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A set of 6 chunky colouring pencils from Koh-I-Noor, with comfortable natural wooden triangular profiles for an ergonomic grip. During the Napoleonic wars a continental shortage of high quality Cumbrian graphite pushed Joseph Hardtmuth (founder of Koh-I-Noor) to develop a pencil lead made from powde..

A box of 12 children's oil pastels from Sakura of Japan. Made from a mixture of pigment, oil, and wax. First created in 1925, these were initially available in summer and winter versions as the softness of the pastels was then very sensitive to temperature variation; until in 1928 a formula was perf..

Made by Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth, this is a box containing 6 unique multicoloured 'magic' leads for the Koh I Noor Mechanical Clutch Pencil — which produce a multi-coloured line as you draw. During the Napoleonic wars a continental shortage of high quality Cumbrian graphite pushed Joseph Hardtmuth (who ..

A choice of natural latex rubber erasers from České Budějovice, in the Czech Republic. The uniquely patterned ’Magic’ erasers are slightly the hardest, made of soft vulcanised natural rubber with a slight pumice content for mildly abrasive effect; the white erasers are a little smoother, with a lowe..

Unchanged in recipe, design, or packaging since its launch in 1927, Coccoina contains in its aluminium tin a separate compartment holding a small brush applicator. It is made from a mixture of dextrine (potato starch) and almond oil,  and especially suited for use by children — it has been used..

A little paintbrush, designed especially  to be safer and easier for young hands to hold whilst developing motor skills, with a wooden grip of oiled beech-wood and light natural (pig) bristles. From the the Versmold workshops of the Redecker company, who since their founding by Friedrich R..

A set of six sidewalk chalks in white, yellow, orange, red, blue and green. Perfect for children and adults alike to draw on pavements, garden tiles, and other concrete surfaces. Drawings are easily washed away with water and rain, leaving a blank canvas for your next use. Made by Koh-I-Noor, founde..

A beautifully crafted pattern making kit comprised of three different European woods, namely maple, pear and walnut, the colours of which allow for an orthographically three-dimensional effect when laid correctly — more challenging, perhaps, than it first appears. A myriad of arrangements are possib..

An assortment of 76 building blocks of beechwood, made by Sina Spielzeug of Germany; mind fodder for budding imaginations. Designed with Fröbel's educational gifts in mind, the set consists of a number of spheres, cubes and cylinders, as well as their partial shapes, to which have been added disks, ..

An absorbing and endlessly creative toy consisting of 250 brightly coloured lacquered wooden balls, and a double sided board, machined on one side with in a square pattern, and on the other off-set in a manner akin to honeycomb, allowing for the construction of both two and three dimensional pattern..

A simple yet creative pattern making toy consisting of 60 diamond shaped child safe lacquered wooden tiles, 10 in each of the primary and secondary colours which can be endlessly re-combined into larger geometric and op-art patterns. Machined, lacquered, and finished in the town of Neuhausen, Saxony..

An untreated beechwood rolling pin for children, or for smaller rolling jobs, with a central metal axle, around which the wooden roller turns. Made in Germany, by Burstenhaus Redecker, who have been producing household items in natural materials in their workshops since 1935. 24cm long including han..

Children's red painted steel dustpan with a brush made from untreated beechwood and horsehair. The brush measures 22cm in length, the dustpan 19.5cm by 13.5cm. German made...

A smaller fork with an ash handle and forged stainless steel body — made by Sneeboer in the Netherlands to the same high quality of manufacture as their full sized tools. The firm of Sneeboer began manufacturing garden tools in 1913. Designed to withstand the rigours of daily use by the profess..

A smaller trowel with an ash handle and forged stainless steel body — made by Sneeboer in the Netherlands to the same high quality of manufacture as their full sized tools. The firm of Sneeboer began manufacturing garden tools in 1913. Designed to withstand the rigours of daily use by the profession..

A beautiful Kalimba with 11 tines made by Hokema in the small town of Walsrode in Lower Saxony. The tines are arraanged in two rows, the lower of which are tuned to a G major scale, these notes make it perfect for intuitive playing as well as for a number of well-known tunes. Relaxing and meditative..

A beautifully intuitive Kalimba with 5 tines tuned to an F minor arpeggio — no wrong notes! Made by Hokema in the small town of Walsrode in Lower Saxony. Relaxing and meditative, and simple enough for anyone to pick up and play beautiful music with. While the Kalimba has a short history dating back ..

A beautiful Kalimba with 9 tines made by Hokema in the small town of Walsrode in Lower Saxony. The tines are arranged in two rows, the lower of which is tuned to an A minor arpeggio with an added 9th, the higher to an F major arpeggio. These notes all sound beautiful together, and its impossible to ..

A pair of 4 inch chrome-plated scissors of a pattern originating in Rouen, Northern France. These scissors were traditionally favoured by the cloth merchants of Paris as their double rounded blades neither snagged whilst cutting cloth, nor whilst stored in pockets for easy access and regular use. Ma..