Where to Buy Handmade Wooden Toys Online

Handmade wooden toys make unique, long-lasting and environmentally friendly gifts for children of all ages. Support the artisans who still create these treasures and check out these sites where you can buy handmade wooden toys online.

D and ME Wood Toys and Quilts

This is a great website to check out if your child loves trucks. Every kind of truck imaginable can be found here, including logging trucks carrying loads of logs and a car carrier. There's also a really great wooden tool box with wooden tools that would make a perfect gift. Don and Mary Hurley make and sell all these handmade wooden toys in Montana, and you can request an organic or oiled finish.

D and ME website: http://www.dandmewoodtoys.com/toys/Scripts/default.asp

Wood Toy Shop

The Wood Toy Shop specializes in interactive wooden toys. If you're looking for an old-fashioned rubber band boat, a catapult, or a dog that barks and wags its tail when you turn a crank, this is the store you've been looking for. There are also puzzle locks and decoder rings in addition to the standard trains, trucks, and blocks. The wooden toys featured on this site are handmade by a stay-at-home dad in Portland, Oregon, and is committed to the environment and sustainable practice.

Wood Toy Shop website: http://woodtoyshop.com/

Vermont Wooden Toys

The sheer scope of the catalog at Vermont Wooden Toys is one of the biggest draws here. Even the child who has everything is sure to find something to love. In addition to vehicles and tools, Vermont Wooden Toys also offers traditional girls' toys like doll strollers and beds. Animal pull toys and riding toys should appeal to both girls and boys, and the ferry boat would make a great addition to a child's vehicle collection.

Vermont Wooden Toys website: http://www.vermontwoodentoys.com/

Spencer Toys

Though the catalogue here is smaller than other sites, the work here is top-notch. The tops seem to be the best-sellers, but Spencer Toys in Arkansas also makes kaleidoscopes and telescopes. According to website, most of the material used is salvaged, meaning that no trees were harmed in the making of the push toy dinosaurs.

Spencer Toys website: http://www.spencerwoodentoys.com/

Esty

For the aspiring toy shop owner, Etsy is a great place to get community support and find out what kinds of handmade wooden toys people buy online. If you're searching for something very specific, most of the Etsy crafters take custom orders. Just to give you an idea of what's available, The Enchanted Cupboard specializes in painted wooden doll sets, and little alouette specializes in handmade wooden teethers for babies.

Check out all the different shops that offer handmade wooden toys at: http://www.etsy.com/