The Little Wooden Toy Shop is a home-based business selling all natural toys.
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The Little Wooden Toy Shop is a home-based business, which was started to offer wholesome and simple alternatives in promoting healthy, educational play among our children and within our families. All of the products we sell are made from 100% natural materials, including wood, cotton, wool and silk. A great percentage of the wood used to make many of these toys is harvested directly from the areas where the toys are made. Where possible, fabrics are organic and 100% washable. All finishes and dyes are 100% non-toxic and safe for our children and our animals. A concerted effort has been made to purchase all of our toys and playthings from small family-run businesses and environmentally conscious farmers and homesteaders throughout the United States and Canada. All of these products have been lovingly handmade by talented crafts people and tradesmen schooled in the art of old-fashioned toy making. Read More.
Wood toy elephant has unique moving trunk and flapping ears.
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Very few things can be dreamed into being, built by hand and and enjoyed for a lifetime. Auditorium toys shine among them.
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In the beginning, designer Brad Denboer looked around, but couldn’t quite find the creations he dreamed about — so he decided to build them himself. Auditorium Toy Co. was founded with the intention of celebrating the elegance of simple designs fabricated by historical craftsmanship. The family owned and operated business takes pride in producing superb quality and truly unique heirloom toys that are quiet, timeless, durable and beautiful — the type of toys that your grandchildren’s grandchildren will love. Read More.
Melissa & Doug Wiggling Worm Grasping Toy Wooden Toy
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Wiggling Worm Grasping Wood Toy, It’s easy to twist and turn this wooden worm’s eight sections into different positions and form creative shapes. With its bright shades of green, appealing expression and easy grasp size, this is a perfect first manipulative. Brightly painted with non-toxic paint. Little ones will be captivated by this premium quality, hardwood toy. Each piece is smooth-sanded and finished with non-toxic dyes. Promotes fine motor, tactile, cognitive and hand/eye development. Designed by Melissa and Doug to withstand years of play. Read More.
Pathfinders provides fun and interesting wood toy science kits.
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Pathfinders is dedicated to creating compelling, innovative, wooden science kits that challenge children of all ages to explore the link between science, design, and technology in the world around us. They aim to help the student integrate knowledge gained from constructing the kits with links to educational resources to enhance their understanding of math and science as well as to increase their understanding of historical principles.
Simple to make in less than an hour, this wood toy drawbridge is a great example of a moving bridge, perfect for a class studying bridges and bridge design. While this bridge does not use hydraulics, it can be fitted with a hydraulic piston as part of a design challenge. Read More.
The Highland Woodworking Store sells safe, non-toxic finishes for wood toys.
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These safe, non-toxic dyes offer eight bright, clear colors suitable for use on children’s toys & furniture. They come in dry powder form for mixing with water, except for black, which comes ready-mixed. Must be sealed with a compatible non-toxic finish such as Salad Bowl Finish. Read More.
The Highland Woodworking store started out as Highland Hardware an ordinary hardware store in downtown Atlanta in 1978. It was founded by a young couple who met at Georgia Tech, and after graduating and getting married, went to work together for an old Atlanta company known as King Hardware (which had the distinction in 1886 of selling to the druggist next door the washtub used to mix the first batch of Coca-Cola). After a four year bootstrap education in the tool and hardware business at King, the couple took out an SBA loan, rented a storefront near their home and cast their bread upon entrepreneurial waters. Good fortune in the form of loyal customers and bright, hardworking sales people led to a prospering business which soon identified itself as a specialist in woodworking tools, hand tools and supplies. Always committed to quality and value, Highland Hardware built a reputation as a source of reliable advice on the purchase and use of the tools it sold. Part of Highland Hardware’s mission over the years has been to fan the flames of interest and excitement in the craft of woodworking, and contribute to its growth throughout the country. Read More.
Industrial Design student Bonnie Manor creates flexible 4 in 1 toddler wood toy.
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Wooden Toy Collection Made by Homer McNeil tells story of wartime innovation.
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The wooden toys in this collection were designed and made by Mr. Homer Pittman McNeil in the basement workshop of his residence at 1222 Burnett Avenue, Ames, Iowa. The majority of the toys were made for his only son, Donald Homer (born in 1941). They were presented as gifts for Christmas holidays and for birthdays from 1942 through 1946 when manufactured toys could not be purchased due to shortages, rationing, and other restrictions during World War II. Read More.
ZheJiang BanWoLi uses innovation and talent to create fun educational wood toys.
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ZheJiang BanWoLi says: Wooden Toy Factory is a private enterprise specializing in toy manufacture and processing. Owning many years of experience in manufacturing and distribution has cultivated the basic principle of innovative techniques and a regard for production efficiency. The factory emphasizes talent as a base and treats customers with honor. The Factory covers over 4000 sq.m and has 80 employees. Read More.
Summer Art Fair wooden toy maker talks about how he got started.
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Jenn McKee, AnnArbor.com: I’ll admit that I have a soft spot for well-crafted, wooden toys, so Russell Fullone’s booth on State Street, a booth that is part of the Summer Art Fair, made me stop and stare a couple of times. Fullone makes old model fire engines, trucks that sometimes are carrying small barrels or crayons, cars, golf carts, and more. The toys that more obviously are appealing to an adult audience have a small clock built inside. Here’s Fullone, who hails from Hamburg, New York, talking briefly about how he began making his toys and why he focuses on older model vehicles.
