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    Cost$ per Block Guide of Popular Wooden Toy Brands

    preeti / February 3, 2021 / 0 Comments

    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

    preeti / January 21, 2021 / 2 Comments

    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

    preeti / January 16, 2021 / 0 Comments

    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…

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    Grimm’s New Release Toys 2021

    preeti / January 14, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Are you ready for the new releases from Grimm’s wooden toys?! I am!! A few of their toys have leaked online as they are listed on their website. Brand new puzzle, a revamp…

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    Grimm’s Discontinued Toys 2021

    preeti / January 14, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Hello all and happy new year! We made it to 2021! Let’s get started with a list of newly discontinued wooden toys from Grimm’s Spiel und Holz. It’s a live document, so I’ll…

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  • Toy Reviews

    The 2020 Holiday Gift Guide

    preeti / November 19, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Here it is!!! The moment you’ve been waiting for all year … when you recycle the traditional toy guides and let your child peruse a toy guide full of educational, quality, and sustainable…

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    Halloween Scavenger Hunt for Kids {Free pdf}

    preeti / October 31, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Happy Halloween!!! Since we won’t be officially trick-or-treating this year, I created a scavenger hunt for young children. Pumpkins, bats, acorns, and the witch of course. You walk around the neighborhood and as…

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    Ostheimer versus Holztiger Toys: What Should I Buy?

    preeti / October 21, 2020 / 3 Comments

    When it comes to choosing play animals, there are many choices. Realistic and water friendly animals, Safari Ltd and Schleich are popular. For eco-friendly wooden animals, the two largest brands are Ostheimer and…

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    Resources for Indigenous People Day

    preeti / October 12, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Today is Columbus Day. As a child you probably remember it as a day that Columbus “discovered America” after getting lost on his way to India. The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria ships…

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  • Play & Learning,  toys

    No Grimms? No Problem, 5 Alternative Block Sets to Buy

    preeti / September 22, 2020 / 1 Comment

    2020 will certainly go down in the books as the year that set the world on fire. In every way possible. For a while, we even thought the toy world would be left…

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