Wooden Toy Box - Safe Solution for Toys Storage

Rumors of sweatshop styled toy manufacturing units in China, weren’t a bother until a report in the New York Times, mentioned that about 20 million toys made in China were recalled, because they were painted with lead paint. The problem with toys manufactured in China, does not end with lead paint. Substandard products are often used to keep manufacturing costs as low as possible. Sadly, the menace has permeated at all levels including the manufacturing toy chests.
Now why would it matter, if the toy chest is made from cheap products…after all, the child’s not going to bite into her toy chest? Besides, you don’t want them to last forever…right? Wrong! A report by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, has pointed out that even a small amount of exposure to lead paint can make a child inattentive, hyperactive and irritable. Thus by the time your child has outgrown the need for a toy box, he/she has suffered considerable damage.
It certainly pays to be a little cautious. Make sure to check if the wooden toy box is manufactured by a manufacturer that respects safety standards. A product’s fancy German or American name does not guarantee that it is made in that country.
Not that all toy manufacturers in China produce toys and toy boxes of substandard quality, but if you’d rather not take a chance, it’s best to stick to American manufacturers like 1888toys. Besides manufacturing educational toys, they also manufacture furniture for kids, including smart toys storage solutions like toy benches that double up as benches and stools.

Toy Boxes, Toy Chest and Toys Storage Shelves Make Your Life Easier and Your House Neater

TOYS! EVERYWHERE! Once the holidays are finished, I stand in my living room wondering where to step just to get from one side of the room to the other. I need toy storage! There are so many options today.
The Toy Box: The wooden toy box or toy chest is a classic, because it hides the toys from general view, and leaves a room nice and neat! One of the drawbacks of the toy box is that it also hides the toys from the kids. Some things go in and never come out. We carry many different toy boxes. Here is my personal favorite: The Noah's Ark Toy Box. It is even more beautiful in person!! This toy box is part of the stunning Noah’s Ark collection which is hand carved and hand painted. The colors are rich, and the carving adds a great classic appeal to the toy box. Another toy box that has equal wow factor is its close cousin the Safari Toy Box.
Toy Shelving: Recently shelving has become more and more popular as a toy storage solution because the children can see their toys, making it more likely that the toys will be played with. The drawback to this kind of storage is that the rest of the world can see the toys too, so it can be a bit messy for the more public areas of your house. We carry so many different styles of shelving: wooden shelves and painted shelves for book storage, decorated shelves to fit into any home decor, and more serious school style shelving. We also have different kinds of designs like the Barn Books Shelves and Toys Storage Unit which comes with a unique shape and looks like a real barn with a silo.
Other storage options, I'm always looking for are such as step stools or storage benches which have a more decorative sense in rooms. These storage units meet many and varying needs, but don't necessarily "fit the mold" of what we think of as toy storage. The All Star Games Step Stool with Storage is an amazingly decorative and useful piece. This multipurpose wooden storage stool allows little ones to take one step higher, or all of the gear of your 'Little Athlete' can be easily stored in this useful and attractive wooden step stool!
For a more stylish look we also have the Always a Prince Toy Box and Bench were his Majesty will be delighted to store his treasures in this amazing storage bench. For the princess of the house we have the Always a Princess Toy Box and Bench that are sure to delight your favorite little Princess! A great idea to maximize your easy to access storage space are the caster mounted All 4 Sport Theme Storage Cube or the Nine Bin Toy Organizer with 9 Storage Bins comes with Natural See Thru Bins allow you to see into the open sides.
This Christmas can finish up nice and neatly with one of these great storage option which we offer here in 1888Toys.com!

Handcrafted Children’s Furniture which is Fun and Functional

Planning your kids’ room is a big task. There is furniture to choose, walls to paint, safety to take into consideration. Probably the most exciting part of planning your kids’ room though, will be choosing the room’s theme. The theme you decide on will set the tone for the whole room so it will certainly need to be one of the first decisions that you make when your start the planning process.
There are almost endless supplies of themes available for a baby’s room. You could choose to go with something gender specific, a girl themed furniture, like the Always a Princess furniture that we have here at 1888Toys which are colored in beautiful pink, purple and cream with gold accents and a boy themed furniture like the Always a Prince which is colored in royal blue and red with gold accents, or you may want to consider choosing a gender neutral theme like the Little Farm House with great farm house paintings on each furniture piece included with this theme, if you plan to have more children. There are also sport team themes which you can choose for those that will start to become big fans of sports.
If you want to plan a room that will stimulate your baby as they grow, consider bright primary colors and geometric shapes and patterns. Red, blue, and yellow have been found to be the colors that help stimulate young infants. The good choice is the All 4 Sports furniture collection theme which has designs of 4 different sports and different primary colors on each piece of furniture. Bedding and wall décor with geometric shapes and patterns will also do this especially if the shapes and patterns are large. This will make it easier for the baby to see since it takes many months for an infant’s vision to completely develop.
Whatever theme you decide on for your kids’ room, be prepared to live with it for a few years. There is a very large variety of specially designed furniture for kids that you can add to your kids’ room such as toy boxes, bookcases, rockers, step stools desks, etc. All of these items can match the same theme or can add variety to your kids’ room. Since toddler beds take the same size mattress and bedding as a crib, you could continue to use the theme and bedding you choose in a toddler room if you wanted to.
No matter what theme you decide on, remember to have fun while taking on the whole nursery planning process. This is a joyous time in your life that you will always be able to look back on.

Toy Box or Toy Chest is a Must Piece of Furniture in Every Child’s Room

By nature, kids can be very active; this is a great thing considering the majority of people today are overweight and unhealthy. Because children are basically all over the place, parents need to go out and choose the toys that most benefit and entertain their kids. Kids will virtually run around in circles playing until they pass out if you get them the right toys. As a parent, this is where one headache stops and another one begins. Yes, your child just put himself to sleep playing with all the toys you have given him, but now you have to pick up all the toys that helped you out! This is why toy boxes are a must in any child furniture collection.
Choosing the correct toy box is more than a means to pick up. Consider that your child will go to this box every day to get the toys, tools, and games he loves to play with; you can make their daily experience with their toy box a lot more pleasant and interactive by choosing the one that best suits their needs/wants. At 1888Toys.com you can find a wide collection of wooden toy boxes, toy chests or toy storage benches that literally bring your child’s room to life. Aside from having bright colors and designs, All Star Toy Box and Bench for example, also comes with a chalkboard scoreboard and can be used as a bench which makes this piece of furniture truly interactive and fun for your child. For all those little princesses who want the perfect matching furniture, you can check out the Always a Princess Toy Box and Bench. Or choose your little sports fan, the toy box of his favorite team from, the sport themed furniture collection like MLB furniture for kids, NHL collection and NBA.
The toy boxes and toy storage benches collection is really something worth checking out because aside from entertaining and looking nice, you can also teach your child about responsibility by making them pick up their toys after they play with them. Remember always to consider the overall benefit your child will get from the product.