New Toys are Coming!

March is our month of reorders after the busy holiday shopping season, and we’ve got all kinds of goodies coming our way in the next few weeks.

First up is the ever popular Rubbabu squishy, soft rubber textured balls and vehicles. Not only are these super fun to roll, throw, toss & squeeze, they are always appealing to all ages – we’ve watched toddler to teen pick up these toys & play.

In our box of Rubbabu, we’ll have new colors to our Toddler Mascot Cars – red & torquoise – and will restock all of textured play balls & smaller vehicles.

Toddler Mascot Car - Blue, Red, Pink, Green & Turquoise, $15.

Next, we’re anxiously awaiting the return of a few of our popular made in the US, high quality, small production wooden toys from Camden Rose. We’ll be restocking the ever popular Good Eggs wooden 1/2 dozen eggs set just in time for Easter & spring celebration, along with the Toddler Zoom little wooden push car, and a new edition – the Knitting Tower.

Good Eggs, Wooden Egg Set, $9.

The Knitting Tower enables young children, and even adult beginners, to practice the essentials of knitting. How it works is that the birch wood tower holds your stitches while your fingers freely move the yarn. The tower is made with 6 knots on one side & 4 on the other to give you a choice between a tight stitch 6-pin knot or a stretchy stitch 4-pin knot. Set includes the tower, of course, made of birch wood, with 100% wool yarn & instructions to get you started.

The Knitting Tower, will be $8.

But, this is just the beginning. In April, we hope to bring more Wader, made in Germany, and thus, nontoxic & safe plastic boats & sand toys, plus more of our ever popular handmade heirloom rattles by Mossy Creek. Spring is so much fun around here!

You can view all our new toys here>

You can view our Easter & Spring toys here>

The perfect Birthday Party gift is here!

Springtime always brings a slew of birthday party invitations to our doorstep. Maybe it’s the slightly improved weather, or the hope there of, or all the new blossoms, but for some reason, this is the season of celebration around our neck of the woods. And, we’ve got the perfect, gender neutral, pleasing toddlers to school age kiddos birthday gift for you!

The Party Cake by Voila Toys is a wooden birthday cake, sliced into 8 pieces, with all you need to serve up & play – wooden knife, cake server , candles, and a decorative wooden label with “Happy Birthday.” Perfect!

Now, there other wooden play foods out there. What makes this one so great? First, Voila makes their wooden play food out of SOLID wood, and not MDF. I don’t want to freak you out…but you should know that the big wooden play food company popular here in the US does use MDF for their wooden toys, and MDF commonly contains formaldahyde. Voila’s wooden play food is made of 100% rubberwood, a sustainable wood, no chemicals added.

Also, Voila stains their wood. What’s that mean? Well, it means that the color is rubbed into the wood, and not painted on. Thus, this cake can be served up over and over again without worry that the paint will chip off or be ingested.

Lastly, Voila’s Party Cake is versatile. You have the basic needs – knife, server – but also a few added extras to extend the learning while you play. There are 8 candles in 4 different colors, matching to the colors in the holes on the cake. The decorative wooden label with “Happy Birthday” on one side, also says “Merry Christmas” on the other side. And, the doily under the cake is printed with basic fractions to help children with basic math as they play.

See? We think The Party Cake by Voila is the perfect birthday gift there is, and will surely be giving a few of these away this season.

The Party Cake by Voila, $26

Papa Don’s Toys are Back, with something new….

There’s a lot of love out there for Papa Don’s wooden Threading Beads, and we are happy to announce that they are back in stock, as of today. Yippee! And, because we have had such good response to Papa Don’s handmade wooden toys over the past year, we’ve decided to add something new.

Introducing the Lawnmower Push Toy! No, it’s not a new idea, but is a beautiful, high quality version of the classic popcorn pusher that not only makes a beautiful tumbling noise while pushed, but is sure to outlast your toddler’s “mowing.” Now, that’s impressive!

Lawnmower Push Toy, handmade in the US by Papa Don's Toys, $37.

Now, how did I miss that?

Yes, 2011 is here, and the whirlwind of the holidays is slowly coming to a close. Don’t get me wrong, I love how popular our toys get once November rolls around. It just tends to be a blur, and survival is the goal.

Now, the new year has brought us back around to paperwork, reorders, and taxes, and much more time to just sit & look around the showroom. What do we love, what could go on clearance, what was the surprise of the season, and what remained just as popular as ever? In was in this contemplation that I make such a great discovery!

