Smiling Tree Toys

Carves wooden toys in Minnesota

Sustains rural Minnesota wood craftsmanship and plants a tree for every handmade wooden toy sold.

From Smiling Tree Toys

Verified Domestic Audit

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United States domestic ownership, factory craft, and local operations verified.

Owned here

Founded and owned by Justin and Kathleen Engelking on their family farm in Minnesota.

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Smiling Tree Toys is a family business owned and operated by Justin and Kathleen in rural Minnesota.

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Made here

Handcrafted in their Lamberton, Minnesota red barn woodshop.

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Every toy is handmade from start to finish in our Minnesota woodshop by our small team.

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Materials

Sustainably harvested American hardwoods finished with homegrown organic camelina oil and beeswax.

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We source certified sustainable American hardwoods and finish each piece with certified organic camelina oil and beeswax.

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Shipped from here

Customer support, personalization, workshop milling, and shipping run from Lamberton, MN.

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Our family workshop and fulfillment studio operate directly on our farm in Lamberton, Minnesota.

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Smiling Tree Toys Verifies Minnesota farm workshop, family ownership, and zero-plastic policy.
Smiling Tree Toys Documents organic camelina oil finish and American hardwood sourcing.

Reviewed 15 Aug 2026. Next check by 15 Feb 2027.