Grimm’s Seven Friends in Bowls – Wooden Sorting, Stacking & Imaginative Play Set
A beloved Grimm’s classic, the Seven Friends in Bowls is one of those rare toys that grows beautifully with your child. Simple, tactile and endlessly versatile, it invites little hands to sort, stack, match, hide, discover and imagine.
For the youngest children, the joy begins with taking each little wooden friend out of their bowl, turning the bowls over, stacking them, nesting them and placing the figures back inside again and again. This repetition is where early play becomes quietly powerful, helping children build confidence, coordination and understanding through their own discoveries.
As children grow, the play deepens. The seven colourful friends can be matched to their bowls, used in little shops, tea parties, small world scenes, storytelling games, seasonal displays and weekly rhythms. Each figure can even represent a day of the week, creating a gentle visual calendar as the friends move through the days before returning to their bowls to begin again.
Each wooden figure is hand-painted and made from a selection of beautiful European woods, such as maple, beech, cherry or alder, depending on availability. The natural grain gives every friend its own character, while the simple, gender-neutral form leaves space for a child’s imagination. With no fixed facial expression, each figure can become happy, sad, sleepy, excited or anything the story requires.
Finished with non-toxic water-based colour stains and plant-based oils, the Seven Friends in Bowls has Grimm’s signature warm, tactile feel. It is also a wonderful companion to the Grimm’s 6 Piece Rainbow and fits beautifully with other open-ended play pieces, including the Grimm’s Bus, which can carry three passengers at a time.
A timeless first Grimm’s toy, perfect for colour matching, sorting, counting, storytelling and gentle daily rhythms.
Details:
7 wooden figures in 7 wooden bowls, presented in a wooden frame.
15 pieces total.
Made from sustainably sourced European wood.
Non-toxic water-based colour stain and plant-based oil finish.
Frame diameter: approx. 19cm.
Figure height: approx. 6.5cm.
Figure diameter: approx. 3cm.
Recommended from 1 year plus.
Grimm's Wooden Toys
Magic Forest Shop has proudly stocked the full range of the stunning Grimm's wooden toys in the UK since 2012. These splendid wooden toys are all made from sustainably sourced Alder, Beech, Linden and Maple woods.
Lovingly handcrafted in Europe and inspired by the Waldorf and Montessori educational movements these wooden toys are created to give limitless play possibilities. They are perfect natural toys for open ended play, nurturing, inspiring and fostering creativity.
The unique and beautiful feature of all the toys is the velvety-rough surface, perfect for stacking and balancing. This finish is acquired by the use of a non toxic water based colour stain, which penetrates into the wood leaving a rich matte finish thus preserving the natural qualities and natural markings of each unique piece of wood.
Come and discover the complete range of Grimms wooden toys at Magic Forest Shop, the UK's best stockist of all things Grimm's.