Baby showers are a strange gifting context: the parents-to-be have a registry, but you also want to give something thoughtful that isn't just a duplicate burp cloth. A well-chosen wooden toy threads that needle — gives the new parents something heirloom-worthy that they probably haven't put on the registry, and that the baby will use […]
Category Archives: Baby (0-12 months)
Wooden toys for babies from birth to one year — sensory rattles, teethers, push toys, and high-contrast first toys.
Push toys (also called walker wagons or activity walkers) bridge the gap between cruising and confident walking. They're one of the most useful toy categories for the 9–15 month window, and the right one earns months of daily use. The wrong one tips over the first time the baby leans on it. Our team (Chris, […]
Wooden toys for babies (under one) get less attention than toddler toys, but the right ones earn their place in a small but meaningful way. Babies don't need many toys — they need a few well-chosen pieces that respect what babies actually do (mouth, grasp, drop, repeat). Our team (Chris, Sam, Jess, and Tom) has […]
When our nephew turned one, the four of us — Chris, Sam, Jess, and Tom — went down a six-month rabbit hole of testing, returning, and re-buying wooden toys for his birthday. Some were hits the day they came out of the box. A few looked beautiful but never got picked up after the first […]