Little Alouette Wooden Toys

I have to chuckle when I’m hanging out on Facebook or Twitter and I see newer moms desperately seeking information on how to relieve their children’s teething pain and urges.

I remember that feeling of  ”Oh God. Is this wailing EVER going to stop?” I remember the incessant drool. I remember the teething toys.

I’m shuddering just thinking about it all.

I think of two quintessential items when I think about teething (aside from infant Tylenol and frozen washcloths, that is): teething rings and teething keys.

There weren’t many items during my kids’ teething stages that got more use than teething rings and keys – the plastic ones.

But a small company in Ohio called Little Alouette is putting a modern spin on old-fashioned wooden teething toys and other developmental toys for little ones.

Little Alouette makes handcrafted toys from locally-sourced woods. Their toys are finished only with organic flaxseed oil.

These pieces are simply lovely. The teething keys, pictured above, include 3 4-inch long keys secured with a maple key fob, and are secured together by a short piece of hemp.

If a teething ring is more what you’re after, this 3.5 by 4-inch “Holey Teether” is perfect. I love that baby can put her tiny fat fingers through the hole and grip this herself and gnaw away.

Little Alouette also makes classic toys like pyramid stackers.

These toys really harken back to a simpler time when children’s products were made with as much love and care as the parents who purchased them showered upon their babies.

Little Alouette teething toys are about $15-$20 and the pyramid stacker is $25. You can view the entire Little Alouette toy collection at Little Alouette’s website.