Mini ice-cream shop… or open-topped building

We all know that, provided with nothing else, kids will play with three pebbles and a bit of string. That is the beauty of open-ended toys like this piece from Mouta. It’s sold as “a small open-topped building… or an ice cream shop?” – the question mark is theirs.

I could form a theory that it’s the toys with question marks attached to them are the ones that will be played with the longest – but instead, let me just say that a simple shape that can be a shop, a kitchen, a market stall, a puppet theatre… or whatever your child desires, well, that’s worth its weight in gold (or indeed the Mouta asking price of €200.00).

And when it’s as attractive as this one is, the parents certainly won’t mind having it around, either.

Tagged French design, Pretend and Imaginative Play Toys, pretend play market stall, pretend play shop, toys, wooden toys