Children are amazing gifts to the mankind whose innocence and immaculate persona never fails to take your breath away. They sure bring a smile to your face be it your own toddler or babies of someone you know. As children grow older they tend to absorb a lot of that is happening in the surrounding environment and this builds a strong foundation in their upbringing. They grow physically, mentally and emotionally and if there is anything that can help educate them the different aspects of life metaphorically those would be nothing but toys. Children associate themselves well with toys not just because they are fun to fiddle with but also because they intrigue them in many ways in its visual and functional aspects. Toys are nothing but miniature replicas of the larger things in life. Children learn a lot from these toys and as parents we are encouraged to develop and nurture their minds to manage their lives better as they grow up.
In the good old days of our ancestors, children were made to play with classic wooden toys that were nothing but toys made out of wood. Wooden toys for kids were designed and crafted so well that they were highly child-safe, user friendly and attractive at the same time. Unlike the plastic toys, toys from wood are non-toxic, strong and highly durable. Plastic toys sport harmful paint combination's that when brought in contact with the mouth, which is often the case with toddlers and pre-school kids, could pose certain extent of danger to their health. On the contrary, wooden toys have great texture and color of its own and may also be painted with environment friendly high quality paints that do not chip off or do not contain toxins of any sort.
For years now, toys have been great educational tools and they have essentially taught the kids how to co-ordinate different parts of their body into understanding as to what goes where, to recognize colors and fit parts of toys to their corresponding counterparts, to be able to count and also to read alphabets, to treat toys for e.g. kitchen sets the way it is supposed to be utilized thus improving their observational and grasping skills, to arrange things in place according to size, shape, color that again shows their ability to co-relate objects with each other to name but a few. There is this one special toy known as the Deluxe Mini Play Cube that is the ideal all-purpose toy for your kids belonging to the early years of their childhood.
The Deluxe Mini Play Cube is a self-enclosed play center made out of wood that has ultra fun activity equipped on each of its five sides excluding the base. There is a Rollercoaster Express on the top, a pathfinder, a counting abacus, a panel of alphabets and a gears game on each of its sides. It is been the best seller in the toy market for a long time since it brings in with it a whole lot of educational value and at the same time is one of the safest toys for your little ones. The activity cube is movable and is light weight wherein it can be placed either on the floor or on a table. The colored parts of the Deluxe Mini Play Cube are coated with child-safe lead free paint and due to its enclosed-all sides feature there is no fear of looking for missing parts either being missed or swallowed by your young ones. These classic wooden toys are the best gift that you can give to your lovely little angels.
Marina Neiman, author and mother of two, writes for 1888Toys.com - Educational Toys Store, features educational toys, puzzles and games for toddlers, classic wooden toys and many more toys for safe and fun play.
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Friday, August 5, 2011
A Lifetime of Fun with Wooden Toys
By Paul Nerrad
There wasn't a kid in my neighborhood that did not have classic wooden toys that are still around today. Log cabins, building blocks, and those popular wooden work benches for boys were all toys you could find in my neighborhood. These wooden toys create a lifetime of fun because of their durability and the fact that they are always fun in any generation.
Babies being born today are still being given these traditional wooden toys that even my grandparents were playing with. The log cabin kits were my personal favorite wooden toys. You could play with Barbie or Polly Pocket after building different sized cabins. You were definitely missing out if you have never gotten to play with Lincoln Logs! The assortment of different sized miniature wood logs in these kits could be stacked on top of one another because of their specially designed notches at each end of the logs. The notch is really just a deep groove that allows the other log to sit perfectly into it.
These wooden toys were invented back in 1916 but they weren't mass produced to the public until about 1918. While most people assume these classic toys were named after former president, Abraham Lincoln, they were actually named after the inventor's father's middle name! Inventor, John L. Wright, got the design of the Lincoln Logs by looking at an earthquake proof basement structure in Tokyo. All the way up until about 1970 all of the logs included in the kits were wood, but that soon changed. Most manufacturers switched over to plastic because it was cheaper but there are just a few manufacturers left that only produce wooden logs.
Educational wooden toys were also popular at my childhood day care and pediatrician's office. While at day care I would play with the wooden tic tac toe board, and another wooden toy that had you match up wooden shape pieces into shapes set into a wooden block. Building blocks were also considered a type of educational toy so those were always around too. The building blocks were a little cooler than the Lincoln Logs simply because you weren't restricted to one or two designs. You could make homes, castles, bridges and many other things with the building blocks.
