Essential Toys

Get ready for open-ended play at its best with Grapat loose parts. These small wooden mandala counters from Grapat are great for developing mathematical thinking, patterns and sequences. If your child is obsessed with the positioning schema, loose parts are the toy for you. Children also love to make circular mandala-style pictures with the shapes. …

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Close your eyes. Now imagine a ‘classic’ children’s toy, something educational, something iconic. There’s a good chance the toy you imagined was a set of stacking rings. These conical towers of concentric rings are perhaps the quintessential toy.  Stacking toys have been a cornerstone in children’s playrooms for generations, fascinating young minds with their simple …

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