Showing posts with label Channapatna Toys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Channapatna Toys. Show all posts

Wednesday, 25 November 2015

Channapatna Toys- a Taste of Tradition!



Some of the first memories we have of our childhood relate to our play time and toys. Childhood play becomes a very integral part of each individual’s life. They come to shape our being so much so that psychiatric practitioners place a great deal of importance to play time. The unique thing about play time and toys are the value they place on a child’s culture. Though it may seem that our childhood memories are unique to us but they may be shared commonly throughout a common generation, region or culture.  A very significant aspect of our play is decided by our culture. Though the common traits might surprise us but the differences are no less significant for practitioners and parents alike.

Aatike Chimpu Puppet Climbing Monkey
Channapatna Toys


Toys form a very vital aspect of our play and the type of toys children play with are almost always decided by the adults around them. This is even more significant for very young children when their interaction is limited only to immediate family. Providing them with safe and quality toys like channapatna toys can make much difference to the early experiences of our children. These traditional toys are fun and playful. They are also safe quality so that parents don’t have to worry about children putting them in their mouth.  The choice of toys can have a significant impact of their formative years. Thus as parents it becomes our responsibility to give a taste of our own culture right from the young age. 

Buy wooden channapatna toys at Craftsvenue.

Monday, 9 November 2015

Channapatna Toys: a Safe Deal for Your Kids

Toys are kids’ all-time favourite. They spend a lot of time playing with their much-loved toys and consider them as their friends. Children not only get entertained from them but also get a lot of innovative ideas which in turn enhances their cognitive behaviour. Hence it becomes necessary that these toys should be best for them for developing their minds.


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Channapatna Toys
Channapatna Toys are such toys that are not only safe for children but also connect them with our traditions and culture. The origin of these toys can be dated back to TipuSultans’s reign during the 18th century. His love for wooden toys gave birth to these authentic hand-made products. Since then, people of Channapatna in Karnataka have been manufacturing these toys to keep the tradition alive.

This prestigious craftwork is 100% eco-friendly and ensures high quality & integrity. They mainly focus on bringing the ages old classic art to life so that children can remain in touch with the traditions and then pass on to their future generation. With time, diversification has taken place in Channapatna toys. Artisans combine their skills with innovative designs to manufacture creative toys so that they keep the pace with the modern world. These wooden toys are given beautiful colours by making use of vegetable dyes which are completely safe for children. There are variety of toys available in this category:

• Cooking set
• Puzzles
• Cars, trucks, trains
• Dolls
• Games
• Phonetics sets and much more

These toys are available online on many e-commerce websites. Go and grab them for your kids and help enhance their creativity.

Craftsvenue is the best online store to shop channapatna toys at best possible prices.

Friday, 18 September 2015

Channapatna Toys: Representing Indian Artwork



The 'Channapatna toys' are refers to as the toys or dolls made out of woods. The name channapatna came from a small town situated between Bangalore and Mysore. The channapatna toys represent the beautiful work of artisanship. People in Channapatna make a living by selling wooden toys. The place is also known as Gombegala Ooru or the toy-town of Karnataka due to its popularity in making toys out of woods.
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Channapatna Toys


Back in the days of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of May sore, who was very fond of wooden toys had invited artisans from Persia in order to tar in the local people to make wooden toys. Since then Channapatna has become a major spot where majority of people make toys for living. The interesting thing to keep in mind is that the people here in Channapatan still uses the traditional methods for making toys instead of using heavy machinery. Artisans prefer to use rosewood or sandalwood to make toys. 

The artwork done by the artisans of Channapatna is not only known to the people of the country, but also the work is quite popular around various parts of the world. Owing to the beautiful work of art and craft of the town, the Karnataka Government has declared Channapatna with the status of Geographical Indication under WTO (World Trade Organization). 

The important feature of Channapatna Toys, which make them differ from other toys, is the fact that, these toys are eco-friendly. The color use by the craftsmen to paint the toys are made of vegetable oil. Hence, in all means these toys are not only a beautiful piece of art but also non-hazardous which make these toys attractive, simple, and safer yet beautiful. 

Buy Channapatna toys at Craftsvenue.