Lauren D asked:


would i bemad to buy one at this price i dont have a lot of money but the kids toys are taking over?
please help im really unsure and dont know if its a waste of money!

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Ken asked:


I want to make some wooden toys for my son. . .they will indoubtedly be chewed on. Does anyone know a good source of safe paint and finishes?

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Kathleen H asked:


I’d like to paint scenery on the wooden table that my son’s train station is on. He is 2 years old and will have a baby sister soon.

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Don H asked:


With current toy recalls, I am not sure how to find reliable store with safe, no-lead kitchen set for pretend play. All suggestions are welcome, but wooden kitchen toys are my preference.

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Gen Wright asked:


, people shun wooden toys because of their prices. They forget that bigger wooden toys that require more time and skill to produce are usually much more expensive than plastic toys. Despite that, More and more people are collecting wooden toys again. What makes a good reason for owning a wooden toy? Why would anyone want to own a wooden toy?

Firstly, there is variety. Many people like to collect wooden toys because they come in many forms. The different forms of toys made from wood include soft toys, puzzles, pedal cars, and so on. That also means there must be something for you. You also will not have to worry about harming the environment with wooden toys as all wooden toys are environmentally friendly.

Secondly, wooden toys are often used for child development. Some children like to use wooden toys for pretend play. Pretend play stimulates a child’s imagination. The secret to improving thinking and motor skills is to use simple wooden toys to play simple games. For example, use wooden blocks for counting games, or use puzzles to help encourage thinking. Playing simple games with wooden toys such as building blocks encourages development of motor skills and thinking skills. It doesn’t matter if the child is a boy or girl. There will be wooden toys that is ideal for them. For example, boys can choose to play with wooden horses, while girls can choose to play with miniature wooden toys. Wooden toys can also help to stimulate a child’s imagination. A quick word of caution: If the wooden toy is made for young children, make sure that the paint on it is non-toxic.

Thirdly, wooden toys are ideal as gifts. Small little wooden toys are the ideal candidate for gifts. Both adults and children will love them. Buying toys online would be a good place to start as most toy stores these days don’t sell wooden toys anymore.

Some people buy wooden toys for investment purposes. From a toy collector’s perspective, wooden toys that are hard to find and well preserved are worth more. For these people, it makes sense to preserve the general condition of the toy, though you also want to allow it to age gently. Wooden toys that display a sure sign of age but is still well preserved will attract many potential collectors.

Preserving a wooden toy is easy and straightforward. Simply clean it regularly with water or if you like, use a mold inhibitor. Wooden toys can be protected by layers of weather resistant paints, and made suitable for outdoors.

Wooden toys often pass the test of time with flying colors, as they never seem to fade away. Due to its well known durability. many wooden toy owners want to keep their wooden toys because they grow up with these toys. They mean something to the owners.

Although plastic toys may be cheaper, wooden toys are far more durable and can last for a long time. In the longer term, wooden toys will save you more money. They last longer than plastic toys, and have greater replay value.

In summary, you can witness for yourself the many benefits of wooden toys. They can be collected for investment purposes or as souvenirs, they can be used for educate children, and they last longer than most other toys.



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Gen Wright asked:


ys not only entice the children to play with them, they also allure the adults to use them in their home and office as decorative articles. Wooden toys manufacturing is a good cottage industry business which provides employment opportunities to many people and also brings enormous profit for artists who are agog at making these wooden toys. The most appealing wooden toys that can be manufactured at home are the wooden trains, puzzles, wooden cars, wooden soldiers and dolls, blocks with engraved alphabet, blocks used for building a house or a castle etc. The wooden toys can be designed according to our imagination and there is not hard and fast rule for making them.

