Making handmade toys is a craft-based business that requires traditional skills. Toys include wooden objects such as rocking horses, or carved wooden dolls and animals. Other toys that are made by hand include board games, dolls' houses, teddy bears and dressing-up clothes.
Many toy makers are commissioned to produce specific items. Others supply to major department stores and toy shops or sell toys directly to customers, often trading online.
This profile provides information about starting up a handmade toy making business. It describes the skills required, the training available, the current market trends, and some of the key trading issues. It also identifies some of the main legislation that must be complied with and provides sources of further information.
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