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We prepay US customs fees

September 6, 2025

We prepay customs fees for our United States clients.

The de minimis threshold in the USA was removed on 29 August and now people in the USA will have to pay customs fees for the packages they receive from abroad. Fortunately, our postal service provider worked out a solution, …

Symbolic Play and Cognitive Development

March 31, 2025

How symbolic play can aid cognitive development.

Why pretend play is so important in early childhood (3-5)

February 19, 2025

How play is different from entertainment. Why pretend play is so important for young children aged 3-5

Moominsummer Madness

July 5, 2024

Why Moominsummer Madness makes a good family read, especially in summer. Why reading hight quality literature to young children makes a huge difference.

Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson

January 13, 2024

Looking for a good winter read? Here are some good reasons why you should pick Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson. You could even read it with your family.

Tales of Long Ago

February 12, 2025September 30, 2023

Folktales make a richer and deeper read than commercially created mass produced children’s books. Here is a classic by the great Croatian author Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić

How to Have a Meaningful Conscious Halloween: 3 Points to Consider

October 22, 2023August 20, 2023

How to have a meaningful conscious Halloween? Here are some points to consider: the Christian roots of Halloween; the pagan roots of Halloween; how children deal with scary stuff.

5 Reasons Why High Quality Toys Are a Great Baby Shower Gift Idea

March 12, 2023

Find 5 good reasons why heirloom quality toys make great baby shower gifts that will impress parents and bring joy and a lot of benefit to children.

How Play Can Be Healing

February 11, 2023

Find out how play can be therapeutic and how to encourage meaningful healing play.

Are wooden toys more sustainable than plastic toys?

February 9, 2023

Find out how wooden toys are more sustainable than plastic toys – in not-so-obvious but important ways that go beyond their being eco-friendly