All aboard — the ferry is loading and ready to sail.

The Wooden Car Ferry is a stylish, beautifully detailed vehicle toy with two funnels, round windows, and the brilliant practical feature that makes ferry play so endlessly engaging: loading and unloading at both ends. Drive the vehicles on at the bow, cross the sea (or the playroom floor), and drive them off at the stern. Then turn around and repeat. The set includes a brightly colored car, a caravan, a camper van, and a truck, so there's plenty to load and unload on every crossing.

What makes this such a clever toy is how much it asks of a child. Loading the ferry takes careful spatial reasoning — working out the order of the vehicles, fitting them onto the deck, balancing the load. It also opens up wonderful storytelling possibilities: family holidays, deliveries to islands, rescue missions, anything a 3-year-old's imagination can conjure.

It pairs beautifully with the rest of the Vehicles collection, particularly the Wooden Sailing Boat and Fishbones Pirate Ship for an ocean-themed play setup.

What's in the box:

• 1 x wooden ferry with 2 funnels and loading at both ends
• 1 x brightly colored wooden car
• 1 x wooden caravan
• 1 x wooden camper van
• 1 x wooden truck

Skills & development:

• Imaginative and small world play — ferry journeys, family trips, and delivery missions build storytelling
• Fine motor skills — loading and arranging the vehicles develops hand precision
• Cognitive and problem-solving — fitting vehicles onto the deck builds spatial reasoning
• Social and emotional development — cooperative ferry play with siblings or parents builds shared storytelling

Product details:

• Age: 3 years+
• Size: 13.98 x 4.53 x 4.72 inches
• Weight: 1.7 lbs
• Material: Sustainably sourced wood, non-toxic paint
• Safety: ASTM F963 certified
• Assembly required: No