Last month we celebrated the Slow Home, and learned that you should live with what you love. Toys don't have to be an exception. Below the jump, you'll find handmade treasures that both children and adults can appreciate.
TOP ROW
1 Balancing Blocks, $85 from Fort Standard
2 Golden Teddy Bear, $22 from seventytwostitches
3 Tree Swing, $44.95 from The Original Tree Swing
4 'The Grizzly' Wooden Bike, $175 from Taika
5 Typography Teething Toys, $20 from Little Alouette
BOTTOM ROW
6 Egg Rattle, $14 from Little Alouette
7 Baby Owl Rattle, $18 from stephaniemonroe
(Images: as linked)
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As if I need more reasons to spoil all of my friend's kids. Love these! Thanks Kate!
This post also made me think of the inspiring video from TED about turning trash into toys
http://www.ted.com/talks/arvind_gupta_turning_trash_into_toys_for_learning.html
Also check MamaMadeThem on Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/shop/MamaMadeThem). Her toys are very well made and affordable. My kids love them.
I'll include three handmade toys that I purchased after seeing them here:
Little Kitchen from MamamadeThem, linked above
Stackhouse, the coolest dollhouse/castle/ you name it ever http://www.toideloi.com/
Wonderful especially for small kids, even at 1 http://www.littlesaplingtoys.com/mod-toddler-rocking-horse.html