Wooden Toys

Wooden toys have an old fashioned charm that appeals to young and old, a feeling of tradition and history. We love the tactile properties of wood, it's warmth and colour. Nowadays you can find a range of wooden toys from classic favourites such as building blocks, to toys from Noddy and new favourites such as Balamory.

• Rest and Play
  Jigsaws, block puzzles, draughts, skittles, snakes and ladders and soft toys plus calico bags perfect for storing jigsaws when not in use. These fair trade toys are supplied by Lanka Kade and are handmade in Sri Lanka.
• Cowboys & Cupcakes
  Traditional wooden toys including dolls houses, pirate ships, instruments, vehicles and favourite games such as skittles and construction sets.
• Toyday
  Traditional, classic and collectable toys online. Wooden toys available include musical instruments, construction toys, wooden letters, even a wooden Sudoku board! For girls there is a wooden french knitting doll and a dolls house, for boys an old fashioned pop gun, tool box and tool bench and much more.
• notonthehighstreet.com
  Unusual selection of toys including rocking horses, jigsaws and toy vehicles. All items are from creative, imaginative, high quality small businesses, all for sale in one place.
• 1st for Toys
  A selection of handcrafted wooden toys, from stackers for baby, lots of wooden Balamory toys including Edie Macready's bus and Noddy toys. They also have a section of classic wooden games such as chess, draughts, backgammon and solitaire.
• Hawkins Bazaar
  Brilliant selection of old-fashioned toys largely made from wood, lots of toy instruments that work really well, indoor and outdoor toys.
• The Gifted Goat
  Lovely selection of old-fashioned wooden toys, Educational toys, Brio compatible trains sets, dolls houses and furniture, puzzles and classic games. They also have blocks, musical instruments, ride-on and rocking toys. There are toys suitable for babies, and those that adults will want to keep for themselves!
• Hamleys
  Nice selection of genuine Brio toys, including track as well as children's gardening equipment.
• Nice Toyshop
  Quality wooden toys for fun and imaginative play. We have a wide range of wooden toys for role play, educational toys, rag dolls, push and pull alongs for toddlers, puppets and dolls.
• Wooden Wonderland
  A beautiful selection of durable, colourful and educational toys, musical instruments and children's furniture.
• Spirit Of Nature
  A collection of beautiful wooden toys for babies, toddlers and children designed to encourage motor skills, hand-eye coordination and imagination through play.

Educational Toys
Thomas The Tank Engine
Outdoor Toys

The Importance Of Imaginative Play
With the school holidays upon us, most of us are hungry for ideas to keep our children occupied. We want playthings that match up to our own personal toy and play values and that address our concerns surrounding children’s inactivity (of the body and mind) grow.

Charlie & Lola Magazine Launched
Charlie and Lola becomes BBC's first pre-school arts and crafts magazine.

100 Fantastic Things To Do
If you love to try new things and lots of them, this book would be a great addition to your craft library (we crafters do tend to collect books). This book, previously published as ‘ Best Ever 100 Incredible Things for Kids’, covers a whole variety of crafts and activities.