Nature Fun by Hape – Review

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Tracy Baines

We’re just loving these great eco friendly HAPE toys made from bamboo, the fastest growing plant in the world. The NATURE FUN range is perfect for tempting the kids outside. We particularly love the FLOWER PRESS DIY KIT aimed at children 5 years and up.

Who doesn’t enjoy kicking through the autumn leaves and taking a handful home to press and keep. With the HAPE FLOWER PRESS KIT kids can use flowers and leaves to create a beautiful art gallery.

The set comprises wooden boards and bamboo sheets in which to capture those precious treasures they’ve found on their treks in nature.

HAPE have extended the play value by including sheets with line drawings of dragons, princesses, hot air balloons and an assortment of other pictures for budding artists to paint and decorate, encouraging their creativity.

A well constructed set, it includes paint and a brush to get kids started. A really lovely gift and a fabulous way to get kids interested in the beauty of the world around them.

HAPE Flower Press Art DIY Kit £11.71 from Amazon

Also in the NATURE FUN RANGE is the Hide and Seek periscope.

Made from sustainable bamboo and featuring a handy wrist strap the Hape Persicope is great for young adventurers and explorers. Hide away and peek around corners and over walls without being seen. Great for looking down rabbit holes!

Hape Hide & Seek Periscope £13.98 from Amazon

Frost Loves The Hape Discovery Box

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Frostie

Frost loves The Hape Discovery Box. It keeps little ones entertained for hours. Colourful and well made, it lets little ones play and learn at the same time. It packs a lot in considering what little space it takes up. Brilliant.

Worth £32.49 from Amazon. Suitable for 24 Months + Five sides of activities keep little hands in constant motion including wire bead maze, abacus, mirror, color wheel and spinning face, a wonderful learning and play station.

Hape Walk-A-Long Snail Review | Toys

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Catherine Balavage

Frost loves the Hape Walk-A-Long Snail. First of all it is cute and looks so happy. Next, it is also a shape sorter. Your little one can pull it along like a cute companion or sit and play with the snail. It is wooden, high quality and very well made. It is also eco conscious. What more could you want?

When your child starts walking, they’re going to need a faithful companion to explore and play with. This is where the Hape Walk-A-Long Snail comes in to save the day.

This playful little snail will become your child’s favourite toy as he loyally tags along. Once they’ve got used to this friendly snail, they won’t want to go anywhere without him.

The snail is extremely versatile and totes a shell full of wooden blocks that can be removed to not only lighten the load, but also to use as a separate colourful shape sorter toy. You can even set up the blocks to create a “maze” that the snail can navigate through.

Your child can experience the wonders of the Walk-A-Long Snail from as young as 12 months. With the high quality wooden construction, your children are in safe hands and are ready to explore the world around them alongside their playful snail companion.

As with the entire Hape range of products, this unique Walk-A-Long Puzzle has been thoroughly designed to the highest of safety and quality standards. Also, with a commitment to sustainability, Hape only use eco-friendly materials and water based paints in order to produce their much loved products.

Give your child a toy that not only provides hours of entertainment, but also allows them to learn valuable skills, getting them ready for a bright future.

Hape’s Walk-A-Long Snail measures H18.6, W11.2, D30.1cm and is available from Argos for £24.99.

Valentine’s Day Gift Guide

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Frostie

Don’t know what to buy for Valentine’s Day? Here is our handy guide.

Timbergram, the original wooden postcard company, are offering a whopping 25% off orders through their website in the lead up to Valentines Day and beyond through their ‘I GIVE YOU WOOD’ campaign. Discerning lovers out there can also now upload any image to be printed onto the front of the woodend cards, as well as having a personalised message etched onto the back.

What’s more, Timbergrams supports the charity TreeAid who plant trees throughout Africa’s drylands to help communities escape poverty. In 2013 Timbergram alone helped TreeAid to plant over 1000 trees, making these little products one of the most eco-considerate ways to tell someone you love them.

As well as being able to upload any of your own images onto the front of your card, you can choose from a huge range of Timbergram’s own designs. Timbergram promotes and collaborates with a wide range of UK-based artists and illustrators, so you’re bound to find something different that your partner will adore. If you can’t find a design that catches your fancy, we can etch your own message on the front – just like the old days when you engraved your initials in tree bark.

Spread the love this Valentines Day… give someone wood with the original and best wooden postcards from Timbergram.

Simply use the code: “GIVEWOOD” at the checkout for your 25% discount.

Austenland is a great film. Perfect for Valentine’s Day.