How to Make Wooden Toddler Toys

How to Make Wooden Toddler Toys

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This weeks video is making simple wooden toys for young children and help use up some of cut-off piece taking up room in your shop.
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There is a part of woodworking that goes beyond making things out of wood, and that is place where you are making things to please other people. In this case, making small, simple wooden toys for children to play with and use their imagination with. The toys to not have to be details, rudimentary is just fine … have you ever looked at the commercial toys that are made for very young children? They are all very basic in shape and size.
Making toys for small children is a bit of an art in it’self. The toys should be small enough that the kids can pick them out and carry they around, and they should also be functional enough to be able to be used, and to withstand a certain amount of children’s tough play-time. There should not be any parts that are easily taken off or broken off and the toy should be of a medium weight so as to be stable when in use, but not to heavy to actually carry around.
I prefer to leave them with a natural wood, that is … no finish at all, the same way a cutting board gets after a couple of weeks of use. Any finish that was on it has probably all been washed off and the wood is taking on a natural patina of it’s own. The same is true for wooden toy. According to a some studies, natural wood is more anti-bacterial than coated or finished wood because of the natural tannins and oils in the woods.
In the end, it’s all about making simple toys that kids will enjoy and get years of pleasure from, and that’s …. a different kind of woodworking.

50 Comments

  1. mehmet köse on February 13, 2022 at 10:27 pm

    How did you put a hole in the car model at 6:10



  2. MrMfloor on February 13, 2022 at 10:30 pm

    Cutting the car on a knot huh? I always avoid knots



  3. Jung Bechtold on February 13, 2022 at 10:30 pm

    Woodglut is nice for that.



  4. Jovon Miller on February 13, 2022 at 10:32 pm

    Great video! I’ve been watching your channel for quite awhile now but still haven’t seen all your past videos yet. Anyway whether it’s past, present, or future videos thanks! I’ve learned so much and will continue because of people like you!



  5. Bruce Bonkowsky on February 13, 2022 at 10:33 pm

    I love your toys can I get the plans



  6. SIRI TV ARTS & CRAFTS on February 13, 2022 at 10:34 pm

    Great effort



  7. Maurice Robert on February 13, 2022 at 10:35 pm

    What do you Finnish your toys with linseed oil okay



  8. Gilbert Hollandsworth on February 13, 2022 at 10:37 pm

    This was very interesting .Thank You so Much!!!



  9. Ramona Mattioni on February 13, 2022 at 10:38 pm

    I’m pretty sure the best manual is on the Woodglut website.



  10. Exis Testers on February 13, 2022 at 10:41 pm

    Hi there, great video thanks for sharing. What stock did you use for the CAR (first version). Many thanks.



  11. Ted Williams on February 13, 2022 at 10:41 pm

    Excellent video, thanks for the info on the project.



  12. Alan Pinho on February 13, 2022 at 10:43 pm

    What size are the wheels and where did you buy them?



  13. Tamara Tamrot on February 13, 2022 at 10:44 pm

    This time I will do it manually with the help of Woodglut designs.



  14. Timothy Kieper on February 13, 2022 at 10:45 pm

    Make or buy the wheels ??



  15. TRAiN TOWN on February 13, 2022 at 10:45 pm

    These are such great toys! I especially love the train(of course!)



  16. Djelly88 on February 13, 2022 at 10:46 pm

    Hi Collin, I’m making wooden toys as well, and I’m wondering what kind of device it is you’re using to round over the edges of you’re toys?
    Thanks for the video, looks like great fun!



  17. Yura Kovalec on February 13, 2022 at 10:46 pm

    I recommend Woodglut to every beginner and not only.



  18. chris cullen on February 13, 2022 at 10:48 pm

    Hi what stuff do you put on the wood to protect the children



  19. Darwin Rodz on February 13, 2022 at 10:48 pm

    Where i can buy those axles and wheels by large quantities ??? Thanks love your work.



  20. Fabrizio Soba on February 13, 2022 at 10:48 pm

    Complimenti, modellini semplici , lineari e interessanti. Bravo bravo 👍👍



  21. E-James on February 13, 2022 at 10:48 pm

    how did i get here?



  22. Luis Adriano meus parabéns on February 13, 2022 at 10:49 pm

    parabéns gostei muito amigo ficou top vc poderia nós encinar fazer as rodas muito bonitas em 👏👏👏



  23. Debby Miller on February 13, 2022 at 10:50 pm

    Where can I buy the wheels and axles’s?



  24. Fareed Ahmed on February 13, 2022 at 10:54 pm

    hi
    can you guide me what kind of wood do I need for different objects. if you have an email address, that will be great to discuss my project.



