My Grimm’s Journey
This is my personal journey of how I started collecting Grimm’s wooden toys. The COVID Blues During the COVID lockdown, I found myself constantly looking for things to brighten up my mood. Having recently gave birth (to Miss.2), being confined to the house, and not being able to see my family and friends made me […]
Let’s Celebrate – 1 Year Anniversary
This month marks my one year anniversary since I started making Mandala Loose Parts templates. To celebrate, I want to share how I started, and what I learned along the way. How Did I Start Making Mandala Loose Parts Templates? I briefly touched upon this in the Grapat Mandala Templates post, but I really saw […]
Wondercloths Play Cloth Review
Wondercloths is a woman-owned, small UK business. They make beautiful hand-illustrated play cloths to spark imagination, foster independent play, and provide visual learning through play. Wonder Cloth Specs The play cloths come in two sizes, MAXI and MIDI. MAXI measures 39.3″x39.3″ (1m x 1m), and MIDI is 27.5″ x 27.5″ (70cm x 70 cm). Each […]
Wiwiurka Toys Review
Wiwiurka is a family-owned business based in Mexico. Wiwiurka produces high-quality, handcrafted, and sustainable wooden toys such as Pikler, Montessori and Waldorf inspired wooden climbing equipment, and toys that encourage open-ended play. Their focus is to promote active and creative play, especially gross motor development. Our Search for a Pikler Triangle We were searching for […]
Grapat Mandala Templates
It is no secret that I love loose parts play. I love creating art with loose parts. Grapat Mandalas have been extremely useful in providing details for my flatlays. In this post, I want to share how I started making Grapat Mandala templates. A little background on Grapat Grapat is a family owned business that encourages free play. They […]