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To think Grimms Rainbow is the wankiest toy?

287 replies

NapQueen · 27/07/2017 23:10

60 quid?!?!?!

For ten ish curves of wood painted in each of the rainbow colours. For a small child. To no doubt try to shove up their nose or wedge down the loo.

www.babipur.co.uk/grimms-rainbow-twelve.html

I do not understand how this item is worth anywhere near 60 quid, and it has got to bw something the parents buy to try and win cred or something?

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niceandspicey · 30/07/2017 21:09

I have become obsessed with looking at ridiculously priced wooden toy websites as a result of this thread!

DrCoconut · 30/07/2017 21:19

I have the £500 giant Grimm's rainbow. I won it in a dip group. Cost me £4 in tickets. The kids love it but it is quite fragile for very boisterous boys and occupies half the living room 😱

londonrach · 30/07/2017 21:29

Lam.....dispatch note from wish!!!!! Im getting my cheap rainbow!!!!

NachoAddict · 30/07/2017 21:55

I like it but wouldn't spend 60 quid on it! Judging by the photos posted I imagine the mums making balancing sculptures and dolls houses and not letting the kids near it, just so they can upload them to facebook.

mctat · 30/07/2017 22:09

We have one and I love it, it looks great & it's an amazingly open ended toy. Dds favourite is turning the pieces into boats with different animals in them. Don't remember paying £60 for it though!

lynney88 · 02/08/2017 10:45

My 2 year old LOVES her Grimms. They are kept out like all the other toys and she always opts for these or her baby and pram.

She built this awesome little structure. She always says "wow" when bringing it out and always taps the floor saying "come on mum" inviting you to play.

They are hardwearing (my daughter is hot headed with communication delay so gets frustrated easily) AND my 9 year old son loves them too.

I'd rather pay £60 on this than £60 on a frigging Furby or Hatchimal that kids lose interest in in three days.

Rainbows are lovely heirloom toys and I will be keeping mine for any future grand kids I may have.

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BasketOfDeplorables · 02/08/2017 17:48

What annoys me about our rainbow is it's the small one with 6 pieces, and if they'd made it a tiny bit bigger it could have had 7 pieces like an actual rainbow. It really bugs me.

I like them but I find a lot of the places that sell things like this far too pretentious in the way they go on about how 'open ended' they are, and how it encourages children to use their imagination as if that's not what kids are going to do anyway with a stick and a plastic car. Today at playgroup a boy was giving all the plastic dinosaurs a tea party.

PodgeBod · 04/08/2017 11:37

Spotted! The Tiddlytubbies have a Grimms rainbow. Furthering my theory that the Teletubbies are stranded aliens being kept in a well-funded government facility for research Wink

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LaurieMarlow · 04/08/2017 11:44

I find a lot of the places that sell things like this far too pretentious in the way they go on about how 'open ended' they are, and how it encourages children to use their imagination as if that's not what kids are going to do anyway with a stick and a plastic car

Absolutely this. DS is at his most imaginative with a couple of loo rolls and a plastic desk tidy.

Buy the expensive wooden toys for whatever reason you like, but don't buy the bullshit that they are necessary/better for open ended play.

KurriKurri · 04/08/2017 12:17

I think that my late Dad, when he had alzheimer's, would have loved that toy. We were always trying to find stuff to occupy him that was tactile and colourful, but not frustratingly hard to put together or with fiddly small pieces. And although it is very expensive, I think I would have bought it for him for the enjoyment he would have got out of it. Maybe they should branch out into toys for people with dementia.

venys · 04/08/2017 17:51

A bit late KurriKurri but sensory trust do sensory games to get people with dementia outside.

TheIntrovertedMum · 12/08/2017 10:19

Oh my word all the women in my Facebook group are obsessed with the grimms rainbow - we have 10 month olds Hmm I don't understand their obsession with buying them for Christmas this year!

Oysterbabe · 12/08/2017 10:23

I think it's rather nice. I might see if granny is interested it getting for DD and soon to be born DS.

alicpey · 05/12/2017 23:50

Have you seen this giveaway for a Grimm's Rainbow? Wanky or not, it's free if you win it Grin www.facebook.com/LittleCitizensBoutique

SD1978 · 06/12/2017 08:46

I like it and would spend that money on it. It’s long lasting, durable, and will be played with by several generations, or passes around groups of friends as they have kids. Given some of the electronic crap you can easily spend £60 on, I’d see this as better value. And the resale price once your kids are grown is always good on the Grimm toys.

MadamMinacious · 06/12/2017 09:23

I think its beautiful and I wish I had known about it when my children were small so I could justify having it as a decoration now.

glueandstick · 06/12/2017 11:35

Still bloody love our grimms toys. Especially the stacking pebbles.

littlefox12 · 12/12/2017 17:27

grimm’s is all my toddler is interested in playing with. Honestly I find myself playing with it too, and they’re gorgeous. The re-sale value is 10% less than retail with the usual discount most retailers apply, so 20% less than you paid and that’s quite appealing too Grin we were gifted a 6 piece rainbow and it snowballed from there. Worth their weight in gold for the hours of play, I hate flashy noisy plastic and she won’t go near them. We have a my little pony thing that plays music and shoots balls and she looks at it for 10 seconds and is bored.

And re: the giant rainbow- they were never intended to be toys but are shop display pieces, people use them as toys though

littlefox12 · 12/12/2017 17:29

(To clarify nothing against plastic toys, not in any way a toy snob but I’m prone to migranes so sensitive to flashing lights and noise, so the light up noisy ones are not ideal)

PragmaticMama · 03/03/2018 18:36

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Bubblysqueak · 03/03/2018 18:38

It is the most played with you in our nursery. It can be made into anythingbwith imagination. We have one in each room from babies through to preschool and they love it.

MillyMolly123 · 03/03/2018 19:15

That one is about half the size of the Grimm’s £50(ish) one. It’s also not handmade and is finished in a glossy paint meaning it can’t be stacked as well as the Grimm’s one, which is finished in an almost rough stain to permit far more versatility. I must say the Grimm’s rainbow is probably the most used toy in our house. They’re really not that expensive when you consider the workmanship, versatility and range of age suitability - I foresee our children will get around 8 years play out of it. Much better than all the plastic crap that’s get played with for a couple of years and then dumped in a charity shop/landfill.

MillyMolly123 · 03/03/2018 19:27

And also @PragmaticMama, I’d like to see you try and make something like these, for example, with your £9 version. Absolutely no chance. Personally, I’d say anyone who buys te one you linked to has wasted £9, but horses for courses.

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Crispbutty · 03/03/2018 19:31

I like it. I would pay that for it if it’s durable and well made.