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Building and fostering independent play with children takes time and patience, it won’t happen overnight. It takes practice and patience! Independent play doesn't always mean that you're in different space to your children when it happens. You could be sitting close by having a cup of tea or cooking dinner but the difference is that your children are not expecting you to play with them at that time. Independent play can teach children how to be creative, imaginative and improve their focus, thinking and problem solving skills. All children are different and some children are happier with their own company but for...

Lately we've had a lot of people asking about the size difference of the Grimm's Small and Large Counting Blocks and Pyramid so we hope this blog post gives you a bit more of an idea if you're wondering the same. This blog is simply on the size difference, see Large Stepped Pyramid vs Large Stepped Counting blocks for the differences on those Grimm's Building Sets. The Grimm's counting blocks are stepped up in equal increments of 1cm. The smallest block is 1cm and the largest block is 10cm tall. The different sized sets is only the thickness of the blocks and...

I’m always asked what our most used pieces are in our playroom and these pieces are always on rotation and would be the base if you want to start a collection of quality, open ended toys to educate your children for many years to come. In our home we have a very ‘less is more’ approach when it comes to toys and with quality toys that are open ended there are so many ways you can use the same items in different ways which is the beauty of open ended play. The thing I love about these pieces is how well...

Why we love Connetix Tiles We are always asked about the Connetix Tiles and how they compare to other brands but we chose to stock Connetix Tiles after our daughters quickly fell in love with them and it became the toy they would play with everyday and for the longest amount of time! We were very surprised at this as we had owned other brands of magnetic tiles in the past but the love for them was not the same as when building with Connetix Tiles. Firstly let's start with why we love them. They have continued to be a favourite for...