Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your child was willing to put her toys away, and had a designated place to do so? A custom toy box is a great way to add style and personality to your child’s bedroom décor, plus add additional storage space. Finding an heirloom-quality, solid wood toy box can turn into a smart investment and a fun experience.

Personalize Your Child’s Space While Adding Storage

A wooden toy chest ends up adding several features to your child’s bedroom within one purchase, making it a smart investment for most parents or grandparents. Not only will your child have a designated place to put their toys away, but a custom toy box also offers an additional seating option.

If you remember your childhood toy box, or even still have it, help children create their own memory and heirloom.  Solid wood, personalized toy boxes that will integrate your child’s specific preferences with long-lasting quality construction will be an heirloom for a lifetime.

We also like to think that putting a custom toy box in your child’s room will encourage them (even at a young age!) to learn to put their toys away when they’re done playing with them. Investing in a quality, personalized wooden toy chest will encourage this great habit from an early age.

Shopping For A Wooden Toy Chest

Take a look at all of the options to ensure you’re getting a toy box that will fit the style and needs of your child, and you get to have fun as you help design it. Here are some other helpful tips when searching for a custom toy box:

• Try to stay away from pressed woods or veneers, and stick to solid wood construction. Your toy box will be more durable and damage resistant, and will last a much longer time.
• Customization is a fun part of shopping for a toy box. Take your child’s personality into consideration. We offer hand painted toy boxes, as well as laser engraved options. Have fun with it!
• Your child’s safety is always the most important. Our wooden toy chests have a lid support, which prevents children’s fingers from being pinched. We also utilize child-friendly, lead-free finishes.
• Some of our pieces have additional tactile stimulation built in, allowing your child to spin pieces. This helps to keep smaller children interested in the toy box, and encourages them to put toys in it!
• Be aware of the policies regarding shipping, deliver, returns, and exchange policies. Our FAQ section on our website details these policies in detail.
• Our site also offers a secure ordering site, making your privacy a priority. Your information will never be sold or shared.

If toys are overrunning your home there’s a good chance that you are in desperate need of a toy box. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and other loved ones oftentimes enjoy showing their love with unique presents. Instead of reaching for the latest toy catalog, consider one of a kind toy chest from Wood Creations. Here are just a few of the many reasons why children’s’ toy boxes are an excellent gift alternative to toys.

Kids Love Seeing Their Name On The Own Toybox

Think back to when you were a kid. Didn’t you get a little thrill when you found pencils, key chains, piggybanks or other items with your name on it? Now, multiply that feeling by 10 and you’ll understand how a child feels when he or she sees his or her name on a toy box. Have a hard to find name? No problem! Wood Creations toy boxes are made-to-order so that gift givers can put any name on it — perfect for names that aren’t exactly common. Continue reading →

How Wood Creations Can Personalize Your Toy Box

Parents everywhere struggle with one common problem — toy storage! If you’re looking for a unique way to store toys, Wood Creations can help. Although large, modular storage systems are increasingly popular, many parents just don’t have a big enough dedicated space. Instead, look for a toy chest that will look great and can also double as a blanket trunk after it’s time to put the toys away. Here’s what you can expect from Wood Creations if you decide to personalize your very own toy or blanket trunk.

Look For A Chest That’s More Than Just A Way To Store Toys

The best way to store toys is with a toy chest that can be used as a blanket trunk. The premium hand-crafted chests from Wood Creations are made out of 100% all wood construction and customers can add an optional cedar base that help protect cloth items, such as baby clothing, quilts and other bedding from insects. Many customers report that they purchase a toy or blanket trunk to use as a family heirloom and hand down from children to grandchildren.

How Do You Want To Personalize Your Special Toy Or Blanket Trunk

If you’re looking for a one of a kind way to store toys, personalize it! We have a number of options, which means that no two-toy boxes are exactly the same. Customers can choose from laser engraving in a number of fonts, including Cookie, a bubbly font that’s ideal for a child’s bedroom or playroom, Edwardian Script and Calligrapher, elegant fonts that can add interest to any room and Thematic, an adorable font that features fun images adorning each letter. Customers can choose to engrave their toy or blanket chest with a child’s name, the full alphabet or even special clip art. Wood Creations has an entire gallery of high quality clip art that will look great, no matter what you want to put on your personalized way to store toys.