One of our most popular baby shower & new baby gifts are our Wee Gallery Art Cards, which we pair with sleek, modern photo mobile by Kikkerland. Well, there must be a whole lot of baby going on these days, because we are finding ourselves out of the set, again. So, I’m looking through our cards to see just what we’ve got, and notice a little symbol in the corner that I don’t recall ever seeing there before.

Wow! Recycled paper? How did I miss that? Oh, right, our last reorder came in early November, and then I think I ate some turkey, and next thing I know, I’m toasting with some friends.

So, today, I’m so excited to announce that there’s even more reason to love Wee Gallery’s cool, modern art – Art Cards are now printed on recycled paper! Yippee! And, sorry, Wee Gallery if it has been that way far longer….

Off to that reorder – with naturally Black & White Animals and Photo Mobiles back in stock in just a couple weeks.

Art Cards + Mobile Gift Set, $25.

Now That the Eve Has Arrived…

Nico & Zoe, the kids & owners, would like to wish you a very merry day & end to the year! Thank you for all of your support of our unique, handmade & small production toys this year.

As 2010 ends, it’s time for us to clear out the toys of the past & bring in the new. Be sure to check out our Clearance Sale with many fabulous deals on those toys discontinued & our New Arrivals as we begin to reorder our ever popular arts & crafts by Harrisville, Rubbabu rubber vehicles, spring plush animals by miYim, and all of our wooden rattles by Camden Rose & Mossy Creek.

Benjamin Frog, $16.

Happy Holiday to You!

-Pam & Stacy.

Whew, Just in Time!

With just days to go, we’ve just gotten in a new shipment of some our favorite gifts. Way to wait to the last minute there, yikes!

Wonderball by Channel Craft. Made in the US – $8.
One of our favorite stocking stuffers has got to be the Wonderball. Yes, it is just a ball of yarn, but the game is endless! Unwind your Wonderball to find little charms, beads, and trinkets spread throughout. Once you’ve got to the end, use the enclosed handbook for instructions on string games, knitting, and more. This little ball of yarn is sure to give hours of entertainment.
Little Racer by Rubbabu, Made in India – $7.

The Rubbabu Little Race Cars are extremely soft, fuzzy and loved by children of all ages. Made entirely of 100% biodegradable, all-natural rubber. They are soft and squishy to the touch, yet sturdy enough to handle years of abuse. Perfect for the toddler who loves to throw. It bounces!

And lastly, Wooden Pastries Set by Viola, Made in Thailand – $20.

We have found that kids of all ages LOVE play food, and this Pastries Set is sure to please. Two tiers of tasty pastries includes the serving tray and 1 Dozen treats including donuts, jelly rolls, cookies, cakes, cupcakes. I do believe that Nico’s little sister Lily will be getting a set herself this year.

All three have been loved toys to our children, and we know would bring smiles to yours on the big day. Just be sure to get that order in by Tuesday a.m., Pacific Time, so it will arrive on time.

All 3 are also available in the Showroom – Monday, 2 to 4 p.m. & Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon or by appointment this week.

The Boats are Back in Stock!

And, just in time for some holiday gift giving, whew! You know we love these Wader Plastic Boats, and so does everyone else apparently. They have been on order for weeks, and finally, we were able to claim a batch. Woo Hoo! It’s a small batch, though, so you better order yours now. No promises we’ll be able to get any more before 2011.

Wader is a family owned business who designs and manufactures in Radevormwald, Germany. All products are made from flexible “prime resin” plastic, produced without harmful phthalates or lead, and meet high European Union standards (CE) for safety, which meet & exceed US safety standards. In addition, Wader uses a #5 Polypropylene plastic, making Wader one of the safer plastics, and recyclable!

We have all three boats – Tug, Ferry & Cargo – in stock, in all three colors – red, blue & green. Boats are $4 each, and if you buy all 3, we knock off a buck. Time to get shopping!

Check out what we found for your budding gardener.

What a cute watering can!

These super cute, safe, plastic Watering Cans are on their way! They are made in Germany of Phthalate and Lead Free plastic.

We had ordered them last year, but the box got squashed in transit and FedEx sent them all the way back to Germany. We were very sad. Now, we have ordered them again, and fingers crossed, they will be here Friday. What a journey, and surely, they will be worth it!

Here is where you can find these wonderful German Made Watering Cans by Wader