As I’m preparing for the upcoming hustle and bustle that the holiday season brings, I’m trying to complete my Christmas shopping by the end of November. I really like to just slow down a little in December and getting the gifts out of the way is a huge help. While I’m not fully opposed to electronics and gadgets, I do put focus on finding gifts that offer simplistic, open ended play. Encouraging imagination means that the kids stay engaged and entertained longer as they can continue creating situations, solving problems, and finding new scenarios to enact. This means hours and hours of self-directed play!
Sending a big thank you to Manhattan Toy Company for sending these great MiO Collection pieces!
The Manhattan Toy Company’s MiO Collection features a variety of high quality wood and cloth pieces and accessories. Their line spreads from an entire house to a bedroom set, eating set, camping set, and outdoor woodlands set to vehicles and a trailer and even additional play people and animals. But the best part is that kids can determine what they want each piece to be!
Getting back to the basics with real natural wood pieces in these sets is a thrill for the kids and myself. The mixture of natural and bright colors is appealing but not overbearing. The blocks stack easily and allow the kids to create a variety of settings and story lines. Each set is interesting, high quality, and well designed to offer hours upon hours of open ended play. Imaginations can run wild!
The dolls and animals all feature hand painted wooden heads atop the bean bag style bodies. Kids are absolutely fascinated with them! Their design is easy to hold, move, and play with. Plus, they sit and lay easily and kids don’t get frustrated with them toppling over the way two-legged designs might.
Overall, I am super impressed with the MiO Collection. Manhattan Toy Company seemed to really put a lot of thought behind the designs and styles. So if you’re looking to get back to the basics of imaginative play, definitely check them out as I think they’d make a wonderful addition under the tree this year!
Buy It: Head over to Manhattan Toy Company to see for yourself the great selection of products for kids of all ages that they offer.
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Win It: Manhattan Toy Company is generously offering one of our lucky readers a piece from the MiO Collection! The winner may choose from any in-stock Miis piece or set EXCEPT the $100 Eating/Sleeping/Working. This giveaway is open to the US only and will end November 24th, 2016. For your chance to win, enter the Giveaway Tools below. Good luck!
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I’m a city girl turned country by my awesome husband and we have three busy boys and two darling daughters. I love spending time with my family, reading Karen Kingsbury novels, and catching up with friends while our kiddos have play dates. I’m blessed beyond measure and can’t wait to see what God has in store.
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This post currently has 14 responses.
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Deb E
The more techy games I see, the more I long for those old-fashioned, battery-free toys like I played with. Any toy that encourages moving and building like these do, are great choices for a growing mind.
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Sarah L
I like well made toys like these. Get imaginations going…
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Deborah D
These toys are so cute. They remind me of the toys that I had when I was growing up.
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Jeanine Carlson
I love Mio toys! When my grandson son small, I made him a Mio inspired train set out of wood. Wish I still had it- it was awesome!
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I really like the MIO toys. The simple line and minimal parts stimulate the imagination. That is good.
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Danielle S
What a great gift idea for your children or grandchildren.
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Gabby Anderson
These toys look amazing definitely love the wood they will last forever
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Marion
What a great gift for a child to expand their imagination.
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Lynda Cook
These are so awesome,I love these, I grew up with wooden doll house and all the furniture, my grandfather was a carpenter and made me all my doll furniture for barbies and for my bigger dolls!!
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Radha Muruganandam
Great gift for kids to let their imagination play
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Amber Baerg
Ahhhh I’m so jealous you got MiO toys-I just LOVE them! They are super cute and I think both my kids would love playing with them! I want ALL the MiO sets!
i absolutely love their products! i think i could buy up the whole site if i could afford it. i am especially in love with all the wooden toys. i love the fox teething blanket and the fox travel spiral activity. all the toys are adorable. thank you so much for the review and giveaway.