Have Fun and Educate Your Child with Wooden Toys

You’d better believe it--children love wooden toys. That’s because these toys can be fun, challenging, educational and entertaining all at the same time.

Besides, adults like them, too. After all, you don’t need to worry about the expense of buying batteries. Plus, wood toys last much longer. They can withstand the rough and tough handling that kids generally give their toys and they can be passed on to the next generation of kids.

There’s a wooden version of just about every traditional toy you can think of: wood toy cars, trucks, trains, wooden toy wheels, wood toy boats and airplanes. Then there are the doll houses, the tried-and-true rocking horse--whether it’s the carrousel, cowboy or Lil’ pony express. What child can resist that oldie-but-goody?

Ever heard of a wooden toy kitchen? Well, there’s that as well as wooden toy barns, train stations, wooden pull toys, and push toys; wooden outdoor toys such as sand trays with accessories. Of course, there are all sorts of puzzles and games, such as tic tac toe; the educational wooden toys and blocks—wood construction blocks, educational or simple building blocks.

There are wooden baby toys: baby rattles that have “chew-safe finish;” toddlers’ toys: pull toys and wagons, as well as wood toys for pre-schoolers—games, doll houses, lemonade stands.

Many wooden toy manufacturers offer wooden toy plans that allow you to make a wooden toy with your child. With wooden toy patterns, this is yet another advantage of toys that are made of wood—sharing the joy with your children as they delight in the accomplishment of building something. You take pride in their creativity and imagination.

All in all, there’s a handmade wooden toy that’s geared to each stage of your child’s growth: Toys for motor skill development, toys for just fun like the kitchen play sets, doll houses, jigsaw puzzles, board games, puppet theaters; toys to teach geometric drawings, help with problem solving skills and teach colors and coordination.

When buying wood toys, make sure they’re handcrafted and finished with fine sanding so that there are no paint chips that may end up in your child’s mouth.

For decades, handcrafted wooden toys have been entertaining and challenging children. So whatever benefit you’re looking for, whether developmental or educational, you can find it in wooden toys.