Every game is first and foremost a free act. Controlled play is no longer play. At most, it can be the forced reproduction of a game.
Johan Huizinga, THE BEAUTY OF WOODEN TOYS

It may be for that taste of tradition, of ancient times and generational family stories that they guard, but wooden toys still retain an indiscreet charm between adults and children today. And they both have their reasons.

Parents, in fact, are aware that they leave their children with safe and good quality products because the wood is treated with natural substances , both in the processing, with beeswax and olive oil, and in the coloring with non-toxic dyes. water based.

Moreover, especially when compared with plastic toys, wooden ones are ecological products and from the very beginning they help to educate the little ones to respect the environment and the issues of reuse. Being more resistant they are also more durable and this allows to amortize , in case, the higher purchase costs , because the games can be handed down to the younger brothers, stimulating the sense of belonging and sharing (alas, okay, even some jealousy … ).

Finally, the current attention to design makes even the most classic shapes innovative and modern, such as those of rocking horses and trains.

But let’s get to the children. The advantages of wooden games for them (in addition to those listed so far, of course) concern above all the playful and educational potential . The soft and delicate colors, the absence of pulsating lights and electronic sounds leave more room for imagination and creativity.

The child no longer has a passive role in which he simply looks and listens spellbound to what comes from the outside. In its simplicity, the wooden game will give the child the opportunity to interpret it according to the imagination of the moment and to draw new fun from it every day.

The fact of personally animating the game, which otherwise remains helpless, stimulates in the child a lasting interest that does not end after a few uses, and a deeper emotional bond.

Let’s see some proposals from our site:

Games that develop musicality:

• My first xylophone
• Early musical instruments

Games that develop cognitive skills:

• Magnetic wooden alphabet
• Magnetic letters and numbers
• Scalar abacus in rings

Games that develop imaginative skills:

• Cheerful cuisine
• Colored blocks
• Shop-theater
• Glitter blocks

Games that develop motor skills:

• First steps in wood

Good game!