From an early age, well from birth really children begin to collect different toys - some become their favourites others they outgrow - and so there is a cycle, to have age appropriate toys for children as the years pass. Storing the toys however can be a real nuisance; they end up with so many of them; wooden toys, plastic toys, soft toys, games and puzzles. Having them all in one place is a good idea - children know where to find their toys and having a wooden toy box helps them learn to be tidy and that clear up time is an important part of growing up. Continue reading
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Melissa & Doug Toys
Melissa and Doug Toys now available at Wooden Toy Shop
We are delighted to announce that we are now offering an extensive range of Melissa and Doug toys within our ever growing collection of wooden toys for children. Continue reading
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Toy Kitchen Crazy
It's become quite apparent after speaking to all of our very friendly suppliers over the last few months that the star product for almost every wooden toy brand in the buying frenzy leading up to Christmas 2010 was overwhelmingly the wooden toy kitchen. Whether it was the John Crane Kitchen, the Pintoy Kitchen or the BigJigs kitchen, parents seemed set on buying their little ones a wooden toy kitchen to add to their playroom. Continue reading
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The History of Brio toys
Brio, the company, began its life selling baskets in Southern Sweden in the latter part of the 19th century. The founder, Ivar Bengtsson, handed over control of the company to his three sons in 1908 and they oversaw a massive expansion programme for the company which saw it gain a worldwide reputation for high quality wooden toys. The range of toys offered by Brio quickly rose from just 170 in 1907 to over 14,000 by 1914 and these were available to order from mail order catalogues or from the company's band of travelling salesmen.
Since then the company has grown enormously and is almost a byword for quality in the toy industry. It's estimated that their share in the global wooden toy industry is over 40% and looking at some of their products, it's easy to see why.
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