Shape Maker: 25 Hand Printed Wooden Blocks for stimulating creativity
With ShapeMaker the iconic award-winning English brand Miller Goodman reinvents the traditional activity of children’s wooden blocks in a contemporary style: this set contains 25 blocks made from wood taken from a sustainable source, the rubber wood tree. They are illustrated with sparkling hand-printed geometrical designs in primary colours that can be combined to make thousands of different pictures. All sorts of images and interesting creatures can be put together – all the components are there for children to use their imaginations in complete freedom. This encourages them to invent stories to accompany their designs – altogether an educational experience, but of course mainly a fun one! Not surprisingly this activity is popular with children and adults alike – in fact ShapeMaker has been awarded both the Top Drawer award, and in 2009 the Practical Pre School Award, one that is chosen by children themselves.
- Miller Goodman was created by two London designers who had the intention of inventing toys that would stimulate the imagination and creativity of children in simple, natural ways. Their first toy was ShapeMaker, winner of numerous industry awards. MillerGoodman use natural materials and simple, unadorned geometric shapes, to rediscover the essence of toys and games.
- The package contains: 25 wooden cubes and an illustrated booklet with suggested designs
- Each block measures4 x 4 x 4 cm
- Recommended age: from 0 to 99 years!
- Dimensions of package: 21.5 x 21.5 x 4.5 cm
- Safety: this product has passed the most stringent European toy tests including the EN-71
- Materials: eco-friendly rubber wood; non-toxic dyes used in printing
- Comment from the judges of the Practical Pre School Award:"Children Loved this product, with the young ones making pictures from the patterned blocks and the older ones timing each other to see who was fastest. There were lots of different pictures to create, which really tested the children's thought processes as they had to get specific bricks for each picture. It promoted good team work and sharing skills, with the children taking it in turns to find pieces and choose pictures to put together. An all round great product."
