Toddlers love toys [1] (and the boxes they come in), but they can also get bored easily. That's why I love buying my kids toys that will encourage their creative minds [2] and imaginations, rather than just entertaining them. Most wooden toys will do that, as they are made without flashing lights, noises, or anything requiring batteries, so little ones can simply enjoy playtime. They are also often cheaper, long-lasting, and better for the environment [3] than plastic [4] alternatives! My kids love scooping me servings of wooden ice cream, hand-painted in pretty colours, and making music with wooden musical instruments that are designed for tiny hands. No matter what your kids' interests are, there is a wooden toy for them! Check out a few of our favourites ahead.
PairPear Coffee Maker Espresso Playset
How adorable is this PairPear Coffee Maker Espresso Playset [6] ($35)? It's a wooden version of your coffee maker, complete with flavour pods, milk, mugs, and spoons.
Stoie’s International Wooden Music Set for Toddlers
Teach the joy of music at home with this Stoie's International Wooden Music Set for Toddlers [7] ($34). It comes with nine different wooden instruments designed for tiny hands, including a flute, maraca, hand drum, castanet, and more.
Wooden Rainbow Tunnel
Toddlers can stack, play, learn colours, and enjoy the rainbow when you get this colourful Wooden Rainbow Tunnel [8] ($38). This fun toy from Grimms Spiel & Holz of Germany is so popular, you can only order one per household.
Small Foot Wooden Toys Vegetable Garden
Kids can pretend to plant and grow vegetables in this Small Foot Wooden Toys Vegetable Garden [9] ($27). It comes with a fenced garden and wooden carrots, mushrooms, potatoes, broccoli, fertilizer, seeds, and a small shovel.
Tender Leaf Toys Ice Cream Cart
Ice cream, popsicles, and lollypops coming right up! This sweet Tender Leaf Toys Ice Cream Cart [10] ($65) comes with wooden play food that's painted to look like colourful ice cream scoops that your toddlers can serve up by themselves.
Manhattan Toy Musical Lili Llama
The Manhattan Toy Musical Lili Llama [11] ($50) is adorable and filled with hidden, built-in musical toys. For example, its saddle blankets clack and double as drums, and its tail can be removed and used as a maraca.
Wooden Toddler Mini Golf Set
Play mini golf in the house with this adorable Wooden Toddler Mini Golf Set [12] ($48)! It comes with three golf holes and flags, two wooden balls, a five-piece rainbow tunnel, a bead curtain obstacle, a spinner obstacle, a flat bridge, a wavy bridge, and two adjustable height wooden putters.
Hearth & Hand With Magnolia Wooden Toy Farm Animal Set
With a dollhouse or on their own, this Hearth & Hand With Magnolia Wooden Toy Farm Animal Set [13] ($13) is super fun! It comes with six easy-to-grip wooden animals, including a cow, chicken, pig, goat, donkey, and llama.
Wooden Toy Tool Box
Got a problem that needs fixing? Your little one can help with this Wooden Toy Tool Box [14] ($35). It comes with a screwdriver, hammer, wrench, and hardware that can be used on the side of the handy carrying case.
Treehouse Play Set
Designed to look like a miniature tree house, this wooden, hand-painted Treehouse Play Set [15] ($229) offers hours of fun. Kids will love helping their dolls or little figures climb up the stairs, relax in the bedroom, or go for a ride on the tree swing.
Plan Toys Shopping Cart
Pretend grocery shopping is a breeze with this cute wooden Plan Toys Shopping Cart [16] ($70). It's made with 100 percent rubberwood, with rubber-enforced wheels.
Montessori Busy Board for Toddlers
If your toddler already loves untying your shoelaces and playing with buckles, then this Montessori Busy Board for Toddlers [17] ($45) is perfect! This wooden board includes plenty of ways to hone fine motor skills, from turning gears to using a zipper.
Wooden Building Blocks Set City Construction Stacker
Who says all blocks have to be square? This Wooden Building Blocks Set City Construction Stacker [18] ($29, originally $37) looks like a city street, with painted blocks in unique shapes that look like different buildings, trees, and cars.
Little Dove Wooden Balance Board
Go surfing, crawl under the tunnel, lounge, slide, or roll cars or balls down this multi-purpose Little Dove Wooden Balance Board [19] ($70). It's made with high quality natural beech wood and birch wood and supports up to 485 pounds.
Melissa & Doug Wooden Play Food
Toddlers can learn about the five food groups in this Melissa & Doug Wooden Play Food [20] ($22), featuring wooden watermelon, milk, cheese, fish, eggs, and more that stack in wooden crates.
Melissa & Doug Wooden Make-A-Cake Mixer Set
Encourage your little ones to join you in the kitchen with this cute Melissa & Doug Wooden Make-A-Cake Mixer Set [21] ($25). It comes with a wooden pretend blender, eggs, butter, a loaf pan, cake mix, butter, and a finished loaf.
Tender Leaf Toys Mini Chef Home Kitchen
The Tender Leaf Toys Mini Chef Home Kitchen [22] ($160) is the perfect addition to your playroom! This wooden play kitchen is so cute with its oven, stoves, sink, cupboard, dishes, towel holder, and more.
HABA My First Ball Track Large Basic Pack
This HABA My First Ball Track Large Basic Pack [23] ($110) comes with several wooden tracks, connecting blocks, and special effects balls that kids will love arranging in new ways.
Wooden Rocking Boat/Bridge
On one side, the Wooden Rocking Boat/Bridge [24] ($310) is a boat for pirates and adventurers to set sail. Flip it over, and it becomes an exciting to bridge to climb over!
B. Toys Wooden Bee Ride-On Boom Buggy
Zip around the house like a little bee with this cute B. Toys Wooden Bee Ride-On Boom Buggy [25] ($30, originally $35)! This wooden ride-on toy supports up to 88 pounds.
B. Toys Wooden Number Puzzle
Toddlers will learn their colours and numbers while playing with the B. Toys Wooden Number Puzzle [26] ($9, originally $10). It's super cute and comes and educational!
B. Toys Wooden Train Set
Design a track that goes over a mountain or through the woods with this B. Toys Wooden Train Set [27] ($15, originally $30). It comes with 47 pieces, including 25 double-sided train tracks and three magnetic wooden wagons.
LiviLouDesigns Classic Wooden Camera
Your child's imagination will go wild with this super cute LiviLouDesigns Classic Wooden Camera [28] ($13, originally $15). It looks like a real camera, complete with a wooden lens and soft carrying strap, and it comes in pink, white, or grey.
LittlePlayKit Wooden Montessori Doctors Play Kit
Mini doctors and dentists will get a kick out of this adorable LittlePlayKit Wooden Montessori Doctors Play Kit [29] ($60). It is handmade with all the tools you need to give an exam, including a stethoscope, dental mold, medical hammer, syringe, inspection tools, a wooden toothbrush, a blood pressure cuff, and more.
ArksAndAnimals Dinosaur Animal Play Set
The pretty dinosaurs in the ArksAndAnimals Dinosaur Animal Play Set [30] ($33) are made with hardwood, ash, walnut, cherry, and oak! The set comes with seven unique dinosaurs and a wooden erupting volcano.