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Welcome to My Natural Wooden Toys Blog
January 29th, 2010
Almost as long as there have been children, they have played with toys. Children who had no opportunity to play with real toys would make their own from whatever they could find, often pieces of wood or stones from the fields.
Boys and girls played with their makeshift toys, making up games and stories about the world around them that they lived in. Children are the same these days. Even when they do have toys at home, they love to go out and make up their own games from what they find around them.
An early game that was probably played was to use a stick as a horse to ride, as in the days when transport was all by horse it was natural for children to copy this.
In time, hobby horses were made of wood specifically as toys for children and eventually these developed into the wooden rocking horse. Although these days there is faster and more comfortable means of transport than horse and cart, children still love to ride on a wooden rocking horse. Here at My Natural Wooden Toys the wooden rocking horse is part of our range and children still love them.
By giving a wooden rocking horse to your children, you will be continuing a tradition of children’s toys that is hundreds of years old and your children can find out what has made rocking horses enjoyable to generations of children. A wooden rocking horse is part of the history of childhood that continues into the present.
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January 15th, 2010
Wooden toys that had previously belonged to and been played with by parents, aunts, uncles or even grandparents are a lovely gift for a child. This is one of the advantages of wooden toys; that they last, are sentimental and never go out of style.
The same cannot be said for some types of plastic toys, which may be carefully put away when children grow out of them in hopes that a new generation will enjoy them one day, for example when grandchildren arrive. Then when the toys are retrieved from the attic and unwrapped, it is found that the plastic has degraded and the toys are no longer brightly coloured and fun, but fit only for throwing away.
Short of being hacked up or set on fire, this doesn’t happen to wooden toys. They may need a bit of tender loving care in the form of a good scrub and maybe some new varnish or modern non-toxic paint, but the toy will be just as ready to play with as it was when it was put away all those years ago.
The same is true for wooden toys that are bought for children now. They are durable and do not break easily and will continue to give pleasure for years to come.
Here with us at My Natural Wooden Toys you can find traditional wooden toys and puzzles. Whether you choose the natural look or brightly coloured wooden toys, you will find that your children love the feel of wood and the look of the wooden toys and can’t wait to play with them.
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January 8th, 2010
Sometimes it can be really difficult to decide what to give a young niece or nephew for their birthday. You can feel quite bewildered by the array of bleeping and flashing toys on offer, especially if it is a while since you last looked at children’s toys, and you may leave the toyshop with nothing as you try to work out what on earth all of these things are for.
Here at My Natural Wooden Toys you will have no such problems. All our toys are exactly what they sound like – natural wooden toys that children will be delighted to play with these days just as much as children in the past always have done.
You can choose from pull along toys for tiny children who are just starting to walk, or dominoes for the slightly older child who will enjoy playing a quiet game with a favourite adult. Wooden toys create a lovely atmosphere of calm and comfort for children as they enjoy the natural smoothness of the wood and its solid construction, even if they don’t really realise what it is about the wooden toys that gives them this cosy feeling.
So, make your birthday shopping a pleasure for yourself, as well as for the nieces and nephews who will receive your gifts, by finding wooden toys for your younger relatives and then bask in the glow of achievement as their parents congratulate you on finding something that doesn’t make strange noises and is actually a genuine pleasure to have in their home.
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January 1st, 2010
One of the pleasures of going to craft fairs and markets is watching the craftspeople and artists at work. Seeing a skilled person creating a household ornament or child’s toy from a piece of wood or lump of stone is fascinating, as the crafted shape starts to emerge from the formless wood or stone.
For many people, this type of skill is something to be aspired to, but maybe not achieved, as not everyone has the aptitude or training for it.
Although it is not possible to predict what children may do and certainly isn’t possible to ensure that they will follow a specific path just because of the toys they are given, it is a possibility that if they are given natural wooden toys to play with it could awaken their interest in natural wood and possibly inspire them to want to work with wood.
The wooden toys we have at My Natural Wooden Toys are all skilfully crafted from natural wood, and are made to be enjoyed by touch as well as by being played with. As children handle the wooden toys and learn what they can do with them they are subconsciously and naturally absorbing information and knowledge about the feel of wood and what you can do with it. It may be that a small child’s experience of playing with wooden toys could be the starting point for an interest in working with wood that stays with them in adulthood and who knows, could even turn into a career.
