March 10th, 2010
When shopping for toys, the choice can be overwhelming. There are so many plastic toys out there to choose from, but there seems to be a growing trend towards choosing wooden toys instead. This change in shopping habits may be spurred by our new interest in protecting the environment, or a nostalgic longing to reconnect with our dying culture and heritage – or may simply be because these traditional toys will never fail to enchant.
Where plastic toys are concerned, they are often designed to have a short life span. They can break easily and once damaged, they should be removed from babies and small children who could harm themselves on sharp edges or small parts. Wooden toys, whether a wooden rocking horse or wooden pull toys are simply more durable. They will withstand many years of wear and tear by little ones whether stood on, thrown or dropped.
Due to their simple designs they often have longer appeal to children and can carry them through several stages of development. They encourage great creativity in children, which is essential to nurture growth and learning. The wooden rocking horse becomes an Arabian stallion in the desert, or the building blocks transform into a medieval castle: the possibilities are endless when a child’s imagination is captured. Visualisation is so important in developing and nurturing creativity, and wooden toys are guaranteed to support this.
Here at My Natural Wooden Toys we are pleased to offer a stunning range of well crafted wooden toys.
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February 24th, 2010
Sound and music is an important part of a baby and toddler’s development. Straight from birth a baby will begin to tune into the sound of its mother voice and may start to feel calmed by a certain lullaby. In fact, it has been proven that unborn babies love to listen to classical music and this adoration of sounds will develop even stronger once born.
Wooden toys can also offer sounds and music to a developing baby. Wooden rattles and shakers can create clacking noises that will delight a small baby as they shake them. Traditional toys such as music boxes will amuse older babies with spinning characters to watch and marvel at. From around eight months babies really start to tune into music and nursery rhymes and will start to move to the beat of a song. This cute shuffle will develop quickly into a form of dance as they start to stand and take their first few wobbly steps. Wooden pull toys often have a rhythmic sound which will make a toddler giggle with delight.
Lullabies are a firm favourite and if introduced early in a baby’s bedtime routine they will lull a fractious baby to sleep. Music can be used to stimulate your baby or create a relaxed and subdued atmosphere. Through sounds babies will learn cause and effect and songs and nursery rhymes will help them to develop speech quickly.
At My Natural Wooden Toys we have a stunning range of wooden toys to appeal to all the developing senses of your child.
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February 10th, 2010
Once your baby is a year old, he or she will rapidly progress to walking unaided. They will be very excited about this new found freedom and will want to explore every inch of their ever expanding world. Babies at this age want to experience everything and they are captivated by everything they see, hear touch and taste. A baby of this age is surprisingly speedy on their feet so you will want to ensure that the rooms are all ‘baby proofed.’
Wooden toys, such as pushers and pull toys will be appealing to babies at this age. A pusher will allow them to show off their new found walking skills whilst providing support and a means to transport their treasures from room to room. They will also enjoy banging blocks together and putting toys into different containers. Now is the time when you will find your keys and mobile phone in all sorts of strange places if you don’t keep them out of reach.
Babies will also become more appreciative of music and will love to dance to their favourite tunes and nursery rhymes. Their attention span is very short at this stage and they will flit from one toy to another, so wooden toys that can inspire their imagination are a great idea and can keep them entertained for longer. Wooden blocks will hold their appeal for many years to come and whilst now the baby may be content to simply carry blocks from room to room, in the future they will build towers and shapes with them.
Here at My Natural Wooden Toys, we can provide you many ideas for great wooden toys to entertain your little ones.
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September 4th, 2009
We pride ourselves on understanding your children and what makes them happy. One of the fantastic trait’s the little ones have is that they like to emulate their parents. That means they love the home environment and the way you care for them too.
So whether the girls are nurturing their dolls or the boys are protecting the yard from the ‘baddies’, the point is they love to contribute. So we decided to provide pull toys, which are crafted to give them the chance to care for their own families.
You’ll see that we have a family of cows, ladybirds and sausage dogs on separate pull carts to give your own kids the chance to feel like they’re caring for their own families.
The brains of machine pulling
The brain is like any muscle in the way it needs to grow. The more you exercise and use it, the stronger it will grow. We understand the link between that and pull toys. The natural cognitive and motor development of your child is as important to us as it is to you and the unique range of toys we have will certainly assist exactly that.
We’ve had cars, locomotives, airplanes, cars and many other kinds of toy crafted in order to keep your young ones excited about their play. The designs of the clown and sailor sets are very pleasing to the eye and most importantly, all the wooden toys are safe.
Give your kids hours of joy with timeless pull toys whilst you relax safe in the knowledge they’re having good, harmless fun.
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