Known for their captivating wooden toys and puzzles, French company Djeco have come up with a winner again. If you needed just one toy to take with you with travelling with your toddler, then this would have to be it. The Geoform Box Set, available through Bright Bambini will provide unlimited opportunity for creativity while also teaching your child about shapes, colours and co-ordination.
Packed into a cute wooden carrycase are 42 brightly coloured magnetic wooden geometrical shapes which adhere to the metallic inner lid, so it’s all self-contained. Let your little one amuse themselves in free play or challenge them to re-create pictures using the 24 suggestion cards included. Perfect for travel and just as great at home, this is the perfect toy for any toddler.
Available for $55.95 plus $7.90 flat rate postage through Bright Bambini.
Evoking eras long gone, the objects found at Quiet Hours Toys are handcrafted by artisans around the world. The whole site is fresh and unique with many of the items being one-offs, so you know you won’t be seeing a thousand of them around. Many parents want beautiful hand crafted toys for their children and like the idea of having fewer, but superior quality amusements.
This lush felt picnic set will entertain your child with fuss-free no mess food play, and includes chocolate cake with a strawberry on top, packet of chips and a pita bread sandwich, all in a wicker basket with checked tablecloth.
I remember rolling my eyes with exasperation as a child when given yet
another boring colouring-in sheet of a rabbit or Disney character.
Avoid the predictable with this colouring-in book with black-line
pictures from leading modern artists such as
Robert Mapplethorpe, John Lurie and Sol LeWitt.
Instead of mindless
focus on colouring between the lines, these images encourage artistic
consideration worlds apart from mainstream animation, transporting you
to pleasant alternate realities.
The proceeds go to the non-profit organization RxArt,
which sets up art installations
in hospitals for the benefit of patients.
Not only are you presenting your child with a work of useable art, it’s
also a feel good buy. 112 pages are provided for your colouring
pleasure,
along with 4 pages of colour stickers.
Wooden blocks are a classic children's toy, enhancing your child's early visual literacy and motor skills - these ones look like they're straight from the early 1900s with quaint old-world pictures and lettering supporting the text. Available in Spanish, Greek, Hebrew, Russian, French, Italian and English, they feature ornately embossed numbers, pictures, words and letters specific to those languages.
Order 2 sets, one in English and one in another language, so your child can learn them in unison, providing supported opportunities for language learning and comparison. Ranging from 24-32 pieces depending which set is purchased, they're handcrafted from basswood.
I can’t be bothered to actually make sushi at home, what with the
quality and quantity available at the local Japanese restaurant.
I sometimes toy with the
idea of buying the mats, the seaweed, the wasabi and trekking
down to the fish markets with a toddler... Hmm, I really think I’m much
better off with this Melissa and Doug
wooden sushi set.
Your little chefs can make their very own pretend sushi with this
divine 24 piece set, complete with 3 kinds of wooden sushi rolls
plus prawns, tuna, roe, egg and associated condiments. The pieces stick
together with velcro and children slice
them with the toy cleaver and enjoy using chopsticks.
Perfectly packaged in a bento box with floral motif, kids can practice their fine motor skills, and you can sit proudly next
time you’re at the Japanese restaurant with such small food experts!
On sale for US$16.95 plus shipping to Australia, from
Gummylump.
