Old McDonald Had A Farm
Old McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! We are thrilled to be adding some farm animal teethers to our collection. While some of you may remember the little piggy(he's been gone for almost 2 years), the cow and the chicken are...
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Animal ABC Blocks
Its been a while since we have introduced new toys, so August is full of them! We have always struggled with introducing new toys just to introduce something; we want to sell quality toys with heirloom characteristics. The past few months...
Why Wooden Toys?
This is an older article from The New Yorker in 2013 about wooden toys that we found interested and accurate. “Among the educated middle and upper-middle classes, wood became the material symbol of timelessness, authenticity and refinement in the modern...
Out of The Classroom and Into The Woods
Emily Hanford has written an interesting article for NPR about a Vermont kindergarten teacher who takes her students outside for the entire school day every Monday -- rain or shine.
Behold The Humble Block! Tools Of The Trade
We have long understood the value of wooden toys, open-ended toys, and blocks especially; it was nice to hear our philosophy be validated on NPR this morning. Here is a great article about wooden blocks and why they matter in learning...
