wooden balance bikes

Visitors to WoodenToyShop.co.uk love the brilliant and wonderful wooden toys produced by Bigjigs and we cannot disagree when we look at our sales statistics. Bigjigs toys are consistently popular throughout our store and with this in mind we have compiled a selection of Bigjigs bestsellers from each of our categories.

• Early Learning Toys: very young children enjoy simple but colourful toys which stimulate their emerging senses. The Bigjigs Chunky Lift Out Puzzles have proven very popular and our customers’ current favourite is the Safari puzzle (pictured below) which features five chunky cut out wooden animals on a colourful wooden safari scene, complete with watering hole, palm trees a snake and a passing bird. Young kids enjoy removing the shapes, learning the names of the animals and finally working out where each shape belongs.

• Trains and Train Sets: the Bigjigs Town and Country Train Set is currently our number 1 bestseller in this category. Weighing in with a whopping 101 pieces, this magnificent wooden train set was given a five star review by one of our satisfied customers earlier this month. This is one of the best value train sets around which contains a large number of accessories, has plenty of wooden train track (including straights, curves, a level crossing and a bridge) and of course a wooden train and three carriages. We are in no doubt that this will be one of our most popular toys at Christmas time.

• Play Sets and Vehicles: this group of toys contains so many fabulous choices, including toy cars, construction toys, fire and emergency services toys, castles, pirate ships and farms. Amongst all these beauties, the Bigjigs City Auto Centre Toy Garage. Generations of children have enjoyed playing with toy garages and this lovely wooden garage is a real winner, featuring four toy cars, three levels of parking, a car wash, filling station, working lift and service area for running repairs.

• Role Play Toys: Bigjigs produce a rich and varied collection of wooden role play toys and most popular of all of these at WoodenToyShop is the utterly fantastic Village Shop. We are all aware just how much children love playing shop and the Bigjigs Village Shop is a colourful and roomy wooden toy shop which is large enough for children to stand inside and play shopkeeper, or visit as a shopper. This is one of those toys that will be a firm favourite for generations of children in the same family or pre-school.

• Traditional Wooden Toys and Games: our range of toys in this category is beloved by many parents and grandparents. The most popular toys in this part of our store are the Bigjigs hobby horses. The Pink Floral Hobby Horse is our most popular – perhaps because of its beautiful pink floral fabric head which sits atop a sturdy pole which has wheels at the bottom for ease of use. This is bound to be another Christmas bestseller!

• Dolls’ Houses: Bigjigs’ Rose Cottage attracts a lot of attention amongst our selection of wonderful wooden dolls’ houses. Unlike some of its counterparts, Rose Cottage has four fully furnished rooms, so it’s ready to go as soon as the postman delivers it! Add to this easy access through the front, via the roof and working windows and doors (including a rear patio door!) and you have a great value and very beautiful dolls’ house which will be loved by its owner for many years.

• Art and Creativity: amongst a whole host of gorgeous creative toys, we particularly love the Bigjigs Weaving Loom and Flower Press. Both of these toys are perfect for rainy afternoons when they will encourage children to play creatively, to learn and to improve fine motor skills. These are timeless wooden toys which will bring hours of pleasure.

• Kids’ Room: decorating children’s bedrooms is often a challenge for mums and dads. We all want to provide colour and stimulation for our children in all rooms where they spend a lot of time. Bigjigs produces a lovely range of children’s bedroom furniture and accessories. Given the current popularity of a certain film franchise, it’s no surprise that pirate-themed furniture is at the top of our bestseller list. The Bigjigs Pirate Coat Hook and Book Ends are just perfect! Who wouldn’t want these in their bedroom?

• Ride On Toys: Bigjigs produces a cracking range of wooden ride ons and balance bikes. We love the Bigjigs Orange Wooden Balance Bike and the two trendy scooters, but at the moment our customers appear to favour the fantastic Ride on Giraffe which is also (very cleverly) a shape sorter which could also be used as a toy box. Maybe it’s the sturdy nature of this ride on, or perhaps it’s the colours or the multifunctional properties – whatever it is we know our WoodenToyShoppers love it!

These brilliant Bigjigs bestsellers offer a glimpse of the massive range of wooden toys produced by Bigjigs and made available at WoodenToyShop.co.uk. Which is your favourite Bigjigs toy? We’d love to hear from you.

Now if you're not a parent and don't have too much contact with very young nieces, nephews or your friends' kids, then buying a toy for their birthday or Christmas present can be a little tricky. You sort of know they’re young, could just about guess their age, know what they look like and you also know they make a fair bit of noise and you don’t see their parents quite as much as you used to. Continue reading →