Halloween at Little Sapling Toys
We had the awesome opportunity to have some awesome Little Saplings come to our shop to have a Fall mini-shoot and play with some our wooden toys. The costumes blew us out of the water! Theses little equestrian girls loves playing with our car and truck toys! This India-inspired sweetie loved the rocking unicorn. Are you kitten me right meow? This cat loved our wooden hammer bench toy. Yee-haw! Check out this little cowboy. The rocking horse was a nice addition to his costume. ` This little girl is sweeter than cotton candy! Check her out on the unicorn rocker. Supergirl is here...
Much More than a Matching Game
One of our favorite wooden toys that we make is our matching game. Obviously you can flip them over and match each of the pairs, but there is so much more your kiddos can learn with a matching set. Here are a few of our favorite games to play with our matching sets with their corresponding benefits. COVER Child development: Interactive play helps children develop concentration, reasoning, social interaction, fine motor skills and visual discrimination. Instruction: Separate tiles into two identical piles and place one pile in the bag or upside down on the playing surface. Divide remaining tiles between...
Taking Toys on a Family Road Trip
Wendy, owner of "Calliope Crowns" (@calliopecrowns on Instagram) and lover of our wooden blocks tells a story of her latest family road trip. My husband is an award-winning filmmaker. We are fortunate to travel with him on most of his projects. He recently had a shoot in a different area of the Pacific Northwest. Once I heard the location and assignment, I went into Wonder Woman mode. (It's a combination of food packer, clothes packer, toy packer, gear packer [minus electronics] and more. Most people might just call it Mom/Wife, too.) Our children are four and two years old. They are used to...
Good News & Bad News
We appreciate your love and support for our wooden teethers, toys, blocks and decor. It's time for another fork-in-the-road, big-decision, business-changing event. It's been over two years since our last one and because business progresses and cycles, the inevitable has finally arrived. We're moving our shipping operations to a fulfillment center! (Insert 5-8 celebration emojis here.) Here are some of the amazing benefits our team and customers will receive from this move: The fastest possible shipping. More accuracy in fulfillment. More time available to design new toys and, therefore, an expanded product line. Improved customer care process. Better availability on...
Shop Small
This is a post by Rebecca Criddle, mom of one and 8/9 and lover of wood toys. Last year I was living with my husband, 4-year-old, nine months pregnant with my second child in a 25’ by 8’ 1954 vintage travel trailer. Many factors influenced our decision to live tiny. I think the biggest was our search for simplicity. Among many reasons the tiny house movement has gained such momentum has been a response to a culture of consumerism which seems to pervade our society and is often focused on obtaining and owning MORE. I think many people have discovered...
Halloween Playtime
Halloween is a favorite holiday that falls within a favorite month, situated squarely in a favorite season. Activities with kids, from tiny to see-ya-mom-and-dad, can be found in towns and cities, and in all varieties. Costumes are the same way, ranging from well planned to night before. Got a favorite costume? We might just have a wooden teether for that. There's no right or wrong way to play the Halloween game with kids, so enjoy the ride! Newborn Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle with Wooden Pizza Teether . Shop the Pizza Teether here. Construction worker with Cobbler's Hammer...