Woodland small world set with hare and hedgehog
Wood & CareWAC-11686
Toys without a pre-written story
Most play sets tell the child what should happen. This one does not. There are no included rules, no correct setup and no specific game. The hare can live under the trees, the hedgehog can hide behind one of them – or they can both move out onto the floor and become part of something completely different. It is the child who decides.
The base gathers the forest, but does not bind it
The set consists of six pieces: a base of 21 x 15 cm, three trees measuring approximately 11.5 x 8 cm each, a hare of 5 x 5 cm and a hedgehog of 5 x 3 cm. The base provides a place for the play to happen, but the trees stand on their own and do not need to be inserted into holes or grooves. The forest can therefore be built wherever the child wants – and packed away again afterwards.
For the nature table
A nature table is a shelf or table in the home that follows the course of the year. In spring, there might be shoots and bird feathers, in autumn chestnuts and leaves – and in between a few wooden figures that tie it all together. The children help gather and rearrange, and in this way, the table becomes a quiet marker that the season has changed.
The tradition originates from Waldorf education, where in German it is called a Jahreszeitentisch. A set like this can remain standing all year round, while what you gather outside is changed around it.
Handmade in solid beech wood
Each set is made of solid beech wood in a small Polish family-owned workshop and made by hand from sketch to colour. Therefore, both the colour shades and the wood grain vary slightly from set to set. This is not a flaw, but the consequence of each piece being made individually – and the reason why no two sets are exactly alike.
Safety and materials
The set is CE-marked and manufactured in accordance with the EU Toy Safety Directive. It is tested according to EN 71-1 (mechanical and physical properties) and EN 71-2 (flammability) at an accredited laboratory, and the test was conducted in the strictest age category. The paint is a water-based acrylic paint tested according to EN 71-3 – the standard for toys.
42.40 €