There are some kits out there for those of you who want more design potential. A variety of homes, including Appalachian homes, can be built with these kits. You may be able to find some classic wooden toys like these in local retail stores but most of these kits can only be found online at certain retailers. You should start looking online though if you want the best selection with these wooden log and building block toys.
You can even make your own wooden toys right at home if you want. Making your own building blocks or maybe even guitars will help get your family doing something together. If you enjoy puzzles you can even make a medium to large sized jig saw puzzle too. There are so many wooden toy options that you can make right from your own garage or home. How about a couple cars, a wooden rocking horse, alphabet building blocks or even your own stringed wooden guitar for your first wooden toy building project? Whether you decide to buy your toys made of wood, or make them yourself, you can be sure and find the perfect fit. You will learn the value that these classic wood toys have and how they provide a lifetime of fun.
This article was prepared by Paul Nerrad on behalf of Crafty Design www.logcabintoys.com. Crafty Design is located in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and specializes in Log Cabin Wooden Toys
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There wasn't a kid in my neighborhood that did not have classic wooden toys that are still around today. Log cabins, building blocks, and those popular wooden work benches for boys were all toys you could find in my neighborhood. These wooden toys create a lifetime of fun because of their durability and the fact that they are always fun in any generation.
Babies being born today are still being given these traditional wooden toys that even my grandparents were playing with. The log cabin kits were my personal favorite wooden toys. You could play with Barbie or Polly Pocket after building different sized cabins. You were definitely missing out if you have never gotten to play with Lincoln Logs! The assortment of different sized miniature wood logs in these kits could be stacked on top of one another because of their specially designed notches at each end of the logs. The notch is really just a deep groove that allows the other log to sit perfectly into it.
These wooden toys were invented back in 1916 but they weren't mass produced to the public until about 1918. While most people assume these classic toys were named after former president, Abraham Lincoln, they were actually named after the inventor's father's middle name! Inventor, John L. Wright, got the design of the Lincoln Logs by looking at an earthquake proof basement structure in Tokyo. All the way up until about 1970 all of the logs included in the kits were wood, but that soon changed. Most manufacturers switched over to plastic because it was cheaper but there are just a few manufacturers left that only produce wooden logs.
Educational wooden toys were also popular at my childhood day care and pediatrician's office. While at day care I would play with the wooden tic tac toe board, and another wooden toy that had you match up wooden shape pieces into shapes set into a wooden block. Building blocks were also considered a type of educational toy so those were always around too. The building blocks were a little cooler than the Lincoln Logs simply because you weren't restricted to one or two designs. You could make homes, castles, bridges and many other things with the building blocks.
There are some kits out there for those of you who want more design potential. A variety of homes, including Appalachian homes, can be built with these kits. You may be able to find some classic wooden toys like these in local retail stores but most of these kits can only be found online at certain retailers. You should start looking online though if you want the best selection with these wooden log and building block toys.
You can even make your own wooden toys right at home if you want. Making your own building blocks or maybe even guitars will help get your family doing something together. If you enjoy puzzles you can even make a medium to large sized jig saw puzzle too. There are so many wooden toy options that you can make right from your own garage or home. How about a couple cars, a wooden rocking horse, alphabet building blocks or even your own stringed wooden guitar for your first wooden toy building project? Whether you decide to buy your toys made of wood, or make them yourself, you can be sure and find the perfect fit. You will learn the value that these classic wood toys have and how they provide a lifetime of fun.
This article was prepared by Paul Nerrad on behalf of Crafty Design www.logcabintoys.com. Crafty Design is located in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and specializes in Log Cabin Wooden Toys
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Fun Projects With Poplar Wood
By Ron Timmons
Poplar wood is ubiquitous and thus is available as an easy source of material for a great variety of products. Its uniqueness is its inexpensiveness that compels people to go for it while they are involved in either indoor or outdoor projects. Combination of a low price and the ability to hide its true color makes it a popular choice for those wanting to create a great looking fun project or vanity on a budget.
