We probably just don't remember the stupid kids that killed themselves playing - Social Darwinism.
I had all kinds of stuff to build with - Erector Sets, Lincoln Logs, etc. Chemistry sets, other science stuff from Edmunds Scientific (wonder if they are still in business), knives, BB Gun, camping and fishing stuff.
Kind of, got bought out
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Scientific_Corporation
Edmund Scientific has provided items used in television shows such as House, MythBusters, 24, Modern Marvels, and motion pictures such as Star Trek, and the 1975 version of Escape to Witch Mountain. Wah Chang, the artist who designed and built several props in the 1960s for the Star Trek television show, used moiré patterns found in the Edmund Scientific Educator’s and Designer’s Moiré Kit for the texture used in the Starfleet communicator props.[4]