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Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle are often promoted as the 4 R's of sustainability, but there are many more R's we can undertake to lead a...

The theme for this year's global movement Plastic Free July (2023) was, "small steps make a big difference". When we talk about our...

World Book Day celebrated each year on March 7th, is about a love of books and reading for pleasure. I was delighted that the Yoto Player...

Even if you have not been fully lured into the wonderful world of wooden toys, you have still possibly seen or heard about the stacking...

Last week I spoke at a Climate Nature Emergency Event held in Hove. It was wonderful to see over 200 people attend. I spoke about why...

I am very particular about what I stock at Timeless Toys. Not only ensuring everything is sustainable, ethical, natural and plastic-free,...

152 years after Maria Montessori was born, her educational studies and observations on the way children learn naturally, and her child-centered approach to education and natural development, remain as relevant and widely used today. Maria Montessori was born on the 31st August 1870 in Italy and today is her birthday. A core tenet of the Montessori philosophy is to "observe and follow the child". Some of her most well-known quotes from her teachings explain this: "The teacher.

The idea of buying open-ended toys for your children can be a rather daunting one. In this blog post I want to show how I encouraged...

There has been growing awareness of the value of unstructured open-ended play yet these toys are commonly overlooked and disregarded by...

Plastic Free July is about encouraging and supporting individuals and families in reducing their plastic waste. The belief that small...

Bigjigs Rail are often viewed as the second choice when it comes to wooden railway play sets. Here we myth bust about this quality UK brand and compare it against Brio. At Timeless Toys, we stock Bigjigs Rail who currently produce an extensive railway collection of over 150 wooden railway pieces. Despite being a UK company with a reputation spanning 30 years, it is Brio's brand and legacy as one of the first companies to introduce train sets to the European market that preva

With Spring arrived and lighter longer days, it's a good time to sort through the toy cupboards and give the toys you have a new lease of play life, whether through donation or through re-igniting play with unused toys in your home. Clutter in the home makes me as an adult feel stressed, so it's unsurprising that children too can feel overwhelmed with access to a lot of toys, which then can reduce independent play, imagination and concentration and lead to increased sibling s

There is a thriving secondhand market for them, they are not single-use and quality brands like Lego last for generations, so what is the...

Some might call me overzealous. But being able to trust the toys you are buying and knowing how and what they are made from is important...

Something that comes up frequently in store relating to this age range is the printed age on toy packaging. Time and again, toys that...

Choosing toys might feel like a challenge for this age group as their interests are not yet necessarily clear and quite fleeting, their...

One of my favourite elements to running a toy shop is helping parents and gift givers to decide which toys to buy for a little one. In...

Google 'pikler climbing frames', and their rise in popularity today is evident, but this makes it mind-boggling on what to look for to...

When my son was born 4 years ago, we didn't start out with wooden toys nor with a plastic-free mindset.

During these unprecedented times I am using the opportunity to think ahead to when I re-open my shop and what new brands and products...