Classic Toys

Mini Building Blocks are leggo-ish but smaller, and this (1,475)-piece kit is of The Solar System, which is ironic on account of the solar system being so big. All the planets are here—even the one that’s not a planet anymore—in their...

And we say that with a history of silly that’s virtually unmatched. You slip on this pair of lens-less glasses with the tiny bucket and ball on a string attached, and try, while looking like a demented chipmunk, to swing the little ball on its cord...

Can a toy get any cuter, even when it’s a truck? These micro metal single-pack assorted Tonka® vehicles come nestled in a plastic toolbox that measures 2” x 1” x 1-1/2”. Your random and unknown style of Tonka® truck will...

Gen Xers will remember hours of fun spent with the original Like-Brite before the Millennials ruined everything. Well, it’s back and like the cereals you used to eat, it’s New and Improved, with LEDs behind the 8-3/4” x 1-1/2”...

The original Joy Buzzer was called the Joke Buzzer (1932 U.S. patent #1845735, Soren Adams) and it replaced the more dangerous Zapper, which is lost to time, more's the pity. Our standard wind-up model is a 1-3/8" dia circle of perennial vibrating fun,...

That’s what it says on the package of our Thunder Shaker, and that’s what we’ve been doing since we busted it out. It’s a metal tube that measures 6" tall x 2" dia with a 16” long metal spring coming out of the bottom. Shake...

It could have been called an Alabama Buzzer after Alabama Vest, the man who invented it. Or a Clegghorn, after Thaddeus Von Clegg, the clock master who fabricated the first one. But the hand-crafted 4-3/4" long steel instrument was a simple amusement,...

A Classic 6" x 8-1/2" x 3/8" Ant Farm. The ants will live between two parallel sheets of clear plastic and you will be able to watch them build their tunnels and chambers. Complete with sand and instruction booklet on the care, feeding watering and...

We love when science and play come together, and this precision gyroscope is our latest obsession in that department. Constructed mainly out of durable plastic with rubberized tips, this Cyclone Gyroscope® was designed by TEDCO® ...

Say hello to our little friend. The Popper Blaster uses pump action to shoot the (8) included 30mm dia soft foam balls up to 25 feet! Unlike those of you who have Red Ryder BB guns, you won’t shoot your eye out! You can also stock up on ammo with a...

2" flywheel in a well-made metal frame. The trick is the same as it has been for 100 years. Wind the string through the spindle, pull it firmly to set the flywheel spinning, and perform effortless balancing magic on pencil tips, string tightropes, and...

LEGO® is the premiere building toy, preferred by kids and adults (AFOLs) everywhere. We're no exception, we love them too. We happened across some brand new, sealed, retired, Master Builder Academy™ 20214 Adventure Designer sets and we couldn't...

First made in 1930, these Roy Toy sets of hand-cut, interlocking pine logs with wooden gables and green roof planks have been around longer than American Science & Surplus! (But just barely.) All Roy Toy building sets are interchangeable, so this...

It's time to level up! Our Jumbo 9" Rubber Duck is not just a toy; it's a statement! Imagine conquering the internets like a rubber duck overlord. Buy one, two or three! Number them and race them, number them and use them as raffle prizes. The giant...

No seriously—this is a really little cornhole. Made of wood, it’s a Tabletop Cornhole Game you can play at home, in the dorms, on vacation or—most satisfyingly—at work on company time. Hey, tell your boss it’s team-building!...

We love these classic wooden toys for their simplicity and deceptively life-like motion. Sticks measure 13” long with a slider handle in the middle and a 4” tall painted figurine with moveable arms and legs on top. Push the slider up, and the...

Kids love trains—don’t ask us why. We just know certain things. Here, we have a (137)-piece erector-type kit that’s mostly metal, and as colorful as the stories trains have provided for centuries. Your kid can piece it together to make...

Oh, it’s Bozo! Then again, who else would be on a Bozo the Clown Pen? Features a (4)- blade windmill with Bozo himself on each of the blades. Wind up the propeller and it spins so fast and efficiently it actually throws a little breeze. You can...

This erector-type robot kit has (144) mostly metal pieces, and when your kid puts it together with the included tools and instructions, it’ll stand on its own. Looks really cool—kind of simplistic but also shiny and mysterious, with big red...

Compress your own air, then let this emergency air horn rip. Why pay for cans of compressed (it’s air, for Pete’s sake) that will probably be empty when you need them anyway. This 5-1/4” tall x 2-3/16” dia pump mates with a red...