The main aspects to be considered for manufacturing the wooden toys and setting up a showroom of the wooden toys are good wood workmanship, a space for setting up the carpentry or wood workshop and the necessary equipments like saw, blade, wood smoother etc. The wood required for manufacturing these wooden toys can be the recycled wood and it is not necessary that we have to cut the trees every time we need to make toys. In this way, the wooden toys can be manufactured in an environmental friendly way and also saves a lot of money in acquiring the wood for making the toys. The thing from which we can recycle wood are the fallen forest brush, pallets, crates, rail fencing, used building materials, wood that are used for making boats and have become very brittle. These waste wood can be obtained free of cost also. The major varieties of wood used for making the wooden toys are ? pine, walnut, mahogany, oak, ash, almond, olive, pear, afrormosia, fir, chestnut, Douglas and other essences. Once the wooden toys are made, they can be made attractive by adding colors to them using water colors, hydro painting and also using poliuretanic finish. The wooden toys are protected against termites if they are well painted. These can prolong the life of the wooden toys and can be played with for generations to come. Care should be taken that the wooden toys are not exposed to moist or water, else the quality of the wood would be spoilt and would wither into pieces.

Since these wooden toys are allures everyone who have love for decorative articles, we can sell these wooden toys made by us by approaching flats and apartments near our locality, shopping malls etc. We can also advertise about our wooden toys showroom online which can be viewed by many people and can buy them online. This would be a great way of marketing our wooden toys worldwide. We can also set up exhibitions in the fairs and theme parks whether many people gather and can do a live show of how we actually manufacture these toys. There are also several shows that are telecasted on the television where they teach children to make artistic articles, we can also enquire with those channels to advertise our product in their show. These make us earn lot of profit with little investment on wood.



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Brooke Hayles asked:


One would think with all the bright gadgets and gimmicks overloading children’s senses in today’s toy market, they wouldn’t have any time for the simpler things in life. This is not the case, as wooden toys are still as popular as they ever were. Toys made from wood have a certain straightforwardness about them that encourages a child to use their imagination. It doesn’t matter whether they are painted bright colors or natural, kids love to play with them.

A Brief History of Wooden Toys

Archaeologists have reported finding spinning tops made from wood as evidence that wooden toys have been around since ancient times. Hand crafted dolls and animals have been found which were made for children in dating back as far as 1100BC. Wood for toy making would have been their first choice since it is so readily available and not hard to work with. Wooden building sets, dolls houses, jack-in-the-boxes and jig saw puzzles are all wooden toys designed in the 1800’s which are still very popular today.

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It was in the sixteenth century that Germany started producing toys for trade. The men who made them would travel around the country selling them as they went. They were time consuming to make, and were considered a treat or gift for unforgettable events. Some craftsmen were lucky to be enlisted to make toys for the royals, and were paid well for their work.

Educational Wooden Toys

Whenever we think of wooden toys we think of the little blocks with the alphabet painted on them or engraved into the wood. Toys that children could learn from date back as far as the eighteenth century in the UK. When adults saw how much a child could develop their imagination playing with the blocks, they sought out more miniature friends for them. Small hand crafted animals and dolls then became more common.

If you don’t think alphabet blocks then you definitely think wooden trains when you hear about vintage toys. It was in the nineteenth century that a lot more thought was put into creating children’s toys. Craftsmen developed revolutionary items like the jack in the box, wooden army men, complex houses for girls dolls and wind up toys with moving parts. They made trucks and trains with tracks and just about anything appropriate they could to make children feel like miniature versions of their parents.

Wooden Building Toys

The twentieth century saw a boom in the building industry, both commercial and domestic. It seemed relevant, with so many father’s going to work, that a range of toys be bought out for children who wanted to be like their dads. Interlocking and interchangeable pieces that came in sets so children could build things is what they released. Lincoln Logs and Tinker Toys are two companies who produced these wooden toys, and they are still around today.

There are so many flashing, plastic, battery operated toys in stores that it comes to the point where they all seem to blend into one. It is so lovely to see a child surrounded with hi tech toys and their eyes still light up when a wooden train is introduced. They may be more expensive because they aren’t mass produced in Asia, but they pass the test of time and have great benefits in stimulating a child’s individuality and creativity. They are also classic decorations as well.

Summary:

Still nowadays wooden toys are the favorite for many children. They are great for developing creativity and many are designed to educate them as well. Don’t fall for the hype of cheap five minute wonder toys, but instead invest in quality that will last lifetimes.



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Gen Wright asked:


ooden toys invented? Wooden toys are invented because wood is the only easily available materials where one can make toys from with simple tools. Sad to speak, it’s hard to find wooden toys in toy stores these days.

