Wednesday, January 28, 2009
wooden toys!
whenever I'm in India, or friends are coming up, I place orders for some fabulous Channapatna wooden toys for my kid.
Wood. solid, vegetable paints, and? I am an adult, I play with my son, we can tell if the stuff is too beat to use.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channapatna_toys
when I am in Chennai, this is the place:
Cane & Bamboo Indian Handicrafts
# 45, Ethiraj Salai
Egmore, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600008, India
044 28211649
they buy from Maya Organic, a wonderful cooperative that helps teach people to work, build, and live well in the modern world. And? they have really cool toys.
http://mayaorganic.com/products_pages/toy/product_lac.htm
if anyone knows a US dealer, pls let me know! :)
whenever I'm in India, or friends are coming up, I place orders for some fabulous Channapatna wooden toys for my kid.
Wood. solid, vegetable paints, and? I am an adult, I play with my son, we can tell if the stuff is too beat to use.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channapatna_toys
when I am in Chennai, this is the place:
Cane & Bamboo Indian Handicrafts
# 45, Ethiraj Salai
Egmore, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600008, India
044 28211649
they buy from Maya Organic, a wonderful cooperative that helps teach people to work, build, and live well in the modern world. And? they have really cool toys.
http://mayaorganic.com/products_pages/toy/product_lac.htm
if anyone knows a US dealer, pls let me know! :)
# posted by cstatman : 9:24 PM
