Resources for Loose Parts Play

The Grapat Insects (Bugs) family allows children to create their own stories and mini worlds. There are no instructions or rules. The elements do not have a completely defined shape, as to allow children space for their own creations and imagination. Contains: 6 ladybugs 40 mm ø, 6 slugs 52 mm long, 6 ants 44 mm long Recommended from 3 yrs+

The Grimm's Stacking Bowls are a truly versatile resource. From stacking to sorting and building the bowls can be used for many open ended play ideas. The Set contains 5 different sized bowls. Materials: made from alder, non-toxic plant based oil finish. Size: diameter ca. 9 cm. Recommended from 12 mths+

A set of 12 solid wooden balls in Grimm's pastel colours, packed in a cardboard tub. They are the perfect size for the Grimm's Sorting Boards or your own Rainbow or Marble Run creations. Materials: maple wood, non-toxic water based color stain, Ø=35 mm Recommended from 3 years+ (choking hazard)

The Grapat Mandala set of 36 little mushrooms is a versatile, open ended, loose parts resource with an array of possibilities.  Designed to create a unique sensory experience that also encourages the development of fine motor skills and becomes a beautifully interactive way to teach children about symmetry. Handmade by the team at Grapat from sustainably sourced wood and finished with non-toxic colours. The Grapat Mandala sets are a perfect addition to imaginative play, small world play and story telling. Contains: 36 wooden mushrooms in three shades of brown. Size: approximately 4 cm high Recommended from 3 yrs+

24 Rainbow Nest Bowls in four different sizes and 6 different gradient colours. Each of the 6 colours includes 4 bowls that degrade its hue from brighter to lighter shade. You can complement this heuristic resource with filling and emptying, transfers and loading, hiding and discovering. The different sized bowls allow you to create worlds of towers, colours, constructions, hide treasures like little boxes or even roll one inside the other. Unlimited play opportunities and variety only limited by your imagination. Size: 30 mm to 72 mm Recommended from 3 yrs+

This Grapat Bowls & Acorns Set includes 6 wooden coloured bowls, 36 wooden coloured acorns, wooden tongs and a fabric bag for easy storage. The benefits of this item lie in the development of logical-mathematical thinking and motor skills. The use of the wooden tongs is a good resource to improve concentration and to control fine motor skills in toddlers, pre-school and all the way to early years school children. The versatility of the material will promote a broad variety of proposals. The 6 bowls are ideal to sort other little treasures a children may find on a walk or bike ride, opening up endless uses for loose part play. Recommended from 12 mths+ GRAPAT provides materials without instructions. Open-ended, favouring free and autonomous play. The only premise is to let children play, slowly, without time limits. We suggest material that encourages, invites and stimulates the creation of several fantastic, realistic and invented little worlds. It is made following traditional processes, in the old way, with thick soft raw materials, natural dyes which let the wood veins be seen and vibrant coloured waxes and oils that slightly shine. The products are painted by hand, homemade, surrounded by land, fire, rivers and many children nearby, who inspire us daily.

Nature is like a kaleidoscope of images giving us a beautiful scene month after month. No matter where we live, in the countryside or in the city, every season has its own beauty, colors and treasures. The colors of autumn are warm and bright. Ochres, green orange and leafy browns. Colors that melt in a beautiful cadence like autumn leaves falling from the trees. The combined Nins, rings and coins encourages children to create logical, mathematical relationships when sorting and counting the different shapes and colours. This simple action strengthens fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination and the many pieces that are included inspire open ended play. The Grapat Seasons Autumn set includes 3 Nins, 3 Nins with Top Hats, 3 Mates (cups), 9 rings and 9 coins. Nins measure 6 cm heigh, Mates measure 5 cm heigh and coins and rings have a diameter of 4.7 cm. Recommended from 12 mths+  

