The wooden fairy doll play sets on Etsy seller theenchantedcupboard’s store are innovative and captivating. You really have to have a look at all of them, especially the wooden playboxes (great for traveling with) and my favorite, the Deluxe Woodland Fairy Forest Playset for $48. Purchase some fairy dolls to go with it and your child can re-enact her much-loved fairy stories (or invent her own.) Not for children who still put toys in their mouths.

Here’s a unique idea for a Christmas gift: a Pizza Party wooden pretend playset made by Melissa & Doug. It comes with six slices of pizza, tray, pizza cutter, spatula, and more than 50 toppings, all in a wooden pizza box with a see-through lid. Kids can create their own personalized pizza, exercising their imaginations while having a great time. Because it’s made by Melissa & Doug, you can trust the safety and quality of this wooden toy. It comes with the Melissa & Doug lifetime guarantee as well.

Recommended for ages 3 and up, you can view and purchase the Melissa & Doug Pizza Party Wooden Playset for $19.95 at geniusbabies.com.

Wooden toys are popular nowadays for their natural materials and durability and some of them are downright cute and innovative. The Wooden Sushi Playset by babystyle makes a lovely gift and fosters creative nutritional habits. Whether they are acting as server at a Japanese restaurant, pretending to be a chef, or playing house, this playset fits in many children’s games. The sushi can be “cut” and then put back together again, making play seem even more realistic.

I like the idea of toys such as this because they mimic real life but allow creativity as well. Find yours at babystyle.com for $20.

In our never-ending quest to find that unique birthday gift for baby, here’s one that will commemorate baby’s first birthday with a bundle of fun gifts. The birthday cake holds a 2′x2″ photo frame, a camera with a mirror that squeaks, a party hat with crinkles, a cupcake that rattles, and a teddy.

Of course, once everything ends up in the four corners of your house, you will still have the Baby Gund My First Birthday Cake Playset for baby’s little treasures like a first tooth, first curl, favorite teether, or whatever you can think of!

Purchase one for $21.95 at GeniusBabies.com.