Are you looking for the best wooden toy brands for your kids? Did you know that a lot of toys that children play with today are made with harmful chemicals? Luckily, we can choose to make better decisions for our own health, for the health of our families and for good ole’ Mother Earth.
Here are some of our favorite wooden toy brands that are trustworthy and focus on making products for children that are ethically made, inspire their imagination and teach them a variety of skills:
Bannor Toys
Handcrafted in the US and made with organic wood, paint and finish. Their main philosophy is to create toys that allow for open-ended and educational play. No manual needed for these toys, as they inspire a creative imagination for babies and toddlers. We especially love their wooden blocks.
Fact and Fiction Toys
This brand of toys help bring imagination and creativity to the everyday lives of children. Their quality wooden toys are durable and safe and last a lot longer than plastic toys that wear and tear easily.
Hape
Known as one of the largest producers of toys made from sustainable materials, Hape toys are eco-friendly and safe. What I love most about Hape is that they have a wide variety of toys for each developmental stage your child is in and the toys for that stage help enhance your child’s skills. They’re learning social, sensory, physical and emotional skills.
Plan Toys
Play Toys is committed to encouraging Sustainable Play. According to Plan Toys, “Sustainable Play is the foundation of how our toys cultivate creative minds and bring children closer to nature.”
Melissa and Doug
I absolutely love their mission and philosophy in giving kids the chance to explore their creativity, imagination, discovery and more while playing with their toys! We have a few of their products like this BBQ set and stacking train.
Odin Parker
Odin Parker is an online shop, featuring unique gender-neutral baby goods. It’s run out of Oregon and each item is hand crafted and hand selected. I can’t wait to get this wooden beauty set for our daughter!
Etsy
Etsy is such a great place to find all things handmade, and vintage! I love sourcing wooden toys and specialty craft kids for our kids on Etsy!
The only brand I am really familiar with is Melissa and Doug. I would love to look into the others, though.
Thank you for introducing me to these brands! My little brother will get some brilliant toys for his birthday