Nimuno Loops tape lets you build Lego on almost anything
Lego fans can now build outwards from walls, chair legs, household objects or the backs of other toys using a new studded tape. More
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Robbrecht en Daem designs sombre-coloured puppet theatre influenced by fairytale castles
Belgian studio Robbrecht en Daem has turned its hand to children's toys with a puppet theatre created for design brand Valerie Objects. More
Lego unveils Boost kit to help children learn coding
Lego has announced a kit for building and programming robots, designed to encourage a younger generation to learn how to code, at this year's CES tech conference. More
Competition: five copies of a children's origami book to be won
Dezeen has teamed up with publisher Owl & Dog Playbooks to give away five copies of a children's book filled with pre-scored sheets for making folded paper models of fish. More
Interlocking Boulding Blocks offer "limitless possibilities" for construction
American designer Mark Boulding has created an alternative to snap-fit blocks like Lego, with a collection of black and white bricks that slot into one another instead (+ slideshow). More
Children's products are a "huge market" for design brands
Milan 2016: design for children is emerging as one of the hot trends at this year's Milan design week, as designers and brands cotton on to the vast potential of the kids' furniture market. More
Front designs bent-wood rocking horse for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna
Milan 2016: the latest designer rocking horse comes from Stockholm studio Front, which has based its minimal design for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna on an old bent-wood chair from the furniture brand's archive. More
Nendo designs transparent plastic rocking horse for Kartell
Milan 2016: Japanese studio Nendo has designed a transparent plastic rocking horse based on I-beams used in building construction. More
German students design accessories to help children relate to robots
A mechanical babyfeeding arm and a soft dragon costume are among this collection of products, designed by a trio of students to help the next generation adapt to the presence of robots (+ slideshow). More
Trunki loses design rights battle against "rip-off" Kiddee
Children's suitcase brand Trunki has lost its legal battle with Hong Kong rival Kiddee, after the UK's Supreme Court ruled that design rights had not been infringed. More
Cubetto is a wooden robot designed to teach toddlers how to code
London company Primo Toys has designed a "hands on" wooden play set that aims to teach three-year-old children the principles of coding without the use of screens (+ slideshow). More
David Weeks' folding wooden Cubebot toy "has a life of its own" on Instagram
Most Loved: New York designer David Weeks reflects on how the simple toy robot he designed became a social media sensation in the next movie from our exclusive video series. More
Arndt Schlaudraff recreates Brutalist buildings in Lego for Instagram
Photo essay: Berliner Arndt Schlaudraff creates intricate Lego models of Brutalist and Modernist buildings, and photographs the results for his Instagram account lego_tonic (+ slideshow). More
Barbie redesigned to include more body types and skin tones
The iconic Barbie doll is now available in several different body types, including a more full-figured version for the first time. More
"Toys have become small plastic tablets of moral code that we hand down to the next generation"
Opinion: toy makers have designed a disturbingly codified world for children that says more about adult self-loathing than how kids really want to play, says Sam Jacob. More
Snego building blocks are made using salvaged wood and natural dyes
A pair of Swedish designers have created a set of multi-faceted wooden building blocks that are coloured with fruit and vegetable dyes (+ slideshow). More
Lego introduces Skyline building kits for recreating cityscapes
Danish toy brand Lego has released a set of kits that allows architecture lovers to build skylines of cities around the world. More
Kengo Kuma's Tsumiki building blocks can be arranged to create original sculptures
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has created a modelling kit made up of triangular-shaped wooden pieces, which has been described as the Japanese alternative to Lego (+ slideshow). More
Competition: five Arckit reusable architectural modelling sets to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Arckit to offer five readers the chance to win a model building set designed for architects, which was hailed as "posh Lego" when it launched earlier this year. More
David Weeks' miniature Bigfoot toy folds into a stackable cube
New York designer David Weeks has collaborated with German furniture brand e15 to release a decorative wooden character that resembles mythical creature Bigfoot. More