Grapat Dear Universe Play Set
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Grapat Dear Universe Wooden Space Play Set Discover the wonders of outer space with the Grapat Dear Universe wooden play...Read more
Grapat Dear Universe Wooden Space Play Set
Discover the wonders of outer space with the Grapat Dear Universe wooden play set. This set includes seven hand-painted planets that can represent the days of the week and a selection of pearly white moons and craggy asteroids to create your own solar system.
The Grapat Dear Universe will inspire open-ended imaginative play, learning about celestial bodies and helping young children visualise the planets in the night skies. This set can also be combined with the Grapat 7 Moons weekday calendar - can you match the days of the week with their planet? This space play set includes 40 individual pieces including planets, moons and asteroids or stars. Each piece is tactile and beautifully hand-painted in soft colours and incredible detail and presented in a decorated cardboard box for storage.
This set can be combined with other Grapat toys and would make a fantastic starting point for a Grapat collection. These timeless toys will appeal to generations of children who instinctively know how to play. The water-based paints used let the wood grain shine through, making them wonderfully tactile and appealing to the touch.
Suitable for 36+ months. We recommend this toy for 36 months +. Grapat toys are handmade using natural wood and water-based stains. Colours and wood grains vary as does life itself. Over time wood can wear with play.
Size: From 12mm to 45mm diameter
Sensory play: fine motor skills, tripod grip, cognition, colour
Schematic play: This toy will appeal to children demonstrating the positioning schema.
Key product ethics: Made using traditional manufacturing methods in the Grapat workshop where they ensure fair working conditions, using wood sustainably sourced within the EU - certification PEFC 14-35-00485, and coloured using safe water-based non-toxic dyes. All packaging is 100% plastic free.
Please note: due to distribution restrictions we cannot send Grapat toys to addresses outside of the EU.
Grapat toys are designed to embolden the natural desire to play within every child. Simplistic toys made from natural materials allow children to play freely without rules or structure, playing discovering and learning. Sure to be a favourite with Montessori toy lovers, counting, sorting and open ended play galore. Grapat toys are famed for the “Nins”, a beautiful range of traditional Waldorf toy peg dolls available in a plethora of colours and designs that give them real character. Grapat toys exude the natural beauty of the earth made using locally sourced sustainable wood and finished with water based colour stain that is safe for children and will not chip away. Nurture your child’s instincts to play and create their own imaginary worlds with Grapat.
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Customer Reviews
A wonderful little set. Beautiful colours. They are lovely quality wood. The packaging is lovely too! As well as being planets they are great for loads of different games!
I received this set for Mother's Day this year and was very pleased to have done so! It is beautiful and tactile. I was initially concerned that my daughter would be frustrated with the planets not lining up with the real solar system but she managed to relate each of the real planets to one in this set anyway!
I especially like the fact that it can be used along with other Grapat items to represent the Waldorf days of the week (colours). For a while we did a daily display for the day of the week and the planets featured a lot.
The only thing I would say is that this is maybe more an "occasional" toy to bring out every now and then when play turns towards space, rather than necessarily having out all the time. But I think if you approach it as a beautiful thing to have and handle from time to time rather than as a kind of core open ended toy (like balls or blocks) you won't be disappointed.
We were also very lucky to get a lucky lucky box with a rocket in it which has expanded the imaginative play.
My space mad daughter loves this set. It has inspired many hours of imaginative play. The set itself is just stunning, the craftsmanship as usual is lovely. I love that they can create their own universe.
We love this set for adding to space play. These planets cannot be linked to the actual solar system but that doesn’t bother my 5 year old, he just gives them other names.
We’ve used them to add to flatlays where otherwise it would be a clear night and the white ‘balls’ are also very useful for marble runs
This set is simply beautiful. The quality of the pieces is outstanding, it is to wonderfully tactile to hold, and the pieces can be used in so many ways! We have created galaxies, compared sizes, counted and sorted, played rolling/marble type games. Such a versatile set, and so pleasing just to look at even when not in use!
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