that’ll keep 11-year-old boys entertained. We also did a little recon, asking the tweens in our lives ...