Blog posts tagged with 'wooden toys'

Channapatna. It is the name of a small town between Bangalore and Mysore. But more often than not, the name evokes images of beautiful, colorful toys that had us enthralled as children and still make us remark at their exquisite craftsmanship. If ever toys made a town, this would be it, as the Geographical Indicator tag on Channapatna also confers.

In a world that’s bogged down by plastic toys, wooden toys are open-ended, stimulating and also bring the outside world right into the play room. In this multi-part series we will read more about the natural colors and safety standards of Channapatna Toys.

Channapatna toys are a particular form of wooden toys (and dolls) that are manufactured in the town of Channapatna. By the popularity of these toys, Channapatna is known as Gombegala Ooru (toy-town) of Karnataka.