Educational toys made of wood
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Melanie A.
Play & learn: The ultimate guide to wooden educational toys
Playing and learning: two things that are the focus of childhood. Conveniently, you can combine them perfectly with educational toys.
This article is all about wooden educational toys and how you can enable your child to learn through play with high-quality products.
What are educational toys and why are they important for early childhood development?
Educational toys combine playing and learning in a way that promises maximum development with maximum fun. By playing with educationally valuable learning toys, your child can expand their skills within a completely age-appropriate framework and gain the valuable experience that learning is fun.
The specific skills that educational toys address depend on the type and structure of the product. Above all, promotion in these areas is conceivable:
- Motor skills
- Coordination and balance
- Communication and conflict skills
- Language skills
- Social skills and empathy
- Cognition and memory
- Creativity and imagination
- Concentration and patience
- Logical thinking and problem solving
What are the advantages of wooden educational toys over other materials?
We are convinced that wooden educational toys are the best choice.
These advantages of wooden toys lead us to this conviction:
Sustainability and environmental friendliness
Wood comes from nature and presents itself, for example in direct comparison with plastic, as a sustainable material for toy production that is biodegradable and therefore contributes to waste reduction. Wooden toys in particular, which are made from wood from exemplary forestry, are characterized by their environmental friendliness - this is the case with Eichhorn products, for example.
Robustness and durability
Wooden toys are made to last forever, so to speak. They are robust and durable, often easy to repair and can be used for years to come. Their durability saves resources and money, so to speak, which further underlines their sustainability.
Safety and harmless to health
Natural wooden educational toys from reputable manufacturers pose no risk to your child's health. They contain no harmful substances, such as plasticizers, and therefore provide a safe learning and playing experience.
Natural aesthetics and feel
Another plus point: thanks to their natural origin, wooden educational toys offer your child a unique feel that appeals to the senses. It also has a very special look that is pleasing to the eye with its naturalness and shapes your child's aesthetic perception.
Discover Eichhorn educational toys for different areas of development
Would you like to encourage your child to play? Our educational toys will help you!
Below we would like to show you some exciting ways of effectively promoting certain skill areas with wooden toys:
Motor development
Special motor skills toys, motor skills loops and ball tracks are ideal for supporting motor skills development. These well-designed toys help to develop your child's dexterity and therefore primarily promote fine motor skills. Baby walkers and outdoor toys, on the other hand, mainly address gross motor skills and get your child moving.
Cognitive development
If you are looking for educational toys that develop your child's cognitive skills, you should take a closer lookat our wooden puzzles and building blocks. These toys, some of which are suitable as educational toys from the age of 1, present your child with small challenges that they can master using their logical thinking. The same applies to Eichhorn skill games, which promote both cognitive and fine motor development.
Social and emotional development
In addition to cognition and motor skills, playing with various educational toys has a positive effect on a child's social and emotional development. If your child plays with doll's houses or role-playing toys together with their friends, they will interact with them and at the same time have the opportunity to work through emotional situations from everyday life in a playful way. Similarly, with musical toys or products from the arts and crafts category, they can discover socially stimulating community activities for themselves and express their feelings in a creative way.
Age-appropriate wooden learning toys: our recommendations
Of course, we don't want to withhold our recommendations for wooden educational toys from you. All the products you can buy in our store are well thought out and designed to provide your child with stimulating play adventures.
These Eichhorn educational toys are suitable for children of all ages:
Educational toys from 0-1 year
When it comes to educational toys for toddlers in the first year of life, health and safety are particularly important. Our motor skills loop with mirror and colorful wooden beads invites your child to improve their fine motor skills. With its different colors and shapes, it stimulates the senses and is also easy for small children to handle.
If you want to encourage your child's mobility with educational toys, take a look at our push-along baby walker in a cute panda design. The wooden trolley has enough space for your child's favorite toys on board thanks to its storage area and is suitable as an educational toy from the age of 1 to promote motor skills, balance and body awareness.
Educational toys from 2 years
One of Eichhorn's most popular educational toys for children aged 2 and over is the strong learning clock, which combines learning to read the clock with puzzle fun. The individual numbers on the wooden learning toy are removable, and placing them correctly also helps your child to recognize patterns and learn the numbers from one to ten.
Our 13-piece threading game with farm animals promotes your child's fine motor skills. Using template cards, they thread wooden elements with cute animal designs onto a string in the specified order. The game remains exciting even with frequent play thanks to the variable arrangement options.
Educational toys from 3 years
Educational toys from the age of 3 can challenge your child and encourage them to put their skills to the test.
This works with the Eichhorn magnetic board to hang up, for example. The board, which can be used on both sides, comes with chalk and magnetic wooden letters so that your child can familiarize themselves with the alphabet in a playful way, but also allows them to draw and doodle freely and creatively - including training fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination!
Our 2-in-1 gym set, which is also suitable for children aged 3 and over, provides educational fun in the fresh air. The height-adjustable outdoor toy is a swing and trapeze in one and motivates your child to try out new movements.
Your child can improve their balance, develop a better feel for their body and develop their gross motor skills.
Educational toys from 4 years
At the age of four, children benefit from educational toys that provide them with strong cognitive stimulation. The best example of such a toy is the Eichhorn Tetris game.
This results in tricky138911 fun that provides learning effects in the areas of logical thinking, fine motor skills, concentration, patience and problem solving.
Invest in your child's future with wooden learning toys from Eichhorn
Learning, development and the expansion of skills: This never again plays such a crucial role in life as it does in childhood. High-quality wooden educational toys can have an extremely positive influence on the course of a child's development by playfully teaching your child important learning content and inviting them to improve their motor, social, emotional and cognitive skills.
So if you want to encourage your child with toys, the Eichhorn store is the right place for you.
There you will find a huge range of high-quality wooden educational toys that go hand in hand with fun and learning.
If you are interested in your child's developmental stages, take a look at our guide on the influence of wooden toys on cognitive development.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about wooden educational toys
At what age are educational toys useful?
You can hardly start too early to give your child access to stimulating toys. Of course, it is important that the product is suitable for your child's age and stage of development.
Are wooden toys safe for my child?
Cleanly manufactured, high-quality wooden toys are absolutely safe for children to use. If you choose products from a reputable supplier and pay attention to good quality, you don't have to worry about the toy harming your child.
Which toy promotes what?
Many educational toys promote several skills at the same time, for example
🪀 Motor skills toys: 🎲
Gross and fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, concentration
🧩 Puzzles and pegging games: 🧩
Logical thinking, fine motor skills, patience, problem-solving skills, recognizing patterns and connections
🦸♂️ Role-playing toys: 👩🏻⚕️
Imagination, communication skills, empathy, conflict resolution skills, language skills, social skills
🖌 Creative toys: ✂
Creativity, imagination, often also fine motor skills and social skills
🤸🏻♀️ Movement toys and outdoor toys: 🤸🏻♂️
Motor skills, balance, coordination, body awareness, spatial orientation, joy of movement
🔨 Construction toys: 🔧
Fine motor skills, logical thinking, eye-hand coordination, concentration, imagination
🎷 Musical toys: 🎸
Creativity, sense of rhythm, fine motor skills
How do I care for and clean wooden toys properly?
Wooden toys are easy to clean and have antibacterial properties. It is usually sufficient to clean and dry the products regularly with a damp cloth.
Our care guide provides tips and further information on the care and cleaning of wooden toys.
Which toys does a child need at what age?
As already mentioned several times, it is extremely important to select toys according to age.
You can find detailed recommendations on this in our guide to age-appropriate toys.