Local Nebraska Wooden Toy Brands
Made in Nebraska — For Cornhuskers by Cornhuskers
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(01) Baldwin Toy Co.
Handcrafted in Hickman, NE from locally sourced hardwoods, the Baldwin Toy Co. creates heirloom toys and collector’s pieces without paints, stains, nails, or screws — just the natural beauty of walnut, cherry, maple, rosewood, and padauk.
For collectors, their heirloom toys echo the charm of the 1900s with large display-worthy works — realistic Model A and Jeep vehicles reminisce the classics — plus bicycles and hot air balloons offer something different. For children, their wide array of wooden dinosaurs, arks, cars, planes, and trains are built for active play.
Visit the Baldwin Toy Co. official website.
(02) Lark Walk Puzzles
Lark Walk Puzzles is famous for miniature matchbox puzzles made of wood — then printed with fine art pieces found in museums around the world.
Like little pocket-sized masterpieces you can take on the go — these mini wooden puzzles made in Lincoln, NE — are like nothing I’ve ever seen before — and an incredibly tiny gift for anyone who’s big into the art scene.
See Lark Walk Puzzles on Etsy.
Visit the Lark Walk Puzzles official website.
(03) Hutton Road
Hutton Road is a Lincoln, NE maker of Waldorf-inspired figurines — specialized in well-known characters from children’s nursery tales. Each figurine is hand-carved in Lincoln, NE from a solid block of poplar wood, protected in walnut oil, and painted with water based acrylic hues allowing the wood’s natural properties to show through.
Do you recognize the Snail from The Snail and the Whale? How about the Three Billy Goats Gruff brought to life in wooden creation? With Hutton Road, you can play out your favorite stories!
(04) Aero1 Toys
Aero1 makes simple playworthy wooden toy trains, cars, and other wheeled things — from Omaha, NE with birch, maple, pine.
Best sellers include race cars with peg drivers, train rollers with five cars connected, and a floating pirate ship with foreboding masts for your assembly. The Aero1 maker’s creativity shows through when they alter one of their toy models into something unique — when the train becomes a crayon holder, or when whittling simple dowels into musical spinner toys.
(05) Created On Q
Feeling crafty this holiday season? Created On Q’s carves a variety of unfinished wooden block shapes in Omaha, NE.
Tulips, bees, daisies, chicks, and toadstools? Paint and craft these wooden minis into a homemade family memory that’ll last forever.
A Nebraska Toy Making Time Capsule
- Meraki Montessori — Until some time before 2025, Meraki Montessori was a black-owned Omaha family business — on a mission to spread positivity and encourage children to confidently explore the world around them. Their locally handcrafted sustainable toys came in all shapes, sizes, and colors to play, learn, and grow.
- The Modern Prism — Until some years before 2025, The Modern Prism specialized in boho-inspired wooden rainbow abacuses — the delightfully contemporary nursery toy and baby counting game made in Omaha, NE — The Modern Prism was an aesthetic brand focused on a single idea and did it beautifully.
- Cedar Hill Customs — Until before 2025, Cedar Hill Customs was known for their handmade home decor with a rustic touch — plus makes wooden baby teethers in fun little shapes — fashioned from walnut wood and finished with food-grade mineral oil.
