Christmas with children usually means lots of toys under the tree. And sometimes those toys aren't quite ready for the kids straight out of the packaging. The dreaded words "assembly required" can ...

Just when you think the holiday shopping is done and you can relax, you realize there's still one, not-so-fun Christmas Eve task that remains: toy assembly. It's one of the biggest complaints we hear ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Some assembly required. It’s the consumer’s lament, the do-it-yourselfer’s Everest, the bane of parents lost in a sea of toy parts and diagrams on Christmas morning. “It’s amazing ...

Greg Mason, a father and Seattle University professor who holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering, suggests these toy-assembly tips and tricks. Know what you are putting together. Take some time ...

"One of my wife's friends came over, frantic because she couldn't get a wheel on a little car for her son for Christmas," Best said. "She comes over and I just popped this wheel on for her and she was ...

The dreaded words "assembly required" can make any post-Christmas day more stressed than relaxed. We asked some of our listeners and readers to share their most memorable — and panicked — experiences ...

Christmas with children usually means lots of toys under the tree. And sometimes those toys aren't quite ready for the kids straight out of the packaging. The dreaded words "assembly required" can ...