Wooden Building Blocks, Set of 16 - Ginger

The Ginger set is the warm one — the set that makes a grey afternoon in the playroom feel better than it is. Sixteen blocks in a range of shapes and sizes, enough for a child to lay out a whole town on the floor and then knock it down.

They are cut and painted by hand, which means the pieces vary slightly and a tall stack takes some thought to get right. Blocks like these do not become boring, because the child keeps raising the difficulty themselves: first a stack of three, then a bridge, then the thing that should not stand up and somehow does. Montessori- and Waldorf-inspired, with no instructions in the box and nothing to assemble.

Materials

Alder hardwood, painted with zero-VOC acrylic in an eggshell finish.

Care

Wipe gently with a soft, damp cloth. A scuff can be eased away by sanding slowly with fine sandpaper. These are not meant for water play — left in water for any length of time, the paint will absorb it.

Made in

Highland, Utah.

Please note

Recommended for ages 2 and up. The smaller blocks are a choking hazard for a child who still puts things in their mouth, so keep the set out of reach of younger brothers and sisters.