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Mr Fox Crafts – Handmade Wooden Toys and Collectibles

Mr Fox Crafts - Handmade Wooden Toys and Collectibles

  • Home
  • Collections
    • Birds
    • Reptiles and Amphibians
    • Animals
      • Farm animals
      • Cats and Dogs
      • Woodland animals
      • Baby animals
      • African and Asian animals
      • American animals
      • Australian animals
      • Arctic animals
    • Fairy creatures
    • People
      • People of old
      • Royal figures
      • Modern people
      • Himba people
      • People of the Far North
      • Native American People
  • Play
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  • About
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Mr Fox Crafts – Behind the Brand

Posts about the making of Mr Fox Crafts — our design process, the thinking behind our collections, and what it means to produce handmade wooden toys from a small workshop in Bulgaria.

Are wooden toys more sustainable than plastic toys?

March 12, 2026February 9, 2023
wooden toy people

The sustainability argument for wooden toys goes well beyond the obvious. Here are the less-discussed but more significant reasons why material choice in toys matters for the long term.

Categories Mr Fox Crafts - Behind the Brand, Toys - Philosophy, Design and Use, Wood - Benefits and Maintenance

Why we use hard wood to make our toy figurines

March 13, 2026May 6, 2021
north american animal wooden toys

Toys made of hard wood are stronger and heavier. They retain their beauty after extensive use. Heavier toys aid children’s sensory development.

Categories Mr Fox Crafts - Behind the Brand, Play and Child Development, Toys - Philosophy, Design and Use, Wood - Benefits and Maintenance

Why we make people of different times and cultures

March 13, 2026July 24, 2020

Children who grow up knowing about other cultures and periods of history develop a deeper understanding of their own lives. Here is the thinking behind Mr Fox Crafts’ people collections — from Himba figures to People of Old.

Categories Mr Fox Crafts - Behind the Brand, Play and Child Development, Toys - Philosophy, Design and Use

Why our toys do not have eyes

March 13, 2026April 17, 2020
wooden toy king and queen

Why do Mr Fox Crafts figurines have no facial features? The answer is rooted in play research, design philosophy and a deliberate commitment to open-ended imagination over fixed character.

Categories Mr Fox Crafts - Behind the Brand, Play and Child Development, Toys - Philosophy, Design and Use

How it all started

March 13, 2026March 8, 2020
border collie wooden figurine by Mr Fox Crafts

This is our story – how we dreamed of making wooden toys and when and how we actually started.

Categories Mr Fox Crafts - Behind the Brand
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