Saturday, March 20, 2010

A Toy Garden: Play silks and more Easter fun

You may have noticed that many of my recent posts include brilliantly colored play silks in the background. You may also have noticed that I keep mentioning that play silks are a safe, eco-friendly alternative to Easter grass. This is because Santa Claus was very nice this year and he replaced our tattered homemade playsilks with brand new, beautiful play silks from A Toy Garden.

Since Santa had several stockings to fill, he selected the set of 12 silks for $60, but the silks come in all sorts of combinations. I love the colors in the spring set, so I'll say it again - perfect for Easter :0)



These are nice, thick, smooth and silky play silks that are woven in China, but dyed in the USA using low impact silk dyes. Play silks make great backgrounds for block cities, table cloths for doll picnics, decorations and nature tables, capes for Super Linnea, hiding places, and Arielle says, "sometimes you can bug your sister with them." Thank you, Arielle.

Here are a few pictures:

Arielle playing "nest" in a laudry basket.


Hiding from Dad. I bet you can't find Linnea.



Arielle builds a zoo.


Cassie drinks tea.



We are very happy with our new play silks. If you are buying play silks, then check out A Toy Garden for other Easter treasures. Some suggestions:

Bunny Push Toy ($18.95)




Wood Duck Family ($9.95)





Wooden Eggs ($3.95-$13.95)


The eggs come in various sizes. Arielle loves to wrap them in a play silk and pretend it is a nest. They are also great for do-it-myself decorating.




What's Hiding In There? ($15.95)



Easter is coming soon, so order soon to leave time for shipping.

2 comments:

laurenlauren said...

Can you please remind me where you got that 2 tiered desert set? Thanks!

Sara said...

Hi Lauren, it is from LivingPlaying.com They don't seem to have it right now, but you can get it here http://mailjust4me.com/crafts/honeybakebakingset.htm

Or, Stubby Pencil Studio has a smaller set for $18 http://www.stubbypencilstudio.com/product/VOILA_PASTRIES/Pastries-Pretend-Play-Set/