Wooden Gifts
Feel the beat
The sweetshop bright Rainbow Recorders [pictured] and Rainbow Maracas are both stunningly
colourful and bright additions to any gift shop. Available in a variety of colours and designs there’s sure to be one to suit every budding Bach! The Musical Bear has also had a mini facelift for 2011, it’s a fi rm favourite with parents and teachers alike and it now comes in smart Tidlo branding.
Of course, the award winning Musical Instruments set still leads the
category, providing a host of red musical instruments that can keep any small group entertained, the instruments include; maracas, a triangle, tambourine, sleigh bells and much more. The set is suitable for individual play or with enough instruments for eight players it’ll be hit in the nursery too.
Each item in the Tidlo Musical Collection will encourage hand eye co-
ordination, creativity and early percussion; this is outlined on the packaging so parents can always be confi dent that the gift they give has lots of learning potential.
Tel: 01604 774949 Web:
www.john-crane.co.uk
A celebration
A M International are celebrating their 25th Anniversary in 2011 as a specialist distributor of highest quality European gifts, toys and collectables. Selecta of Germany form part of their exclusive range as a leading, innovative toy company who design, develop and produce wonderful wooden toys in their Bavarian factory.
Made of FSC accredited wood and acknowledged for safety and quality by their TUV mark, Selecta’s range includes ‘Pre-School’ toys such as grasping toys, pram toys, wooden books, pushalongs and activity toys, ‘Toddler’s Toys’ such as growth charts, mobiles and kids-room decorations, ‘Small World’ which includes dolls houses, farms and garages, and a collection of award-winning puzzles and games. Recently launched at Spring Fair, the new 2011 products are based on
Selecta’s Ethical and Environmentally Friendly Range called ‘Forest Friends’ in new recyclable, minimal boxes. It is a continuous unique packaging concept with attractive plain boxes with window and sleeve which make the consumer curious about what’s inside!
Nele is a little hedgehog and Piet a nosey squirrel and they can be found dancing along a new pram chain. There are also two colourful grasping toys on large, playful wheels, a series of pullalong toys and coordinated growth chart and coat hook board. Finally other new products include a large Barbeque set, a Nativity Scene, new stacking toys and Ride-on vehicle. This collection typifi es Selecta’s unique packaging and design and showcases their quality, colourful products which are natural, traditional and child-orientated.
A new 2011 catalogue is available from the sole UK distributor.
Bringing enjoyment since 1919
Gibsons have been making games since 1919 and their range includes a wide selection of deluxe game sets including wooden Backgammon, and Chess, which are inlaid with walnut and maple. The chess sets come in luxury faux
leather cases and contain weighted ‘Staunton’ pieces made from Kariwood and Boxwood, with a choice of King heights. Presented in attractive, metallic silver packaging they are an ideal gift for the novice or more serious games player.
Gibsons also produce a range of traditional games made from re-
forested hardwoods. Using only the fi nest quality materials and traditional craftsmanship, they are harvested with minimal cost to the environment. Each product goes through an exhaustive hand fi nishing process resulting in a smooth and polished fi nish. In the range you’ll fi nd classics such as ‘Shut the Box’ and Chinese Chequers, as well as other family favourites including Dominoes & Cribbage, not to mention more exotic games such as ‘Mancala’ which is believed to be one of the oldest games in the world. There are also four mini Eclipse travel games– Solitaire, Shut the Box, Tiddlywinks and Chinese Chequers. Each game also acts as storage for the pieces and is presented in classic, but contemporary packaging. These compact games are as fun as their larger relations and their size and excellent price point makes them a fantastic gift. [Pictured is ‘Shut the Box’]
Tel: 0208 661 8866
email:
sales@gibsonsgames.co.uk web:
www.gibsonsgames.co.uk
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Tel: 01246 269723 email:
info@am-international-agencies.com web:
www.am-international-agencies.com
Fair Trade wooden gifts
Namaste have a huge range of fair trade wooden gift items including hanging decorations, photo frames and mirrors, carved boxes and book ends, bowls and vases, tealight holders, wall plaques and a large range of hardwood furniture. All are made from eco-friendly wood
including reclaimed teak, sustainable fruitwood and Sheesham wood and discarded tree roots. The products featured are handmade in Northern India by a family business that specialises in employing skilled wood carvers to make sustainable and eco- friendly crafts from Mango Wood. The wood comes from government managed and regulated plantations. The range includes various boxes, standing & hanging frames, hooks and hanging decorations [as pictured]. Namaste is a friendly Fair Trade company with a huge range of products including clothing & accessories, jewellery, kids, home & gift and furniture. Their discount structure means that the more you spend, the more you save. A free set of colour catalogues is available.
Tel: 01756 700790
email:
sales@namaste-uk.com web:
www.namaste-uk.com
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