Online toy stores offer a wide variety of wooden toys to choose from. And sometimes, it’s easier to find what you want because modern toy stores these days mostly sell plastic toys.

Unlike plastic toys, an eye for detail is needed to craft great looking wooden toys such as trains, horses, or even lady bugs. These toys are usually quite costly.

However, plastic eventually starts to replace wood when it comes to making toys and its cheaper for mass production. Hence, many toy makers switched to plastic.

In history, the Germans are well known to create high quality wooden toys since the seventeenth century.

These toys have been very popular because they are pollution free, and therefore friendly to the environment.

Young children can also benefit from wooden toys greatly because toys like wooden puzzles help a child’s mind to grow.

But do you know where to source for antique wooden toys? You can find some really great deals online. Deals come from auction sites or online toy retailers. If you are lucky, you may be the proud owner of a vintage wooden toy. But be forewarned, if the deal is too good to be true, it probably is.

In the education field, many wooden toys such as wooden beads, mazes, puzzles and blocks are used. This is because they don’t get damaged easily and can be used many times over. Also, it doesn’t matter if the child is a boy or girl. There will be wooden toys that is ideal for them. For example, boys can choose to play with wooden horses, while girls can choose to play with miniature wooden toys.

Now ask yourself: Why do you think wooden toys have always remained so popular? They have remained as one of the top collector’s choice because they come in so many different forms. The price of a wooden toy depends very much on its age and general condition. The older it is, and the better the overall condition, the more valuable it will be.

The one thing that separates wooden toys from all the other toys is that it seems to last forever. Small little wooden toys are the ideal candidate for gifts. Both adults and children will love them.

Compared to plastic toys, wooden toys are more durable, and can usually last for generations. There is also variety. Wooden toys range from toy trains, puzzle blocks, to rocking horses.

If the wooden toy is made for young children, make sure that the paint on it is non-toxic. In recent years, toys made from wood are making a come back. And for good reasons.

There is nowhere that wooden toys cannot exist – they can be found both indoors and outdoors. Maintenance for wooden toys is very simple. Use a wet cloth to clean the surface, and spray the toy with an inhibitor if you want. Wooden toys such as wooden furniture, doll houses, or kitchen play sets all allow children to development their imagination to the fullest.

Simplicity is never a bad thing. Battery operated toys are not as effective as wooden toys when it comes to encouraging young children to think. Toy collectors like collecting wooden toys more because they are more durable. And although plastic toys cost less than wooden toys, they often break more easily, making them less desirable to keep in a collection.

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Barry Chickini asked:


Conventional toy makers may be in the minority today yet many parents feel the cost of traditional wooden toys are well worth it: delivering permanence as well as safety and imaginative play and so have witnessed resurgence in popularity.

While some wooden toys can cost significantly more than their plastic counterparts, many parents feel wooden toys still remain the best play options for their children, regardless of cost. In a ‘cost conscious’ consumer market, with many budget-wholesale-discount outlets, why do so many parents go the ‘extra mile’ in time and expense? The answer can be found in the advantages of the ‘Classic Wooden Toy’ for their children.

The Wooden Toy Advantage…

Wooden toys, in particular, are bright and safe toys for your child, especially when purchased from reputable manufacturers in the U.S.A. Wooden toys from manufacturers such as ‘D and Me’ , ‘BEKA’, and ‘THE PUZZLE-MAN TOYS’ are made in the United States and meet all current standards for toy safety. These manufacturers specialize in wooden toys for children. For them, it is their ‘bread and butter’ … so quality and safety are tops in their design and manufacturing process. Today, while it is certainly true that most aisles of toy stores are dedicated to plastic toys, there are more than a few toy makers making a go of it by producing high quality crafted wooden toys. I especially like the manufacturers mentioned above as I am familiar with their dedication to safety and quality. Because of this, ATLPlaytime, an online toy retailer (www.atlplaytime.com) can unconditionally stand behind products from those manufacturers.

Wooden toys allow children to use their imaginations. These toys don’t ‘play with themselves’ and, being relatively simplistic, there are few to no ‘bells and whistles’ to distract a child from the thought and imagination that goes with quality play. Though it certainly cannot be explained by anything scientific, wooden toys just seem to have the magic touch when it comes to encouraging imaginative play through exploration and contact.

