#75 Wooden Toys by Wood Mouse

There isn't even the slightest chance that these wooden phones will stop the mischievous monkeys from sneaking off with yours, but they're still cute no?

  

The figures from the Children of Nature series -Spring & Summer are sweet, very much in the Waldorf style, & are released in quite limited quantities.
Hand cut hardwood poplar with wood burnt details, Wood Mouse uses only non-toxic water based paints & each piece is sanded by hand to a perfectly smooth finish before being coated with beeswax & organic jojoba oils.

 
  
  
  

Wood Mouse pieces, especially considering that to break or even damage them would be near impossible, are very affordable. All those pictured with the exception of the block set come in at under $20.

Cx

#58 Wooden Teether's, Camera's + Educational Blocks

An exceptionally lovely friend of mine sent me a link for Little Sapling Toys today.
OH MY...

           
How on earth would you choose just one?! So beautifully finished.
All teether's are handcrafted from Hard Rock Maple a non splintering wood which is naturally anti-bacterial, non-allergenic & non toxic with no exterior finish but are instead sanded to satin smoothness.
They come in a cotton drawstring carrying pouch & have an option of being personalised with a name, as shown on the camera below.
Not be be outdone by the teether's look at these, which may very well be THE most awesome blocks in the world...
   
As you can see (among other options) they are available in a set of letters which only spells out a name, the whole alphabet in upper & lower case, the alphabet with braille & the alphabet with asl. Without a doubt another brilliant educational toy!
Last but by no means least...
 
These ridiculously excellent cameras are made from Maple & Walnut,  finished with beeswax & jojoba oil.
Complete with viewfinder, spinning selector 'switch', a lens that turns to "focus" & a contrasting digital screen on the back they are obviously perfect for the serious young photographer!
Or *ahem* a not so young one?

Little Sapling Toys also have a blog, that so far I am really enjoying!
As if I didn't already think they were wonderful beyond belief? They plant a tree for every toy sold.

Cx

#57 Wooden Memory Games & More

Argh! These memory game sets from apple n amos! Love!!!
They come in 12 or 20 piece sets & are sealed using beeswax & olive oil, they come packaged in a canvas bag with a ribbon closure.
The alphabet set is for practicing making words, such a fabulous idea for fun learning isn't it?
They are made by a super talented stay at home mumma to a 3 year old & range in price from just $10 - $ 24, one of the many benefits of buying directly from the source hey?
Master C is begging me for the robot, number & alphabet sets. Doesn't miss a beat that boy!

       

Can't resist a couple more beautiful things from the Apple n Amos shop...

  
 

Rainbow 'hand kites', rainbow wooden stacking bowls, wooden eggs & a wooden fruit set.
Lovely.
Something else that is a bit lovely is the apple n amos blog, quite an interesting read!

Cx

#41 Sushi Set Round Up

I love Sushi.

Not just because it's delicious but because it makes my life easier.

It's a perfect child-friendly guilt-free snack when you're out & about...

Master C is crazy about it, I'm happy that he enjoys something that is healthy so much, he can hold it easily in one hand AND that it's relatively mess free ( once children reach a certain age where it's no longer a requirement that every meal/snack results in epic head to toe coverage anyhow...).

All those elements combine nicely to make me one happy mumma!

About a year ago I saw a brilliant wooden sushi set in a local toy shop, I went back to buy it a little while later & unfortunately it was gone. I've been waiting to find it again ever since with no luck.

None of these are said set (although we do have the first one & it is good), but nice alternatives to consider all the same...

sparkle t sushi set via entropy

A real Sushi container holding six pieces of wooden sushi, three with material velcro attachments.

mellissa & doug sushi set via oliebollen

I've seen this wooden bento style sushi box for sale a few places, but it's available at oliebollen at $19.95 compared to $39.95 elsewhere. I know what the other half would say to that... "You'd be losing money not to right?!" hehe

This one has nigiri, oshi & maki & has shrimp, tuna, salmon roe & egg pieces.

There are pieces that have the 'velcro chop function', now popular in much play food.

It includes ginger, wasabi (yummo!), & a dish of shoyu (soy sauce).

In addition to that there is a cleaver, a pair of chopsticks & a menu!

 

large & small wooden sushi sets, both via topbuy

mother garden japan hokkaido sushi set via precious baby kids

This set has a point of difference in that it's set of ten separate wooden magnetic pieces. 

Nifty! Plus I think it looks pretty cool too.

All this sushi is making me hungry...

C x