Archive for July 7th, 2010
Kids in all countries love toys and our troops are being equipped with wooden toys to take to Iraq and Afghanistan. According to an article I read online from the gazette.com (Colorado Springs), a group of senior’s have a woodworking club and have crafted several hundred small wooden cars and animals for Fort Carson bound for Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Springs Scrollers got most of their materials, according to the article, from friends in the Pikes Peak Whittlers, which supplied 12,000 wooden wheels and hundreds of quarter-inch dowels that allow the wheels to spin.
I further read that “Master Sgt. Andrew Clark, who coordinates donations at Fort Carson, said the post sent its first shipment of toys with the 43rd Sustainment Brigade, which deployed this month (March 2010) to Afghanistan, and will send others with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team to Iraq.”
Read more: http://www.gazette.com/articles/toys-95642-diplomacy-wooden.html#ixzz0t0PDctC8
Children have always loved the touch, smell and feel of a hand-crafted wooden toy. Toys made of wood last longer, are safer children’s toys and can be passed down from child to child and perhaps even from one generation to another.
When you are selecting painted wooden toys you will want to make sure they are painted with non-toxic paints and varnishes. ImagiPLAY is a toy manufacturer we strongly suggest – their non toxic toys are all natural, earth friendly and child safe. View their wooden kids toys online at All I Can Imagine.
If you are making your own wood toys, purchasing the correct type of paints and varnishes will benefit everyone especially those with allergies and chemical sensitivities. You will also be helping our environment by reducing ozone depleting contaminants.
Pictured above is our Apple Tree Bead Maze Toy.