Posts Tagged ‘puzzle’

Many customers love that we stock so many classic toys. Toys that despite their enduring popularity and educational merits can be hard to find quality versions of. Today we’ll show you some of the most popular toys that fall into the “excellent toys of yesteryear” category. Pictured above are the Q-Toys cuisennaire rods, Haba geomix puzzle pattern blocks, classic metal slinky, and a solid wood abacus.

Pictured above are Egmont’s village in a bag, Gluckskafer ‘Flea Jump’ Tiddlywinks toadstool game, and a good old fashioned Goki Marble Set

Looking for a funny little treat? These flipbooks from Schacks are great for bringing a smile to little people’s faces.

Pictured above, Egmont toadstool ball puzzle game, Metal spinning tops, colorful kaleidoscopes, and Knox and Floyd’s wooden pinball game.

Q-toys have delivered us a fresh batch of some of our favorite wooden toys and puzzles along with some new treasures!  Above, the 3D mosaic blocks are simple colorful prism shaped blocks, allowing for all kinds of creations.

The four in one puzzle is not only pretty to look at, it’s a great toy for exploration and logical thinking as well.

The double tangram set, one color, one plain, includes an instruction leaflet which gives a starting point for making shapes and patterns – the rest is up to the child’s imagination. A classic toy!

The pound-a-ball tower, the zig-zag racers, and the rattle tower are all some of our top sellers, here in the shop.

The materials Q Toys use are conscientiously sourced from plantation and recycled timbers and all products strictly adhere to Australia, American and European safety standards. An excellent company to support, I’m sure you’ll agree.

Ball by PlayableArt is a mesmerizing amusement designed for you to create an endless number of symmetrical patterns and shapes. Designed by Bernd Liebert @ Beli Design in Germany, specially designed connectors enable interconnected balls to be easily turned and twisted into your own creative designs.

Ball consists of 20 interconnected wooden balls in 10 fabulous non-toxic, water-based color finishes blend in the natural Italian beechwood texture underneath. The connector is made from a phthalate-free, durable POM plastics. Its so colorful and invitingly tactile, its great fun for children and a fun gift for adults too.

The Cube is an ingenious design with no loose piece: 12 color wooden blocks connected with an elastic cord makes it easy to turn this cube into any intriguing configuration.

 
There is only one way to put it into a cube, but the goal is to explore and define your own structures. The cube consists of 12 elastic cord-connected FSC-certified maple wooden blocks in 12 colors.

‘the giant turnip’ puzzle

We are excited to share a new range of enchanting puzzles and playsets just unboxed from Acorn Toys. Beautifully made and designed in Europe from the finest birch timber, they are hand-painted using only ecologically friendly non-toxic paints. Pictured above is one of a range of puzzles inspired by European folk tales. The puzzles are designed to be assembled upright to create a three dimensional interactive scene from the story with separate characters for role play. You can narrate the story while using the puzzle pieces to enact the scenes, bringing the fairy tale to life!

This visual method of storytelling not only provides a fun and interactive learning environment, but it has several unique advantages over other methods of teaching: your child will learn and remember the events contained in the story more easily when they can be associated with visual actions; and your child will be able to use the puzzle pieces to repeat and reenact the story or to create their own variations and new stories –  thereby improving the development of their verbal skills, hand-eye coordination, cognitive and fine motor skills as well as their creativity and imagination

- Acorn Toys

As well as the vibrant folk tale puzzles, we also have a range of construction sets including two sizes of cabins and a wishing well. Natural, untreated silver birch wood pieces interlock to create a log cabin style puzzle. These sets are ideal for imaginitive play!

And for the littlest of people, these simple, natural birch cars are perfect!

Pop in to see the full range of these beautiful wooden toys, and see for yourself what excellent quality they are.

I the midst of all the Christmas Doll order flurry there have been some great new arrivals to the shop.
A great range of wooden puzzles from Navaria….look at this Fiery Dragon $58.95. The range includes some smaller characters for $25 each, a turtle, dog, whale, butterfly…..lovely little stocking stuffers.
And some beautiful Melbourne made “Love in the House” sets $25 each.

Gluckskafer products are just so beautifully made. In at Little Sparrow there are many treasures but these are two of my favourites.
Little Apple Tree $43.50
Star House $77.00

Little Sparrow has some new Gluckskafer on the shelves. This Happy Beetle range is simply beautiful…there are Pear and Apple Trees, Fir and Maple Trees, Fish and Bird Stackers, All-In-Houses and Arches Houses….there are Sun, Moon and Star Houses too.
Some lovely locally made Cars, some tin tea sets,….and so many blocks both natural tree blocks and colourful Barn Blocks too.
Sweet little wooden ABC Puzzle books and don’t forget the wonderful wooden animals!
Oh and the sweet little handmade Lovebird in a Tree and in a House too!

Sitting on the shelf at the moment is this gorgeous brand of wooden puzzles.
They are just beautiful in their simplicity, made using organic curves and soft edges.
$44.50 made in germany

There are new dolls to cuddle to0.
Here are a couple…..
Little Knitted Girl with ginger pigtails $60.00
Waldorf Formed Doll with long blonde locks $165.00
and there are some cute doll’s clothes on the rack too! very cute mushroom overalls eh?
Made here in Melbourne