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The Ooh Lala 2022 Wild Collection from Grapat Wooden Toys
Happy new year all! I’ve been a ghost for some months and I apologize. Between falling sick (not covid) and end of year happenings (my best friend visited from Sweden!), I was not…
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The 2021 Holiday Toy Gift Guide
It’s HERE! Your 2021 edition holiday toy guide. Bigger, and better than ever. This year has more toys, features real parent recommendations, and personal favorites from small business shops. The pdf is 45mb…
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10 Wooden Toys in Stock Right Now!
The holidays are coming in… four months! That seems like a long way from now, but with delays in the global supply chain, market experts are advising to buy now. If you follow…
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Honeybee Life Cycle Puzzle – Montessori Study
Hello lovelies! It’s been awhile but I’m glad to say that our home remodeling is coming to an end and we can start using most of our house again! Today is world bee…
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Grapat New! Simple Little Things Collection 2021
I’m excited to share Grapat’s 2021 wooden toy collection, Simple Little Things. 2020 was a tough year for the world, and Grapat took the emotion, and translated it into a beautifully simple collection.…
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Ostheimer Wooden Toys 2021 Out of Production List
EDIT – November, I made some verbiage changes to reflect that the “discontinued” items are NOT retired, they are just out of production for 2021. Whether these pieces are made in 2022 is…
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The Definitive Guide to Grimm’s Wooden Toys for Little Kids
In the last few weeks there have been more shipments of Grimm’s wooden toys to retailers in the US. Which is super exciting! There are so many toys from Grimm’s that we love…
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Cost$ per Block Guide of Popular Wooden Toy Brands
Figuring out what block sets to buy is a challenge in and of itself. So many brands, so many set styles, and inches verses metric! Cue head explosion. I have gone through all…
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Three Wishes for Ostheimer Wooden Toys in 2021
Ostheimer is a small German company that makes Waldorf style wooden figures. Their popularity has exploded in the recent years. We can thank Instagram for that. In early 2020 (before Covid-19 hit), several…
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Why You Don’t Need a Grimm’s Rainbow to Foster Open Ended Play
There, I said it. You do not need a Grimm’s rainbow to be open ended. You don’t need a Grimm’s rainbow to start your wooden toy collection. You don’t need a Grimm’s rainbow…