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Mr Fox

Tales of Long Ago

September 30, 2023
tales by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić

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

Categories Blog post, Books Tags fairy tales, folk tales, Halloween

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

August 28, 2023August 20, 2023
Halloween Decoration Set

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.

Categories Blog post, Parenting Tags children and Halloween, Halloween, Samhain festival, the Christian roots of Halloween, the pagan roots of Halloween, the symbolic meaning of Halloween

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

March 12, 2023
wooden tiger

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.

Categories Blog post, Toys Tags baby shower gift ideas, baby sprinkle gift ideas, gifts for newborn baby

How Play Can Be Healing

February 11, 2023
wooden dwarf figurines

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

Categories Blog post, Play, Toys Tags dramatic play, imaginative play, open-ended play, open-ended toy, play therapy, playing with animal figures, pretend play, small world play, wooden toys

Are wooden toys more sustainable than plastic toys?

February 9, 2023
wooden toy people

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

Categories Blog post, Mr Fox Crafts, Toys, Wood Tags how wooden toys are more sustainable, wooden toys

7 Things to Consider before You Follow the Lagom Fad

January 28, 2023January 16, 2023
what lagom means

What lagom means and how we can apply this philosophy in our lives.

Categories Blog post Tags lagom, what lagom means

Angels: neither Sweet nor Cute

January 28, 2023September 17, 2022
wooden angel figurines

What are angels? How did they come about? If you wish to explore them, here is a starting point.

Categories Blog post Tags angelology, christian symbolism, demonology, guardian angel, small world play, what are angels

Believe it or not, There are Good Reasons to Read “Danny, the Champion of the World”

January 28, 2023July 15, 2022
wooden pleasant

Is it a good idea to read “Danny, the Champion of the World” by Roald Dahl? Here is how it could benefit our children. Beyond controversy.

Categories Blog post, Books, Parenting Tags children's books, danny the champion of the world, living books, roald dahl

How to Encourage Symbolic Play

January 28, 2023May 30, 2022
wooden toy people

How adults can foster symbolic play (also known as dramatic play, imaginative play, pretend play, small-world play, make-believe play.

Categories Blog post, Parenting, Play, Toys Tags dramatic play, imaginative play, open-ended play, open-ended toy, pretend play, small world play

6 Ways to Develop the Sense of Wonder

January 28, 2023May 29, 2022

Why children need to develop a sense of wonder while interacting with nature. Based on Rachel Carson’s ideas from the book “The Sense of Wonder”.

Categories Blog post, Books, Parenting, Play Tags experiencing nature with children, how to raise a naturalist, observing nature with children
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