Over the last few years, there has been a big focus on buying more sustainable baby toy options. Most often, the choice has been plastic toys that are loud and need batteries - but with the switch to sustainable and eco-friendly toys, wooden toys are in the spotlight. 

Durability 

Babies and toddlers often play rough with their toys - which means the toys they play with need to be durable. Part of growing up is playing with building blocks, experimenting with throwing and even standing on toys. 

Both wooden toys and wooden baby furniture are hard wearing and can last for years. Find the wooden furniture brands you love at For Your Little One.

Simpler

One of the most enjoyable things about wooden baby toys is that they are more straightforward than the plastic ones with all the bells and whistles - and more importantly, no batteries required! 

A more simple set of toys lets your child's imagination shine through in all of the most exciting ways. 

Toy blocks can become towers, and of course, your child can be the one to make the noises as it falls to the floor. 

Since some wooden toys have simpler designs, they can be used for almost anything - building castles, stacking them up to the sky or even pretend to be animals.

Environmentally friendly

Plastic toys with electronic parts will be around forever - and that isn’t always a great thing. One of the best things about wooden furniture and wooden toys is that they are environmentally friendly. 

You can even find wooden options that come with an environmentally friendly label, so you know they have come from a sustainable source. 

Wooden toys are also easier to recycle, and since they keep so well, they can be saved for future generations of your family. 

Child-safe

Electronic toys with buttons, batteries, screws and other hazards remain a hazard no matter how big your child grows. 

Most toys are made with countless types of plastic, and there is a range of wires, coppers and circuit boards in many noise-making plastic toys. 

Wooden toys, when they are made high-quality, have no harmful chemicals, even on painted surfaces. 

Wooden toys allow your child to chew, stack, roll around and pack away time and again without the risk of plastic breaking, batteries leaking or going dead, or tiny buttons falling out and being swallowed. 

Early education

Plastic toys offer bright lights, noises and can sing to our babies. But most of the time, once they head into nursery school, they will find piles of wooden toys to play with. 

Some studies show that wooden toys improve children's spatial awareness, literacy and numerical skills. 

It also means that they will be more comfortable with the range of toys and educational guides in a nursery and school setting. 

Working together

Have you ever played a game of Jenga? Well, you and your child can enjoy endless hours of stacking up and topping and working together to build solid structures and create the best woodblock castles. 

Wooden toys and furniture are great options for curious minds. 

Of course, you can always combine wooden toys with some fantastic animal figures like Schleich Educational Toys