Children love music from a very early age. They love singing, dancing and banging out a tune on a biscuit tin or any other hollow object that comes to hand. Watching the joy in children’s faces as they sing along to their favourite song is always a pleasure and even though they can be a little noisy at times and occasionally even, dare I say it, out of tune, we’re firm believers in encouraging children to play creatively and developing their musical appreciation as early as possible. We hope you will find the following WoodenToyShop Guide to Musical Toys for Children helpful when choosing something melodic for your young musician.
Guitars
Rock 'n' roll!
Aspiring rock stars in the family will like the John Crane Guitar. You can choose between the stars and the flowers guitars, both of which are sturdy wooden guitars that are suitable for children aged 3 years and over. These colourful guitars combine fun with learning and have nylon strings which can be tuned and are kind to delicate and small fingers.
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The Janod Guitar from the gorgeous Confetti range is another robust and colourful children’s guitar, this time with steel strings which can also be tuned.
Pianos
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Here at WoodenToyShop we stock two Melissa and Doug pianos. They differ quite considerably, but they both have keys that have been hand tuned and come with songbooks with colour coded key charts. The Melissa and Doug Grand Piano is without doubt one of the grandest and most glamorous toys we sell. This is a very stylish jet black miniature grand piano and matching stool. The piano has 30 keys and safety-hinged lids that will help to avoid any trapped fingers! This is a wonderful toy and perfect for children who are showing an early aptitude and enthusiasm for music.
The Melissa and Doug Learn to Play Piano is a mini upright piano painted in vibrant primary colours with 25 tuned keys. If you need a toy piano that encourages children to have a go at making music, this is the one for you.
Xylophones
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Many of us will remember the “plinkety plonk†and fun and games that occurred when we played with a xylophone as children. These are often the first experience children have of musical notes and of learning how to play simple tunes.
The Janod Mini Xylophone is a beautiful small xylophone that is ideal for children aged around 12 months and over. This xylophone has 5 wooden keys and two beaters.
The Janod Maxi Xylophone will suit children of around 2 and over. This larger xylophone has 15 wooden keys and two beaters.
We’ve never heard of a bear that could play a musical instrument, but the John Crane Musical Xylophone is framed by a smiling bear that carries eight individually coloured wooden keys and two beaters. This xylophone is recommended for children aged 3 years and over.
Drums
What a beautiful drum kit!
Toy drums have been popular with children for centuries. They are arguably less popular with grownups, but who are we to suppress a child’s enthusiasm and desire to keep time and make a noise? The Janod Drum Kit is a beautiful drum kit that has two drums on either side of a wooden stand and a small cymbal on top of the stand. Two drumsticks are provided for maximum fun, although the drums can be played by hand.
The Plan Toys Musical Band Drum Kit is a brilliant children’s drum kit with two drums and drumsticks, a cymbal and a percussion ‘scraper’.
The Janod Drum is another beauty from the Confetti range. This traditional children’s toy drum comes with a strap so little drummer boys and girls can march along and drum with two drumsticks to their hearts’ content.
The Pintoy Toy Drum is always very popular with our customers who appreciate the natural wood finish and intricate illustration. The drum sits on rubber feet which mean it won’t slip on tables or wooden floors. Children especially love the rubber-tipped drumstick which will take as much of a beating as they can muster!
Music Sets
A brilliant toy which is excellent value for money.
Our most popular music set is the wonderfully varied I’m Toy Melody Mix. With a grand total of ten instruments in one set, this musical toy is a cracking combination of variety and value for money. Each instrument can be removed from the case and played separately which means you can have a whole percussion section playing at once. If you dare!
The Melissa and Doug Beginner Band Set and Band in a Box are two wooden crates filled with instruments such as a xylophone, harmonica, kazoo and castanets (band set) and triangle, maracas and tambourine (band in a box). Both of these sets offer excellent value for money and provide a host of opportunities for musical fun and exploration at home or in the classroom.
How about a set of stylish and sturdy musical instruments that contains the following: maracas; castanets; tambourine; paddles; rhythm sticks; triangle; bells; and scraper? Well, here it is, the wonderful John Crane Tidlo Musical Instruments set.
For the Little Ones
Children aged around 18 months will enjoy playing with the four musical toys that comprise the Melissa and Doug High Sea Symphony. If they like shaking, jingling, scraping and clacking, they’ll love this set of wooden animals that make musical noises.
The I’m Toy Scratchy Frog and Slap Clap Crocodile have long been popular with 2 year olds.
Something Different?
If memories of your fabulous summer holiday in France are fading fast, then why not cheer everyone up with a bit of accordion music. The Janod Accordion is a fabulous children’s accordion which is one of our favourite toys in the whole of our store.
Whichever musical instrument you choose for your children, you can be sure that they will encourage them to learn how to express themselves in a new and exciting way as well as making noise and having fun!
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