Pre-School (3-5 years)

A Rainbow fun and educational way to play and learn – colors! Your little one will enjoy picking and placing colored balls into their corresponding cups. This little set is great in enhancing fine motor skills and balance while discussing colors, numbers, and simple volume concepts. My little explorer loves to “scoop” and “pour” these cups over and over again. She is especially proud when she matches the colors together appropriately. This open-ended toy provides many different ways to play – tea party, kitchen accessory, rainbow stacker…with these “tools” and a dash of imagination the play possibilities are endless.

The 6 balls each measure ¾ inch in diameter - The cups measure almost 2 inches ---All have been colored (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet) with certified non-toxic watercolors and lightly sealed with beeswax and jojaba oil.

The bowl measure 2 ½ inches – The Scoop measures 3 ½ inches --- Both pieces are in their natural wood state

-All come in a convenient muslin drawstring pouch

* All of my creations were made with your little one in mind. Each piece was designed to nurture child development through open-ended play. These pieces can be used to broaden your little one's understanding and knowledge of our world and were created as early educational toys. I am inspired by the teachings of Montessori; the natural beauty of Waldorf; and incorporate a myriad of other learning-through-play philosophies when I design. It makes me smile to see my made-with-love pieces being toted for use as preschool toys and in natural play settings. Thank you for helping me support little minds, bodies, and imaginations through engaging, hands-on play and discovery.

*Note: This toy is not intended for children who still mouth things. The balls measure ¾ inch in diameter. I use this as a “monitored” or “guided” toy with my little one. As with any toy, children should be supervised while at play. *

*Note: Color Varies from batch to batch depending on the watercolor wash and how the wood accepts it. * 

Who? What? When? Where? … what about WHY?

Tell me a story. YOU create the WHY.

Storytelling is such a simple and beautiful tradition to share with your wee ones. With only the buttons and beeps and sounds of your own imagination, let these Story Starters inspire a journey of mystery, whimsy, and joy between you and your little author. Share in a creative storytelling journey with your little one and help them adventure through creative problem solving, vocabulary building, and memory making. 

A beautiful collection of hand stamped images inspire the Who. What. When. and Where. While you and your story maker share in the delight of creating the WHY. Each 1” die is gently sanded and hand-stamped with non-toxic, archival black ink. Included inside a treasure tin, is a pocket Moleskine entitled: "My Little Book of Why" to jot down your musings and reflect on past story-making adventures; A laminated Story Telling Symbol Key to help with spelling and ideas; and a miniature, tin-sized pen completes this whimsical Story Starter Play Set. 

This would make a Birthday Gift, Back-to-School Memory, or Family Fun Night Game.

*Note – As with ALL toys, children should be supervised while at play. The Story Starter Play Tin is not suitable for children who still mouth things.*

Our World is filled with numbers. On signs, in magazines, books, money. You count with numbers. Pay with numbers. Discount with numbers. Paint by numbers. Help your little one better understand this crazy world of Numerals, Numbers, Counting, and Mathematics with this simple wooden Count With Me Play Set. Help deepen your little Mathematician's understanding of numbers 1-10 - both their numerals, written form, as well as what they represent. Stack up the circular coins to show the volume of what each numeral stands for...or lay the in a line - like a graph - to give a pictorial image of what all those numbers mean. Help build you little one's understanding of one-to-one ratios and number recognition while enhancing fine motor skills and playing with mathematics at play time. You can use the number cards as "money" or the coins as "change" while pretending to run a shop or restaurant. Our world is filled with numbers - let your little one explore it with these hands-on, open-ended play pieces.

Each play set comes with:

- 10 Number Boards - with both the numeral and number words written on them to support number recognition
- 55 circular coins that can be stacked for better number comprehension - what does five look like stacked? What does 5 look like laid out flat? --- Enough coins to visualize all the Number Boards simultaneously
- A wooden box for easy clean up and storage

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- Each Number Board measures approximately 3" square
- Each circular coin measures approximately 1" in diameter

*All the pieces are left in their natural wooden state. I suppose you could paint them if you wanted to, but I would suggest using all the same color so that when little ones are relating the numbers to one another they can more easily visual the difference between them.

The pieces in the Count With Me Play Set are small and could pose a choking hazard. Children should always be supervised while at play.

Let your little chef’s imagination grow with this beautiful Rainbow Bowl. Each set comes with a lidded, round canister, a scooper spoon, and 12 multi colored balls to scoop, pour, transfer, and sort. Encourage a deeper understanding of early color concepts and physics while building dexterity, fine motor skills, and coordination with this beautiful toy. Let the kitchen creations begin with this open-ended play set.

Each 5/8” ball has been colored with a nontoxic washed and lightly sealed with a combination of beeswax and jojoba oil.

