wooden toys

There can be no doubt of the resurgence in popularity of traditional educational toys in particular wooden toys, which not only evoke parents nostalgic memories but also offers their children natural, durable toys.

A glance though any of the most popular childrens mail order catalogues only serves to confirm the enduring popularity of the educational wooden toy. This increasing demand for wooden toys appears to fly in the face of the move in the toy market towards ever more hi-tech, whiz-kid electronic toys with sales in the wooden toy sector continuing to grow rapidly over the last decade or so.

While many educational wooden toys are based on designs that have been popular for generations, to ensure that todays toys appeal to the discerning parent you will find that play appeal, innovation, educational value and environmental impact are all key design issues. All the wooden toys in the NikNak Toy collection are made only from top quality Rubber wood, taken from trees that were at the end of their 25 year cycle of producing latex.

Formerly these trees would simply have been cut down and burnt to produce charcoal, whereas they now live on in the form of innovative wooden toys, which delight children throughout the world. The Rubber wood is harvested from replenished sources in Thailand and then transported to the factory where it is manufactured into wooden toys. 

The Rubber wood is then oven dried at just enough heat to remove excess moisture, which not only eliminates any bacteria but also ensures that the wood will not warp. The product pieces are then cut out according to the requirements of each wooden toy.

Every wooden toy undergoes stringent quality checks at every stage and the finished wooden toy undergoes a rigorous, detailed inspection by the Quality Assurance Dept. Only then can the wooden toy be passed on for packaging.

Designers at are challenged to create a wooden toy products that encompass innovation, an educational toy function, safety and value for money. Following careful research into the different stages of child development PINTOY has identified various skills, which are important for each age group or level of educational development. The resulting designs pass all these principles and criteria and are then made up into prototypes and these wooden toys undergo further research to ensure that they offer maximum play value.