Leah's Toy Box ~ Our Beginning

Building Blocks

My husband Andy and I (Carrie) started making wooden building blocks and games because we became concerned about the safety of toys available for sale in stores and we did not want to buy toys we felt were unsafe for our niece (for whom we named our business for) and nephew.  Our safety concern is the dyes, paints and plastics of foreign countries to make the toys.  So we decided to make wood toys made of materials from the USA.

Andy and I decided to make toys that are not only safe, but that are also fun and educational for children of all ages. Our goal with our wood toys is to encourage children to use their imagination when building with the blocks, to help promote reading and spelling skills by using the alphabet blocks to spell words with the alphabet stacker blocks and playing the wooden hangman game, and strengthen memory skills by playing the wooden memory card games.

 We wanted to make a toy that boys and girls of all ages could use their imaginations when playing, that is when we decided to make wooden building blocks. The first wood toy we created was our 80 piece Building Block Set.  They are made out of a soft wood that is safer for children. The building block set come with 3 different sizes for building and have notches to connect. The building blocks are natural wood but can be painted with two colors (non-toxic) of your choice.

Alphabet and Number Stacker Blocks

After creating our building block we wanted to make stacker blocks for smaller children. We wanted a safe and fun toy that would help develop their motor and reading skills. They are also made of a soft wood. We have two different types of stacker blocks. One is a set of 24 blocks that are 4 different colors (non-toxic) of your choice. The other set is a 36 piece Alphabet and Number set that are 4 different colors (non-toxic) of your choice.  

Example of 2 cards from Wooden Memory Card Game

One day we ventured into making wood games. I thought back to my early childhood and remembered I loved playing memory and voila the first game we made is a Wooden Memory Card Game.  Memory is a wonderful game to strengthen children's memory.  At this time we have 3 different sets available: Farm Animals, Shapes, and Butterflies and Flowers. 

Another game we both grew up playing was Hangman. It was always fun trying to guess the letters and trying to figure out the word or sentence before the hangman beat you. Not only is Hangman a fun game to play it helps promote children's reading and spelling skills.  Our Hangman version is a 2-in-1 game of  Wooden Alphabet Memory Card Game and Hangman. The 2-in-1 Set comes with 52 Wooden Alphabet Cards, 6 Wooden Cards with Hangman, and Chalkboard.

Also as  children we both enjoyed playing Tic-Tac-Toe and trying to figure out a strategy to beat our opponent, so we made our version of a wooden Tic-Tac-Toe game. This game set comes 10 Wooden Cards with X and O and a Wooden Grid to play Tic-Tac-Toe. Tic-Tac-Toe is an excellent game to help children learn strategy.

At this time we do not have a website, so for information on purchasing our toys and games please visit our Facebook page or Email us at leahstoybox@ymail.com  and leave a message. If emailing please type Purchase Info in the subject line.


We hope you and your children enjoy our toys and games. Have a sunny day!!