Sponsor and Giveaway :: House on the Hill Toys

Today I bring you a giveaway by Simply Natural Mom’s newest sponsor, House on the Hill Toys.

Caleb Johnson, of House on the Hill Toys, was inspired to start making wooden toys when his daughter was five months old and he didn’t want her using plastic tethers. His toy making business has now grown from wooden tethers to log trucks, airplanes, boats, cars and more.

To view Caleb’s toys and buy them online visit the House on the Hill Toys website. To buy them locally, visit him at the Knoxville Holiday Market at Market Square from noon-7pm the first three Saturdays in December.

Simply Natural Mom: Tell us about your furniture making job and how House of the Hill Toys became of that.

House on the Hill Toys: For the past 7 years I have made furniture from sustainably harvested hardwoods. When making furniture, there are always extra pieces of wood left over. Some of the pieces were too beautiful to throw away, so I started saving them. When my daughter Maebel was born I began making wooden toys and tethers from the scrap wood, and soon other people were asking for some. The toy business grew from there.

Simply Natural Mom: Explain a little about the importance, from your perspective, of having non-toxic all natural toys for you child. 

House on the Hill Toys: Plastic and painted toys concern me because you never know exactly where they come from or what they are made of. I simply feel better with my daughter playing with toys that I know exactly where the material came from, and what went in to making it a finished toy.  Wooden toys with a non-toxic finish are not only safe, the naturalness of the wood grain appeals to kids (as well as adults).

Simply Natural Mom: Tell us about the other items you offer besides toys?

House on the Hill Toys: One of my passions is cooking. Wood is ideal to cook with and serve food on in my opinion. Wood is not only non-toxic to cook with, it is beautiful and does not mar or scratch cooking surfaces. I make handmade wooden spoons, spatulas and serving utensils, as well as cutting boards, serving trays and other items. I feel very fortunate to work with wood; it is something that I love to do. I enjoy a challenge, and trying new things. If anyone has ideas for toys or wooden items feel free to contact me, and thank you!

For today’s giveaway House on the Hill Toys is offering this wooden toy boat made from cherry and walnut.

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 I’ll close comments on Saturday, Dec. 3 by midnight EST, and announce the winner (chosen via Random Number Generator) on Sunday morning. So please check back here to see if you won!

Number 7 is the winner! Congratulations to Melissa H. Please email me at rebecca@simplynatural mom with your address so we can mail your wooden boat.

Thank you House on the Hill Toys!