You're buying the drinks and this wacky, yet debonair, bird with a top hat and plastic base (7" tall OA) can't get his fill of water. Get him started, and he dips his beak into your glass repeatedly. How? Fluid inside his glass body condenses from the...

It’s not a new channel devoted to captive animals—it’s a fun assortment of (12) plastic zoo animal figurines and (1) tree in a 9” long x 2” dia reusable, clear plastic storage tube with a rope carry handle. Animals have nice...

This goldenesque rubber chicken can talk! Actually, squawk. Known as the Shrilling Chicken, it’s 11” long, in chicken-skin goldish color, complete with goose bumps, a squish me tag and don't forget the gaping mouth. Squeeze it for hours of...

You thought we were going to say hell. Heck no, this colorful, (117)-piece erector-style helicopter set must have come down from heaven. Has (2) criss-crossing rotor blades on top, (2) rotors at the end of the tail, landing skids and a slim cockpit hat...

Yo, you might look at this classic yo-yo, which measures a little over 2" dia and think, yeah, it’s a classic yo-yo—nothing special. But then you might look further and notice that it lights up! Move over, kid—let an old pro show you...

You love the classics, and Professor Puzzle brings them together in this handheld tabletop baseball pinball game. Measures 10" x 5" with a spring-loaded ball launcher and wheels that spin and bounce the (5) plastic balls around, sending them in the...

Say hello to some of the coolest toys we’ve seen in a while. These lacquered wooden beauties are multi-segmented, flexible and wiggleable, and just as beautiful as they are fun to play with. You pick: the 6" tall squirrel with the (7) hinged body...

Glass marbles...all of them are glass! Yipee! 500 marbles in assorted colors. Some bags will be all the same designs, some bags will be very assorted. Here is the catch, we choose. Hey, what do you want for $25 bucks? 500 per bag, which is about 5Lbs...

For all you Surpies who like the idea of yoga but don’t want to do it yourself, your ship has come in! We have a 6" tall, all-wooden marionette push puppet that’s hinged at all the major joints, which means it’s probably good for...

You can’t cut your hair, or anything, with this switchblade-like device because when the “blade” flips out, West Side Story-like, it’s actually a comb. Measures 9” overall when the comb is out, 4-1/2” when folded...

Pleeeaase! We love vacations, and we never go on one without a good tic-tac-toe set. From now on, we’re traveling with this wooden Tic-Tac-Go! set emblazoned with the AS&S logo on the canvas storage bag/game “board” and featuring...

It's a magical 2-1/2" dia, radial, spiral-ish, plastic, rainbow-design, stair-walking toy that most definitely does not make the classic, zippy, jangly, metal slinkish sounds you may or may not have experienced in another toy. But this one is definitely...

Behold our version of the gravity-fed sliding woodpecker. Ours is a 1-3/4" standard black woodpecker, not counting his cute red plume, slowly pecking his way down a 16-1/2" tall metal rod. His super-rapid, lifelike pecking action is strangely compelling...

Does anyone really need to be told what a Slinky® is?? Okay, it is a very slack spring, 2-7/8" dia x 2-1/2" long, compressed. It will stretch out to about 5 or 6 feet long without deforming. That's the boring part. The interesting part is that it...

Spin this spindle and watch it turn in perpetuity!!  Well, for a long time anyway.  Inside the 5-1/2" long colored plastic spindle are magnets which are repelled by magnets in the 5" x 3" black plastic base.  The variously colored spindle...

He was born Marion Walter Jacobs, and in his sweet home Chicago he changed the way the harmonica was played. They called him Little Walter, and his blues harps were standard size, but oh, how he would have loved this Little Harmonica from the folks at...

Yes, we have The Amazing Live Sea Monkey® aquarium kit, just like the ones from the comic books. The (9) piece ocean zoo includes brine shrimp eggs, growth food, water purifier, plus an official plastic feeding spoon, 32-page handbook, life insurance...

The real deal. 2-1/2" long red egg-shaped container with a blob of Silly PuttyTM inside. Does anyone need me to explain all the fun you'll have with Silly Putty? I thought not. Just get some today!

Here's a little music box to crank. These are really cute, with a very nice sound, and they're in clear acrylic cases so you, or impressionable youngsters, can watch them work. They measure 2-1/4"x 2" x 1-1/4" with a 7/8" crank. We'll pick one that plays...

You can’t start fooling people too early. This box of tricks is for budding magicians, and includes the props and instructions for (77) tricks. Includes a magic wand, without which you can’t be a magician, plus assorted cups, balls, cards and...