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Here are just some of the excellent wooden toys that you can buy online.

For some hints and tips on what to look for when choosing a wooden toy for your baby, visit our How to Choose and Buy a Wooden Toy page.

Mothercare - Wooden Rolling Slope

This beautifully made rolling slope from Mothercare comes with four colourful cars: red, green, blue and yellow. It will teach babies about cause and effect and is suitable for use from about 12 months old.

Babies learn that if they put the cars at the top of the slope they roll down and flip round the corners. The Mothercare “Wooden Rolling Slope” is great fun and will keep baby amused for a while.

Brio - My First Train Set

The Brio “Railway Set and Playtable” contains 84 traditional wooden train pieces including a battery operated Brio “Mighty Red Action Locomotive”.

The Brio Wooden Train Set has an engine tunnel, platform engine shed, wagons and a track with rural accessories and a base. There are lots of imagination games children around three years can play as they make up stories about the passengers and engine.

The beauty of Brio is that you can buy extra accessories to make this train set even bigger. Children can design the set in anyway they choose as it is not fixed to the base. More details of the full Brio Wooden Train set

Igloo Kid - Shape Sorting Box

This wooden “Shape Sorting Box” from Igloo Kid is a fun baby toy. It has 13 different shapes to intrigue your toddler. Manufacturers recommend that babies over 18 months will enjoy the toy best.

The Igloo Kid's “Shape Sorting Box” is made using non-toxic paint and is vibrantly coloured. Each shape fits into its own hole and the top of the box opens for easy access.

The “Shape Sorting Box” will help to develop your toddler's motor skills and hand to eye co-ordination. Baby will also practice using his problem solving skills.

Mountain House - Wooden Toy

There are a number of novel bead wooden toys to buy but the Mountain House toy is full of things to explore for a toddler. The Mountain House “Wooden Toy” has a bead rollercoaster that has two tracks with different coloured and shaped wooden beads.

The Mountain House “Wooden Toy” features an activity board where babies can play with wooden blocks or try to push and pull a sun from one side of the board to the other.

Toddlers over 18 months will be able to practice their motor skills, problem solving and thinking skills with this toy.

Galt - Pop-Up Wooden Toy

Galt's “Pop-Up Wooden Toy” is really good fun for a toddler as they learn about object permanence and cause and effect. Once popped up the colourful creatures can be pushed back down again ready for next time.

Buy for a baby older than 12 months as they'll gain most from it. If kept well the Galt “Pop Up Wooden Toy” could be handed from generation to generation.

Igloo Kids - Tub of Wooden Toy Bricks

This tub of 60 wooden multi-coloured toy bricks from Igloo Kids will keep your toddler busy for a while as they build their own architectural creations.

You will need to play with them for a while so they can learn about how to build castle towers and houses and walls. Once they see you create your own architectural wonders they will start to share knowledge with their friends or be happy playing on their own.

At about 18 months, toddlers start to think about building high towers and knocking them down so build lots of towers to keep baby amused. Baby will learn to problem solve and develop their hand to eye coordination using building blocks.

Heros - Pull Along Caterpillar

“Pull Along Caterpillar” baby toy is great for babies around a year old. Babies will enjoying learning to pull the caterpillar behind them as they walk about their home.

Heros' “Pull Along Caterpillar” baby toy is brightly coloured to encourage baby to play. Heros uses non-toxic paints and lacquers on its products.

Galt - Tiny Trike

The Galt “Tiny Trike” baby toy can be used by baby from 12 months. The Galt “Tiny Trike” is made from hardwood and has a steering lock. Dual front wheels add extra stability to the trike.

Baby will really start to develop his leg muscles using a trike like this. Don't be surprised if baby starts off going backwards on the trike. It's an easier action to perform than trying to push forwards.

Heros - Puzzle Cubes

“Puzzle Cubes” baby toy is an inventive way of telling stories. The painted wooden cubes join together to make six different fairytale themed pictures that are shown on the included picture cards.

Heros “Puzzle Cubes” will really test baby's memory skills and logic as they try to match the blocks to the images. This is quite an advanced game that when mastered will give baby more confidence to try something new.

Mischief - Ring Counter

The “Ring Counter” wooden baby toy consists of 15 brightly coloured wooden rings that fit onto a base with five different sized poles.

The rings will help toddlers learn about colours, numbers and counting while helping them to practice their finer motor skills.

Although Mischief recommends the “Ring Counter” for toddlers aged over 18 months, take a judgement call on whether your baby is ready to play with it at an earlier age.

Mischief - Tap Around Wooden Pegs

The Mischief “Tap Around Wooden Pegs” baby toy will provide fun for toddlers aged around 18 months. The six coloured pegs need to be hammered through the holes allowing babies the chance to practice hand to eye coordination.

The bench is reversible so once the pegs are banged through the bench, toddlers can turn the bench over and start again.

It is not recommended that mummy or daddy hold the pegs while baby is hammering away!

Heros - Toy Farm

Toy Farm consists of 27 pieces held together in a convenient carry case. The toy farm includes buildings, animals, a tractor and people.

The “Toy Farm” is aimed at children around three years of age and will encourage them to use their imaginations and role play. Children will also be able to learn to follow building instructions with an adult's help.

Heros' “Toy Farm” is brightly coloured using non-toxic paints and lacquers.

To find out more about what to look out for when choosing and buying nursery toys visit our How to Choose and Buy a Baby Toy for Helping to Develop Different Skills section and How to Choose and Buy a Baby Toy for Different Ages section.

To find out more about the different online baby and nursery toy shops and stores visit our Top Sites section.

To see what different nursery toy manufacturers offer visit our Brands section.

You can also find out more in our How to Play with Baby section.