20% all Lego at ToysOnline.ie
It must be a rare solar sighting. The mysterious appearance of blue strangeness between clouds. But we’ve completely lost it and have slashed 20% off our entire Lego collection for 2 days only. Tell all your friends!
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Anamalz Panda
If you haven’t come across them already, Anamalz are the fantastic eco friendly toys which are just bursting with character. The adorable wooden wildlife characters were created in Australia but have since escaped and are speading all over the world, now inhabiting more than 30 countries!
Handcrafted from wood and textile components, each Anamalz creation is an individual. They all have bendable limbs and can be posed in almost any position. This, combined with their very tastefully designed fabric features, results in a range of funky animals who always look like they have some sort of mischief in mind! There are four different ranges of these multiple award winning toys. The farm range, wild range, pre-historic range and the Australian range.
Anamalz Donkey
Eco Friendly Anamalz Friends
Anamalz are made from Maple wood which is obtained from sustainable managed forests. This means, whenever a tree is harvested for its wood, a new tree comes to maturity. But their contribution towards sustainability doesn’t end there - the waste wood from the manufacturing process is used to grow mushrooms! All Anamalz packaging is made from recycled paper.
Hand Made Quality Companions
Each Anamalz limb, horn or trunk is hand assembled and hand painted to ensure superb quality creatures.
Anamalz Misbehaving
Child Friendly Creatures
The Anamalz range of quirky characters are all natural. Why add nasty chemicals when the best is available straight from nature? Only water based paints are used and all fabric components are formaldehyde free.
Anamalz Saving Animals
Anamalz have established the Animalz Saving Animals (ASA) trust fund. The proceeds of Anamalz sales will be used to contribute to wildlife and children’s organisations around the world.
The Anamalz range of funky animal toys are all available at Wooden Toys Ireland (www.woodentoys.ie)
Anamalz - The Original Crew
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The Berg Moov: Build it and climb on!
Imagine a Lego or Meccano set that was big and strong enough so that you could climb onto and drive!
Well this is the fantastic new concept from Dutch toymaker, Berg Toys: A ride-on construction kit! As an engineer and overgrown child myself, I’m regretting not being born two decades later so I could get my hands on this - surely it’s every child’s fantasy to build their very own scooter, go-kart or trike?
The wonderful thing about this toy is that no tools are required. The chunky wooden, rubber and metal parts can all be hand assembled and is within the capability of a typical 5 year old - that’s if he can get dad out of the way, that is!
The set consists of 175 sturdy pieces and instructions are provided for 4 ride-ons including a scooter, go kart, trike and recumbent bike.
One box, many outdoor toys
It’s like Lego meets the soap box! Not everyone has a workshop and spare sets of wheels, but with the Berg Moov, that won’t prevent your child having the wind in his or her hair as they thunder down the hill in their very own creation!
175 Pieces of outdoor construction fun
In a refreshing twist, as the rest of the world’s manufacturing migrates eastward, the Berg Moov is actually manufactured in the Netherlands. I find this comforting, but I can’t find a politically correct way of expressing why this is!
The Berg Moov retails for €299.99 at ToysOnline.ie
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New Personalised Name Plaques
We’ve been busy adding new products to our website. We are delighted to announce the latest additions - a superb range of personalised name plaques that will add that personal touch to your baby’s or child’s room. There are a range of styles and sizes suitable for boys and girls. There are also a selection of different sizes to allow for longer names - the Long Red Train (for boys) and the Pink and White Castle (for girls) both allow for 9 letters. The average child’s name has 5 letters and the small pink crown and small red train both cater for 5 letters. In the middle, the Silver Rocket, Large Crown and Grey Castle, all cater for between 6 and 7 letters.
Fair Trade Policy
These personalised wooden name plaques are made by Lanka Kade who fully subscribe to the fair trade concept. Here is an excerpt from their website:
All our products are handmade by seven family based enterprises with whom Lanka Kade has long term working commitments. New products are designed in the UK for each supplier to utilise their individual knowledge and skills. Our aim is to provide continual employment throughout the year for each supplier, their families and their employees. A representative is employed full time in Sri Lanka to coordinate shipments, liase with the UK on behalf of our suppliers and to arrange prompt payment for all goods supplied to Lanka Kade.
Each business is independent and supplies direct to Lanka Kade. Lanka Kade does not use middlemen, nor does it pay commissions thus enabling the suppliers to receive a fair and full price for their products. Regular contact is maintained with all our suppliers by phone, fax, email and onsite visits throughout the year both direct from UK and weekly by our Sri Lankan co-ordinator. We work closely together to maintain, improve, and update each supplier’s working practice and understanding of fair trade. Lanka Kade is currently assisting three of our suppliers with long term interest free loans used for the development of their business’.
In return, our suppliers are expected to maintain a safe and pleasant working environment, equal opportunities, good rates of pay, prompt payment for both employees and in country suppliers, and a quality product at a fair price.
Children are not involved at any stage of the production of items for Lanka Kade. Lanka Kade (UK) Ltd have been approved by BAFTS (British Association of Fair Trade Shops) since 2001 as a fair trade supplier.
See our full range of personalise wooden name plaques and other personalised gifts here.
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