Play Spaces and Toy Brands

Montessori Baby (0-12 months)

Montessori Toddler (1-3 years old)

• Open Shelves with Montessori materials appropriate for 1-2 years old
• Books
• Safe area for climbing and playing
• Musical Instruments
• Sensory Play Area
• Open-Ended Play Area

Kids (3-12 years old)

 More photos of our play spaces can be viewed at our Facebook's Photo Albums.

Toy Brands We Carry

 

Grimm's

 

A family owned and sustainably managed manufacturer at the foot of the Swabian Alb, Germany which produces natural, high quality and safe wooden toys made to officially certified standards. In product development, they are guided by the principles of Waldorf education and other educational approaches, such as Montessori.

 

Plan Toys

 

With a strong mission to create a sustainable world, Plan Toys intentionally considers every single step of production in order to minimize environmental impact. This mission is implemented through the three pillars of PlanToys business, also known as “Sustainable Way.” This includes Sustainable Material, Sustainable Manufacturing and Sustainable Mind. It is the brand’s hope that your little one not only grows in their ability to imagine and create with their wooden toys, but that they also grow closer to nature, better understand the importance of a green lifestyle and successfully develop along the way.

 

Raduga Grez

They create toys for parents who want to play with kids aesthetically and excitingly. The toys are made in Russia, by hand and in small batches. They produce ethical toys that will never serve a bad example for your children. They use only solid wood grown in the region and they buy it from a responsible supplier. They are strongly against wood wasting and they use the wood with marks on it.

 

Grapat

 

Nature is both their clock and their muse. Grapat live in rhythm with her, respecting her, and she is their design inspiration for every new piece they create. Their true, main inspiration though, is children. Their self-set philosophy is to work at the service of childhood. With Grapat, they want to make sure that every child has a free and respectful upbringing, filled with playtimes that are open-ended and free from expectations or judgement. The pieces should invite and incite their own genuine flair for creation. For this, they offer play material without instructions nor limits. Our duty as parents is to protect this sacred moment, without interfering, just observing and being present. Their motto is “be free, play open!”

 

Erzi

Children will love learning through play with Erzi’s delightful and educationally valuable classic wooden toys, including the highly detailed and realistic wooden play food for which they are renowned. Erzi’s goals are to support individual child development, inspire play and delight customers with the high quality of their toys. They take great pride in their traditional Saxon craft processes using environmentally-friendly processes and materials. Sustainably produced through renewable energy forms and finished to the highest standards of craftsmanship, Erzi toys are carved exclusively from FSC-certified and local solid Beech wood and are beautifully finished in non-toxic, water-based paints and varnishes.

 

Ostheimer

 

Made for children's hands. Each toy is individually crafted. A unique original. They strongly believe that the hiqh quality can be perceived in a toy that has been made by hand, by many caring hands, from the design all the way to the finished individual product. At Ostheimer, they appreciate wood and this is expressed in the way they treat this lively material throughout the production stage. Starting with the conscious purchase of wood from sustainable forestry, continuing with efficient utilization and ending with the use of residual wood for the heating of their buildings. Each step is dedicated to the protection of the environment.

Every piece of wood tells its own story. You can experience these stories through our toys. The surfaces are not sealed by paints or varnishes. The careful treatment with paints and organic oils gives children the possibility to experience the vitality of the wood with all their senses.

Miniland Dolls

 

The Miniland Dolls help instill values of inclusion and coexistence through play, by promoting empathy and accepting people of any race, gender or condition. The anatomically correct dolls are the perfect toy to learn SEL (Social Emotional Learning), to enhance social abilities and creativity by free playing in the classroom or even at home. Handmade in Spain and made using BPA Free vinyl and they meet all the European an American safety standards and regulations. Miniland Dolls Accessories are also made from wood from sustainably managed forest and are FSC certified. 

 

Lettering and Life

They produce ethically handcrafted wooden toys from Indonesia with modern calligraphy. These words have power and energy, where positive words can encourage someone, give strength, and inspire everyone who reads them.

 

Maileg

Mailegis a brand of charming Danish-designed toys created to inspire our children's favorite playtime stories. By bringing storybook whimsy to everyday moments, Maileg toys help children explore the pure and simple wonder of imagination.

 

 

Connetix

 

Connetix pride themselves on producing a quality product that will last through many years of play in homes around the world. Their tiles are made using non-toxic ABS plastic that is BPA, lead and Phthalate free. All tiles are also sealed and riveted for extra safety and our unique beveled design allows Connetix to be strong while creating beautiful clear refractions.