Though, the world is as just versatile but still no word can compete the yellow poplar for its variety of uses however, the use of it should remain confined to indoor projects. Poplar wood ranges from hardwood yellow poplar to softwood in cotton wood, it shows it has dual characteristic such as the wood is hard enough to make a strong wood material for the cabinet, while it is soft enough to be able to accept a variety of stains simply to change the natural appearance of the wood. Hybrid poplar is a prime source of timber and is widely used for bio energy, organic chemicals and adhesives.
When it comes to fun projects with poplar wood, it is a believable fact that due to it's softness it is quite a great fun to work with this type of wood. A great variety of paper products can also be a useful utilization of poplar wood pulp, while this pulp could be used for either producing paper pulp or a fine paper. Other paper products like paper towels, tissue, and packaging paper also comprised the variations. Toddlers may also find great fun in making their own wooden toys and playing with them and it will help them learn about various sizes, shapes, and densities of wood as well as the knowledge of using colors.
Projects that could be carried out with poplar hardwood includes home construction where siding, wall sheathing, sashes, molding, interior trims, doors and cabinets are all made from this wood. It is also used for making hardwood floor core, house frames and board insulators. Wood is also useful for making shelves, crates, furniture frames and display racks. Its ability to take nails and screws with good adhesive qualities makes it the most opted wood to be treated with both hand tools and machines.
Working with this wood would simply allow you to have fun in whatever you are going to make because poplar wood is capable enough to give you easy time with its dual nature. Wood size and density depends upon which construction project is going to be undertaken with it. With sufficient strength, stiffness, and stability for most projects, it carries no odor and taste, until the project involves painting. Poplar wood is correctly titled as the "right priced, do-everything wood"
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Article by Ron Timmons
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If You Can Pound A Nail With A Hammer, You Have All The Skill You Need To Start Creating Beautiful Woodworking Projects... Even If You've Never Used A Power Saw, Drill, Or Level IN YOUR LIFE! Amaze And Impress Your Friends And Family With Your New Mastery Of Woodworking.
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"The Art of Wood Working - Wood Working 101"
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Poplar wood is ubiquitous and thus is available as an easy source of material for a great variety of products. Its uniqueness is its inexpensiveness that compels people to go for it while they are involved in either indoor or outdoor projects. Combination of a low price and the ability to hide its true color makes it a popular choice for those wanting to create a great looking fun project or vanity on a budget.
Though, the world is as just versatile but still no word can compete the yellow poplar for its variety of uses however, the use of it should remain confined to indoor projects. Poplar wood ranges from hardwood yellow poplar to softwood in cotton wood, it shows it has dual characteristic such as the wood is hard enough to make a strong wood material for the cabinet, while it is soft enough to be able to accept a variety of stains simply to change the natural appearance of the wood. Hybrid poplar is a prime source of timber and is widely used for bio energy, organic chemicals and adhesives.
When it comes to fun projects with poplar wood, it is a believable fact that due to it's softness it is quite a great fun to work with this type of wood. A great variety of paper products can also be a useful utilization of poplar wood pulp, while this pulp could be used for either producing paper pulp or a fine paper. Other paper products like paper towels, tissue, and packaging paper also comprised the variations. Toddlers may also find great fun in making their own wooden toys and playing with them and it will help them learn about various sizes, shapes, and densities of wood as well as the knowledge of using colors.
Projects that could be carried out with poplar hardwood includes home construction where siding, wall sheathing, sashes, molding, interior trims, doors and cabinets are all made from this wood. It is also used for making hardwood floor core, house frames and board insulators. Wood is also useful for making shelves, crates, furniture frames and display racks. Its ability to take nails and screws with good adhesive qualities makes it the most opted wood to be treated with both hand tools and machines.
Working with this wood would simply allow you to have fun in whatever you are going to make because poplar wood is capable enough to give you easy time with its dual nature. Wood size and density depends upon which construction project is going to be undertaken with it. With sufficient strength, stiffness, and stability for most projects, it carries no odor and taste, until the project involves painting. Poplar wood is correctly titled as the "right priced, do-everything wood"
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Article by Ron Timmons
Download over 16,000 woodworking plans and designs! CLICK HERE
If You Can Pound A Nail With A Hammer, You Have All The Skill You Need To Start Creating Beautiful Woodworking Projects... Even If You've Never Used A Power Saw, Drill, Or Level IN YOUR LIFE! Amaze And Impress Your Friends And Family With Your New Mastery Of Woodworking.
FREE eBOOK
"The Art of Wood Working - Wood Working 101"
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