Wooden toys refer to toys made of natural materials such as wood and bamboo or synthetic wood. As a major category of toys, wooden toys have a long history. More than 1,700 years ago, wooden toys originated in the Beschgarten and Schönberg areas of ​​Germany. Craftsmen carved small animals and sold them in Nuremberg. These high-quality, low-cost, lifelike wooden gadgets were deeply loved by people and gradually sold to the whole of the Westworld.

Among the early wooden toys, wooden horse toys were the most popular, and people's enthusiasm for wooden horse toys has been passed down to this day. The popular wooden horse at that time was directly carved from this version, and a semicircular piece of wood was connected under the body of the horse. Later, people installed wheels under the wooden horse to form a tricycle, which made it more playable.

Due to the changes of the times, the content of wooden toys has also changed. With the development of transportation tools, simple wooden horse toys have become various wooden toys imitating cars, trains, and ships, which are thriving.

Why have wooden toys been handed down to this day?

• Most of the raw materials of wooden toys come from natural sources, and it also contains a faint log fragrance when you smell them carefully. Without the participation of chemical substances, wooden toys are suitable for young children to play with and are also convenient to clean and store, giving different children their maximum use value.

• There are many kinds of wooden toys, and there are countless products. But at the same time, it has the advantages of lightweight, exquisite and moderate price of wooden materials, and it is quite resistant to falling, playing, and chewing.

• The main function of wooden toys is to improve children's physical functions such as hand-foot coordination and hand-eye coordination. These need to be gradually established through training, and toys are just one of the best training tools. If a child wants to build a figure out of a box of building blocks, in addition to using his brain, he also needs to cooperate with both hands. It can be seen that toys have a great effect on the development of children's physical functions.

How to choose wooden toys suitable for children?

For infants and young children, the first thing to pay attention to is the safety of the toy. The original wooden toys are made of solid wood and do not contain any industrial compounds, so they are the safest kind of wooden toys, especially for some babies who like to put toys in their mouths and are in the oral stage.

In addition to the material, attention should also be paid to the workmanship of the toy. Whether the appearance of the toy is smooth and whether it has a peculiar smell are factors that need to be considered. Because most wooden toys are directly made of wood, parents need to check whether the appearance of the toy is smooth when choosing, to prevent the baby from being pricked by sharp burrs when playing.

In general, wooden toys have more or less the smell of wood itself. If there is a pungent smell in addition to the smell of the wood itself, it means that there are quality problems and it is not suitable to buy. Some toys with peculiar smells may be the problem with the surface paint. You can choose to put the toy in a ventilated place for 2-3 days to see if there is any improvement.

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