Looking for unplugged, electronics-free, nature-inspired gifts for the young children in your life this holiday season? Look no further. Natural & open-ended toys and experiences, in comparison to their mainstream counterparts, offer copious amounts of sparkling benefits for children, adults and families alike. Use these suggestions for children ages 0-7 years as a springboard for further exploration or buy right from the direct links. Gift your family the difference!
Ages 0-12 Months
*TOYS & MUSIC:
Rainbow Sensory Ball / Rainbow Soft Ball
Montessori Spinning Drum
Wooden Rain Stick
Baby Car Toy
Montessori Tissue Box Toy
Mini Rainbow Playsilk
Baby Instruments
Wood & Silk Baby Teether Toy
Wooden Rolling Wheel
Dragon Stuffed Animals
Wooden Stacking Rings
Montessori Fine Motor Skills Toy
Montessori Sensory Balls
Montessori Sensory Blocks
Waldorf Clutching Toy
Bumblebee Baby Mobile
*NATURAL TEETHERS:
Dragon Rattle & Teether
Waldorf Wooden Teether/Rattle
Natural Wood & Linen Teether
*NATURAL/ORGANIC CLOTHING:
Merino Wool Sleep Sack
Merino Wool Infant Sleep Gown
Burts Bees Baby
Colored Organics
*ACTIVITY CENTERS:
Wooden Baby Play Gym
Wooden Activity Center
Wooden Baby Walker
Weather-Inspired Wooden Baby Play Gym
*WHOLESOME EXPERIENCES:
Baby Nature Classes!
Baby & Caregiver Music Classes
Multifunctional Outdoor Fabric Swing
*QUALITY BOOKS:
Indestructible Books
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s First Winter” Book
“Biscuits Snowy Day” Book
“Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?” Book
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Book
“Moon” Book
“Bee” Book
“Tree” Book
“My First Book of Growing Food” Book
“Little Raindrop” Book
“Little Owl” Book
“Owl Babies” Book
“ABCs of Nature” Book
Ages 1-2 Years
*TOYS & MUSIC:
Montessori Wooden Shape Puzzle
Wooden Shape Sorter Cube
Toddler Wooden Maracas
Hape Pound & Tap Bench
Dragon Stuffed Animals
Toddler Instruments
Wooden Blocks
Playsilks
Simple Puzzles
Fabric Baby Doll
Wooden Discovery Blocks
Tree Blocks (you can also make these yourself from a fallen tree branch!)
Play Kitchen
Play Kitchen Food
More Play Kitchen Food
Play Kitchen Accessories
Wooden Table & Chairs
Outdoor Mud Kitchen (or make your own!)
First Shapes Puzzle
Wooden Rainbow Stacker
Waldorf Playstand
Wooden Pound n’ Play
Rainbow Alligator Pull-Along Toy
Baby Car Toy
Wooden Xylophone
Wooden Stacking Rings
Musical Clatter Toy
Simple Puzzles
Wooden Lacing Activity
*CLIMBERS & VESTIBULAR TOYS:
Pikler Triangle Climbing Toy
Colored Wooden Sensory Blocks
Wooden Rocker Board
Rainbow Climbing Triangle
Wobble Board
Montessori Climbing Cube
Hape Scoot Around Ride-On Bike
Wooden Toddler Slide
Multifunctional Fabric Outdoor Swing
Rainbow Walk n’ Roll
Wander Walker
*ORGANIC/NATURAL CLOTHING:
Merino Wool Sleep Sack
Merino Wool Footless Sleep Sack
Merino Wool Base Layers/Pajamas
Burts Bees Baby
Colored Organics
*NATURAL ARTS & CRAFTS:
Eco Finger Paints
Beeswax Toddler Crayons
*WHOLESOME EXPERIENCES:
Toddler & Caregiver Nature Classes!
