I love toys, my kids
love toys in fact my house somewhat resembles a toy shop. In particular
we love wooden toys. They are so durable and long lasting. They
look so natural and clean. I am forever buying bits not because my little
ones NEED them, no child needs more toys but because mummy wants them :)
Here's their current
train collection........
so no we don't
really Need any more but when I found The Toadstools website with their amazing
collection of train playsets (among other things) I think I may have lost more than
1 afternoon looking through their collection and writing a wish list.
The Toadstool stock far more than just wooden train
set tho, they also have
ohhhh how I wish one of my boys was a girl the Plan Toys Terrace Doll House is any
little girls dream (and no sadly I never had a wooden dolls house and my
husband won't let his sons have one). At £135 I am sure it will make
another little girl very very happy for Santa to bring it to them on Christmas
morning.
They also stock a wide range of puzzles, games and
jigsaws of a fantastic quality.
I can see my children
having endless fun with the Haba
Arranging Puzzle (Corner to Corner) .......... okok I can see mummy
and daddy having endless fun as we try to beat each other's time putting it
back together.
It's also very
reasonably priced at £13.50 (reduced from £22)
There are of course soft toys for the younger
children Haba doll: Little Scamps Mette and Michael would make the perfect companions for your children and at £25 each you
know they will last a long time.
Last year I hunted
high and low for a durable Nativity Scene at a good price that my children
could get out year on year and play and learn at the same time.
I
found...............Nothing, nada, zilch. All the wooden ones were
either extortionately priced (£40+) or just tack.
The Toadstool have
won me over again!!!!!!
Currently on
pre-order (expected October) at an amazingly reasonable £25.40 the Haba First Nativity Playset is amazing -
I am getting my order in now as its limited edition
and I need this product.
They also have nativity cookie cutters .... these will
be going on my wish list as I'm not allowed to buy them (yet)
And NOW the lovely
people at Toadstool have got a competition running to find some a new Toy
Tester for next year and all I have to do...... is write a wish list (5-10
items) from their website. Now this could be mummy's wish list or the children's
wish list ............ ohhhh who deserves the lovely toys most???
Our Wish List
So being the lovely
mummy that I am I set us a mission of finding 3 items each with a £100 limit
Here they
are..............
My
choice
A 30 something mummy with a passion for wooden toys
and baking.
So Obviously the
nativity playset should be here, but I can't risk not winning it so I'm going
to buy it ..... now what else did I like ........
1)
Haba Baking Set Nativity Cookie Cutters.
£16.90 buys you: 15 pastry cutters made of stainless tin plate
(dishwasher proof), 3 plastic templates (dishwasher proof), 1
booklet with recipes.
and of course you
don't have to use the cutters for making edible cookies, they can be used with
salt dough and painted to make tree decorations.
2)
Haba My Very First Games - Evening in the Stable
I love playing games
with my children but at 2 years old Noah is a bit small for instructions and
lots of rules. This is designed for ages 3+ and encourages you to Play with your child and talk about life on a farm and
the animals living there. Think about the farm animals and imitate the sounds
they make - even Noah can manage that.
This
is priced at £8.50 which is a good price for a game.
3) Mummy big buy
....... at £69 is the Janod Maxi Cooker Kitchen (Brown).
The boys are always
wanting to be in the kitchen with me and with this playset they can use their
love of baking in a safe environment. Being brown it is also ideal for 2
boys.
The
kitchen features a magnetic fork, spoon and spatula this helps to ensure
they're kept tidy and in one place (every mothers dream).
·
Comes with 8 accessories: pot, pan ,
spatulas, fork, spoon.
·
Includes an oven, double cooker, sink
with tab, cupboards, clock, magnetic board for hand utensils.
·
Kitchen Dimensions: 60.5 x 30 x 85 cm
·
Kitchen and accessories of solid wood:
Rubberwood + MDF + Birch.
ok ok NOT JUST for
the boys ............ MUMMY wants to play with it.
Ben's
choice
An almost 5 years old superhero with a passion for
noise, trains and mess.
1) So Ben's big
purchase at £69 - and this took a lot of thinking about on his part - would be
the Janod Giant Circus Train Set and Playworld.
This train set has
loads of action that you don't find anywhere else (such as acrobats) and will
fit as an addition to their current set.
2) In at number 2 he
chose the Balance Animal Upon Animal Haba game (£15) as he
said it looked "really bright and funny".
3) Finally he chose
the Captain Charlie Pirate hat and beard (£15) to "go
with my sword I got on holiday"
Noah's
choice
A 2 and a half year old (going on 13) with a
passion for even more noise and even more mess then his brother.
Ok so at 2 and a half
trying to get his attention long enough to look through the website (this is
why we love paper catalogues) was a mission so I have picked out the
things I think he would like.
1) Wonderworld
Mini Tower Crane - at £24.50 this would be a lovely add on to their
wooden wonderland.
2) The Haba
Arranging Puzzle (Corner to Corner) - £13.50 - that I mentioned
earlier has to go on his list as it is bright and colourful with so many
possibilities.
and last - but
certainly not least ..........
3) The BIG SPEND item
.......... Haba Building Blocks Sevilla at £44.30
25
Stunning sensory beech wood building blocks with different shapes and effects
including different textures and a rattle, bell, mirror, magnifier, peep hole
and prism.
Although
babies would get a lot out of these I think Noah would love them as he's into
his colours and shapes at the moment - not to mention taking his brothers Lego
to build with.
..............Why not
check out the website yourself and make your own wish list.........
And if you liked my post ....... please let them know I sent you over.
13/12/13 - Competition now closed, sadly after 3 months of working with them I was not one of the chosen 5 winners.
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