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May flowers are blooming and this Flower Press from Selecta will be perfect for pressing flowers your child collects. Later, with your child, use these pressed flowers to create any number of wonderful gifts, such as stationary, cards, bookmarks, book covers, framed art, just to name a few ideas.

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In honour of Earth Day take your child out on a nature walk with this Magnifying Glass from HABA. Stop and admire the wonder of this great planet we call home and have been given the responsibility to care for.

Whether you make them funky, funny or fashionable, this Felted Hat Kit from Harrisville Designs will make art of felt-making will come alive.

Katy Elf has brought her colourfully illustrated suitcase, a child’s apron for your little one, a mushroom cookie cutter and her own special hazelnut cookie recipe.
Ready to begin baking the best cookies you’ve every tasted, she is dressed in her baking attire; red special apron, red baking hat.

Our Learn to Knit with Harris Bear from Harrison designs creates a delightful opportunity to "pass-it-on" spending quality time with someone precious and passing on a fiber art tradition teaching a child to knit.

Our beautifully hand crafted Wooden Faerie Furniture Set from Kathe Kruse is a natural wood haint painted with nature motifs. Especially designed for imaginative play with 10 to 12 inch dolls.

What first appears to be scribbled wooden blocks is actually Selecta's Tier Puzzle filled with fascinating animals: a cat, , an elephant, a squirrel, a whale, a seal and many more… all animals you have learned about at home and elsewhere.

Our hand carved “Cheery Rattle” in a cotton bag from Camden Rose is sculpted from cherry wood in response to nature and organic forms that blend harmoniously with a soothing sound. The moving bead and organic textures encourage the development of the senses. Each rattle has unique shape, which is found within the piece of wood while being carved.

Fall Harvest Child from Kathe Kruse reminds us fall is in the air. The harvest must be brought in Soon the smell of pumpkin pie and spices will be swirling about the house!

From delightful Lullabies to fanciful butterflies, Juanita’s Mariposa brings her special charm to music that promotes cultural understanding and creates learning opportunities for children ages 1 to 101." Mariposa is Spanish for Butterfly. This Latin American compilation of Lullabies and Songs of Tranquility are for people of all ages and all colours

Quiet Time by Raffi is filled with songs for pause, a cuddle or a nap. We all need quiet time. With his familiar voice and soothing melodies, Raffi's slow songs bring welcome calm to the day.
Raffi continues his Child Honouring Philosophy, a children-first paradigm for societal change.

Kunstlermemo (Artist Memo) from Selecta is a wonderful twist to a classic memory game. I am particularly drawn to this game for a variety of reasons. First, I love art and I truly enjoy memory games. They have always been a way to challenge myself in improving my memory, and for me, the warmth of wood has always been a plus.
Children enjoy the pleasure in the rhythmic kneading of our Plant-dyed Modeling Wax from Artemis. The child practices his or her fine motor skills while kneading the modeling wax. Through the changing of the material, the child can experience perception through the sense of touch. Feelings of form, imagination and inventiveness are awakened and developed.

Brynach can not wait until he can play with his Medieval Castle Block Set from HABA®. The Vikings have begun their assault. The castle must be fortified. Will the knight be able to save the princess and her ladies in waiting? Or are they off on a crusade to slay a dragon are guarding the castle? His imagination is nurtured by the fables his mother has read to him. There are no limits to a child’s ability to create once they are given the tools of the heart and mind to do so.

Hand in Hand is a friendship game where cheerful children from all over the world hold hands if the picture boards are placed correctly after the dice are thrown. Truly a game of many friendships!

Parents have found that interacting with their children using the Cuddle Cards© from Mercurius has been a rewarding and enriching experience. Cuddle Cards© have been designed for children in the 6-12 age group. They can be used when a child needs comforting, deserves a reward, when they have finished doing their homework or last but not least, just for fun. The Cuddle Journal© is a wonderful addition to the Cuddle Cards© and is sold separately.

Flitting silently through the forest the Nature Fairy from Kathe Kruse brings balance and light every where she flies. She has long red wool boucle hair with a pony tail gathered at the crown of her head tied off with the stars she gathered from the sky. With two shades of green felt her wings carry her from one ecological adventure to another. Seven inches of delight, her green felt dress with long patterned sleeves keeps her perfectly camouflaged so that she might keep an eye on anything trying to damage her precious forest. Around her neck she wears the three stars given her by her sisters; Sky, Sun and Wind Fairy.

