Montessori educational method and safety requirements compliant toys

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.

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.