Local Mississippi Wooden Toy Brands
Made in Mississippi — For Mississippers by Mississippers
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(01) Woodstock Toys
From a Columbia, MS creative of many trades come handmade pull toys with maple wood construction, wooden wheels with dowel axels, and a shiny polyurethane finish.
Woodstock Toys advocates for and celebrates the creative art of toy making — as documented in their successful 2020 kickstarter campaign. With uncommon polyurethane sparkle, Woodstock Toys’ signature creations are a wonder in the world of toys.
Today, their most sought after push toys — each with an interesting twist — include a dog with stacking rings on its back, a swan with a revolving egg on its back, and a flying frog with legs that bump.
Visit the Woodstock Toys official website.
(02) Wall To Wall Woodworks
They also make full sized ride-on cars for toddlers and up to straddle and ride — like a Little Tikes Cozy Coup made of exquisite woods — Oak, Pine, and Mahogany.
Nearly 4 feet in length, they ride heavier than the average ride-on vehicle — and without a motor — the rider must push against the ground to gain momentum. The wheels resemble those of a classic wagon — with soft rubber tires and a durable steel axle — coasting smooth, especially down an easy slope.
More recently, Wall To Wall Woodworks has become a friend to the Little Free Library, encouraging public access to books you can give and take. Made in Meridian, MS — they’ve begun making highly detailed wooden book libraries that are a mix between a mailbox (secured atop 3 foot mailbox post) and a birdhouse (welcoming to visitors).
If you’ve ever peaked inside a Little Free Library, you know they have a plexiglass door by which to window shop which books are inside before you pick out your favorite. Wall To Wall Woodworks most out-of-the-box designs include a book library with windows and porch, one that’s a log cabin, and one that’s a three-story skyscraper.
See Wall To Wall Woodworks on Etsy.
(02) Backwoods Toys
These days, Backwoods Toys is a Strayhorn, MS maker of wooden toy knives for kids. They have a history of wooden toy party packs and an outdoor collection of toy kids projectiles — bows and arrows, sling shots, pea shooters, rubberband rifles, and more — but they’ve downsized since then.
A Mississippi Toy Making Time Capsule
- The Rocking Horse Barn — Until the year 2021, The Rocking Horse Barn produced classic all-American wooden rocking horses for all-American kids! Constructed with solid pine, the rocking horses made a great family heirloom to pass down from older sibling to younger sibling — a real heirloom toy built last through generations. Giddy up!
