#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.

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#66 Growing An Eggling Garden

An Eggling looks like an extra large egg, it is hand made from white porous ceramic so it feels like one too!
It sits in a little terracotta tray & seeds are pre sewn into it's fortified peat mixture, all you have to do is tap it's top with a spoon to crack it open, water it & place it somewhere sunny!
There are ten different varieties including three herbs (basil, mint & thyme), three flowers (chrysanthemum, phlox, petunia) & four special edition plants (lavender, cactus, red pepper & wild strawberry).


  


What a super cute way for children to be introduced to gardening & it doesn't hurt that they are also pretty easy on the eye!

Who knows, maybe I will even have another go at keeping a plant alive ...

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