Wooden toys tend to be safer than plastic toys because babies put things in their mouth. Wooden toys also boost imagination ...

This file photograph, taken on Feb. 26, 2025, shows an artisan keeping the painted heads of dolls for drying at a toy ...

Visakhapatnam: The Anakapalle district administration has decided to support Etikoppaka artisans, renowned for their ...

The whirr of machines and smell of carved wood hangs in the air of the Indian toy workshop, a centuries-old art form still in ...

In the heart of Karnataka, artisans in Channapatna continue a centuries-old legacy of handcrafted wooden toys, using natural ...

“If you’re painting a wood duck, you might as well figure ... “I will teach decoy carving or toy car making, and the decoy carving can be either working birds or decorative birds.” ...

"When we dry the ivory wood properly, and apply lacquer and ... their craft is more than a simple matter of livelihood. "Making toys gives me a sense of joy and happiness," Rupa said.

"When we dry the ivory wood properly, and apply lacquer and ... their craft is more than a simple matter of livelihood. "Making toys gives me a sense of joy and happiness," Rupa said.

"When we dry the ivory wood properly, and apply lacquer and vegetable dyes, the toys will remain the same for hundreds of years," Venkatesh said. But he warned his trade would "perish in the long run" ...