Welcome to GoodtobeWood
The Wooden Toy Store

We are a family run business that started because we could not find an online store that provided a wide range of wooden toys.

Our aim is to provide a good selection of wooden toys from the old fashioned favourites you remember as a child to the new innovative designs. We have tried to choose wooden toys that have educational value as well as being fun.

The range includes

Baby toys - rattles, mobiles, pram chains, babygyms, grasping toys, sitting toys)
Toddler toys - for once you child becomes mobile (pull along toys, push along toys, stacking rings, shape sorters, baby walkers, wooden trikes, wheelie bugs, rockers)
Role play toys - to spark the imagination(fire engines, pirates, train sets, ambulances, Noahs arks, dolls houses, farm sets, castles, princesses, cowboys and Indians, cops and robbers, tools and tool boxes, play kitchen sets).
Musical instruments
Jack in the boxes
Pocket money toys.
Puzzles, Jigsaws and games to suit all ages.

So you should be able to find something you like whether it is a nursery or christening gift to birthdays and Christmas ideas. We believe all toys are educational toys. The more children experience then the more they learn about life.

Why Wooden Toys?

Wooden toys are likely to last longer than plastic toys and if wooden toys break they generally don’t create sharp edges and you can fix them. So they should last for your children and maybe your grandchildren. Wooden toys do not need batteries.
Most importantly, wooden toys are environmentally friendly. The manufacturers we choose use wood from renewable resources, and wooden toys can be recycled if no longer required.

According to Montessori teachings:

The use of wood instead of plastic helps the child appreciate the natural world, the colors, shades and grains of wood, and the varying weight of wooden toys in a variety of sizes and densities. Quality shows a respect for the child and teaches the child respect for belongings. Beauty and durability are important at all ages for the childs tastes are being formed at this time of life. A beautiful home or a beautiful world can only be created by those who have learned to appreciate living with beauty. (http://www.michaelolaf.net/1JC13toys.html)

We love wooden toys and want to share our enthusiasm. A good wooden toy will always be popular to generations of children, as each newborn has the same natural instinct to learn. As a parent you are providing the environment in which they can learn. We believe that it is worth spending the money on a toy that will prove to be engaging, educational and long lasting.

We endeavour to bring you rewarding and good quality wooden toys, by testing them on our own children. Unfortunately not all toys can be tested by ourselves, so if you have time to write a review for us, we would appreciate your efforts and opinion. Also if you would like to be kept up to date on new products and stock availability then please let us know...

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