Resources for Loose Parts Play

These Grapat Wooden Bowls come in twelve beautiful rainbow colours. Open ended resources allow children to use their imagination to discover and explore. The bowls can be included in activities such as, stacking ,sorting, covering, hiding and so much more. This set will have great longevity and it’s uses will grow and change with the child. Size: Each bowl measures approx. 6 x 3 cm Recommended from 18 mths+

The 12 Nins® Wizards can be used in imaginative play, to create stories and small world set ups. Combined with other elements, they can be part of mathematical, language and sensory games. The unstructured material allows for it to be used in a broad number of ways. With no eyes 
or a gender, the children can develop their own stories and decide what character the wizards are going to be. The set contains 12 Nins® Wizards in the colours of the rainbow. Recommended from 10 mths+

Three beautifully simple Grapat Nins. Crafted in dark timber and cool colours (blue, green and purple) for imaginative play. They are extremely versatile and a perfect choice for creating small worlds and stories. Or use them for imaginary play, counting, learning colours or sorting.  A great addition for other Grapat and Grimm's products. Size: 4.7 cm Recommended from 12 mths+

Where's nin? In this natural wooden set from Grapat the nins can be completely hidden, and slowly revealed, by the circular rings. How many rings do I need to add to hide the nin? Who will hide theirs first? Will I put a coin lid on my pile? Lots to do and learn with this beautiful all natural set.  Different shapes, sizes and neutral shapes. The best starting point for imaginative play. No instructions, no rules just free and open-ended play with beautiful natural wooden shapes. Recommended from 12 mths+

The Grimm's Building Rings along with the small and large wooden balls enable amazing building and stacking possibilities and much more! This is how forests are made, how spherical towers can grow into the sky and how the pastel friends can turn into rainbow-pile acrobats. 24 wooden rings in 2 sizes, 12 x inside Ø 20 mm, 12 x inside Ø 30 mm. Wood: maple, varnished in colour. Choking Hazard. Recommended from 3 yrs+

2 large Nins®, in a light wood. Now you can create family adventures with the addition of Adult Nins. At the same time, the bigger size allows thinking about different generations.
 The large  Nins® can be combined with the classic Nins® and the Nins® babies to create different family structures. Recommended from 10 mths+

24 Nest Rings in four different sizes and 6 gradient colors. Each color contains 4 rings from brighter to lighter shades. You can complement this heuristic resource with stringing, stacking, hiding and discovering. . The rings in their 4 different sizes also allow the classification, grouping and association of elements through their size and shape, helping the development of logical-mathematical thinking. Size: from 23 mm to 10 cm Recommended from 3+ years

The Nins of the forest is a toy which can be used as a symbolic game, to create stories and small worlds. However, combined with other elements, they can be part of mathematical, language and sensorial games, among others. Moreover, this material is not structured, which allows for it to be used in a broad number of ways. The adaptability of these materials contribute to creative and divergent ways of thinking. Many elements in this material are suggestions to create small worlds, miniature scenes that invite children to express and act out stories from their own internal world to the real world. This is done through games, emotions, movement, imagination, etc. The protagonists of the children’s tales and legends are the Nins with a top hat, with or without a hood. The different materials that accompany the ‘Nins’ create scenes where they can live and feel a whole new imaginary world. It contains 6 Nins, 3 Nins with a top hat, 3 small felt sacks, 3 felt hoods, 1 felt circle, 1 semishpere, 1 cone, 3 mushrooms, 3 coins, 2 little bars and 1 big bar. Includes a cloth bag. Recommended from 12 mths+

The Grapat 7 moons Weekly Calendar helps children to experience the weekly cyclic rhythm. Children will associate each day with a color, helping them to understand the passage of the days. Contains 7 Nins®-acorns in 7 colors that are associated with each day of the week according to Waldorf pedagogy. 7 vessels and 1 round dish (18cm diameter) where the elements are contained. Recommended from 12 mths+

Grapat's new Flower Petals set consists of 36 little flower petals in varying shades of red and pink. Not only are they a great addition to the other Grapat Manala Sets but they can also be used for developing mathematical skills and thinking and are a useful resource for counting. Handmade from sustainably sourced wood and finished with non-toxic colours. Grapat Mandala sets are a perfect addition to imaginative play, role play, creative picture making and story telling. The possibilities are endless. Size: 36 little petals, 36 mm high, 14 mm diameter. Recommended from 3 yrs+

The Grapat Baby Sticks are beautifully handcrafted from solid wood, featuring six colours of the rainbow. As an open ended wooden resource they are a lovely variation of the classic peg doll. Made with love and sustainable materials, they form the basis of many aspects of play, from imaginative and small world play, to story-telling and counting and sorting. Their simple and unstructured form allows children to imagine expressions, gender and roles supporting their own emotional development and understanding of the world and people around them. They are a great addition to the Grapat Nins, Wizards, Tomtens or Sticks and Insects. Size: 42 mm high,  18 mm diameter Recommended from 3 yrs+

2 large Nins®, in a dark wood that can help children to explore the concept of different skin colours. At the same time, the bigger size allows thinking about different generations.
 The large  Nins® can be combined with the classic Nins® and the Nins® babies to create different family structures. Recommended from 10 mths+