A couple of years ago, I picked up an Etch-A-Sketch for the first time since playing with one as a child growing up in the ’90s. I’ll admit, back then, it was one of my least favorite toys. It was so ...

As long as it’s existed the Etch-A-Sketch has been sold as a drawing toy, but in reality that couldn’t be a more inaccurate description. Using two twisty knobs is just about the least intuitive way to ...

John Obringer, of East Falls, has been drawing on Etch-a-Sketch toys -- the classic shake-and-erase mechanical drawing board released in 1960 -- since he was a kid. "I've been sketching since I was ...