One major benefit of personalizing a toy or blanket trunk is that many parents report that children are more likely to pick up their toys if they have a personalized place to store them! Wood Creations personalizes each chest after it’s ordered, which means that parents have total control of the personalization. Parents won’t have to settle for a name that’s close enough or an alternate spelling.

Wood Creations Uses 300 DPI For Its Laser Engraving

When Wood Creations personalizes a toy or blanket trunk, we use 300 DPI for laser engraving. Sounds great, but what does this really mean? DPI stands for ‘dots per inch’ and 300 DPI means that you’ll be able to see shading and variations in the engraving. Engraving that’s done with a lower DPI will look less professional and not as crisp and clear.

Being organized and staying organized in 2012 can be simple if you have the right tools. Getting organized is the most ubiquitous of New Year’s resolutions, especially for parents who want to contain the toys strewn all across their home. Instead of getting rid of many of the toys, consider a kid’s toy box from Wood Creations. From sophisticated designs that keep toys tucked away in main living areas, to fun designs perfect for a playroom or bedroom, we have a number of options so you can find a unique storage chest.

Finding a Kid’s Toy Box for a Playroom or Bedroom

If you’re looking for a personalized kid’s toy box or a whimsical design, Wood Creations has a number of options. A storage chest can be personalized with a laser engraved name, or a name framed by animals, sports balls, toys and more. Because these designs are individually made for each customer, they’re as unique as the customers ordering them.

If you’re searching for a hand-painted storage chest, Wood Creations has a child’s toy chest for both boys and girls. Girls will love our butterflies and flowers design, while boys love our sports themed storage chest complete with a chalkboard scoreboard. Many of these designs have matching rocking chairs, table and chair sets and even bookcases, which means parents can pull together a fun and functional play room with one stop shopping.

Choosing a Storage Chest that Doesn’t Look Like Toy Storage

If your home is short on space, you’re probably looking for a storage solution that fits in seamlessly in your living space. Many houses aren’t equipped to handle the vast amount of toys owned by the average kid. If this is the case in your home, choosing a storage chest that looks like it belongs in your living room will let the kids play freely, while providing you with a space for everything at the end of the day.

A child’s toy chest from Wood Creations can come in a number of finishes, which means parents can find a design that matches any decor. If your living room is outfitted in dark wood and a classic sofa, an espresso kid’s toy box can fit in perfectly. If you have a more modern decor, consider a bamboo child’s toy chest. Other options for toy storage are cube systems in the same wood tone as your kid’s toy box, with decorative wicker baskets. They’ll look great in your main living space and no one will realize that they’re designed to help contain toys and clutter.

Getting Kids to Pick Up Their Toys

Parents can use a number of techniques to get kids to clean up their toys and put them in the storage chest. One of the most successful ways is to make a game out of it. Set a timer for one to five minutes (depending on how big the mess is!) and sing a song while everyone pitches in and puts the toys into the kid’s toy box.

Another method of getting kids to clean up is to make a rule of taking one toy out at a time. This works best if you can be around to remind your children to put a toy away into the storage chest before getting a new one out. After a while, your children will likely put things away into the toy chest without being reminded.

With the right toy storage, getting kids to pick up their toys and keeping your house organized can be a breeze. If you’re not sure which of our wooden toy boxes are right for you, visit our site or give us a call. We’d love to help you find the right child’s toy chest for your home.

It’s that time of year again! Parents everywhere are racking their brains trying to come up with that one great WOW gift for their children. If you want to make a big impact and help keep the clutter off of your floor at the same time, consider a personalized toy box. Before you shop, however, think about these factors.

Safety First!

Safety is vitally important, especially when you’re talking about a toy box lid. When you purchase your personalized toy box from Wood Creations Inc. you can rest assured that the toy box comes with a lid support to keep the lid from slamming and pinching small fingers. Part of the fun of a personalized toy box (for parents, at least) is that the kids will be able to have a place to store their toys, ensuring that toys aren’t littering bedrooms, playrooms and living rooms. If the lid is too hard to open or slams unexpectedly, you’ll still be faced with a mess.

Wood Creations, Inc. uses the lid supports that are recommended by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Each of our toy boxes are lead free and include ventilation that makes a toy chest a safe hide and seek hiding spot. Our employees use our toy boxes in their own homes and we never compromise safety for our family or yours.

