Wooden Toy Swords and Shields

Surely one of the first play toys ever the wooden sword is as popular as ever!

We started buying swords from Germany then a few years ago we stumbled upon a wonderful passionate toymaker from Wiltshire producing a range of fantastic swords and shields as well as other similar traditional toys.

A boy will naturally pick up a sword and start to play fight - it must be genetic programming! But it's not all fighting play.... wooden swords and shields also promote role play - "ok you're the king and I'm in your army - we're off to fight the outlaws!"

Weather it be Kings and Princes or Knights and Maidens or Robin Hood and his merry men this traditional play is kept alive because it is simple imaginative fun from an early age right up to pre-teens. Boys of 9 and 10 still come into our shop and want to buy swords! So much for DS and Wii we think this shows that the joy of real play beats a virtual world on the screen - at least for some of the time! And the good news is that these toys are a great price too!

Check our website for our range including Bow and Arrow Sets and Shields to Decorate yourself
www.ptolemytoys.co.uk