Buying wooden toys for your loved ones but don't know what to look out for? Or are you having trouble with the new wooden train set you've just purchased and need troubleshooting help? Looking for an installation guide for your wooden dolls house? This is a good place to start. The team behind Wooden Toy shop is compiling up to date documentation for all the important help you need with your new wooden toys, such as how to guides, installation guides and troubleshooting guides. All are downloadable to your desktop (by right clicking and then selecting "save as") so you can print them out and refer to them in your leisure.
If you're still experiencing difficulties or would like to speak to us about your wooden toy, do not hesitate to contact us.
Download: Wooden Toys - How To Play Dominoes.pdf
European dominoes are traditionally made from wood, ivory or bone (hence the nickname – bones) but are also commonly made using stone, metals, ceramic or glass. Dominoes are usually small rectangular tiles – white, black, or the colour of whichever natural material they are made from – which are divided into two equal sections. The most common set of dominoes is known as a ‘double-six’ set (illustrated below) which contains twenty eight bones, tiles, or dominoes. Each section contains a number, represented by blanks or dots (pips), between zero and six. The full set represents all possible combinations of the numbers zero through to six...
Download: Wooden Toys - How To Play Solitaire.pdf
The rules of Solitaire are deceptively simple. The Solitaire board is usually circular and contains 33 holes (for pegs) or grooves (for balls) arranged in a cross as shown below. Each hole or groove is filled with a peg or ball EXCEPT the central position (number 17 in the illustration) which is either left empty or is sometimes filled with a peg or ball of a unique colour. This central marker is removed to start the game. All you have to do is remove all of the pegs or balls from the board by ‘jumping’ either to the right or left or above or below a ball and into an empty space next to the ball. Traditional rules do not allow diagonal moves...
Download: Wooden Toys - How to Play Cricket in the Garden or on the Beach.pdf
Our wooden toy cricket sets for kids are aimed at the garden or beach cricketer, young or old. The rules for playing cricket in these alternative environments are flexible to say the least; so in the spirit of fun and as an encouragement to all to play our favourite ball game, we offer you these light hearted suggestions for how to play cricket in the garden, on the beach or just about anywhere else that isn’t a properly regulated cricket pitch. If you find these suggestions useful, remember to make sure that all players agree on the rules before play begins.
Download: Wooden Toys - How to Play Tiddlywinks.pdf
A simple game of Tiddlywinks is a rite of passage for many children and a pleasure that can be repeated time and again over many years. In fact, for some people Tiddlywinks becomes a lifetime’s passion, but for dedicated WoodenToyShopperswe’ve compiled these simple guidelines to playing this wonderful game.