  25. shadow ninja on February 13, 2022 at 10:54 pm

    Thanks



  26. Phil Saladino on February 13, 2022 at 10:55 pm

    Thanks Colin, when ever I have an idea to make something I search your you tube channel. You have covered alot of projects, Techniques and common sense solutions with short how to video’s.



  27. Robert McFee on February 13, 2022 at 10:57 pm

    Colin, this is off this subject but somewhat applicable. I make toy vehicles. I am using a fine toothed 1/8 inch bandsaw blade (approximately 16 teeth per inch). The blade seems to have wood debri along the sides and in some of the teeth. I am cutting Poplar. On the table I see tiny wood granules and they appear darker than the piece I’m cutting. What do you suspect could be the culprint?



  28. Andre Qeen on February 13, 2022 at 10:57 pm

    I’ve found awesome instructions on Sto Doys . just check them.



  29. Jeff Doherty on February 13, 2022 at 10:57 pm

    Hi Thank You i have been looking for toys like these to donate to a thrift store for children. God Bless, Jeff.



  30. Kat Vrooman on February 13, 2022 at 10:58 pm

    Thank you so much for mentioning the charities that would love to have these! I have worked with several over the years and they appreciate all the donations they receive.



  31. Jackie Sicilian on February 13, 2022 at 11:02 pm

    I would love to be able to do that and make toys for my granddaughter but that’s an awful lot of equipment you’ve got there to do those simple toys.
    thank you for showing us!



  32. Don Pettinger on February 13, 2022 at 11:03 pm

    Great video… The Orange County Wood Worker takes a day and makes tons of these for charity ever year before Christmas. Great gift. Thank you for taking time to share this with others.



  33. Tamara Tamrot on February 13, 2022 at 11:08 pm

    You can use Woodglut to build it in the cheapest way.



  34. L B on February 13, 2022 at 11:09 pm

    You are like a prophet man!



  35. Alan Pinho on February 13, 2022 at 11:09 pm

    Outstanding! Where do I purchase wooden wheels/axels?



  36. küçuk pesçi- alim er on February 13, 2022 at 11:12 pm

    testerenin boyutu nedir, bu küçük bir makine ile yapılabilir?



  37. Martin Kollek on February 13, 2022 at 11:12 pm

    I LOVE THIS!!!



  38. Jack Danamaske on February 13, 2022 at 11:12 pm

    Make it wooden with the help of the Woodglut instructions.



  39. Lexie Harvey on February 13, 2022 at 11:12 pm

    Really good tutorial on beginner wheeled toys! I am just now starting wood working and really like how you showed 2 methods of wheels, and car designs. These are good basics that i can try out and modify as i get more experience. I like starter toys that are all one piece body, like your first car and the train. I feel those are the safest type of wheeled toy. (of course a perfectly safe toy is no wheels and no add on parts but hey i can make that a different project). Also the recessed wheel fender style looks very durable. Thank you for your video!



  40. LukjanovArt on February 13, 2022 at 11:13 pm

    I wish I could make toys, would save me a lot of money haha



  41. Mithil Jain on February 13, 2022 at 11:13 pm

    What is the wood you have used ?
    What other alternative wood types would suggest?



  42. Dwight bjork on February 13, 2022 at 11:13 pm

    what wood the worth of these kinds of toys if you were to sell them to the public.



  43. Maker's Best Friend on February 13, 2022 at 11:14 pm

    Thank you so much for a great tutorial! I’m planning to make 100 of these this Christmas for donation ! This was very helpful



  44. Chris Wilkinson on February 13, 2022 at 11:15 pm

    I am member of men’sshed, we would like to make these toys for our community



  45. Tabassum Tahir on February 13, 2022 at 11:15 pm

    I want to make them at home…can u please guide me about the tools…like which tools should I buy just to make toys.



  46. Janko Martin on February 13, 2022 at 11:17 pm

    A great variety of designs is on the Woodglut website.



  47. Ramona Mattioni on February 13, 2022 at 11:20 pm

    I’m sure you will find good solutions for all your ideas on the Woodglut website.



  48. Jorge Enrique Rojas Cordero on February 13, 2022 at 11:21 pm

    hello, what nice toys, really a good option for children.
    I have a query, maybe you can help me, is there a way or some method to make the cars with all their rounded profiles, maybe about 4in wide but not cutting each block one by one but for example taking a plank and having it done? the whole profile and then go cutting one by one?
    as to industrialize production

    i have some designs i made with my wife but it takes a lot of time to produce one and many people ask us to sell them!!



  49. مصطفي عز mostafa ezz on February 13, 2022 at 11:25 pm

    What the thickness of the dowel and the wheel



  50. Gerardo Domínguez Espinoza on February 13, 2022 at 11:25 pm

    If you glue the axle, how do the wheels turn? I’m sorry i am totally new at this!