Hand-Crafted Wooden Toys, Games, and Doll Furniture.
I, Larry Kauffman, along with my family, currently live in the beautiful hills of Southeast Ohio. However, I was born and raised in the heart of Lancaster County (Amish Country) Pennsylvania. I worked with and interacted with Amish people every day and grew to respect and appreciate their simple way of life and their honesty and integrity. In 2004, I started working as a counselor for emotionally troubled boys at Bald Eagle Boys Camp in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. It was there that I met my lovely wife, Bethann, who was serving as a cook at the Camp. After we were married, we lived in Lancaster County for 3 years before moving to Ohio in 2009. In Lancaster County, our Amish neighbors made wooden toys, games, and doll furniture. It was from this relationship that a few years later, our shop was opened selling their hand-made toys. From 2009-2014, I worked at Ohio Wilderness Boys Camp, where I was a Groupwork Supervisor. The camp is a non-profit organization offering a therapeutic year-round camping program for emotionally troubled boys from ages 9-15. It was while I was working at Camp that I began to dream about starting an online store to sell products that my Amish neighbor made. This would be a small side income as well as a boost for the small Amish shop since they had no online exposure to their lovely hand-made products. So, in November 2010, AmishToyBox.com was born. It has grown to become a full-time job and we love working with the Amish and Mennonite Craftsmen to design and create unique products that will last for a lifetime of play. Thanks for checking us out!
