Wooden Toys - useful and decorative

Children go through dissimilar stages of play as they grow up. Infants play by themselves and they tend to play with one toy at a time. Toddlers often play in the same room, but aren't quite sure about the thought of sharing yet, so they tend to play with their "own" toys. Within a year or so they start play with each other's toys. By the time a child is ready for Kindergarten they are more into socializing so they play together, sharing toys.

For many generations parents have been giving their children wooden toys to play with. Back before toys were mass-produced, toys were hand-made. Population would make their own toys for children by whittling them from tree branches and supplementary customizing them by hand painting them. The art of making natural wooden toys has come a long way since then.

Wooden Toy

What adult doesn't remember building castles, forts and bridges with wooden tools and building blocks of all shapes and sizes? You probably even used wooden trucks to deliver the "building materials" to the building site. Your mind probably went wild imagining you were a knight on a steed or a train engineer, or the cavalry, or the captain of a great sailing ship!

Why would your child benefit from playing with wood toys at any age? For one thing, handcrafted wooden toys are frugal because they are stronger and sturdier than toys made of plastic, so they are safe and they last. Many wooden toys have lasted so well that they've been passed own from generation to generation.

Children benefit from playing with these toys because children are free to use their minds to seek and be creative. Excellent wooden toys such as building blocks, trains, boats and trucks will keep a child busy for hours. All the while the child is not only being creative, but is building motor skills, too. Wooden toys for kids range in size from small building blocks to a child-sized kitchen sets, unblemished with a wooden ice box, range, and storehouse cabinets.

Wooden educational toys such as wooden name boards, puzzles, and sewing boards can help a child learn to spell, reason, count and sew. Wooden farming machinery and animals will help a child learn about animals, vehicles, and farming. Wooden trains, boats, big rig trucks, tow trucks, and logging trucks teach children about careers.

Wooden coat racks can even be used to store wooden toys. And with wooden letters, children even can learn to spell their name. These racks can also have cutouts for animals, cars, or other wooden toys and can be removed for playtime.

These days, many adults have impressive collections of original wooden toys of all kinds. Ancient stores, auctions, and carport sales are great ways to find pre-loved toys and missing pieces, but shopping online is often a quicker and easier way to unblemished your collection.

Thinking about starting your own family traditions? building a collection of wooden toys is fun and can be displayed on shelves, bookcases, or atop tables and will for real be an spicy conversation piece. Not only that, but your  toys will entertain your children as well as visiting children for hours!

Wooden Toys - useful and decorative