Choose Solid Construction For Your Toy Chest

There’s nothing worse than a holiday gift that doesn’t even make it to its first birthday. Many parents are tempted by the price of a cheap, plastic toy chest. While it’s true that a plastic toy box can be much cheaper than a traditional wooden toy chest, the quality of construction can’t be compared. A plastic toy box can buckle and bow, whether from the weight of a child or even the weight of the toys inside. On the other hand, a wooden toy chest that’s constructed out of solid wood will hold up to the test of time. Many parents report that the toy chest pulls double duty as a blanket chest after the kids are grown.

Don’t be surprised if you need to spend a little time putting together your new toy chest before you can use it. A toy box from Wood Creations arrives flat packed and will take most people about 20 minutes to put together. If you aren’t an experienced carpenter, don’t worry – you don’t have to be one! We include all the hardware you need and include detailed instructions with every toy chest we sell.

Look For A Toy Chest That Can Be Personalized And Comes In A Variety Of Finishes

A wooden toy box can be made even more special with a little personalization. A personalized toy box creates an heirloom quality gift, as long as you’ve found one with a solid construction. Popular wood finishes include bamboo, cherry, oak and espresso, which means you can match a finish to any room’s decor.

To make your gift extra special, consider adding a personalized name with laser engraving or wood cut out letters. To further personalize your toy chest, add a wooden cut out border that features sweet bears, fun toy trains, animals and more.

A personalized toy box is an excellent gift for kids of all ages. A toy chest can hold everything from video games, to stuffed animals, to blankets after the kids have grown. Give a personalized toy box this holiday season for a gift that will be remembered for years to come.

About a hundred years ago, every young lady had a special cedar chest or blanket chest where she tucked away blankets, linens, and other items she would need when she married. These “hope chests” were usually made by someone in the family and featured lovely details that made the blanket chest truly unique. Although the original meaning of a hope chest has fallen by the wayside, blanket chests are still a wonderful way to store items in between uses.

Roomy Storage That Doesn’t Take Up A Lot Of Space

Today you can give a blanket chest to any man or woman as a great gift they’ll use again and again. If you get it customized with laser engraving, initials, or a name, the recipient will appreciate it even more. The key to giving a blanket chest as a gift is to choose only top quality materials and be sure the chest is made from solid hardwoods, not wood veneers. Men and women both will appreciate having a furniture quality blanket chest that gives them extra storage.

The most obvious use for our wood chests is to store blankets or linens, but don’t let yourself be limited by tradition. They can also hold sheets, towels and other supplies for the bedroom or bathroom.

Alternate Uses For Your Blanket Chest

You can also stash out of season clothing in a blanket chest. You can store sweaters, jackets and even accessories like hats and mittens in your cedar chest, where they will stay fresh and clean until you need them. A blanket chest at the foot of your bed can stylishly combine storage with a beautiful place to sit while you put on your shoes or get ready for bed at the end of the day. A blanket chest in a child’s room can store toys or books now and clothing or sports equipment. Choosing an attractive design or having the blanket chest personalized with your child’s name will make it even more special.

Your family room is another great place to show off one of our lovely cedar chests or blanket chests. Fortunately, we offer blanket chests in pure hardwoods like oak, cherry and bamboo, so you’ll be able to choose a beautiful piece that will blend beautifully with your décor. You’ll find so many things to use it for in a family room, including storing magazines, board games, and throws. It makes it so simple to straighten up when unexpected company shows up. Just toss things into your blanket chest and close the lid on clutter!

Why Our Blanket Chests Are Special

There are many manufacturers offering blanket chests in various styles, but be sure to check the quality thoroughly before buying. Some of these chests, sometimes called cedar chests, aren’t always made out of pure hardwoods. You’ll discover that some are made from particle board or plywood with hardwood veneers. These won’t stand up to years of use like one of our hand crafted hardwood or bamboo blanket chests. We’re proud to offer beautifully made blanket chests that will stand up to comparison to even the most exclusive lines of furniture. What makes our blanket chests so special?

Our blanket chests are fully finished and come in either stained or unstained styles so that you can match your chest to your own furniture.
The decorative corners on our chests aren’t just lovely; they strengthen and protect the corners for years of use.
You can choose from custom laser engraving, hand crafted wood borders, or personalized lettering in a variety of styles in order to make your blanket chest or cedar chest one of a kind.
We use a specialized safety hinge that surpasses what the Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends, making our blanket chests among the safest on the market. The lid can be opened to any position without worrying about it falling closed.

We encourage you to explore our website to see the many beautiful styles we offer. Custom laser engraving or wood inlays can transform your cedar chest or blanket chest into a truly lovely addition to your home that will become an heirloom.