Wooden Toys ‘Feel Good’. Let’s face it, there is something inherent to wood that makes it speak quality. Kids are more likely to learn how to use their sense of touch and feel when they use wooden toys. Toys made of clear wood, especially hardwoods, with good grain that ages gracefully with play soon takes on that heirloom quality. Indeed, the cost of many of these toys is directly due to the choice of quality, select hardwoods that are becoming increasingly rare.

Wooden Toys are Durable. Just ask any pre-school, kindergarten, or grade school teacher. Wooden toys have staying power and can take the daily abuse that real kids and real play imposes. Those educators who most commonly purchase wooden toys for their students are Kindergarten and first grade teachers and those who teach children with special needs. Occupational Therapists especially use wooden toys and puzzles frequently and with great success to help the ‘developmentally slowed’.

Wooden toys are one of the products which have lasted centuries and while we tend not to think in those terms we may very well think of our grandchildren and perhaps even our Great Grand Children. In this context, modern plastic toys can commonly and simply be destroyed. Wooden toys are designed to withstand damage much easier and can even take on character. My Granddaughters play with wooden toys that have MY teething marks on them! Wooden toys can be an investment that can be handed down generation to generation.

Wooden Toys Will Never be Obsolete…

Toys have certainly changed during the last one hundred years but one thing that has not changed is the fascination of both old and young alike with classic wooden toys.

Look in almost any cut rate store this coming Holiday season and notice the many current toymakers that continue to bedazzle the world with their seemingly endless supply of computerized and electronic toys. Despite this, there should be little doubt that wooden toys will remain beloved favorites for many more generations to come.

Wooden Toys Will Always be Popular…

The truth is that the latest gadget on the latest toy has not made traditional children’s wooden toys any less desirable to children, or even to adults for that matter. The latest plastic toy has not made wooden toys become obsolete. In addition, while wooden toys may not have all of the bells and whistles of modern toys they still allow children to engage in meaningful play, developing cognitive and problem-solving skills that will carry throughout the rest of their lives.

Kids have been enjoying their playtime with wooden toys for centuries… and as long as there are trees, it will continue to be so.



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Gen Wright asked:


so many varieties of toys for the kids who would love to play with them. The kids won?t be able to differentiate between the toys that are costly or cheap. According to them, the toys are just fun things to play with. So it is the responsibility of the parents to choose the toys that the kids like. There are basically two types of toys, one that is electronic and the other which is not electronic.

Now the parents has to decide what type of toys to get for their kids based on the budget and based on the age of the kids. For example for a kid who is under the age of say six, will wont be able to differentiate between an electronic toy and a non electronic toy. For these kids who are not that careful with the toys, it is preferable to buy them a cheap toy. Now when one says cheap toys, the first and most important thing that comes to mind is the wooden toys. These wooden toys are becoming a craze now days.

This is mainly because they are very cheap and there is a lot of innovation that goes in to these wooden toys. The wooden toys have a lot of advantages compared to the other electronic toys. This is because firstly they are cheap and they do not need much maintenance. Secondly they are risk free. For kids under the age of six years, they have a tendency to bite the toys.

In the case of wooden toys it is ok but in the case of electronic toys it might cause a mild shock because the batteries and electronic components are used. Also the wooden toys are environment friendly. In the case of plastic toys, it leads to pollution of the environment. But in the case of the wooden toys they are nature?s products and thus they are harmless to the environment. These wooden toys are liked by many kids mainly because they come in different colors.

Also now days the manufacturing companies give the option to the parents and kids, as to what wooden toys they need. Because not much equipments and technologies are used for the manufacture of the wooden toys, one can choose what toys their kid wants. There are several wooden toys that are available for kids who are between the ages of six to ten. These wooden toys are basically fitted with external wheels and allow the kids to run along with these wooden toys.

Though the wooden toys are little bit heavy which is a big disadvantage, it overcomes the advantage with the low cost and usability. When the kids grow up and there is no need for these wooden toys, then they can also be used in the show cases and they look very good as show pieces. The colors of these wooden toys attract the kids a lot. With the huge prices of electronic items, many parents are now buying a lot of environment friendly wooden toys for their kids.



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