Djeco Toys

Djeco toys span the ages of roughly 18 months to 10 years, though the toys on this page are mostly intended for toddlers and young children. Crazy Motors cars are made for ages 3 to 9, Tinyly figurines for ages 3 or 4 and up, and craft kits for around 5 and older. For a fuller view of what we stock for children, see our Kids collection.

Crazy Motors is Djeco's line of die-cast toy cars, and it is the largest Djeco line on this page. Each car is a small metal vehicle at 1/43 scale with rubber tires and a working suspension, built around a character design rather than a real-world model. The line also includes a puzzle format, more of which live in our broader Games collection.

For the youngest, simple wooden toys and first musical instruments land well, while a Tinyly figurine or a first Crazy Motors car are good gifts for children 3 to 6. For kids who like to make things, craft and DIY kits are safe bets. The illustrated boxes present the toys they hold nicely, and the play value lasts well past the first afternoon. Take a look at our Best Selling Gifts if you want to weigh all of your options. If you’re still not sure, call the store and we'll tell you what a four-year-old actually plays with.

Djeco toys have a reputation for heirloom-quality design and strong play value across their puzzles, figurines, and wooden toys. Some reviewers note that a small number of items, usually the more delicate figurines or thin craft pieces, do not survive a hard drop or very rough handling. Matched to the right age and used as intended, they hold up well and get handed down through the years.

Yes. Djeco states that its products are non-toxic and meet or exceed US and European safety standards, including EN71 and REACH. Wooden toys are sustainably sourced, and the company has expanded FSC-certified paper, cardboard, and wood. The thing to watch out for is not toxicity but size: figurines, small cars, and small craft pieces carry a 3+ small-parts warning, so check the age on anything you are buying for a younger child.

Djeco products are designed in Paris by named illustrators and then, depending on the product, manufactured across Europe and China. Compared with the more familiar mass-market toy names, Djeco prioritizes artistic design and fine materials over sheer indestructibility. It is also unusually broad for a single brand, spanning die-cast cars, figurines, instruments, craft kits, and wooden games, all built around open-ended, educational play.

They are. We are a curated housewares store, so the Djeco you buy here is part of the current line sold from our own shelves. Sample toys are first tested at an accredited laboratory in France, and you can find a batch number printed beside the barcode that identifies the factory and production date. Buying from a family store that has chosen its brands since 1929 means that the item, its materials, and its safety testing are genuine. If you’re local to the Upper East Side, you can see our toys in person or have them delivered same-day. Anywhere else, and we’ll ship to you straight from our store.