Why Wooden Toys….
There is something special and gentle about wooden toys, as opposed to the plastic counterparts that swamp the retail toy industry. Wooden toys are coming back into fashion as parents wistfully recall their own childhoods when choosing toys for their children, and as consumers in general are seeking a more natural alternative to the digital age.
Many are eco friendly, sustainable and gentle on the environment. There is no comparison when you think of plastic toys full of questionable chemicals and offer very limited, if any, recycling choices. Generally plastic toys can be brittle, while anything digital or audio-visual always has a risk of malfunction and the price of batteries doesn’t help either!
Unfortunately wooden toys have received their share of bad publicity due to lead based paints and adhesion glues. Consumers need to be very cautious when purchasing the cheaper imitations of wooden toys, as they are often made from cheap, mass produced, MDF and Ply-woods and then finished off with chemical laden paints. 
Quality, safer, wooden toys are manufactured by ethical & environmentally conscious companies. These companies are committed to producing the safest toys they possibly can, money doesn’t win over safety.
Ethical wooden toy manufacturers use wood only from sustainable sources, as well as also choosing to use safer, water, soy and vegetable based paints, adhesives and coatings. 
As these wooden toys cost them substantially more to manufacture, their retails prices do tend to be higher.
Ethical wooden toy companies such as I’m Toy, Le Toy Van and Q Toys have nothing to hide and their websites and packaging, usually proudly feature various certifications and awards by safety and environmental organizations.
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Located in the regional town of Kapunda, South Australia
Open Monday to Friday 9.30am – 3.00pm
Opening Hours can change so please ring before visiting
0408 763 341
Still need a Mother’s Day gift? 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles are in store! These two are favourites of mine. The Craft Cupboard and The Bizarre Bookshop.
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Every day an old man pops into my store to give me a rose. He doesn’t stay. Just a lovely daily gesture to make both of us feel good about life. #roses #simplegestures #lonliness #old #lifeisbeautiful #countyourblessings #countrystore #kapunda
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An oldie but a goodie. The wooden push along lion. Click click go the wheels. Great for toddlers! #woodentoys #lion #rainbowcolours #pushalongs #walkers #firstbirthday #undertwentydollars #toddlergifts #kapunda #buyfromthebush #sabusiness #shoplocal
Skwish! Appropriately named. Available at the PBC Expo in Adelaide on 17 & 18 April. #skwish #pbcexpo #pbceadelaide #babytoys #europeandesign #woodentoys #buyfromthebush #businessmum #kapunda #safebabytoys #adelaide #newmums
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Bead maze toys. Still popular as ever. #beadmaze #woodentoys #woodendinosaur #brontosaurus #triceratops #dinosaurs #toddlersofinstagram #pramtoys #kapunda #buyfromthebush #giftsunder20
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Bigjigs Stacking Pebbles. Back in Stock! #bigjigs #woodentoys #buyfromthebush #stackingpebbles #woodenpebbles #openendedplay #imaginativeplay #nobatteriesrequired #shoplocal #kapunda #toystore #stacking #colour
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With Easter just around the corner how about some popping wooden bunnies? #everearth #woodentoys #eastergifts #woodeneastergifts #kapunda #buyfromthebush #shoplocal #simpleisbest #naturalwoodentoys #instorenow #bunnies
Who remembers the Ladybird books? This is a beautiful board book depicting simple images with the beginning letter. #ladybirdbooks #vintagestyle #boardbooks #oldschool #unclegoose #unclegooseblocks #abc #learntoread #alphabet #firstbooks #booksarethebest #babygifts #toddlergift #educationaltoys #kapunda #buyfromthebush #supportlocal #spendwithusaustralia #regionalbusiness
Grimm’s Alphabet Cards. Beautifully illustrated in the signature Grimm’s style. #grimmswoodentoys #grimmsrainbow #grimmscards #alphabet #educational #openendedplay #no batteries #juniorprimary #buyfromthebush #kapunda #supportlocal #regionalbusiness #montessori #waldorf
Easter is coming! For a non chocolate gift, think of wooden egg maracas, schleich rabbit and of course Peter Rabbit. #easter #nonchocolateeaster #eggmaracas #schleich #schleichrabbit #knittedtoys #buyfromthebush #woodentoys #kapunda #regionalmums #shoplocally #easterdecor
The simplicity of Grimm’s never ceases to amaze me. Handmade and toxin free. #woodentoys #simplewoodentoys #safewoodentoys #woodenrainbows #stackingrainbows #rainbow #grimmswoodentoys #germany #notmassproduced #quality #openendedplay #naturalwood #nobatteriesrequired #imaginationiseverything #buyfromthebush #kapunda #mumsinbusiness
Beautiful new wooden toys have arrived! #djeco #woodentoys #safewoodentoysforbabies #babygifts #babytoys #kapunda #buyfromthebush #woodisgood #babyrattle #woodenrattle #regionalbusiness #mumsinbusiness
This wooden puzzle with upper and lowercase letters is perfect for learning the alphabet. Easy to grasp and a good size for little hands. #alphabet #lowercase #uppercase #letterformation #woodenpuzzles #alphabetpuzzles #foundationyear #educationaltoys #educationalresources #woodentoystore #buyfromthebush #mumsinbusiness #kapunda
Ziggy you are just too cute! Organic Farm Buddies make wonderful newborn gifts. No polyester, no chemicals. #organicfarmbuddies #organic #organicfornewyeargift #zebra #ziggyzebra #buyfromthebush #instore #otherversionsavailable #soyink #ecofriendlytoys #sustainableliving #nopolyester #nochemicals #newborngifts #kapunda
Take me back to primary school library where I would read Milly Molly Mandy over and over. #millymollymandy #littlefriendsusan #childhoodclassicbooks #90yearsold #childrensbooks #hardbackbooks #isellbookstoo #buyfromthebush #giftofbooks #booksforchildren #regionalsmallbusiness #mumsinbusiness