good quality building blocks and finger puppets.

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Can you recommend high end building blocks - preferably wood? They don't have to be coloured but different shapes would be nice.
Environmentally friendly sourced materials a must.

Can anyone recommend some good quality finger puppets - either little people of farm animals?

Thanks

Ikea finger puppets seem to last and last and last. Not sure of materials or sourcing though.

ooh thanks - gives me an excuse to visit IKEA

We have Haba wooden blocks. Not cheap but lovely and apparently sustainably sourced beech wood. We chose a 'discover the technics' vehicles set at first, comes with clip on wheels and things- you can also get bits and pieces that go with them for marble runs etc. Already had load of use, and I can see we'll hang on to them well after the kids have grown up. We found the German retailer Jako-O to have good prices.

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