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Lion Animal Puzzle By Naef

Lisa Estall — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:51:00 GMT

I just found out from my son's daycare teacher that he has been completing 25 piece puzzles. That means he might like this Lion Animal Puzzle by Swiss company Naef.

These cubes are durable and covered with non-toxic finishes.

See the cat Naef animal puzzle featured here at Droolicious last year. This puzzle is $98 and sold at Babygeared.com.

Know Your Wood

SunnyChanel — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:58:00 GMT

We teach our kids about animals, colors, and letters via the magic of flash cards, but how about our friends the trees? With this set, you can teach your kid, or yourself, how to tell a Adler from an Ash. The Swiss toy company Naef created the Holz Wood Collection that includes samples of 21 different varities of woods.

Each of the wood tiles includes an image of the tree and the name in English, German and French, so while you’re at it you can pick up a new language or two. Along with being suitable for kids, the set is used by architects and designers as well. The simple wood samples come incased in an attractive gift box for the sadly high price of $99 here.

Coolest Musical Toy ... Ever?

Erin Behan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:35:00 GMT

There are fancy xylophones, there are cool toy pianos and then there is the Gloggomobil. Fawn & Forest gets it right when they say "This is probably the most original and educational toy that has ever been created." The Gloggomobil, designed by Herbert Bahli for Naef Toys, works on the principle of the barrel organ. When the studs on the barrel are struck, songs play. The musical instrument can also be played as a xylophone. As the musical creator, you move the pegs to create the music. At this point, you probably know that this is no $9.99 blue-light special. Nope, it takes Swiss craftsmen several days to create one of these babies, and it's priced accordingly. It's $899 at Fawn & Forest. Do note the 12-13 week lead time they'll need to ship one out.

Sculpture or Toy, or a Little Bit of Both

Erin Behan — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:30:00 GMT

I'm rather taken by Naef's Rainbow stacker. If it hadn't been listed on a kids' website, I might never have guessed that it's meant for children. But in fact, the toy has won two design awards in Germany. The parts can be stacked in a variety of ways (limited only by imagination) and each piece also acts as a tuning fork. All that for $175 at fawn&forest.

Naef Motosolino Solar-powered Sidecar Has Zoom Zoom

Heather Kuldell — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:15:00 GMT

If sidecars looked as cool as Naef Motosolino’s, everyone would ride them. Well, except for the rain or the safety concerns and whatnot. But for a toy, it’s pretty sweet looking.

The little road warriors are made of maple wood and painted with non-toxic paints, and get propelled by it’s solar-panel. The downside is that requires a delicate touch so the two wires that connect the panel don’t rip off.

Available for $99 in natural, yellow, red, brown, green, blue or grey.

6-in-1 Naef Animal Puzzle

Erin Behan — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:12:00 GMT

Living in a small space helps one to appreciate toys that do double, or even triple, duty. So it's no surprise that I can't get over the ingeniousness of the Naef Animal Puzzle (now $89.99 at Nova68), which can be made into an elephant, monkey, lion, owl, bunny (pictured) and bear--plus any creative combination thereof. Perfect for the child with an endless imagination.

Droolworthy: Rock, Rattle and Roll with the Naef Dolio

Mir — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:04:00 GMT

Designed for Naef by Peer Clahsen, this Dolio rattle is baby nirvana on a stick. Bright colors, natural hardwoods, lots of balls to pull and chew on and to make a satisfying racket when the rattle is, um, rattled. At $39 (from Kido) I might staple it to the kid's sleeve rather than risk it going missing at the supermarket, but whatever. Details.