I am utterly obsessed with wooden toys. The baby may have a little too many of them, but there are many advantages to using wooden toys over plastic toys. In terms of the resources in use band durability and safety. I've listed the Benefits of Wooden Toys over Plastic Toys
Source of natural resources
The main benefit of wooden toys over plastic toys is that they are made from renewable resources. Plastic has developed in popularity over the fifty years due to its low-cost manufacturing process, which makes it very affordable. The major disadvantage of plastic is that it needs the use of fossil fuels to manufacture. Plastic toys are not only harmful to the environment during the manufacturing process, but they also make a contribution to much more toxic fumes to the environment after they are incinerated after use.
Durability
Plastic toys, on average, are up in the landfill after only six months of use. Because of poor quality and breakage, the child has lost interest in the toy. Wooden toys, on either hand, are far more durable. Baby is playing with an over 50-year-old wooden cart filled with blocks. It has been passed down through generations, and I intend to do the same. Wooden toys also last longer than plastic toys because they are not created with trends in mind but with functionality.
Imagination
Children are inspired to play creatively and imaginatively when they play with wooden toys. These toys are more 'passive.' This means that children should be more involved in their play, stimulating their imagination. These so-called 'open-ended' toys have no single purpose for space, implying that children can use them in and over one way, whereas plastic toys frequently have a sense. This could be as simple as clicking a button or going to turn a wheel, limiting the toy's imaginative use for other purposes.
Development
Playing is necessary for a child's optimal development since it contributes to the conceptual, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children.
Natural textures in wooden toys stimulate the child's senses, inviting them to touch, feel, and start exploring each surface of the toys—the basic outlines of the toys aid in developing your child's hand-eye coordination.
Toys made of wood encourage children to interact but also collaborate with others. They not only learn to care for one another by watching others play with dolls or by having played with wooden structure blocks with anyone, but they often begin to share their opinions, establish a relationship, learn to hear and understand, and build empathy for others.
Anxiety
Kids can reduce Anxiety by playing with wooden toys. According to studies, children who play with wooden toys have a more peaceful and beneficial experience than children who play with other materials (like plastic). Toys made of wood are less distracting. They do not have any sound and flashing to distract children who are playing with them, as many plastic toys do. You will notice that a room with organic toys is quieter, relatively peaceful, and inviting, and your child will likely be calmer.
A word of caution:
Try buying your wooden toys from a reputable company. Recognize that these are pretty expensive and able to order from China is very appealing due to the low cost, but please do not do so. Children put everything within their mouths until they are about three years old; this is how they learn new shapes and sizes. This is a perfectly natural behavior. Moreover, you want your children only to put safe things in their mouths. There is no choking hazard but no risk to their health. This study looked at how children ingested chemicals through wooden objects.
Wood preservatives like chlorophenols and linden are used to safeguard the wood from insects and fungi and extend a wooden toy's lifespan. Because wood is a porous material, these toxins end up on not just the toy including within it. Chlorophenols and lindane are incredibly toxic chemicals that have been classified as unsafe by the United States. However, because regulations differ in China, these chemicals may be prevalent on wooden toys procured from China. Your children's future might suffer if these toys eventually wind up in their mouths.