Wooden · STEM · Outdoor · 0–10 years
Toys that grow with the child
Sixteen toys, each chosen for the age it really fits. Solid wood, honest materials and play that lasts for years, not weeks.
Shop by age
Four collections, one idea
Every toy belongs to one stage of play. Start with your child’s age, or with what they love doing.
Most-loved toys
Pathfinder Balance Bike
12" balance bike with birch frame
2 to 5 years
€129.00
Otter Rapids
Co-operative family board game
5 years and up
€36.00
Lantern Stage
Tabletop puppet theatre with 4 finger puppets
3 years and up
€54.00
Little Larder
Wooden play kitchen
3 years and up
Price range: €189.00 through €199.00
Glint Tiles
Magnetic building tiles
3 years and up
Price range: €59.00 through €85.00
Cascade 120
Wooden marble run with lift
5 years and up
€89.00
Wobble Cove
Curved wooden balance board
18 months and up
Price range: €79.00 through €99.00
Arc of Seven
Wooden rainbow stacker
12 months and up
€39.00
Honest materials
FSC beech, birch and pine, water-based paints, cotton and wool felt.
Tested to EN 71
CE marked, tested to EN 71 parts 1, 2 and 3. Small-parts warnings where they apply.
Chosen by age
Every toy lists the age it fits best, not just the minimum.
Plastic-free boxes
Recycled card and paper tape. The box is meant to be kept.
Our story
Fewer toys, chosen better
Mathlab started in a Ghent living room with a simple rule: if a toy is only fun for a week, it doesn’t belong in the shop. We test every toy with children at the age it says on the box, and with the ages either side.
That is why the range is small. Sixteen toys, four collections, and a reason for each one.
From the journal
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One letter a month, about play
Age-by-age ideas, new toys before anyone else, and no more than one email a month.