The Grimm's Stacking Bowls are a truly versatile resource. From stacking to sorting and building the bowls can be used for many open ended play ideas. With bright colours and a smooth finish they are a wonderful sensory resource. The Set contains 5 different sized bowls. Materials: made from alder, non-toxic water based colour stain. Size: diameter largest bowl ca. 9 cm. Recommended from 12 mths+

The Grimm's Stacking Bowls are a truly versatile resource. From stacking to sorting and building the bowls can be used for many open ended play ideas. With bright colours and a smooth finish they are a wonderful sensory resource. The Set contains 5 different sized bowls. Materials: made from alder, non-toxic water based colour stain. Size: diameter largest bowl ca. 9 cm. Recommended from 12 mths+

Add some baby love to your Grapat family!  When combined with Grapat Nins and Adult Nins, the smaller baby nins can represent different generations adding an extra element to imaginary play!!  The six Baby Nins come in their own coconut shell for storage or to be used as a cosy bed. Recommended from 3 yrs+

Three beautifully simple Grapat Nins. Crafted in dark timber and warm colours (yellow, orange and red) 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+

The Grapat Brots allow a child’s imagination to flow freely, creating new play opportunities in each and every moment and in each and every story that is created. From animated characters to animals, trees or anything else the imagination allows. This set favours open ended play, thanks to the versatility of the material. Contains: 18 Brots in 6 different colours, each in 3 different shades. Size: 7 cm high Recommended from 12 mths+

The elements of this set allow children to create imaginary Small Worlds. There are no instructions and rules involved. As each object is deliberately not too detailed it allows the child to give it the shape that each of them needs to be able to generate their own story. The coins can be roads or stones, the cones can became trees, the wooden figures can be transformed into magical beings or real people… Contains: 6 Nins® Tomtens (Gnomes), 18 coins, 6 cones, 3 honey combes, 3 fires, 6 mushrooms. Recommended from 3 yrs+ GRAPAT provides materials without instructions. Open-ended, favour free and autonomous play. The only premise is to let children play, slowly, without time limits. We suggest material that encourages, invites and stimulates the creation of several fantastic, realistic and invented little worlds. It is made following traditional processes, in the old way, with thick soft raw materials, natural dyes which let the wood veins be seen and vibrant coloured waxes and oils that slightly shine. The products are painted by hand, homemade, surrounded by land, fire, rivers and many children nearby, who inspire us daily.

Nature is like a kaleidoscope of images giving us a beautiful scene month after month. No matter where we live, in the countryside or in the city, every season has its own beauty, colours and treasures. In summer the fruits and vegetables mature, the days are radiant and the fields are filled with yellow and gold. Immense clear skies, the sea, the beach, the river: intense blues, greens and reds embrace us. The combined Nins, rings and coins encourages children to create logical, mathematical relationships when sorting and counting the different shapes and colours. This simple action strengthens fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination and the many pieces that are included inspire open ended play. The Grapat Seasons Summer set includes 3 Nins, 3 Nins with Top Hats, 3 Mates (cups), 9 rings and 9 coins. Nins measure 6 cm high, Mates measure 5 cm high and coins and rings have a diameter of 4.7 cm. Recommended from 12 mths+

The Grapat Perpetual Calendar is an annual manipulative and active calendar that allows the child to touch the year and understand the passage of time through the experience.  Pre-Schoolers and even School Age children often find it hard to understand time, especially when further in the distance. Take Birthdays for example, a child may know when their Birthday is but the amount of time they have to wait for their day to arrive is often hard to understand. This is where the Perpetual Calendar can help visualize the time. It is also a fabulous tool to teach the months of the year and seasons in a visual way. The set contains 12 Nins® in 12 colors according to the Waldorf pedagogy, both to determine the month and it's season of the year. 1 bowl of natural beech wood, two natural beech wood cubes with the numbers of the days printed, and a platform distributed in 4 sections that determine the seasons, stamped with the months of the year. Recommended from 3 yrs+