Toddlers are busy little people and love to play with wooden toys! Whether it is a sensory busy board, shape sorter, or other sustainable wood toys, there are many options for your child. Wooden toys make great gifts for kids and can encourage creativity and the use of motor skills. Check out this list of 38 great wooden toys for toddlers!
1. Wooden Garden Toy
While toddlers can use this wooden garden as a shape sorter, it also offers beautiful colors with different types of foods. Toddlers can practice motor skills by pulling and pushing the foods into the correct location in the garden.
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2. Wooden Rocking Horse
A classic favorite, wooden rocking horses are favorite toys parents love to buy! Many parents had this when they were young and want to pass the love of a fun ride on an adorable pony down to their children. This is great for toddlers who are 12-18 months old, or even older, as they physically climb onto the horse to take a ride as they rock.
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3. Wooden Ukulele
It is always great to encourage music ability and incorporate music into learning for toddlers and young children. Perfect for the imaginative child who loves to sing and perform, this wooden ukulele is visually attractive and fun to play with!
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4. Musical Llama
A finalist for Toy of the Year, this wooden musical llama is a big hit for little kids! Colorful and beautifully decorated, there are tons of things to move and play with and lots of learning opportunities with this toy!
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5. Wiggly Earthworms
This wooden wiggle worm is perfect for toddlers. Flexible and fun, this toy will be easy to take on the go and is safe for little ones to move around and to play with.
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6. Melissa & Doug Wooden Car Garage
Perfect for little ones who love to move, this little car garage also has a car wash. Made of real wood and compact enough that little ones can carry from room to room, this Melissa & Doug fold-and-go car garage is tons of fun for little ones. They will love sending cars down this ramp toy.
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7. Melissa & Doug Interactive Wooden Car Toy
Little ones who want a chance to learn how to drive will love this wooden car interactive toy. Build sensory skills and boost confidence with this fun piece of make believe play time! With all the options and a steering wheel, this toy is sure to keep youngsters busy exploring for long periods of time.
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8. Wooden Pull Behind Dog Toy
Sure to keep baby busy, this adorable pull-behind pup is fun for little ones. Toddlers will enjoy pulling the little wooden dog behind as they see the wheels rolling and enjoy the real wood pieces.
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9. Wooden Toolbox
Children love the opportunity to play in centers or in realistic drama play centers, like kitchens or other forms of real-life settings. These natural wood toys and tool boxes are perfect for little kids practicing fine motor skills and letting their creative play side shine.
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10. Handmade Wooden Animals
Handmade wooden animals are adorable figurines fashioned from wood. There are great for all age groups, including 6-12 months and 18-24 months. Creative play will be perfect with these simple wooden toys.
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11. Wooden Montessori Shape Sorter
One of the best Montessori toys is this shape sorter. Toys for babies and toddlers, like this one, give them the opportunity to figure out how to make pieces fit in the correct place.
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12. Melissa and Doug Wooden Pounding Bench
Another great way to keep little ones busy is by putting something in their hands to do. Toys for babies, like this hammer and pound bench, are great for letting little ones practice hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.
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13. Melissa & Doug Wooden Puzzles
These wooden puzzles have pieces that come out but match the background art of the puzzle’s theme. Children can use a magnet to lift the pieces and replace them back in their correct resting places. These are also great for fine motor skills practice.
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14. Wooden Puzzles
These wooden puzzle pieces are colorful and bright. The wooden puzzle is simple with large, chunky pieces that fit in a cute theme, like animals and objects. Child-development experts recommend toys that help with motor skills.
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15. Wooden Scooter
Similar to a balance bike, this wooden scooter is small and fun, making it ideal for little ones. They will enjoy scooting their feet along the ground and rolling themselves along on this tiny wooden scooter. This is a great wooden toy for inside or outside.
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16. Wooden Train Set
This cute little wooden train set will provide hours of play for little ones. With interlocking train track pieces and a variety of train cars, this set is fun for children ages 2-6. The older children may be interested in building more complex and longer tracks.
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17. Owl Shape Sorter
The wooden owl shape sorter is perfect for babies who are able to grasp objects. Pushing the shapes through the allotted spots on the owl, this wooden toy is fun and educational. It is perfect for helping grow hand-eye coordination in babies and toddlers.
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18. Wooden Stacker
Brightly colored, this wooden stacker is fun for babies and toddlers. Even preschool ages and kindergarten students may enjoy this toy. Made from wood, but brightly painted, this toy draws the attention of young ones.
