Today’s giveaway is courtesy of Rachel from Little Woodlanders! Her shop is full of loveliness, and I am pleased to introduce her here today. I asked Rachel to share a little about how Little Woodlanders began:
I started making wooden toys for my children shortly after I discovered the Waldorf ideas about play. I love the idea of open-ended toys, made of beautiful natural materials, which allow children to use their imagination.
My inspiration mostly comes from my children. I see what they like to play with and talk about, and often get ideas from them that way. I also get ideas from going outside and from storybooks.
I opened my Etsy shop in January 2012, so I’ve been going a little over a year. I started making wooden toys a couple months before that, as Christmas presents for my girls.
My favorite thing about my business is knowing that I’m making natural, handmade, open ended toys for children all around the world that will allow them to learn, use their imagination and have fun!
You can ‘Like’ my facebook page to hear about new products, sales, and for sneak peeks! You can also follow me on Twitter and visit my blog!
For today’s giveaway I am offering one winner a butterfly life cycle set, and a knitting fork. The wooden toy life cycle of a butterfly set comes with a leaf, an egg, a caterpillar, a cocoon, and a butterfly. The set is made of hardwoods and painted with AP Certified non-toxic watercolours The cocoon is not painted, it is naturally brown wood. A great toy for learning while playing, and also a wonderful storytelling companion!
The knitting fork, also called a lucet, is believed to date back to the Viking and Medieval periods, to create cords that were used on clothing, or to hang items from the belt. Lucet cord is square and strong. Luceting is fun and relaxing, can be learned from about age 4, and you can do lots of creative and fun things with the cord. See my video here on how to use a lucet!
Rachel is also offering 15% off all orders through March 10. Use coupon code SMALLTHINGS15
For your chance to win, simply leave a comment on this post. Comments will close and a winner will be chosen on Monday, March 4. The winner will be announced within this post.
Comments are closed. The winner is Heather: Such lovely things! I’ve never heard of a Lucet; my 9 year old son wants to learn to knit, wouldn’t that be a great introduction!
Thanks, Rachel and Little Woodlanders!
Rachel’s items are gorgeous!
Love these wooden toys! The butterfly lifecycle is amazing!
Beautiful workmanship! I have a friend having twin girls – these toys would make a wonderful gift.
Very nice, would love to win this!
oooo how fun!!!
What beautiful toys and a wonderful give away. So generous. Thank you for hosting.
Just beautiful! My daughter love the Very Hungry Caterpillar so this would be perfect. Thanks for the chance.
These are both beautiful and so very useful!
Thanks for introducing us to these treasures!
These would make fun Easter basket treasures.
I love wooden toys… these are so sweet.
beautiful! you have great sponsors. wouldn’t these make lovely Easter basket surprises?
Love these toys. Thanks for the opportunity.
How very beautiful. Certainly toys to be treasured.
The buterfly cycle is lovely!
How sweet! Love the butterfly set
Love the life cycle of the butterfly and the natural color of the wood!
Very nice.
Cute toys!
Such beautiful toys – they are pieces of art! These would be lovely additions to our homeschool room.
I just discovered your blog recently, and enjoy it over my morning coffee many mornings. Thank you!
I love the simplicity of these toys and appreciate the endless possibilities for play. Thank you for introducing our family to them!
Thanks for such a great giveaway!!
love handmade wooden toys for my children 🙂
What a great shop! We have a knitting tower, but I’ve never heard of a knitting fork.
Oh, are those things cute!! Especially the knitting fork! That would be really useful for me…
I am intriqued by the lucet. I will have to find out more. Beautiful work.
Love this giveaway! I have already booked marked her great shop on etsy.com Her facebook page is cute too! My children would love to be blessed with a set of these toys!
Great giveaway! Would be a wonderful gift for my litttle guy:)
What beautiful toys and a great giveaway!
What wonderful gift ideas, such beautiful toys.
I am in love with all of these beautiful toys!
Those are absolutely beautiful. I don’t understand why anyone buys garish, noisy, hard plastic toys. Toys like these are so sensorially soothing- visually, tactilely (if that is a word), and even the audible sound when knocked together is nice. Why not give your child something beautiful, especially if it’s made by hand?
Oh, what a great Easter basket idea!
I was just looking at that beautiful butterfly life cycle set this week, so charming! Thank you so much for the lovely giveaway!
You make beautiful things! I love the colors and creativity! Thanks for sharing!
Rachel’s work is beautiful. Thanks for sharing this giveaway!
Such neat things. A knitting fork! Who knew?! And I’m decended from Vikings. I think you should pick me! Thanks for the giveaway, Ginny.
Beautiful. Thanks for the giveaway!
I just LOVE the butterfly life cycle set. What a great idea!
Beautiful work, I love simple wood toys such as these.
What beautiful toys! I love them!
My son is at a great age for this.
I have never heard of a knitting fork before. My oldest daughter has used the looms before, but I’m sure would love a fork. Both items would be just perfect for Easter baskets!
so lovely 🙂
What wonderful toys! I’d never heard of a knitting fork but I’d love to try one.
Really beautiful! Thanks for sharing
Beautiful!
These toys are lovely!
The toys are lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing another great shop with us!