Wooden childrens
toys are pure, natural, non-toxic, and durable.
Most times no glue at all is used and if so, it is only water-based
non-toxic glue. Wooden childrens toys
are usually made out of pine, maple or cherry wood in North
America where they are plentiful.
Other toys are made from bamboo or rubber trees which both grow very
quickly. All of these woods are solid,
durable and quite hard making them long lasting and a great choice for making
toys out of. It is also a great choice
to choose toys made out of wood from certified forests (FCRC). Toys can take a beating from children during
play and need to be quite sturdy to last. This wood is carefully sanded to a
smooth finish and usually have corners rounded to make them safe wooden
childrens toys. At this point the toy is painted, hopefully using only
non-toxic paints or if it is staying in the natural state it may be covered in
organic flaxseed oil or organic beeswax for a great safe protection. All
natural wooden children’s toys such as rattles, teethers, teething rings,
stackers, shape sorters, puzzles, yo-yo's, cars, trucks, trains, games and activities are
nothing more than solid wood. The only harm these wooden toys could do is a
bruise from a clunk to the head from being hit by them as they have nothing in them
to cause any long term health effects. It
is a good idea to watch/monitor children while they are playing and inspect
toys regularly for rough edges, loose parts or broken pieces as well as dangers
or health hazards. It is always an important rule of thumb to use age
appropriate toys to prevent choking of small parts, any unnecessary injuries
and breaking of toys they are not quite ready for or know how to use.
Kids are the best
toy testers you could ask for and we use our children to test every toy we
carry to see if it is a hit before we decide to carry them and they have been
bang on so far. Children may grab a colourful or musical toy at first but
always go back to the natural wooden toys. They don’t sit at the bottom at the
bottom of the toy box for months or years at a time reminding you of the money
wasted on that toy. Children instinctively know what is best for them and
always seem to go back to the natural wooden childrens toys. Good old wood that
your parents and grandparents played with is still being played with today.
Choices of toys today are vast and overwhelming. There are too many choices,
varying greatly in price, colour, size and function. Plastic, metal, wood, loud
with lights, remote controls, electronic, battery operated, multi-purpose,
ride-ons, push toys, pull toys, role playing and cuddle toys are just a few
choices of today. So many of these toys are made of lead, petroleum, plastic,
including phthalates, bisphenol A, PVC, and other proven toxic chemicals that
can leach out or off-gas and harm your
child’s health. So many of these toys
will just collect dust at the bottom of the toy box and not played with which
is sad but also good for your children as they are not the safest choices in
toys. Wooden childrens toys and activities will not leach or cause any long
lasting health effects because they are free of toxins. This is also very
important for children as their small bodies are still developing and all of
these chemicals and toxins can effect children in many ways including interrupt
or damage their developing organs.
Remember children spend a great deal of time playing, touching, rubbing
and maybe even chewing on toys.
Nature has provided
us with a beautiful resource to do so much with. Not at the expense of the
environment, your child, yourself or the future. Some small hand made toy
makers around the world has created some miraculous pieces out of a piece of
wood. They are made with care, pride and the safety of your child in mind which
are a tried and true toy choice through time. Wooden childrens toys are one of
the first toys ever made and are still a strong choice of parents today. Parents who are careful about choosing safe
and natural toys for their babies, toddlers and children are still picking
natural wooden childrens toys. All wooden childrens toys and organic toys are
always the choice of cautious green parents and best for your treasured babies
and children’s health. Another considerable benefit of choosing wooden
childrens toys are that they will last and can be passed down meaning fewer
toys in the landfill. All of these wonderful all natural wooden childrens toys
either help children by stimulating their imagination, memory and/or fine motor
skills as well as encouraging creativity and role playing. A truly natural wooden toy should also be
wrapped in eco-friendly packaging that is totally environmentally friendly.
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eco-friendly children’s toys or maybe eco-friendly kids toys. If you are searching for any one of these,
you are in the right spot and have found a superior selection of quality,
enjoyable, non-leaching and most importantly safe toys for your children. Trees and Tots is extremely careful at
choosing each and every toy we carry to assure it is safe, fun, educational,
toxic-free, fair trade and earth friendly.
Please feel free to check out our full range of wooden childrens toys; I
am sure you will be pleasantly surprised and content with our choices.
Wishing your children many hours of happy safe playing, learning and memorable fun!
