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How many toys are made of other materials that you can’t find made from wood? Not many, other than the electronic ones. You see, natural wooden toys have been around for more years than any other toy. That’s FACT. Archaeologists have found natural wooden toys when digging for other artifacts, which date back to before Christ. That certainly is more than can be said of plastics and man made materials. Wood in fact will still be around when plastics and the like have ceased to exist because of the scarcity of oil.

Look at the skill of the wooden toy maker, it is remarkable and to look at a child’s rocking horse when it has been hand carved and the final touches added is a joy to see. I am sure if you were to ask the wooden toy maker to make a toy of your choice he would not have a problem carving one to perfection, whatever it may be. Yes the moulding of plastic has given it an edge in the past, but nowadays with new technologies, the wood carver can give highly polished and intricate finishes to wood never seen before.There are lorries, diggers, spinning tops as well as aeroplanes and pirate ships to mention but a few, in a vast range of natural wooden toys, most of which have been hand carved.

We know if we were all to look in our homes that we would find lots of plastic toys. But where are these toys kept? Are they out on display in pride of place? Or are they pushed to the back of a cupboard or wardrobe, probably never to be played with again? Now if you would take a look again, is there any wooden toys? My guess would be, yes, at least two and probably one of these is on display, or left out. It is out because natural wooden toys are attractive and pleasing on the eye, they can be a centre piece in the lounge, or if small enough sat on a mantelpiece over the fire.

Do we love natural wooden toys because the wooden toy maker puts so much love and effort into his masterpiece, which is then passed on through the wood, or is it because it was once living and giving us life through its leaves giving us oxygen. It may be lots of differing things, one thing is for certain though, wood will be used for making toys for generations to come.
By:Jon Skinkis
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Wooden rocking horses and natural wooden toys will last generations, the wood toymaker has seen to it.
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Author Jon Skinkis checks out wood and plastic.