Carefully made games with marbles from Val di Fassa also belonged to the items exported from Val Gardena. The game 'Kakelorum' worked like roulette, with the marble being thrown into the turban or crown of the figurine hollowed out like a helter-skelter. The marble then rolls down the spiral to land in the numbered dents in the plate at its base. 

Jester puppets in the form of people or animals were first produced in Oberammergau and also pop up in the Val Gardena range of the 19th century. Traditional jesters on sticks (in Ladin Cramaic) were manufactured until the First World War, and in modern form even until 1925. Bear jesters from Val Gardena were especially popular.

This cultural asset is part of the tour "Ortisei: a stroll through the village centre and its history".

Only a small selection of Val Gardena wooden toys were painted, and most of them were left unvarnished, known as 'white goods'. The simple mechanisms that the figures could be moved with made them fascinating objects. The body of the bucket carrier sways back and forth, while the scissors sharpener moves his feet to the turning of the wheels. Drumming monkeys, pecking hens, rocking horses, leaping clowns and lots more items were made.

Horse and rider are standing on a pedestal, yet not attached, with a lead weight helping them to keep their balance. The figurine swings when nudged, but still stays up there. The acrobat, turning a circle once nudged, works on the same principle. It is not possible to identify the carvers of these toys, as they are anonymous.

This cultural asset is part of the tour "St. Ulrich: a stroll through the village centre and its history".

This jointed horse with rider was made from stained nut wood by Josef Insam's company at Neuhaus in Santa Cristina and was put together using 104 individual pieces. Jointed, turned figurines (for academic purposes or puppets) were produced to a height of 201 cm. Their ball-and-socket joints allowed numerous body positions and they were intended for painters and sculptors, schools and academies.

These pecking hens show that artisan production goes to make up a lot of the value and appeal of wooden toys. When large factories started to manufacture toys cheaply, prices for hand-made toys wooden toys decreased, and Val Gardena producers struggled financially. This is another reason why, after 1870, production gradually turned to wood carving and sacred items coinciding with the foundation of the art school. 

For a long time, dancing battle horses were children's favourite toys at the time of the Habsburg empire, with the items to be painted sent to Oberammergau at first. It was not until 1800 that the people of Val Gardena came up with the procedure for the right composition of colour and varnish. And even then, only certain items like doll's heads and rocking horses were painted, mainly by women.

Pinocchio and Fortunello demonstrate how political change, the vicissitudes of the market, as well as fashion and technology, taste and educational methods have influenced the development of wooden toys in Val Gardena. Vinzenz Senoner's (Vastlè, Selva Gardena) SEVI company managed to keep pace with the societal changes of the 20th century and adapt to new markets with a supply of high-quality products.

Mobile fish, red elephants, ducks to tow: designers from Italy and German were always developing new motifs commissioned by SEVI. New technology allowed the expansion of the product range and materials, too. This is how SEVI had the whole children's toy area covered. Yet the products still kept their originality and had artistic impact. 

Most toys from Val Gardena were mass produced, yet there were also some carefully made unique items, like this post wagon with access door, double shafts, yellow varnishing and the writing 'K.K. Post'. As of 1856, post wagons accessed Val Gardena on the road through the valley, and in 1867 Val Gardena was joined up with the Brennero railway via Ponte Gardena, which made doing business in the valley a lot easier.