Wooden Baby Toys & Toddler Toys
Children need toys - for entertainment and to promote coordination, concentration and creativity. You can read everything you need to know about buying wooden toys for children and babies here.
Children & baby toys made of wood - toys for the very little ones
Wooden toys are always well received by children and are an environmentally friendly alternative to toys made of plastic. In addition, children's toys made of wood offer many other advantages. Whether rattles, play rings or plug-in and stacking toys - find out here what is important when choosing high-quality wooden toys for babies and toddlers.
Wooden toys for learning and playing - development promotion made easy
Children's toys made of wood promote development in many different ways. Besides training fine motor skills and reflexes, it has a positive effect on concentration, creativity, eye-hand coordination and imagination.
Handling wooden children's toys and wooden baby toys is indispensable for the elementary development of haptic skills and senses. Hearing, seeing and grasping are trained when the little ones play with wooden children's toys and wooden baby toys.
Wooden toys - perfect for babies and toddlers
Whether pacifier chains, grasping toys or wooden building blocks - exciting wooden toys are available for children and babies at different stages of development.
Babies from the first months of life
In the first months of life, babies discover their environment primarily by looking at it and touching it. For example, the Baby HIPP baby carriage chain from Eichhorn in bright colors, supplemented with small wooden baby toys, will delight babies on the move in their baby carriages. The Eichhorn Baby Pure gift set is also an ideal present for very small babies.
Babies from 3 to 6 months
From the third month of life, babies begin to grasp things and explore them with their mouths. Ideal for this age group are, for example, wooden toys from three months, such as the grasping toy with teething plate or the baby teething ring from Eichhorn, which helps with the eruption of the first teeth. Thanks to creative wooden baby toys such as the Eichhorn Baby Gym, babies will never get bored on the crawling blanket.
Toddlers from 1 year
Around the first birthday, babies become really active and officially toddlers. Wooden toys from one year is then the right choice. The motor skills toys from one year of age from Eichhorn provide lots of fun and encouragement. For example, the Eichhorn ball sorting game or the Eichhorn push walker - a wooden baby toy for exploring the whole home.
Wooden toys for babies and toddlers - here's what you should look for when buying them
Who buys wooden toys for babies and toddlers, should consider a few things. In addition to safety, factors such as sustainability, a long shelf life and child-friendly design are important for baby wooden toys.
Age recommendation
When buying wooden children's toys or wooden baby toys, first pay attention to the age rating. This is a recommendation for which age the wooden toy is best suited. Especially for very young children who still explore everything with their mouths, compliance with the age rating is very important.
Toy quality
High quality is crucial if the wooden children's toys are to withstand the high demands of play for a long time. Robust and durable materials made of wood are ideal for playing and do not break down quickly even with heavy use.
Security
Playing has to be safe, this is especially true for the youngest ones. High-quality wooden baby toys usually meet high safety standards, which is why all our products are thoroughly tested by independent testing institutes on a regular basis.
Sustainability
Children's and baby toys made of wood should be free of harmful substances and sustainably produced. The FSC seal provides information that the wood comes from sustainable forestry. Products that are "Made in Germany" and do not have to travel long distances after manufacture are also particularly sustainable. At Eichhorn, mostly FSC-certified wood is used, and many of the toys are manufactured in the Bavarian Forest.
Our Eichhorn range of wooden toys for babies and toddlers
The range of wooden children's toys at Eichhorn is very diverse. In the "wooden baby toys" category, you can choose from various motor skills toys, as well as teething toys and grasping toys.
Eichhorn motor skill toy
Whether it's an Eichhorn plug-in game, learning clock or motor cube - little babies love the motor skill toys from Eichhorn. Very eye-catching in many bright colors and with numerous elements, these invite extensive exploration with all the senses. Babies can play craftsmen for the first time on the Eichhorn knocking bench and the Eichhorn counting frame gives a first insight into the world of arithmetic operations.
Teething rings & graspers
Babies love rattles, graspers and teething rings in the first months of life for playing or also to distract them from the unpleasant feeling of the first teeth erupting. Griffin with cuddle cloth are additionally suitable as a sleep aid.
With teething rings and graspers from Eichhorn, babies calm down faster and also learn how to grasp safely. A very popular wooden baby toy, for example, is the grasping ring in the shape of a cute caterpillar that consists of many colorful limbs.
Baby walker
All beginnings are difficult, and that also applies to the first attempts at learning to walk. The Eichhorn baby walkers, which are available in different designs with fun motifs, offer good support and child-friendly entertainment.
Push and pull-along toys & animals
The first walking attempts have already succeeded? Then push & pull-along toys and animals from Eichhorn are a real joy. The child pulls these wooden toys behind them as they walk - whether it's a panda, a construction wagon or a pull-along duck - so they always have their favorite toy with them.
Educational toys
Train your brain! The educational toys from Eichhorn help your child foster cognitive development through tactile exploration. For example, with the cute picture cube puzzle that encourages kids to train their problem-solving skills, while engaging them in a fun activity.
Pacifier & stroller chains
Pacifiers and stroller chains from Eichhorn are practical companions for when you're out and about. They serve as a toy and distraction and ensure that the pacifier does not fall on the floor. To make sure that doesn't happen, they can be easily attached to clothing with a pacifier chain via a clip.
Stroller chains are used for attachment to the stroller and visual stimulation for babies. They are available in many bright colors and with small motifs that make children’s eyes shine.
Baby rattles
Small baby rattles can be easily grasped by even the youngest children. With the baby rattles from Eichhorn, you always have a practical wooden toy with you so that the baby is never bored on longer trips.
Baby mobiles & playmats
Whether above the changing table or on the crawling blanket - changing babies is much easier with the right entertainment. Colorful baby mobiles & playmats from Eichhorn serve on the one hand as a distraction, but at the same time they are also visually very stimulating and suitable as toys for the first months of life.
Conclusion: Eichhorn baby and children's toys made of wood - sustainability counts
Eichhorn wooden toys for children and babies always offer added value - no matter what age group. Pollutant-free, sustainable and timeless in appearance - with Eichhorn wooden toys for children and babies you're on the right track.
Eichhorn attaches just as much importance to child-friendly and safe design as it does to sustainability. Eichhorn wooden baby toys promote the development of babies and toddlers in a completely natural way. In addition to coordination and fine motor skills, concentration and stamina are also promoted.
You can find a direct introduction to the natural wooden toy range on the Eichhorn homepage. If you are looking for more wooden toys from Eichhorn as a gift idea for children, you can also find them in the categories: music toys, wooden doll & doll houses and farm and play worlds.
Wooden toy FAQs
Are wooden toys safe?
Wooden toys are safe for children if they are completely untreated or colored exclusively with natural water-based paints and do not contain any small parts that babies can swallow. Many colorful paints and stains are taboo, as the youngest children often still explore their toys with their mouths.
What wood is suitable for toys?
Ideal for the manufacture of wooden toys for children is beech. This wood is very robust and does not tend to splinter. The type of wood can also cope well with shocks and therefore promises a particularly long shelf life.
Why toys made of wood?
Toys made of wood are an environmentally friendly alternative to the plastic variety. It is a renewable raw material that can be easily recycled. If the wood also comes from sustainable forestry and is not transported long distances to the customer, the environmental balance is even better. For children, wood also feels much more natural and pleasant on the skin than plastic.