The Grimm’s Small World Play By the Water is a beautifully curated open-ended play set inspired by nature, water and imaginative discovery. Presented as a whole little world in one box, it brings together selected Grimm’s pieces for building, storytelling, balancing, threading, decorating and small world play.
This thoughtful starter set invites children to create scenes by the water: little houses beside a lake, boats drifting through blue landscapes, stepping stones, bridges, islands, rivers, faces, figures and seasonal displays. The pieces can be stacked, balanced, filled, threaded, arranged and combined in endless ways, allowing children to return to the set again and again with fresh ideas.
The set includes a 6-piece cottage, two friends, rings in two sizes, a roller, beads, string, plates, felt and a bowl. These elements offer rich opportunities for play, from constructing marble runs and stacking towers to acting out stories, making faces, collecting natural treasures and decorating nature tables.
Grimm’s encourages children to connect with the natural world through play. This set is especially lovely for bringing outdoor treasures inside, such as shells, leaves, pebbles or seed pods, or for taking the pieces outdoors and using nature as part of the play landscape.
Made from colour-varnished lime wood and oiled alder wood, the Small World Play By the Water has Grimm’s signature tactile warmth and gentle, luminous colour. A rich, versatile set for imaginative storytelling, nature-based play and beautiful small world scenes.
Why we love it
We love Small World Play By the Water because it feels like a whole invitation to play, not just a set of pieces. Children can build a waterside cottage, thread beads, balance rings, fill the bowl, create faces, stack towers or gather shells and leaves to add to their world.
It is a wonderful first Grimm’s small world set because it offers so many different types of play in one beautiful box, while still leaving the story completely open.
Product details
- Includes: 6-piece cottage, 2 friends, 4 rings, 1 roller, 2 beads, 1 string, 2 plates, 1 felt piece and 1 bowl
- Materials: Lime wood, colour varnished; alder wood, oiled
- Approx. dimensions: Width 19.5cm x Length 26cm x Height 8cm
- Cottage height: Approx. 13cm
- Recommended age: 3 years plus
- Warning: Choking hazard. Contains small parts. Not suitable for children under 3 years.
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.