Remote control toy cars, talking robots or guitar-playing robots are just a few of the toys that attract the attention of curious children. Unfortunately, many of them are checked from China and made of toxic ingredients and materials. However, many conscious parents reach for wooden toys. They are safer, more ecological, and at the same time often make them more enjoyable to play with.
By choosing wooden toys, you care about the environment. However, even if you are not an ecological fanatic, know that wooden toys have many advantages! Above all, they are safe and durable. They do not crumble or deteriorate, they are pleasant to the touch and usually do not have sharp edges, they will also serve for future generations.
If you find wooden toys that you played with as a child. This is just proof that they are almost indestructible! Moreover, wood is an extremely original material because you will not find two identical pieces of wood. Each of them has its own story and is unique.
Wooden toy or plastic toy?
Wooden toys do not contain any toxic substances that are hazardous to health, which cannot always be said about plastic ones. Most toys imported from China contain lead and phthalates, substances harmful to the human body. Additionally, they cannot be recycled and are not biodegradable (unlike wood). Although plastic toys may look attractive at first glance (they are colorful, make pleasant sounds and move on their own), in reality the child quickly becomes bored with them and puts them in the corner. Little was learned from them. Because how much can you play with toys that "do everything themselves": they walk, talk, move in several programmed ways and arrange themselves. Completely different from wooden toys. Because… … Wooden toys teach creativity! Moreover, they develop their imagination and motor skills. Following the example Our originally designed doll stroller supports the child's development.
Thanks to toys such as a stroller, cradle or toy car, our child has the opportunity to perform basic movements and activities that will develop his or her motor skills very well. The child can think about what he will do with the toy and what he will play with (e.g. wooden blocks that he can arrange the way he wants). So the youngest children break out of formulaic thinking and do not complain about boredom. This will definitely pay off in the future and will also translate into their character traits.