Caregiver & Child Music Classes
*QUALITY BOOKS:
Indestructibles Books
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s First Winter” Book
“Biscuits Snowy Day” Book
“Barn in the Winter” Book
“Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?” Book
“The Snowy Day” Book
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Book
“Moon” Book
“Tree” Book
“Bee” Book
“My First Book of Growing Food” Book
“Little Raindrop” Book
“Little Owl” Book
“Owl Babies” Book
“ABCs of Nature” Book
“Little Wonders: Weather” Book
“Little Wonders: Space” Book
Ages 2-3 Years
*TOYS & MUSIC
Wooden Balance Bike
Wooden Farm Train Set
Dress-Up Crown
Dress-Up Cape
Waldorf Play Stand
Toddler Instruments
Wooden Building Blocks
Wooden Car Garage with Ramp
Dragon Stuffed Animals
Wooden Rainbow Unicorn
Wooden Sensory Blocks
Wooden Rainbow Stacker
Printable Butterfly Matching Game
Wooden Butterfly Matching Game
Sensory Activity Blocks
Wooden Play Kitchen
Play Kitchen Food (or make your own!)
Play Kitchen Accessories
Wooden Play Table & Chairs
Wooden Dump Truck
Wooden Cars
Tree Branch Building Blocks (or make your own!)
Wooden Barn with Farm Animals
Playsilk Fort Kit
Outdoor Mud Kitchen (or make your own!)
Fabric Baby Doll
Four Elements Playsilks
Pop-Up Rainbow Play Tents & Tunnels
Squish Panel
*DINOSAURS & MYSTICAL CREATURES :
Wooden Brontosaurus Dinosaur Toy
Wooden Stegosaurus Dinosaur Toy
Wooden Spinosaurus Dinosaur Toy
Wooden Parasaurolophus Dinosaur Toy
Wooden Triceratops Dinosaur Toy
Wooden T-Rex Dinosaur Toy
Wooden Ankylosaurus Dinosaur Toy
Wooden Dinosaur Eggs Set
Wooden Dinosaur Home
Wooden Palm Tree
Wooden Volcano
Red Dinosaur/Dragon Dress Up Set
Rainbow Unicorn Dress Up Set
Wooden Unicorns
Wooden Boy Fairy
Wooden Fairies
Whimsical Wooden Garden Home
Fairy Tree Building Blocks
Tree Branch Gnomes
Wooden Rainbow Toy
Wooden Cottage Home
Wooden Dragon Toy
Wooden Dragon With Cave
*NATURAL ARTS & CRAFTS:
Herbal Playdough (or make your own!)
Wooden Dough Stampers
Wooden Art Easel
Nature Playdough Stampers
Natural Playdough Accessories
Beeswax Crayons (they really do produce the richest colors ever!)
*CLIMBERS & VESTIBULAR TOYS:
Montessori Climbing Cube
Rainbow Climbing Triangle
Sit n’ Spin Spinning Toy
Wooden Sit n’ Spin Spinning Toy
Pikler Triangle Climbing Toy
Wooden Climbing Structure
Multifunctional Outdoor Fabric Swing
Balance Board
Outdoor Climbing Dome with Slide
Indoor Wooden Climbing Dome
*NATURAL/ORGANIC CLOTHING:
Merino Wool Footless Sleep Sack
Merino Wool Sleep Sack
Merino Wool Blanket
Merino Wool Base Layers/Pajamas
Burts Bees Baby
Colored Organics
*WHOLESOME EXPERIENCES:
Toddler & Caregiver Nature Classes!
Caregiver & Child Music Classes
*COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES & GAMES:
First Orchard Board Game
Roll n’ Play Cooperative Game
Wooden Lacing Activity
Wooden Leaf Puzzle
*BOOKS:
“Winter Dance” Book
“Winter in the Forest” Book
“Snowballs” Book
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s First Winter” Book
“Biscuits Snowy Day” Book
“The Mitten” Book
“Barn in the Winter” Book
“Pick a Pine Tree” Book
“Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?” Book
“The Snowy Day” Book
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Book
“Sadie and the Snowman” Book
“Moon” Book
“Tree” Book
“Bee” Book
“My First Book of Growing Food” Book
“Little Raindrop” Book
“Little Owl” Book
“Owl Babies” Book
“ABCs of Nature” Book
“Little Wonders: Weather” Book
“Little Wonders: Space” Book
Ages 3-7 Years
*TOYS & MUSIC:
Wooden Play Kitchen
Wooden Play Table & Chairs
Play Fort
Wooden Rainbow Stacker
Wooden Unicorns
Dress Up Cape
Dress Up Crown
Dress Up Rainbow Veil
Dress Up Wrist Streamers
Dragon Stuffed Animals
Fantasy Fort
Butterfly Wings Dress Up
Owl Wings Dress Up
Grow With Me Root Viewer
Handmade Kaleidescope
Wooden Kid’s Magnifying Glass
Wooden Deer Family Set
Sensory Squish Panel
Woodland Animal Set
Doll House Dolls
Montessori Play Set (or make your own!)
