This month you could win a Wooden Farm Bead Set by French manufacturers Vilac. Little ones will spend much needed quiet time threading the little farm pieces on a string. The pieces are colourful and chunky in size so won’t present a choking hazard. Helps with fine motor skills, manual dexterity and assists with learning about a farm environment - moo moo!! This prize retails at £14.50.

About Vilac
Deep in the heart of the Jura surrounded by mountains, lakes and forests, between Champagnole and Saint-Claude, Vilac has been manufacturing wooden toys in Moirans-en-montagne for more than 80 years.

Vilac toys are unique, never go out of fashion and have lasting appeal for all generations.

Wood is a magical material: an alder branch can be made into a skipping rope; a piece of beech wood can be turned into a dog, a cat or a rabbit. Carved wood acquires life, as Roland Barthes summed up so well: "It’s a familiar yet poetic material that establishes in children a sense of continuity between a tree, a table or a floor. Wood is not damaging or unsettling. It doesn’t smash, it wears away. It is durable and remains so as a child grows."

Toy-making secrets: the wood is turned, smoothed, sanded and lacquered by skilled craftsmen at Moirans-en-montagne. The toy designers are veritable artists who give personality and character to the toys.

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Posted by yellowlolly on December 3, 2008 | Email This Post