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Wood Baby Toys

Wooden baby toys allow your infant to explore the sensorial world around him in a positive way. Babies benefit from having contact with natural materials, such as wood, bamboo, cloth and metal.

Since infants sense items with their mouths as well as hands, it is especially important to keep plastic, petroleum-based products away from their reach and give them items that will be harmless if tested by mouth.

Best Handmade Wooden Toys that Move

Looking for handmade wooden toys that move? Here are a variety of wooden toys with moving parts, from wheels on trucks to rings on rattles:

The wooden Automoblox cars are for older children, ages four to 10.
Automoblox carsMade from German beech wood and coated with non-toxic lacquer, the Automoblox is a building system in which all the car parts can be swapped with other vehicles in the series. The wooden bodies are solid, and kids can mix and match elements such as the real rubber whells, windshields, and other customized details. Their superior construction and design make them move like "greased lightening" -- handmade wooden toys that move!  According to review by parents, children enjoy building, playing with and re-making these imaginative toys. Due to small parts, they should be kept out of reach from children three and under.

This wooden horse pull toy is very natural, handmade from hardwoodwooden pull toy of an Italian design and colored with vegetable dye that's 100% safe for kids. A bell inside creates a chiming sound when it's pulled along, and cams in the wheel creat animated movement. Pull toys such as this one are a good toy for young toddlers, who are mastering the work of walking while doing another task. Many will be fascinated by the companion that follows after them as they tug on the string during their travels around the home environment.

The wooden ramp racer will be enjoyed by kids over 18 months (oh, and wooden cars ramp racer adults!) Children will be entertained by placing the wooden cars at the top of the ramp and watching them travel down to the bottom. It's good for building motor skills and introducing concepts of movement to young children. Crafted from eco-friendly wood harvested from renewable forests, covered in non-toxic water-based paints, this is a toy that brings true  enjoyment.

 Sevi makes a darling wooden rocking horse, handmade from natural hard Sevi rocking horsewood and coated with eco-friendly, kid-friendly finishes. Constructed with exceptional quality and care, this durable handmade wooden toy that moves is designed to be passed down from one generation to another -- in short, to be a toy that lasts. It's designed for toddlers who are able to balance on it while rocking and are still small enough to fit comfortably (2-4).

Finally, a child-friendly music box. When considering wooden toys thatwooden music box move, a music box wouldn't usually come to mind. But in this case, what a  concept: the animals rotate while the melody plays. It's lovely, too, made from eco-friendly natural wood and finished with non-toxic finishes. The bright colors are attractive to young children, who can wind the music box themselves. It's designed to be a lasting toy, one that is passed down in the family or to other children for years of continued enjoyment.

For the youngest babies, this natural wooden rattle features moving wooden rattle by Sassywooden rings that create a pleasant clinking souund when shook. There are also fabric shapes on the rattle that baby can feel and manipualte, adding to his sensorial experiences at a tender age. Wooden toys can be introduced even to infants, as this baby rattle for little ones 3 months old and up demonstrates. This makes a great grasping and clutching toy as soon as baby starts reaching for things.

Handmade Toys

Support artisans, small businesses, and green companies by buying wooden toys that are considered fair trade, made from renewable resources in a people-friendly and eco-friendly manner. Handmade toys may cost a bit more than those that are mass produced, but their simplicity is a beauty that endures.
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