Alex plays with this set of Logic Building Blocks from HABA as much as his son Trevor. The HABA Logic Building Blocks are more than mere building blocks! Their system has been especially conceived to stimulate the natural learning process: through play the children discover shapes and quantities, spatial dimensions, physical laws and much, much more.

Red Grabbing Star from Kathe Kruse entertains all little teethers. They can listen to the crackle, chew on the wooden ring, or just chew on the washable jersey knit points.

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Plant-dyed Beeswax from Artemis will provide hours of creative moments with your child. Softened by the warmth of human hands, each piece can gently be manipulated until the artist guiding its form finishes their creation.

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This Unicorn Costume from Sarah’s Silks will transform your child into a mythical creature who will be racing like the wind with a myriad of adventures waiting to be experienced.

Garden Faerie from Kathe Kruse flits through the garden bringing forth the first flowers of spring. She joyfully sings her song as the Crocus and Daffodils lift the heads to the sun and dress themselves in their spring attire.

Children can pretend to cook with this Small Cook Stove Top from HABA. Perfect for table edges or steps, your child will spend hours "cooking" meals just like mom and dad.

Hurray, it's snowing! In this Snowman Game from HABA each player gets to build a snowman: three wooden snowballs roll across the snowy roads and are quickly assembled on the colored markers. Who will be able to protect his or her snowman from the sun and bring it to the finish?

Simple games can be the most fun of all. Made of solid birch and oil finished, each Skittles Set from Camden Rose, (handmade by Amish Hand in the USA), contains nine natural pins, one twin-striped headpin, two balls, a cloth storage bag, and instructions for numerous ancient to modern games.
Beeswax Finish 5" tall pins, 2 1/4" balls
Hand-made by Amish hand in the USA

Elegantly crafted from maple, cherry and walnut, our heirloom quality hand crafted Hardwood Choo Choo Train from Camden Rose is notably large and durable. All the train cars, even the locomotive engine, were designed for maximum playability.
The cars join one another with a wooden coupler peg which fits easily into the hole on the adjoining car.

Katy, the Bakery Elf has brought her colourfully illustrated suitcase, a child’s apron for your little one, a mushroom cookie cutter and her own special hazelnut cookie recipe. Dressed in her baking attire, red special apron, red baking hat, she is ready and willing to help you and your little one bake the best cookies you’ve every tasted!

Orchard from HABA was such a fun game to play with my grandsons! We rooted for each other when it was time to roll the dice. When the game was over we each counted the fruit in our baskets. Then the boys had as much fun filling the trees up to prepare for the next game. In this exciting board game, players must work together to harvest the crunchy cherries, juicy apples, sweet pears, and marvelous plums before the insatiable raven eats all of the fruit! The beautifully polished wooden fruit pieces, baskets, and colorful game board from HABA® make this cooperative game especially attractive. This is HABA®'s most popular game in the US. A co-operation game; all children win or lose together.

Down on the Farm from HABA helps your child learn where eggs, milk, and wool come from. Who will help the farmer and his wife to feed the animals? When the sun shines the animals want to be on the meadow, but when it rains they quickly run back to their stables.

Brena, a Butterfly Faerie Waldorf doll from Kathe Kruse, and her two sisters, Aithne and Alana, spend their spring and summers painting the flower petals with brilliant hues.

The Wooden Flower Press from Selecta is a beautiful way to enhance the joy of collecting nature’s treasures of leaves and flowers with a child, then sharing how to perfectly press them between the boards.

Snuggling up to Fay, a Waldorf Doll from Kathe Kruse is an easy thing to do. The warmth of the wool and other natural materials fosters a feeling of contentment that grows to friendship.

Ready for any adventure is Liliane our 15” Waldorf child from Käthe Kruse. Children delight in the friendship they develop with their Waldorf dolls. Lasting memories hold fast long into adulthood.

On cold days my grandchildren enjoy playing Bocce Chicken or Bocce Mouse from Kathe Kruse. This fun game keeps them out of mischief for a while and they really enjoy seeing who can get the chicken closest to the egg.

