Look through our wonderful collection of traditional toys, wooden toys, wooden games and classic toys that will last for years rather than weeks. We have recreated some of those childhood dreams especially for you throughout our website. When I Was a Kid is a family owned and run business based in Northamptonshire which trys to brings you the customer the tradition and quality back into toys that is sadly lacking in this modern age. Lookout for the wooden Push Along Toys and Childrens Bookends which are always a firm favourite...
Many of our toys and games have featured in Country Living, Good Housekeeping, Vogue, Practical Parenting to name but a few.
Wooden toys are the only traditional toys that are a classic and are elegant. It is a form of art, unlike the large scale productions of plastic toys that hardly have anything elegant about them. The texture of wooden toys, the design, the entire art, paints and everything about it stand the test of time. Toys are not just something to keep a baby happy with or occupied with but they become a montage of memories as kids grow up. Nostalgia is the word that segregates wooden toys from the rest. There are hundreds and thousands of families that have a heritage of traditional toys made from wood. Not many other types of toys have managed to get such adulation or recognition.
The whole family have also concentrated very hard on not just the right balance of toys but also the style, design and layout of the website to leave you, the customer not only knowing exactly what it is you are buying but also offering fast delivery, peace of mind regarding security and privacy through our HSBC secure payment system and responsive, knowledgeable customer service.
