Pioneer Pastimes » Traditional Toys http://pioneerpastimes.com Traditional Fun made in the USA Tue, 25 May 2010 09:21:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Wooden Toy Spin Tops http://pioneerpastimes.com/tops/ http://pioneerpastimes.com/tops/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 20:08:26 +0000 admin http://pioneerpastimes.com/?p=663

Top style Single wood top $12.95 Two wood top $14.95

Price 18.95

These tops are awesome!  Pull the string as hard as you can and the top will fall out of the launcher and spin, it seems, forever.  Made of hard woods, you have the choice of a top with multiple woods glued up into  a beautiful design or the single wood top that works just as well even though it isn’t as pretty.  My kids love these spin tops and will play with one for hours.

Whats more, this is an awesome physics toy!

Recommended for children 6yrs and older

Top style Single wood top $12.95 Two wood top $14.95

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Top style


Price 18.95

These tops are awesome!  Pull the string as hard as you can and the top will fall out of the launcher and spin, it seems, forever.  Made of hard woods, you have the choice of a top with multiple woods glued up into  a beautiful design or the single wood top that works just as well even though it isn’t as pretty.  My kids love these spin tops and will play with one for hours.

Whats more, this is an awesome physics toy!

Recommended for children 6yrs and older

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]]> http://pioneerpastimes.com/tops/feed/ 1 Jacobs Ladder http://pioneerpastimes.com/jacobs-ladder/ http://pioneerpastimes.com/jacobs-ladder/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:00:03 +0000 admin http://pioneerpastimes.com/?p=412 Price 8.95 This is a classic old time toy. Tilt the end piece back and forth and it will seem to fall continually.

This toy is called a Jacob’s Ladder because its seemingly endless tumbling of blocks is said to resemble a dream of angels continuously ascending and descending a ladder to heaven, as dreamed by the biblical patriarch Jacob (Genesis 28:12)

Made out of hard wood and various colors of ribbons this little toy will provide hours of fun.

Recommended for children 2 years and older

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Price 8.95
This is a classic old time toy. Tilt the end piece back and forth and it will seem to fall continually.

This toy is called a Jacob’s Ladder because its seemingly endless tumbling of blocks is said to resemble a dream of angels continuously ascending and descending a ladder to heaven, as dreamed by the biblical patriarch Jacob (Genesis 28:12)

Made out of hard wood and various colors of ribbons this little toy will provide hours of fun.

Recommended for children 2 years and older


]]> http://pioneerpastimes.com/jacobs-ladder/feed/ 0 Traditional Noise Maker http://pioneerpastimes.com/traditional-noise-maker/ http://pioneerpastimes.com/traditional-noise-maker/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:50:08 +0000 admin http://pioneerpastimes.com/blog/?p=55 Price 19.50 This is a traditional toy found in many cultures. It makes a great gift and is a lot of fun. Grab the handle and spin, it will make a sound like a very loud cricket.

This makes the perfect toy to take to the game or other event. Your child will know when you are rooting for them. Ring in the New Year or liven up a birthday party with it!

These are also used in Judaism. They are called a gragger (or noisemaker) and it is used for the holiday of Purim . The gragger is used every time Haman’s name is mentioned during the reading of the Megillah Esther( the book of Esther in the bible) to ward off evil.

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Price 19.50
This is a traditional toy found in many cultures. It makes a great gift and is a lot of fun. Grab the handle and spin, it will make a sound like a very loud cricket.

This makes the perfect toy to take to the game or other event. Your child will know when you are rooting for them. Ring in the New Year or liven up a birthday party with it!

These are also used in Judaism. They are called a gragger (or noisemaker) and it is used for the holiday of Purim . The gragger is used every time Haman’s name is mentioned during the reading of the Megillah Esther( the book of Esther in the bible) to ward off evil.

Versions of this style noise maker were also used during the civil war to call the troops. Can’t you just picture a man walking through the tents in the morning getting the men out of bed with one of these?

Whatever you use it for, this toy is beautiful made out of walnut or cherry and ash woods and sanded silky smooth.


]]> http://pioneerpastimes.com/traditional-noise-maker/feed/ 0 Clacker Tractor http://pioneerpastimes.com/clacker-tractor/ http://pioneerpastimes.com/clacker-tractor/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:59:00 +0000 admin http://pioneerpastimes.com/blog/2010/01/old-tractor-sound/

Price 29.95

Looks and Sounds like an antique tractor Don’t you just love the sound of the old John Deere tractors. Wouldn’t you like a toy that would help the young one in your life learn about the way things were. Well here it is. The Clacker Tractor is not only a really cute wooden tractor that your child can push around and pretend to plow a field with, but is also has the realistic antique tractor sound.

This toy tractor was inspired by a memory from when I was a child. I grew up in a small farming community and there was a wonderful old farmer that lived down the road who owned an old John Deere tractor. You could always tell when he was coming because of the pop…pop…pop…Bang sound of that old tractor.

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Price 29.95

Looks and Sounds like an antique tractor

Don’t you just love the sound of the old John Deere tractors. Wouldn’t you like a toy that would help the young one in your life learn about the way things were. Well here it is. The Clacker Tractor is not only a really cute wooden tractor that your child can push around and pretend to plow a field with, but is also has the realistic antique tractor sound.

This toy tractor was inspired by a memory from when I was a child. I grew up in a small farming community and there was a wonderful old farmer that lived down the road who owned an old John Deere tractor. You could always tell when he was coming because of the pop…pop…pop…Bang sound of that old tractor.

All of our toys are made of solid hardwoods and coated with a child safe natural coating.

Check out this video and listen to the sound of an old John Deere A.

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