[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=X_iW9nrBtHI] Keeping with my theme of DIY projects as gifts, I present to you this little treat, a ...

For his entry in a cake decorating, sugarcraft and baking expo, engineer Martin Raynsford decided to make an edible version of his laser cut marble machine kit. The contraption had to be scaled up and ...

Adam Hocherman has been making toys since 2008, but up until now, the products have been designed for young children. When he sold his company's line of Onaroo toys to a Wisconsin firm last year, it ...

In the fever dream that was my youth, I was enamored with an odd sketch on Sesame Street featuring a ball that goes up and down a long, windy track before ending up as a pile of powder. This sequence ...

It’s a toy maker’s dream. A Beverly company’s new invention is crushing it on Kickstarter and gaining market traction before it even makes the rounds at toy fairs. Adam Hocherman has raised more than ...

Adam Hocherman will be the first to admit that he’s always had an interest in toys and marble machines, in particular. In fact, he has taken that passion and made a career out of it. Having worked in ...