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Pre-orderMako Toys wooden chick, a small yellow bird with an orange beak on a painted base
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Mako Toys wooden chick, a small yellow bird with an orange beak on a painted base

Mako Toys

Mako Chick

$9.00

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Ships by the end of September. We will email you the moment it ships.

A yellow chick on a small painted base, round enough to sit in a palm and simple enough that a very young child knows immediately what it is. It is the smallest piece Mako makes and the least expensive.

MaterialLinden wood, non-toxic paint
IncludesOne wooden chick
StandardsMaker holds EN 71 and ASTM F963-23 test reports
OriginSerbia

Why it lasts.

The whole chick including its base is cut from one block, which matters on a piece this small since a glued base would be the first thing to fail. The beak is painted rather than carved out, so there is no thin edge to chip.

Who it's for

For the parent
It suits a family building a farmyard one animal at a time, and it is the piece a toddler will pick up first.
For the educator
It completes the poultry family on a farm shelf, and set beside the hens it gives children a clear example of how young animals differ from adults.
For the gift-giver
It makes an easy add-on to a larger gift, and it is small enough for an Easter basket or a stocking.

Ways to play.

Put it beside the sitting hen and it belongs to her without anyone explaining it. Several chicks scattered around the barn is the arrangement children make first, and it travels in a pocket to a grandparent's house better than anything else in the range.

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Details

Materials & construction

Every Mako toy is cut to shape and then sanded and painted by hand in a small family workshop in Serbia. The wood is solid linden, chosen because it is light enough for a child to carry and close-grained enough to hold a carved edge. Because each piece is finished by hand, the grain and the depth of color vary slightly from one to the next, and no two are exactly alike.

Finishes are non-toxic. Color is worked into the wood rather than laid over it, so the grain still shows through, and where a piece is dark it is stained rather than coated.

The scenery is built as scenery. Houses and barns are shallow standing fronts rather than enclosed buildings, because they are made to sit at the back of a scene and give the animals somewhere to be. That shallowness is a design decision rather than a shortcut.

Care & storage

Wipe clean with a dry cloth, or one that is barely damp. Never soak or submerge it in water, and do not leave it wet. Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from heat. Store it indoors somewhere dry, and stand the taller pieces upright rather than resting them on a painted edge. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years, and young children should be supervised during play.

Shipping & returns

Shipping

In-stock items ship from LA in 1–3 business days, plus 1–6 in transit (contiguous U.S.).

  • $10.95 standard, free on orders $150+ (after discounts, before tax)
  • Partner-warehouse items can take up to 2 weeks, check the product page
  • Pre-orders follow their own timeline; mixed orders ship together when the pre-order arrives
  • Local LA/OC delivery, Quick Ship, Hawaii/Alaska, and international at checkout

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Returns accepted for 30 days from delivery. If the toy isn't right, send it back. Free returns on damaged or defective items.

Mako Toys A family workshop in Prijepolje, a town in the hills where Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro meet. They mean family literally: husbands and wives, brothers, cousins. After seven years making toys for other people's brands, this is the first range to carry their own name.
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