wooden toys

For Christmas last year, I bought my boys all handmade wooden toys. There were the delightful and pricey trucks from England; sweet round shields from here in Portland, Ore.; and the castle pieces made in Vermont. This year I'm planning to get a few more trucks, a dragon, and a couple of princes...

My kids are grown and I'm still waiting on grand kids, but I couldn't resist this toy. With all the recent hoopla about the dangers lurking in plastics, I haven't felt good about a lot of the toys that dollar stores have to offer, but these pieces are made of solid wood. You buy each piece...