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Mr Fox Crafts – Handmade Wooden Toys and Collectibles

Mr Fox Crafts - Handmade Wooden Toys and Collectibles

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    • Birds
    • Reptiles and Amphibians
    • Animals
      • Farm animals
      • Cats and Dogs
      • Woodland animals
      • Baby animals
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      • Australian animals
      • Arctic animals
    • Fairy creatures
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      • People of old
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      • Native American People
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Parenting and Home Culture

Posts on creating a home environment where children play freely, engage with real materials, and develop at their own pace — away from screens and passive entertainment.

7 Things to Consider before You Follow the Lagom Fad

March 12, 2026January 16, 2023
what lagom means

Lagom — the Swedish concept of balance and moderation — became a lifestyle trend. Before adopting it, here are seven things worth understanding about where it comes from and what it actually means.

Categories Parenting and Home Culture

6 Ways to Develop the Sense of Wonder

March 13, 2026May 29, 2022

Rachel Carson argued that a sense of wonder, once established in childhood, is a lifelong protection against boredom, disenchantment and alienation from the natural world. Here are six ways to cultivate it.

Categories Parenting and Home Culture, Play and Child Development

Celebrating the Elderly

March 13, 2026April 26, 2022
wooden granfma figurine

In many traditional cultures, old age carries authority and meaning. Here is a reflection on what is being lost as that changes — and why it matters for how children grow up.

Categories Culture and Tradition, Parenting and Home Culture

Children, scary stuff and Halloween

March 13, 2026October 10, 2021
wooden toy witch with black cat

How do children learn about evil, fear and moral ambiguity — and what does Halloween, with its contradictory Christian and pre-Christian roots, have to teach us about that process?

Categories Culture and Tradition, Parenting and Home Culture, Play and Child Development
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