I was awake before dawn today. Even before I could see the promise of daylight through the curtains, the crows, ravens and jackdaws in the woods opposite were bickering and gossiping about the new day to come. The local tawny owls have become more active of late. Two nights ago, as dusk was turning into proper dark, I heard a male tawny calling out, followed by the unmistakeable screech of a female. I was standing at the kitchen sink washing up and could not believe how close the owls sounded. When I went outside I was elated to spot the silhouettes of not two, but three tawnies in a large sycamore at the bottom of the garden. It is more surprising to hear owls first thing in the morning, but there it was earlier, a tawny hooting a greeting (or maybe a goodnight) alongside the chattering colony of crows. Continue reading
Wooden Toy News
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Win a Fifty Pounds Voucher to Spend at WoodenToyShop.co.uk
Rob reckons he knows his onions, but do you know how much they weigh? Today’s Wooden Wednesday competition is quite simple. Continue reading
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New Wooden Toys from Bigjigs
Here at WoodenToyShop we are huge fans of Bigjigs toys and we are always excited when the new catalogue arrives in the office. We get even more excited when a delivery arrives at our warehouse, which is what happened on Friday last week. We hope you will enjoy the following highlights from our new selection of wooden toys from Bigjigs. Continue reading
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More new Wooden Toys from Le Toy Van
Welcome to our second look at the new toys due in over the next few months from Le Toy Van. If your children love farm toys, then read on, as we have what we think of as some very special new toys which can fit together to form one deluxe wooden Giant Farm toy. On the other hand, if your little ones prefer play food and baking toys, then we have a couple of crackers for your delectation. Continue reading