FAQ's
Q: What is your company's shipping policy?
A: Free shipping to UK, Europe & USA. We aim to deliver within 7 business days.
Q: Where do you source your products from?
A: Our products are sourced from carefully selected suppliers within the UK, Europe and internationally to bring you the best selection of products.
Q: Can I return or exchange a product?
A: Yes, we offer a 14-day return or exchange policy on all of our products. Please refer to our Delivery & Return policy for more information.
Q: How can I contact customer support?
A: You can reach out to us through our contact page. Our customer support team is available from 9am to 5pm GMT & EST, Monday to Friday.
Q: Are your products high quality?
A: Yes. We have been very careful to hand select our products to ensure they are both beneficial and safe for your child. Many of them are made-to-order and unique products. We have carefully sourced our products from trusted suppliers to ensure the highest level of quality.
Q: What are Montessori toys - Montessori toys explained.
A: While not officially labelled, these toys align with Montessori philosophy, sparking curiosity through purposeful play. Characteristics include open-ended exploration, real-world representation, and natural materials. Montessori toys focus on one skill at a time, promote STEM learning, and encourage independence with age-appropriate tools. Introduce them thoughtfully—limited choices, slow presentation, and repetition. Watch your child's curiosity and independence flourish with the magic of Montessori toys.
Q: Are Montessori toys better?
A: Montessori toys are recognised as being the ideal toys in terms of child sensory and cognitive development. They allow more subtle sensory stimulation whilst still challenging their learning. Often made from wood and other natural materials.
Q: Are Montessori toys open ended?
A: Yes Montessori toys allow open ended play which is play with no pre-determined limitations or right or wrong outcomes. It allows children the time and space to develop their own ideas, follow their own creativity and process experiences in their own way.
Q: Can Montessori toys be colourful?
A: The answer is yes they can, but we would suggest that they are best in more muted, natural colours - so either natural wood or wood painted in pastel shades. Sensory stimulation is important but many of the bright, highly coloured toys can be too stimulating for children.
Q: Do Montessori toys have to be wooden?
A: They are often wooden and treated in a natural see through finish or painted in muted, pastel colours. Materials which originate from nature are best where possible, as this fits in with the Montessori method.
Q: Montessori toys, when to start?
A: Babies from 0-12 mths can benefit from being exposed to Montessori toys. For this game bracket choose toys that stimulate the senses, such as soft rattles, textured fabric toys and simple mobiles. Provide items for grasping and mouthing that are safe and easy to hold.
Q: Montessori toys for babies
A: Often the first toys would be sensory flash cards and other toys that stimulate the senses, such as soft rattles, textured fabric toys and simple mobiles. Items they can grasp and use for mouthing, that are safe and easy to hold.
Q: Montessori toys for 1 year old
A: For a 1-year-old, consider Montessori toys that encourage sensory exploration and fine motor skills. Introduce simple stacking toys, nesting cups and shape sorters to promote fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Also great are soft blocks, nesting and stacking toys, simple puzzles, sensory balls, musical instruments, child-safe mirrors, fabric or board books.
Q: Montessori toys for 2 year old
A: For a 2-year-old, consider Montessori toys that foster independence, fine motor skills, and cognitive development. Opt for a Montessori shape sorter, peg puzzles, stacking barrels or rings, child-sized cleaning tools, counting bears or stones, wooden blocks, a large bead maze, art supplies, puzzles with knobs, and a nature exploration kit. Observe your child's interests, rotate toys, and prioritise those made from natural materials for engaging and developmentally beneficial play.
