Open-ended Play

An extensive open-ended play tinker tray box for your little one to sort, stack and arrange their woodland treasures. The lid is removable and can be turned around and used as a chalkboard on which to create your forest floor. The wooden compartments can also be removed and the box filled with sand to create a magical woodland play scene. Set includes: 6 grey flat pebbles, 4 multi-faceted rocks, 3 cone trees, 8 twigs, a snail, a moth, 6 little toadstools, a large toadstool, 10 leaves, 2 acorns, 3 beetles, 4 tunnel pieces, and a bird's egg.

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Part of our open-ended play range is this fabulous garden design toy, which has 64 solid wood pieces that can all be arranged in an infinite number of garden designs. Set includes; 7 trees, 2 bushes, 2 terracotta flower pots with removable bushes, 3 flower beds, 6 vegetable patch tiles, 4 sunflowers, 8 grass tiles, 6 patio and 6 path tiles, 4 paving slabs, 4 rabbits, a two-part shed, 4 hedge slabs and a pond. All contained in a beautiful plywood box with a sliding lid.

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This is a beautiful plastic-free Montessori toy, reminiscent of the seaside, rock pools and summer days at the beach. All the pieces of beautifully painted wood can be stacked, sorted and played with in this layered wooden rock pool base. A classic tinker tray toy with an innovative twist on play. This toy box supports creative learning and story telling whilst creating their own sandy landscape! With the coral pieces you can make a 3 dimensional ocean world for your fish families to live in.  Presented in an illustrated color box.

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Living deep in the forest, amongst the toadstools and leaves, are our Nordic gnome family. Freya the mother looks after Olga and Erik in their leafy glade. All dolls have their names printed underneath and are scaled to the same size as the Sailway Boat, Rosewood Cottage, Bunny Tales, and Bear Tales.   A wooden doll family built for open-ended play makes a great addition to our Merrywood Tales collection. Made from sustainable rubber wood and responsibly sourced plywood, colored with soft non-toxic colors for a contemporary style. Presented in an illustrated color box.

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Part of our open-ended play, meet the 9 folks who reside at the happy hotel. Made from solid wood, colored with a soft water-based stain, they can represent anyone you know. These little people are perfect for adding to any sort of creative or imaginative play, and can be perched easily on any surface.

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A great addition to our ever-growing collection of Merrywood Tales characters, This little wooden doll who comes in his very own mode of transport, Swifty the Swallow bird. Spud the pilot doll has his name written underneath just like all the other Merrywood characters, he is also removable and any other character will fit in his place. All dolls have their names printed underneath and are scaled to the same size as the Sailaway Boat, Rosewood Cottage, Bunny Tales, and Bear Tales all part of our Merrywood Tales collection.  This toy supports important story-telling and language practice with children, creating a doll's world means your child plays imaginatively. Re-enacting scenarios they know from the house and home, learning reasoning, empathy and caring within the family home. Skills that are useful for later in life.

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