Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 2026
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Wooden Farm Easy-Grasp Peg Puzzle ($17.99)
A beautifully crafted puzzle featuring four animals - a lamb, a chicken, a horse and a cow. The illustrations are lovely and have a storybook quality. The wooden-knobs make these easier to for younger toddlers to grasp -- making this the perfect first puzzle. Your toddler will enjoy picking up the pieces -- and will eventually have the fine motor skills to place them back. You can talk about the names and the sounds the animals make as you explore the puzzle together. Use the animals for a chorus or two of Old MacDonald's Farm. 18 months & up.
Ages: Toddlers
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 2026
Wooden Vehicles Puzzle & Play Pieces ($14.99)
Our testers LOVE this puzzle that comes with 8 different wooden vehicles that are taller than the puzzle board -- making them easier to grasp. What's especially fun is that the vehicles can be used for dramatic play on their own or used in block play. There is an ambulance, a train, a plane, a police car, a bus, a firetruck, a cement truck and a boat. There is also an adorable Wooden Farm Puzzle & Play Pieces. 12 months & up.
Ages: Toddlers
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 2026
Wooden Press & Pop Toaster Set ($19.99)
Wooden Off to the Rescue Vehicle Carrier ($24.99)
If you're looking for a beautifully crafted wooden vehicle toy, look no further. Our preschoolers adored this wooden vehicle carrier that has two levels, and comes with four rescue vehicles: an ambulance, a fire truck, a police car and and rescue helicopter. To unload the top vehicles the carrier unfolds. The front cab of the truck also disconnects. A great addition to trains and blocks.
3 & up.
Ages: Preschoolers
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 2026
Preschoolers love pretend cooking -- especially when the props look like the real thing. This new Toaster set is adorable. It comes with a wooden toaster, a slice of toast, a plate, a knife, strawberry jam and pats of butter. There is a dial on the toaster as well as a pop up mechanism that delighted our testers.
Safety note -- the pats of butter are small which is why this toy is marked
3 & up.
Ages: Preschoolers
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 2026
Wooden Slice & Play Fruit Crate ($19.99)
Our preschool testers loved the activity here of using the included wooden knife to open up the fruit pieces. The fruit is connected by Velcro and can also be separated by pulling it apart. There's a strawberry, pear, orange, lemon, watermelon wedge and a banana (that is whole for some reason).
Our parent testers noted that the set was well-crafted. The crate and the fruit were all smooth.
A fun prop for pretend play. Our testers added this to your picnic setting.
There is also a Veggie Crate ($19.99) that looks equal -- but we did not receive it for review.
3 & up.
Ages: Preschoolers
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award 2026