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December 30th, 2009
Some people used to laugh at those who were environmentally conscious and would mock their concern to protect the natural world from pollution and resource depletion. It has been quite a time since then and despite climate change denial, most people are now aware that we do need to look after our fragile world.
For those who have known this for a long time it is very satisfying to know that there are natural wooden toys available from us at My Natural Wooden Toys. These are sourced only from wood that is sustainably produced. Being able to provide the children in your life with wooden toys that will both entertain them and are good for the environment is a double bonus.
Not only do you know that your child is safer from any potential harmful chemicals that may sometimes be found in some plastic toys, but wooden toys aren’t contributing to the pollution that is created through the manufacturing process of making plastic toys.
Wooden toys have always been popular, from the home-made efforts of parents who either couldn’t afford anything else and those who love the idea of creating something especially personal for their child, to beautifully craft made toys that seem to be more like works of art. Many people want wooden toys for their children that are lovely to look at, but most wooden toys will provide pleasure and entertainment for both children and parents. As you enjoy the wooden toys in your own family, you know you are part of a long and sustainable tradition.
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December 16th, 2009
How often do people find, when shopping for furniture and strolling around the displays of tables and settees, that they are unaccountably wandering over to a wooden dining table or chest of drawers to admire the smooth sheen and finish of the natural wood?
Adults can appreciate the quality of the craftsmanship and the smoothly finished surface, but children also enjoy the experience of wood and are attracted to wooden toys – even though they may not be able to explain what it is about the smoothness of the wood or the carefully dovetailed joints that they like. They just enjoy the shapes and the feel of wooden toys, much like the ones we have at My Natural Wooden Toys.
Wooden toys have the advantage of being made from a natural material, so they are better for the environment as they do not need to go through an industrial manufacturing process with the use of toxic chemicals and high energy input. For this reason, wooden toys also are safe for small children to play with – even if they are at the ‘putting everything in their mouth’ stage, there is no danger of them taking in any harmful chemicals (as long, of course, that the toys are not small enough to choke them).
So from the point of view of both a healthy environment and healthy children, wooden toys tick all the boxes. Not only that, but they are also great fun to play with, so why not browse the vast collection at My Natural Wooden Toys?
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December 2nd, 2009
Why is it that winter makes many people feel traditional and nostalgic? Is it something to do with enjoying the comfort of a warm home when outdoors it is chilly and damp? Maybe it is just the knowledge that Christmas is just around the corner, which brings out the child in so many of us.
This certainly is the time of year when people are thinking about the children in their lives and what they are going to get them for Christmas. There are so many novelties and up to the minute playthings around these days that it can be very difficult to choose, so it is refreshing to come across traditional wooden toys and games that look as attractive now as they ever did.
Here at My Natural Wooden Toys you will be able to find something to please even the most demanding child and, even better, many adults will be grateful for the pleasant gift of nostalgia, too.
Looking for Christmas presents becomes a genuine pleasure when you can choose between beautifully crafted natural wooden toys.
Despite all of the techno toys dominating the market, children these days love to play with toys that have stood the test of time. It is often the more simple things that are the longest lasting, and you may well find that the toys that become the ones your child simply will not allow to be given away are the wooden toys from when they were younger.
Wooden toys become part of the family in a way that a beeping and buzzing computer game cannot, so make that investment in tradition with My Natural Wooden Toys today.
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September 1st, 2009
Traditional toys like wooden trains, rocking horses, abacuses or a wooden puzzle really do have a timeless appeal – there is even evidence that children in Ancient Roman times played with wooden toys.
Handcrafted, environmentally sound and without sharp edges, these toys are enchanting a whole new generation. Wooden toys also have a very strong educational value. If you’re looking for preschool toys which will give a child a head start with their learning, traditional wooden toys are ideal. And we all know that preschool toys have a crucial role to play in stimulating children’s imagination and emotional development, and in helping to develop any number of skills which will set them up for life.
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