If you decide to try this week’s project and your mother asks what you’re making, tell her, “It’s a yo-yo, Ma.” OK, we apologize, but the chance to make a pun like that one doesn’t come along every ...

MOUNT IDA - Fishing for crappie with yo-yos is such an up-and-down affair. When it’s up, though, it can be stratospheric. It’s been very good lately at Lake Ouachita, where Bill Eldridge of Benton ...

'I remember going to the drugstore on Ingraham Street in Crown Point. They used to have yo-yos displayed in boxes. You'd go up to the shelf and pick up a yo-yo. They let you try it out. I remember ...

Just when you think you ve got your beach and backyard activities nailed down, along comes a new WHAM-O this or Nerf that to throw you a multicolored curve. It s downright exhausting, but fun. Lori ...

I've always liked yo-yos. I don't mean the wooden ones that do "walk the dog" tricks. I didn't play with them as a kid, mostly because I never understood the dynamics of those toys. How do you make ...

When does the yo-yo -- the most analog toy this side of jacks-- play as a dynamic and contemporary diversion? When it’s a diabolo -- the oversize, spool-shaped approach that evolved from 12th century ...

Airport hotels fill up with business travelers on weekday nights. But on weekends, rates drop, all sorts of groups show up to convene and compete -- and as this video shows, you might end up with jigs ...