Linden’s favourite adventure game is Viva Topo. She undertakes a possibly perilous expedition which leads her to a fantasy land filled with delicious pieces of cheese. Every step you take will be followed by a hungry cat- a dangerous journey! The winner at the end of the expedition is the mouse family the most cheese.

Owen thinks this fantastic Wooden Train from Debresk of Sweden is truly marvelous! Invisible train tracks take him on journeys throughout his parents house. Carved in the finest wood it is extremely smooth and leaves much to your child’s imagination, which is what childhood is all about! Any special child that has this train will love it for life!

The Ladybug's Ball from Selecta® has all the lady bugs dressing with each others spots. Magnets keep this game because of the "magical" magnetic spots, some of the ladybugs are magnetically attracted to each other and some are not. Be careful though, don´t take too long making your decision because the ants have also heard about the Costume Party and you must race against time to beat them to the there!! An amusing cooperative game with "magical" magnetic powers for the entire family. The little hidden magnets will completely surprise you.

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Silkscapes from Sarah's Silks are larger playsilks designed for endless possibilities. Is it a magical river, an enchanted play space, a puppet theatre? Your child decides what it will be today. Tomorrow it may be something else.

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Flitting silently through the forest the Nature Fairy from Kathe Kruse brings ecological balance and light every where she flies. She is dressed to be camouflaged so that she might keep an eye on anything trying to damage her precious forest.

Artemis has created these lovely 10 Pastel Crayons with a completely natural plant base. Each unique crayon is a product of nature’s colours giving you an artistic experience unlike any other. Ten soft tints of primary and secondary colours are medium soft and agreeably mellow. Only the best natural plant dyes and raw materials have been used to produce these unique plant-dyed crayons.

We’re on our way to the field to bring in some hay with our hand-crafted Tractor and Cart. Both are made from solid wood and are durable.

Winter Elf from Kathe Kruse eagerly awaits to travel on many a Magical journey with all who wish to join in her frosty Winter Snow Carriage.

In our game, Planet Sensory from HABA, Sensor, the sensory explorer, guides the players to an exciting planet: carrying out various activities all about seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, moving.
Sensor, the sensory explorer, guides the players to an exciting planet: carrying out various activities all about seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching and moving they get to know their senses better.

Little Tim wants to bake an apple pie for Grandma Edna. In the Country from HABA will show him how obtain the ingredients necessary. First, he needs to get the flour, apples, milk and eggs. How will Tim obtain the ingredients? The apples must be picked, the grain ground, the eggs gathered and the cow milked.
Will Tim be the first to surprise Grandma Edna with a pie?

Our Scarf Knitting Kits from Harrisville Designs are a fabulous interactive way for young ones to learn from adults as well as a gratifying skill for them to acquire.

It’s fall and the farm is bustling with activity bringing in the harvest and readying for winter. This Farmyard look inside first puzzle from Selecta® pictures what’s inside the barn; see the horses, cat, bird and tractor.

From the enchanted ice island comes Blue Dragon to add delightful embellishments to the stories you tell your child.

The Castle Canopy from Sarah’s Silks will provide a delightful play space for Knights in shining armor, Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses. Let your child’s imagination soar!

Fantasyland jig-saw Blocks from HABA with their charming shapes, patterns and motifs will guide children into their own Fantasy land.

We love the Beeswax Block Crayons from Stockmar! A child is led away from the hard line to an experience of coloured surfaces and planes; on strong drawing paper he can press down hard with no breakage. The blocks have wide surfaces and different length sides, making special colour effects possible. The edges of the blocks allow for detail work.

Mulberry Faerie Showanna and Jenny look forward to sharing magical moments with each other.

Isabel spends hour’s quietly crafting life-like figures of animals with our Plant-dyed Beeswax from Artemis. The warmth of her hands softens the wax and makes it pliable as she artfully reproduces her models.

On the wings of imagination this delightful Celestial Silk Play Canopy from Sarah Silks weave dreams of wonder. Ringed canopy of silk gauze to hang over a child's bed or to create a play space. Seven feet tall and will cover a twin bed.

Nickolaus takes the Shell Bag from Kathe Kruse® on all his beach walks. On Glass Beach he collected several sand dollars, a sea urchin skeleton as well as many other treasures.