The canister measures about 3" wide by 2" tall and the scoop is about 3" long. Both pieces have been left in their natural wooden state.

I have been trying to add seasonal counting tools to our Learning Closet hence these cute and colorful acorns were made. These handheld manipulatives are great for transferring activities, counting, color sorting as well as a myriad of open-ended play (perhaps to make a "hay corn pie" as my little one always does!)

These Acorns have been hand painted with a nontoxic water based wash. They have been lightly sealed with a combination of organic beeswax and jojoba oil to keep the colors vibrant.

Each set comes with 18 acorns, measuring approximately 1" each, in a drawstring pouch:
3 red
3 orange
3 yellow
3 green
3 blue
3 purple

*This Listing is for the acorns only, not the color sorting bowls which can also be found in the shop.

LOVE is in the air! - Just in time to brighten up your Winter. These colorful hearts are the perfect Valentine for your little love. These handheld manipulatives are great for transferring activities, counting, color sorting, differentiation tasks as well as a myriad of open-ended play (or to hand out as "wishing hearts" on Valentine's Day!)

These Hearts have been hand painted with a nontoxic water based wash. They have been lightly sealed with a combination of organic beeswax and jojoba oil to keep the colors vibrant.

Each set comes with 18 hearts, in 3 different shapes each, in a drawstring pouch:
3 red
3 orange
3 yellow
3 green
3 blue
3 purple

These cute and colorful stars are another addition to our learning Closet. These handheld manipulatives are great for transferring activities, counting, and color sorting and offer a myriad of open-ended play opportunities.

These Counting Stars have been hand painted with a nontoxic water based wash. They have been lightly sealed with a combination of organic beeswax and jojoba oil to keep the colors vibrant.

Each set comes with 18 stars in a drawstring pouch:
3 red
3 orange
3 yellow
3 green
3 blue
3 purple

*This Listing is for the stars only, not the color sorting bowls which can also be found in the shop*

*Each star measures approximately 1". Due to their size, they are not meant for children who still put things in their mouths as they could present a choking hazard. As with ALL toys, children should be supervised while at play. 

Tents, hats, dresses, wands, capes, veils, picnic blankets, canopies, fairy wings, peek-a-boo playtime…the open-ended possibilities of Play Silks are endless. Inspire your little one’s imagination with these brightly colored scarves. Create, Play, Dance, and Enjoy this soft and whimsical set playtime after playtime. 

Each set includes 6 play Silkies – in a scrumptious rainbow of hand dyed color. Each scarf in the SMALL set is about 22” square – perfect for little hands to move, swirl, and peek-a-boo! Each scarf in the LARGE set is about 35” square. – perfect for pretend play clothes, tents, capes, and canopies

These silks are habotai silk (8mm) dyed with non-toxic dye. They have been hand-dyed so colors may vary from the picture, and within the scarf itself – this is completely normal and adds to its unique character. 

No need for wrapping, each set comes in this beautiful clear pail making a playful and stunning present for any special occasion or play date!

Hand-wash and air-dry or put them in the dryer WITHOUT heat to soften them up a bit. Because minor bleeding on the first few washes may occur it is best to wash each color by itself.

Another seasonal addition to the learning closet, these sweet little apples are sure to please your little one's autumn senses. These handheld manipulatives are great for transferring activities, counting, color sorting as well as a myriad of open-ended play (perhaps to make an "apple pie" as my little one always does!)

Add a pair of wooden Tongs and you have a great fine motor skill, prewriting muscle builder!

These Apples have been hand painted with a nontoxic water based wash. They have been lightly sealed with a combination of organic beeswax and jojoba oil to keep the colors vibrant.

Each set comes with 18 apples, measuring approximately 3/4", in a drawstring pouch:
3 red
3 orange
3 yellow
3 green
3 blue
3 purple

*This Listing is for the apples only, not the Color Sorting Buckets which can be also be found in the shop.

It’s about time – Toddler Time! I am proud to announce select Make a Match games are now being offered in Toddler-Sized fun. These substantial wooden pieces are sure to have your little one holding, clicking, clapping, banging, playing and roaring with delight. These adorable animals are seeking a loving Farmer to watch over them, hold them, and make animal sounds with them. All in a fun day’s work!

Need to put them to bed for the evening? Tuck them into their drawstring pouch for easy put-away. Or have you little one plop them into an empty tissue box – a game sure to inspire your little one’s growing fine motor skills with a rewarding clink. Clink. Clink.

Each wooden piece measures approximately 2” in diameter and ¼” thick. They are sturdy enough for toddler-action-play.

Each set comes with 24 pieces (12 pairs of different animal friends).

The Toddler Version is Also Available in the Zoo Edition.

The Farm Edition includes:
Goat
Pig
Horse
Sheep
Tractor
Cat
Cow
Chicks
Dog
Barn
Rooster
Bunny