| As any doting parent would, I've purchased | | | | family heirloom that can be passed on from |
| many toys and games for my toddler son over | | | | generation to generation, many people are |
| the first few years of his life in order to | | | | choosing to have theirs custom-made. There |
| help develop his motor skills and | | | | are many companies that specialize in |
| coordination as well as to keep him | | | | producing custom toys, including the rocking |
| entertained throughout the day. Like most | | | | horses. This option is quite expensive, and |
| children his age, however, he never became | | | | may take many weeks or even months to |
| particularly attached to any of the blocks, | | | | complete, but the finished product will be |
| music boxes, balls, or plastic trucks that | | | | well worth the wait. What you'll get is a |
| littered the floor of his room. Sure, he | | | | handcrafted horse tailored to your child's |
| played with them all; but he wouldn't really | | | | measurements, with genuine leather straps, |
| notice -- or care -- if any of them went | | | | shiny stirrups, and real horse's hair in the |
| missing. But that blase attitude suddenly | | | | mane. The custom toy rocking horse that I |
| changed when I bought him a toy rocking horse | | | | ordered is amazingly detailed and quite |
| for his last birthday. It seems that I've | | | | breathtaking. It's no wonder that the first |
| finally found something that thoroughly | | | | thing my son does in the morning when he |
| enjoys playing with! | | | | wakes up is ask if he can ride on his beloved |
| | | | toy rocking horse! |
| The toy rocking horses have come a long way | | | | |
| since the ones that were around when I was a | | | | A present like this would make a wonderful |
| child. Instead of the mass-produced models | | | | gift that any toddler will treasure for |
| made from cheap wood and plastic, many of | | | | years. Unlike a lot of other toys that you |
| these horses I saw while browsing on the | | | | can buy, a rocking horse stimulates your |
| Internet were beautiful pieces made from fine | | | | child's imagination. Children can spend |
| woods such as solid oak or cherry. Also, a | | | | hours on end imagining that they are |
| modern rocking horse is just as likely to | | | | galloping along dusty trails or the scenic |
| move on gliders as on rockers. This makes | | | | countryside aboard their very own trusty |
| for a smoother riding motion and is gentler | | | | steed. Whether you purchase your toy rocking |
| on your flooring surface as well. | | | | horse at your local mall or have it |
| | | | custom-made, your child will love it as much |
| Since a toy rocking horse makes for a great | | | | as if it were a real animal. |