Montessori educational method and safety requirements compliant toys

Abstract

Toys that comply with at least American Society for Testing and Materials educational and safety standards are provided. Embodiments include grasping toys, rattle toys, rolling drum toys, shape fitting toys, and hex with ball toys.

1 - 2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . A rattle toy that complies with at least American Society for Testing and Materials educational and safety standards, comprising:
 an elongated cylindrical wooden dowel;   a globe shape wooden bead having a first through opening sized to receive the elongated cylindrical dowel;   a ring shape wooden body having an inside opening, wherein a first side of the body includes a second through opening, a second side of the body opposite the first side, the second side includes an indent; and   wherein in an assembled state the elongated cylindrical dowel goes through the second through opening, the first through opening and rests in the indent, and such that the bead freely moves, and wherein a width rattle toy is sized larger than an opening of a rattle-test fixture so that the rattle toy does not pass through the opening of the rattle-test fixture.   
     
     
         4 . The rattle toy of  claim 3 , wherein the body is made of one piece of solid wood. 
     
     
         5 . A grasping toy that complies with at least American Society for Testing and Materials educational and safety standards, comprising:
 two end cylinders, each having an end cap;   one or more center cylinders positioned in-between the two end cylinders, wherein the two end cylinders and the one or more center cylinders and connected using a string; and   wherein the end cap has a diameter larger than an opening of a rattle-test fixture so that the grasping toy does not pass through the opening of the rattle-test fixture.   
     
     
         6 . The grasping toy of  claim 5 , wherein the string forms a knot in-between the cylinders. 
     
     
         7 . A rattle toy that complies with at least American Society for Testing and Materials educational and safety standards, comprising:
 a cube shape wooden body having an interior space, wherein the body is made of a single piece of solid wood and includes a lid attached to the body using one or more pins inserted into corresponding openings located on the lid and the body; and   a ball sized to be securely located in the inside space and to move freely in the interior space.   
     
     
         8 . The rattle toy of  claim 7 , wherein the lid and each side of the body include an opening sized smaller than the ball. 
     
     
         9 - 13 . (canceled)