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19. Bunny on the Move
Great for babies who are 6-12 months, this rolling bunny toy is simple and fun. Because of its moving wheels, it rolls smoothly along the surface when the baby pushes or pulls. It is made from wood.
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20. Montessori Wooden Reading Rod Blocks
This Montessori toy is great for kindergarten-aged students. It is ideal for use in aiding students who are learning to read. These small wooden rods have blocks that are moveable and turn to form simple CVC words.
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21. Wooden Activity Table
Full of fun things to explore, this wooden activity table is great for little ones who are just standing or learning to walk. Just the right height for them, it has a car on a track, several gears and things to twist and turn, and a variety of other toys to play with using their hands!
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22. Wooden Kitchen Set
Children love creative play and a play kitchen tops the list! With turnable knobs and moving parts on the kitchen set, this little kitchen is ideal for little ones! With a vintage look and feel, this kitchen is small and compact and won’t take up too much room!
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23. Wooden Band Kit
Perfect for little music lovers, this wooden band set is so super cute! Drums, cymbals, and a xylophone set are perfect combo for this small table. Wooden mallets are included and are ideal for creating mini-concerts by your little ones.
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24. Mini Wooden Dollhouse
Dollhouses are one of the most popular toys for kids. This wooden dollhouse is small and compact. Designed for little ones, it also folds and is able to open and close. It is a miniature dollhouse set, designed for little kiddos.
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25. Wooden Sushi Play Set
A fun spin on pretend food, this wooden sushi set is unique! Tiny little rolls, veggies, and chopsticks are made from real wood and sure to last. Little ones will enjoy this, as it is different from the typical play food in most play kitchens.
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26. Wooden Barber Set
This wooden barber set is absolutely adorable! The cute little wooden comb, scissors, razor, and other accessories come in this handy, little canvas drawstring bag. It is perfect for kids who like to pretend, especially those who like to play barber or beauty salon.
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27. Wooden Shopping Cart
No kitchen is complete without a shopping cart! This wooden shopping cart is small and made to last. Crafted from wood and canvas, it is sturdy and will be perfect for little ones who enjoy dramatic play and like time spent in the play kitchen.
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28. Dinosaur Wooden Matching Game
Matching games are tons of fun and good for keeping little ones entertained. This wooden matching game features pictures of dinosaurs and is ideal for helping little ones with memory, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination.
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29. Wooden Noah’s Ark
Beautifully painted, hand-crafted wooden animals pair perfectly with this wooden boat. This comes with a little storybook that tells the story of Noah and his ark. Children will enjoy the bright colors while playing with this wooden toy. They will also enjoy the small animals.
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30. Rainbow Tower Stacking Toy
This rainbow stacker is tons of fun! Stack them up in order or put them in random orders for fun. Make creative towers or the kind that goes straight up. The bright colors of the rainbow will shine through!
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31. Wooden Baking Set
These wooden pots and pans come with spoons and ladles too. They are small and compact with handles for easy holding and moving. These will pair well with a play kitchen or in centers in a classroom.
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32. Alligator Wooden Xylophone
This colorful reptile is totally wooden and brightly colored. It is ideal for little ones who enjoy music and play time with musical instruments. It is a xylophone but also includes a small drum and bell.
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33. Pull Behind Duck
A best-seller, and currently sold out, this pull-behind duck is fun. For toddlers who are fine-tuning their walking skills, they will love pulling the momma duck and little baby duck behind them. Made of wood and easy to pull, they roll smoothly.
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34. Balance Board
Complete with a string to hold on to, this wooden balance board is great for slightly older kids, like preschool or kindergarten aged. This is great for fine and gross motor skills and will provide hours of fun!
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35. Wooden Fairy House
Super cute, this wooden fairy dollhouse is not your average dollhouse. It is several stories tall with extras like a rope swing. This is perfect for small figurines or animals to play inside. Your toddler or preschooler will love this!
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36. Screw Block Set
This wooden tool set is perfect for fine motor skills! This small block comes with several large, wooden screws and a wooden screwdriver so your little one can practice screwing in and out with the bolts!
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37. Big Truck Wrecking Ball
This big truck will be way too much fun! Complete with a crank on the side of the truck, it can raise and lower the boom with the wrecking ball at the end. Build small towers and knock them down with this adorable wooden truck!
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38. Tactile Search and Match
This wooden set is perfect for little, bitty hands! With added textiles and a variety of textures, this wooden set makes an easy matching set for little ones to use and play with, all while seeing colors, patterns, and designs!
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