Tender Leaf - Open-ended Play

Meet Sandy the wooden toy seagull and her family down on the beach where they have inhabited a small beach hut and turned it into a fish and chips stall. Set on 2 bases of plywood that resemble sand, they have collected two pieces of seaweed, a deck chair, a kettle, a wooden tub of ice cream and spoon, three fish in a dish, a bucket with chips, a fish and chips sign, a sand castle, a piece of candy rock, and a boat made from newspaper. Check out Gully the dad seagull who has a knitted hat and a removable wooden ‘rubber’ ring. Names of the seagulls are written underneath so that these little characters can become part of a story-telling seaside adventure. Perfect for creative story-telling and imaginative play. 

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Part of our Merrywood tales range, these three little wooden toy field mice have made a perfect home in a wheat field. The windmill is 2 stories tall and has a revolving windmill which when it turns, raises a small bag up to the second story. Accessories include: a bread oven, 2 loaves of bread, a bread shovel, table and 2 stools, a grain sack, a fabric armchair, a lamp, and a flour scoop that doubles up as a bed for the baby mouse. A wonderful toy for story telling and imaginative play with children.  

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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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Scaled for dolls house world, this set takes our dollies on an adventure into the wild! Set up camp near a mountain stream and watch the wild forest animals come and play. A cosy sleeping bag, lamp, water bottle and fishing rod are all essential as well as building a small campfire for the evening! Included is a camping poster with real tips and advice for camping trips. Good for imaginative play. Good for storytelling. Age range: 3 years+Product size: 16.54 x 14.06 x 6.69” / 42 x 35.7 x 17 cmWeight: 2.11 kg

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Join Boris and Betty on their day out to the countryside in their motorbike and side car. Included in this adorable set is a picnic blanket, picnic basket with 2 sandwiches, 2 slices of Battenberg cake, 2 cups and a flask. Boris and Betty both have their names printed on the bases and Betty has remembered to bring her handbag with her!

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A family of four hungry bunny rabbits has taken residence in an old garden shed! Remove the roof panel and the back wall to create a magical vegetable garden complete with growing carrots, turnips and beetroots. A baby pram has been fashioned out of an old crate for father bunny to ferry the toddlers Twix and Twinkle to and for, while mummy bunny makes up the cabbage bed and waters the vegetables. When they all get home there is carrot juice and carrot cake for dinner!

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A beautiful plywood box with a sliding lid reveals a hidden woodland scene, with the reverse side of the lid becoming the forest floor. Follow the path to the cottage deep in the woods. 2 trees, 2 forest animals, Red Riding Hood, the grandmother, the woodsman, and the big bad wolf can roam freely in this setting creating any narrative they want! Play with the wardrobe and turn it into a bed, add a picnic and retell your own version of this fairytale classic.

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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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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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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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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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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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