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Top Picks from Toyjeanius

erica — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:26:53 +0000

Toyjeanius have a excellent range of lovely, good quality toys many of them made from wood or fabric. I’ve picked out a couple of my favourites to share with you.

This Oscar the Adventurer wooden magnetics toy will really fire the imagination. It contains 31 pieces which enable Oscar to dress up as a pirate, a musketeer, an indian chief or a knight. The pieces include helmets, hats, a shield, swords and outfits. Oscar’s adventures can take place on any magnetic surface so it can be a whiteboard, the fridge or a magnetic board. It’s available from Toyjeanius for £12.95.

Haba are one of my favourite toy manufacturers and this Land of Dragon sets is a lovely wooden playset which would suit girls and boys alike and last for many years. It’s made from beech wood and painted with bright and cheerful, non toxic paints. The blocks are decorated with various figures and buildings including a princess, a dragon and a knight. They can be stacked on the wooden frame provided or used to create a scene. It’s available from Toyjeanius for £48.99.

Greenie Thought for the Day: Choose wooden toys

Brenda — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:00:38 +0000

Brenda writes…

Most of the commercial toys that are in circulation are made without thought for our planet and the world we live in. So if we were all to make the decision to buy or recycle wooden toys (of course ones made from a sustainable and ethical source) which are usually made to a higher quality and are much more stimulating for our bambinos, or even fair trade or organic toys, then we would all be making a small contribution to the future.

Of course as our kiddies get older it is harder for them to resist the lure of the plastic commercial ones but if we lead the way from bambino age they will learn to appreciate the finer things in life.

Leaders in wooden toys include Vilac, Pintoy, Plan Toys, Djeco, Brio, Le Toy Van, Melissa & George, amongst many others. There is a lot of choice with many at extremely reasonable prices. Check out our sister blog Bambino Goodies for its large toy section.

The toy pictured is the fabulous Vilac Marble Toboggan