TOY SERIES: THE PROS AND CONS OF GRAPAT TOYS !|| ARE GRAPAT TOYS WORTH THE COST? || TOY BRAND REVIEW

Come and explore the beautiful wooden loose parts made by Grapat! We show our favourites, the ones we don't enjoy and our top recommendations for kids of all ages!
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[@kaleidoskop9997]

The little rainbow Eggs are one of the most played with items here. Would totaly recomand them.

[@Lily_and_River]

Love grapat, nice video! Personally I don't really get the con of the sets being too big. I do get that it's important to not overwhelm babies and young children with lots of noisy and tacky toys but these toys are so beautiful! I often see that it's popular to rotate open ended toys and display them in a very ordered way. But I really believe that children, especially when they're a bit older, will be immersed in deeper play when there's more of the same thing and they are able to combine all the pieces. I personally would be wary to present open ended toys on trays, in a Montessori like way, because it could suggest to a child that it's only used for sorting instead of deep immersed play aswell. When we were kids we didn't have these beautiful wooden toys but we could play for hours and hours with legos or playmobil. When we would have had only one set of Legos for example I can imagine we wouldn't have played like we did. But because we had a large box full of Lego sets mixed together we got years and years of play out of it. I think there's something to it, to collect a certain amount of the same type of toy.

[@EmmeAndCo]

No, open-ended toys aren't usually presented on a tray, unless there is a specific skill being taught. Since my children are in Montessori school, almost all our home toys are open-ended and I usually have them in open baskets. They are still sorted by type though.

[@redrover2370]

Another great toy review video. These can be a bit pricey but they are great quality. I managed to get some coins, nins and rings second hand. Thanks for sharing the link for the storage frames

[@EmmeAndCo]

Thank you - what an awesome find getting those second hand!

[@kathrynbiglin3124]

I'm so glad you mentioned that your little may not know how to play with these right away! We have the full Lola set, and I've 100% found that to be the case. My little needs some guidance and encouragement to get started, since they are such abstract toys. I did just purchase some of the mandala bits though, and I'm planning to rearrange her toys to make everything more inviting! I hope that helps! I know that once she figures them out she's going to love them.

[@EmmeAndCo]

I’m glad it helped - I think that can scare people away from open-ended toys! Try leaving them displayed in different ways for her to explore!

[@kathrynbiglin3124]

@@EmmeAndCo I will definitely give that a try!!

[@NightwingAquaman]

Love the wooden toy review videos and I would love to see more! Can you also do a video on how you use the nins rings and coins please? I liked the rings on a loop for baby that you showed. That’s a great idea! I’ll try that. But I can’t get my oldest to engage with the material very well. I would love more suggestions!

[@EmmeAndCo]

I will certainly add that to my video list! I’m not sure how old you eldest is, but you could try making patterns for them to replicate/continue, trying to use all the pieces to build a tower, threading with the rings or using them as a recipe in a play kitchen!

[@shegoeslightly]

Where was the wood grid box from please? My 3yo son loves hiding + finding eggs with me, we use moon picnic, but I think it would be great with these eggs too. We use only one room to play this game, so all the pieces are found at the end. :)

[@EmmeAndCo]

Hi, the box is from Nesk kids :) I’ve since downsized our number of pieces and now just use a tackle box!

[@melcocha1536]

Thank you for the video! Does Lola come with a tray?

[@EmmeAndCo]

No it doesn’t, but you can buy them separately. Modplay Kids has one similar to ours.

[@jacieroughton8501]

Where is your shelf from? I love that she can play and work directly on it! With a 3rd shelf recessed. 😊

[@EmmeAndCo]

Thanks! My husband made it!

[@jacieroughton8501]

@@EmmeAndCo beautiful craftsmanship and practical! Lmk if he’s willing to make and sell! But I am in hawaii, idk how shipping is there! 😆

[@EmmeAndCo]

Haha Thankyou! Yes, I don’t think that would work, but if I were in the US, I’d be getting a shelf from Lovevery or Sprout Kids!

[@jacieroughton8501]

@@EmmeAndCo yes i got the sprout Luce shelf! And was debating on getting the lovevery shelf too

[@EmmeAndCo]

Oh awesome!

[@lilZaina]

Try putting the rainbow eggs in a basket and display them

[@EmmeAndCo]

I’d love to, but we are still in small baby season around here! When we are done with mouthing, the mandalas will be able to be more accessible 🩷

[@ivys2769]

I‘m really interested in your content bit I find the music a bit distracting 🙃

[@EmmeAndCo]

Oh thank you for letting me know!!

[@paintingjesus90]

you look like marty from halloween town

[@EmmeAndCo]

Haha I kind of see it!

[@rainbowtrout75]

I wish people would stop calling these Montessori toys! They are NOT! Open ended loose parts leaning towards walforf. Anyone working in these educational strands would know immediatley. These toys will not be seen in a Montessori school

[@EmmeAndCo]

No toys are actually ‘Montessori.’ The curriculum materials starting at age 3 are definitely not toys at all. You can however use elements of loose parts to create Montesssori aligned tasks for toddlers - the rings for a threading task, coins for posting, nins and cups for colour matching etc. But yes, Grapats designs are in line with more of the Waldorf philosophy and it is incorrect to label any toy ‘Montessori.’