Large Solid Colored Playsilks
Four Elements Playsilks
Advent Spiral Playsilk
Garden House Play Tent
Magic Music Wand
Cottage Doll House
Golden Xylaphone (Pentatonic Scale)
Play Scale
Star King/Queen Dress Up Set
Rainbow King/Queen Dress Up Set
Star Knight Dress Up Set
Rainbow Prince/Princess Dress Up Set
Waldorf Playstand
Cherry Wood Waldorf Playstand
Cherry Wood Dollhouse
Rainbow Wooden Unicorn
*DINOSAURS & MYSTICAL CREATURES :
Wooden Brontosaurus Dinosaur Toy
Wooden Stegosaurus Dinosaur Toy
Wooden Spinosaurus Dinosaur Toy
Wooden Parasaurolophus Dinosaur Toy
Wooden Triceratops Dinosaur Toy
Wooden T-Rex Dinosaur Toy
Wooden Ankylosaurus Dinosaur Toy
Wooden Dinosaur Eggs Set
Wooden Dinosaur Home
Wooden Volcano
Wooden Palm Tree
Red Dinosaur/Dragon Dress Up Set
Rainbow Unicorn Dress Up Set
Wooden Unicorns
Wooden Boy Fairy
Wooden Fairies
Treehouse Doll/Fairy House
Treehouse Doll/Fairy House Furniture
Fabric Fairy Dolls
Whimsical Wooden Garden Home
Fairy Tree Building Blocks
Tree Branch Gnomes
Wooden Cottage Home
Wooden Dragon Toy
Wooden Dragon With Cave
*CLIMBERS & VESTIBULAR TOYS:
Outdoor Climbing Dome
Wooden Wobble Board
Jumper Ball
Collapsable Sensory Ball
Montessori Wooden Climber
Transformable Wooden Climbing Triangle
*NATURAL ARTS & CRAFTS:
Wooden Art Easel
Beeswax Crayons
Paper Bugs Creations Kit
*COOPERATIVE GAMES & ACTIVITIES:
Nature Scavenger Hunt Tray
Water Dragons Board Game
Rainbow Musical Ball Run Assembly
Loose Parts Play Flash Cards
Knots in a Box Kit
Create a Story Cards
Marble Run Race
Roll n’ Play Cooperative Game
Honeybee Board Game
Beginner’s Sewing Board
Beehives Dexterity Activity
Nature Activity Wooden Cards
Musical Marble Run
Kid’s Fishing Game
Wooden Lacing Rainbow
Butterfly Matching Game
Wooden Counting Board
Open Ended Wooden Rainbow Toy
*ORGANIC/NATURAL CLOTHING:
Merino Wool Base Layers/Pajamas
Merino Wool Blanket
*QUALITY BOOKS :
“Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter” Book
“Fletcher and the Falling Leaves” Book
“Tree Full of Wonder” Book
“Winter Sleep” Book
“Peter Rabbit: A Winter’s Tale” Book
“Sizing Up Nature” Book
“Winter Is Here” Book
“Animals in Winter” Book
“Winter Dance” Book
“Over and Under the Snow” Book
“The Shortest Day” Book
“Hiders Seekers Finders Keepers” Book
“The Giving Snowman” Book
“Dasher” Book
“The Lights That Dance in the Night” Book
“Little Fairy Makes a Wish” Book
“The Wish Tree” Book
“The Mitten” Book
“Barn in the Winter” Book
“Pick a Pine Tree” Book
“The Snowy Day” Book
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Book
“Sadie and the Snowman” Book
“Moon” Book
“Tree” Book
“Bee” Book
“My First Book of Growing Food” Book
“Little Wonders: Weather” Book
“Little Wonders: Space” Book
Nature Parade Book
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