Today, wooden toys are getting a whole new meaning. I mean you know that I love a good high quality wooden toy. I have written about it many times. But when I came across James Paulius it felt like a new world of wood and toys opened. James is a Brooklyn-based designer and he designs products that integrate people with their environment.

Promoting creativity, curiosity and joy. I was definitely very curious to find out more and felt lots of joy when I did.

So are these the coolest wooden toys?
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Sky Villages is an interactive installation that invites children to build clusters of airborne villages on the wall. These villages are made of tessellating units that interlock in countless ways to create various structures.
When a unit no longer fits the particular needs of its location, it can be moved elsewhere for a new family to reside in. Constantly evolving, these structures accommodate the ever-changing tendencies of humanity and nature.

I would love to build my very own sky village.

Build the world you want to see with Blockitecture, a set of architectural building blocks. Use the cantilever and nest hexagonal blocks to create towers, cities and dwellings. And the Hexagonal blocks will nest together in various formations. Counterbalancing each other and creating unique cantilevers found in modern and contemporary architecture.
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Next to my big love for everything knitted, I have another very soft spot: Wooden Toys!

Well made, pure wooden toys. I shared many during the years here on Paul & Paula and I tried to find a few not so common and rather new products for this gift guide. I hope you enjoy and that I can inspire you. These toys are true keepsakes and will bring joy for years to come:
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1. Shopping cart.

2. Wooden dolls by Donna Wilson.

3. Colourful stack-able rocket.

4. A pair of wobbly wooden rabbits.

5. Beautiful wooden animals from t-lab.

6. Pinch Memory – one of the prettiest memory games I know.

7. Wooden totem pole.

8. Tegu future.

9. Set of wooden fairy tale characters.

10. Banjo.

11. Cool tower game.

12. Wobbling penguin.

13. Cat Wooden Teething Ring.

14. Colour stacking tower.

15. Prairie wagon!

16. Monochrome Grimms rainbow.

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After we went through some boxes to look for baby things that we actually kept { to give to future nieces and nephews… } we also found a few toys… all wooden.

It reminded me how they never get out of style and last forever… the inspiration for todays collection… old and new favourites:

1. Bunny stacking toy // 2. cup & ball // 3. Peg doll family

4. Nesting bowls // 5. Animal box

6. Space rocket // 7. Danish soldier

8. Arctic princess wooden boat // 9. Rocket teether // 10. Wooden animals from Ostheimer

1. Follies stacking game // 2. Sailor skittles bowling set // 3. Woody lacing sheep

4. mixer set // 5. Puzzle & Play

6. black & white nesting dolls // 7. Magnetic wooden blocks robot // 8. Elephant pull along // 9. Xylophone

Wooden construction toys handmade in Argentina.
Mamëll – little hands, imagination and happiness.

Watch this video to see how they make their toys and check their FB page to get news on this sweet label.

Handcrafted for little hands and a big curiosity.
A brand of wooden toys for kids inspired by the Scandinavian with minimalistic design and functionality reduced to the essential.
With momoll children develop mobility and motor skills whilst they have fun and parents enjoy the beautiful toys in the house!

“If the play gets a bit wild at times, that’s perfectly okay. Solid and durable, our toys are built to handle wear and tear. We want to promote sustainability from a young age and make sure our toys will still be around to give pleasure to future generations. Material that delivers what it promises?momoll toys and children’s furniture are manufactured by hand, in most cases out of high-grade birch plywood in various thicknesses. Instead of nails and screws, we rely on wooden pegs and elastic cord. The toys are not just fun for kids, but also for us, the designers and manufacturers”

Available here.