"I wanted to create a new fidget toy to help release nervous energy and reduce restlessness and anxiety in many situations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 102-year-old inventor of the most iconic toys and gags in history is the subject of a documentary film about his life, and ...

Lite-Brite toys created by Burt Meyers part of the museum’s collection sitting in an arrangement at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y. The Strong National Museum of Play via AP A ...

The inventor of iconic classic children's toys like Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Lite-Brite and Mouse Trap has died at 99 years old. Burt Meyer, who invented the popular games and gadgets in the 1960s, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A local toy inventor is turning a chance idea into a thriving business with a product that helps children learn while using their creativity and imagination. Tim Holmes’ ...

Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer’s creations arrived in the postwar ...