Traditional Wooden Toys

Wooden toys are a favorite among children and parents for good reasons. They are simple, safe, and will last a long time.

Unlike battery operated electronic toys, only a child’s imagination limits the fun and learning a wooden toy provides.

The simple designs mean your child won’t be overwhelmed by too many choices, and wooden toys encourage imaginative play and enhance motor skill development.

From toddler toys to toys for school-aged children, traditional wooden toys are a popular item both for gift giving and purchasing for your own child.

Wooden pull toys and push toys are wonderful choices for toddlers. Not only do these toys encourage fine motor skill development, but having them on hand can be a great way to encourage physical activity in toddlers.

While toddlers often seem never to slow down, they sometimes need some directed physical activity, so a friendly wooden creature to pull along behind them can be a great way to direct such energy.

Push toys on wheels are wonderful ways to encourage make-believe play and verbalization. Toddlers who are starting to experiment with imaginative play will love having wooden push toy companions to send on adventures.

Wooden blocks are a classic the children won’t outgrow for years. Toddlers will love to stack up and knock down towers of blocks, and older children will enjoy making buildings, cities, and landscapes of blocks.

Remember the cube shaped blocks with letters on one side and images of things that start with that letter on the other sides? They’re still around, still teaching children letter and color recognition, all while children think they’re “just” playing.

Fine motor skills, too, get a workout from playing with blocks, and children learn about spatial relations and develop eye-hand coordination as well.

Train sets are another traditional wooden toy that has stood the test of time. Many wooden train sets center around a basic theme like the zoo, countryside, or cityscape.

Tracks made of simple, interlocking wooden pieces and wooden train cars with magnetized ends for coupling invite children (and adults!) to indulge in make believe play for hours.

Traditional wooden toys offer hours of fun for children and will stand up to years of enthusiastic play. Simple, safe, and durable, traditional wooden toys make an excellent choice for fun learning toys.

Wooden rocking horses are available in the traditional wooden horse form, but also in varieties that incorporate plush. (Think stuffed animal on the same rocker system that wooden horses operate on).

Motorcycles, trains, and cars are also available, and these toys make terrific toys for toddlers and preschoolers who will make up their own scenarios and adventures – and allow an outlet for physical energy.