When my grandson was 8 months old, he had great fun making a noise banging two bits of wood together. He also likes banging away with spoons, anything he can get his hands on.
So I have made him some wooden mallets or hammers, they are not too big for him to handle, but they do make a noise and are nice and tactile. He has knocked himself a few times but no tears yet.
My wife has a set of these at her preschool, the young children love to pretend to be carpenters and whack pieces of wood with them.
The ones shown in the photograph range from about 1 1/2" to 2" in diameter with an 8" shaft, all made from unvarnished pine, sanded and smooth, very tactile. They are examples as each one is hand made, I will try to get it as close as those shown.
I am selling just one at a time, if you would like more than one, please let me know and I can give you discount for multiple buys.
I can always make larger or smaller versions.
I will post it using recycled packaging, it will not come boxed, I'm not that professional!

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