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From a very young age, lucky children may learn an appreciation for nature’s elements and time. If you want a gift that will inspire a love for nature, help kids learn about flowers, mushrooms, birds, and set a bucolic mood for playtime cottagecore toys is a beautiful idea!
I rounded up the sweetest toy inspired by the cottagecore aesthetic and lifestyle. So, all the toys in this post are gentle, made of wood or hypoallergenic fabric, and use non-toxic water-based dyes. That way, not only you’re baby will be exposed to visual nature’s stimulus, but will play with toys that are harmless to his health and to nature! We go by European and American standards and you can read more about them here.
Cottagecore Toys For Babies & Toddlers
Button Bunny & Mushroom Pull Musical Take Along Toy, Manhattan Toy
Newborn +
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This lovely pull musical toy will play Brahms’ Lullaby every time your little one reaches out for the mushroom!
Forest Mushrooms Basket, Moon Picnic
3 Y+ | Solid beech wood from sustainably certified forests | Non toxic paint
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This magical mushroom basket is a dreamy trip to the enchanted forests! The rattan basket is included and of course, it’s a bestseller and precious piece for a cottagecore toys collection!
Enchanted Garden Wooden Stampers, Let Them Play Toys
3 Y + | 6 different Enchanted Garden-themed shapes on hand-cut Tasmanian Oak Rounds
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These whimsical play-dough stampers are hand-cut and are a dreamy trip into fairylands.
Henry The Bunny, by Cuddle+Kind
0 months + | Hand-knit, Non-toxic, Hypoallergenic | 13″H
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Mr. Henry The Bunny harvested these organic carrots from his own garden and is ready to cuddle with his new bestie!
My Stacking Garden, by Le Toy Van
12 months + | Sustainable Rubber wood | Water-Based Paint
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It’s never too early to learn that we gotta take care of the garden to attract the birds and butterflies. There is not a lot of cottagecore toys for babies, so here is a gem! This 9 piece set will get your little one amused around a toadstool, a flower, a tree, and the sweet garden friends butterfly, bluebird, and snail.
Summer Fairy Set, Papoose
3 Y + | 100% Non-Toxic Felt
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What can I say about this magical fairy house up in the trees surrounded by mushrooms?
Musical Chicken, by Manhattan Toy
12 months + | Wood, Non-Toxic Paints
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The sounds of nature are inspiring and relaxing. Maybe slightly different from your baby’s musical toy, but well, they love it!
This adorable musical chicken is so interactive and turns itself into a band, so the little one will discover new instruments as she plays. It contains 2 wood drumsticks, 1 cymbal, a 5-bar xylophone, 1 maraca tail, 2 clacking wings that double as drums, and detachable wooden mallets on the back.
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Petilou Hammer Game “Mr. Mushrooms” by Le Toy Van
18 months + | Sustainable Rubber wood, Water-Based Paint
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The most bucolic combination of all times: bunny and mushrooms!
Wood Mushroom On The Field, Poppy Baby Co.
3 Y + | Beech Wood, Tilia Wood, and Linseed oil
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Let’s pick mushrooms all day long with this interactive, and very cute, cottagecore toy!
Plushy Picnic Play Set For Toddlers, by Hape
18 months +
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What’s more cottagecore than a lovely picnic? The little one can even pretend to go strawberry picking before the picnic!
? For mommy: Everything You Need To Set The Perfect Cottagecore Picnic
Cottontail Cottage Toy Set, by Tender Leaf Toys
3 years + |Made from renewable rubberwood, Water-based paint | 17.32 x 13.07 x 18.7″
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The cottagecore lifestyle is not complete without a sweet cottage in the countryside to grow your garden, raise the chickens and be neighbors with the birds and the animals in the woods! This delightful two-floor wood cottage includes a set of adorable vintage-inspired furniture. They had me at the woodstove!
Rosewood Cottage Toy Set, by Tender Leaf Toys
3 years + | Sustainably sourced rubber wood, Water-based paint | 12.25″H, 16.5″L, 15.75″W
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Of all the cottagecore toys on this list, this sweet tabletop cottage dollhouse is my favorite! The 15 pieces cottagecore toy includes a wood-burning stove, flower table, two-button stools, a toadstool lamp, a side table, a swing, garden flowers, and four wooden dolls. It’s bucolic and tender like an afternoon in the woods.
Toadstool Bowling Set, Manhattan Toys
3 years + | 7 pieces
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Mushroom hunting, anyone? Being indoors can be very very inspiring and fun with this toadstool bowling set.
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Pastel Wood Mushrooms, Grimm’s
3 years + | 12 pieces | Maple wood, non-toxic water based color stain.
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Such a simple idea so kids can play with colors and complete a forest scenario.
Bunny Hop Mixer Toy Set, Manhattan Toys
4 years + | 9 pieces
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Of all the cottagecore toys on this list, this is my favorite! I’m obsessed with play food and play kitchen stuff and this bunny mixer is beyond charts!
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Sustainable & Non-Toxic standards considered for this post
Each country or economic bloc has its own standards for sustainability, safety, and toxicity. And because they can go from strict to almost nonexistent we are considering brands that market their products as compliant with at least one of the standards below.
FSC-certified wood
From the fsc.org website : “The Forest Stewardship Council sets standards for responsible forest management. A voluntary program, FSC uses the power of the marketplace to protect forests for future generations.
FSC certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits. “
TSCA Title IV
⚠️ Because there is not a large consensus whether the formaldehyde emissions under the TSCA Title IV is really safe and nontoxic, we are only featuring MDF/plywood as alternatives to real wood.
From the epa.gov website : “The Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act of 2010 established emission standards for formaldehyde from composite wood products and directed EPA to finalize a rule on implementing and enforcing a number of provisions covering composite wood products. After March 22, 2019, composite wood products must be labeled as TSCA Title VI compliant. These products include: hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and particleboard, as well as household and other finished goods containing these products.
The final rule also established a third-party certification program for laboratory testing and oversight of formaldehyde emissions from manufactured and/or imported composite wood products.”
CE Marking
From the europa. eu website : “CE marking indicates that a product has been assessed by the manufacturer and deemed to meet EU safety, health and environmental protection requirements. It is required for products manufactured anywhere in the world that are then marketed in the EU.”
EN-71
EN-71 is the CE standard for toy safety. The EN-71 covers 12 toy-related safety issues, from mechanical properties to flammability. The disposition EN-71-3 covers the migration of toxic elements, and that’s why toys compliant with the CE marks and the EN-71 disposition are considered non-toxic. From the standard.eu : “This document specifies requirements and test methods for the migration of aluminum, antimony, arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, Chromium (III), Chromium (VI), cobalt, copper, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, strontium, tin, organic tin and zinc from toy materials and from parts of toys. Packaging materials are not considered to be part of the toy unless they have intended play value.”
Sources: standard.eu, sgs.com, eur-lex.europa.eu[ /underline]
Nordic Swan Ecolabel
From the nordic-ecolabel.org website : “The Nordic Swan Ecolabel is the official ecolabel of the Nordic Countries. The Nordic Swan Ecolabel works to reduce the environmental impact from production and consumption of goods – and to make it easy for consumers and professional buyers to choose the environmentally best goods and services.
Sets strict environmental requirements in all relevant phases of a product’s life cycle;
Sets strict requirements for chemicals used in eco-labeled products;
Tightens requirements for goods and services continue to create sustainable development;
Certifies and verifies that all requirements are met before a product is approved.”
