Sets for Popular stories, and Fairy Tales

I am going to try making sets that coincide with popular fairy tales. Here is Goldilocks and the three bears. I am planning to do Little red riding hood, as well as Peter and the wolf soon.

If you have any other suggestions please leave a comment. The ideal suggestion would be popular enough to have wide appeal and include 3-8 characters / animals. Fairy tales are exceptional since there are no copyright issues

Goldilocks and the three bears
is a story every parent shares

Why not add to your kid's fun
with natural toys for everyone

as you read aloud the famous tale
your kids will pose these toys I mail

no chemicals, or paints, or dyes
just wood without any disguise

the set includes young Goldilocks
and the three bears who are wooden blocks

Click here to see it on Etsy

New toy families

I have had some fun new toys lately, thanks to some custom orders. Here are a few of my most recent additions. As always if you want to see additional pictures or to buy anything visit Dadswoodentoys shop . This family of cats came as a request from a buyer and I like the idea so I am now offering it.
A customer who obviously had a soft spot for great danes ordered this dog. I would love to make more for anyone who is interested.I have been considering a crocodile / alligator for some time. Now I have one. My dilema is should it be in the American animals section or the african section of my shop? Of course both places have them. If you have an opinion post a comment.

This cell phone has been a hit with my kids. They each have one and Jazmin and Gabe have both colored theirs. Benji our one year old even likes to find it and pretend to make phone calls

My kid's favorite game is imitation

because of their limitless imagination

When I use my phone to speak with a friend

my kids want my phone, and then “oops” they push send

My contact list would get calls day and night

this was a problem, it just wasn't right.

So I made these phones for my little guys

solving this problem made me feel wise

Now if you have someone whose nagging won't end

to pick up your phone and eventually press send

buy them this phone, because it is wood

I guarantee the calls made will all be good.

Back from vacation

We had a wonderful trip visiting family and friends. And relaxing as a family. We are back now. I have taken my Etsy shop off of vacation mode and I am ready for some orders

Thanks for you patience.

Going on vacation

It is vacation time!! I so enjoy making toys I would probably choose to continue even during vacation however all my tools are too cumbersome to take with us.

We will be driving from Michigan to California to be with Nancy's family and returning by car shortly after the 4th of July. In all we will gone a little over 2 weeks.

I put my Etsy shop on vacation mode because I didn't want to disappoint anyone with a two week wait who might place an order in a hurry. However if you would like to buy something and don't mind waiting until the second or third week of July to recieve it, please place an order by email. dadswoodentoys@gmail.com

I plan to check my email as often as possible.

And because I don't like writing posts without pictures here are a few pictures from previous trips or vacations.

People are spreading the word!

It has been only about 6 months since I started selling these toys online. We started with this blog and then quickly found Etsy which has been fantastic for helping people find the toys. A few of the people who bought the toys have mentioned them in their own blogs I even got mentioned by an apparently well known product critiquing site. So here are a few of the places that I am aware of that have shown my toys online.

The most traffic has come from this mention of my toys as a good alternative to the main stream toy that was being reviewed in this article at Zrecommends my toys are mentioned a little below the picture of the bunnies.

Happy Customer Blogs:

1 a satisfied customer

2 a custom animal request

3 another customer spreading the word

4 I don't know if the owner of this blog ever bought any toys but they took the time tell others.

5 This lady is starting a day care and bought several toys and then put us on her website as a recommended business

If you have a blog or facebook or any place you would like to mention Dad's Wooden Toys it would be greatly appreciated. I can send you fancy click to shop buttons to my etsy shop like the one on the side of this page if you ask. Or you can just send them to http://www.dadswoodentoys.etsy.com/

Large orders welcome

I just thought I would let it be known that I welcome large orders. If you know of someone with a shop or who may want a bunch for party favors. Pass my name along.

Here is an order I recently sent to a buffalo farm.

Some new toys

I keep getting requests for different animals. Each time I get nervous as if this is the animal that somehow won't turn out but they always do.
Here are a few of the latest creations: