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Waldorf Inspired. Wool Ball Garland TOY. Vibrant colours. Felted wool ball toy set. Baby toy, toddler toy, room decor.
Welcome ~ This is a ready to go item. (All rights for this listing and idea are exclusive to Wooly Topic, posted September 20 2012)
This is a completely hand made wool toy. I have felted 8 wool balls and then strung them into a garland toy. I have used 100% wool yarn to string the garland toy together because wool yarn is very strong and secure. Each ball is made with clean carded sheep wool batting, and then wrapped and felted using merino wool roving, dyed in vibrant primary colours of red, blue, yellow, orange, purple and green. Two balls at each end are snow white roving. The two white balls are each 4" around in circumference. Each coloured ball is approx 5" around in circumference. The wool ball toys are securely felted, firm yet soft for playing with and squeezing. I've left some wool yarn at each end so you have the choice to tie the garland onto something for baby/child during play or use it as room decor when baby isn't using it :) The entire length of the garland is approx 42" long. *on either side of each ball, I have tied secure knots so the balls don't slide around or come loose off the garland with continuous play* The wool balls have been both dry and wet felted to make them extra firm to stand up even during rough play.
WHY have I created such a toy? ~ My baby boy inspired me. I had a wool garland hanging in his room that I made( I LOVE wool ball garlands). He has been very interested in the garland and is continuously reaching for it, grabbing it and finally I just let him play with it and have it for a toy! :) He loves to move the wool balls around, pats each wool ball, squeezes them, wraps the garland around things, hides it, drags it when he crawls. I then came up with the idea to modify his garland into a safe, unique, fun and natural toy. It's a Waldorf Inspired idea. All natural materials completely, and eco friendly. It's vibrant to look at, tactile and the balls in this set will NEVER go missing from the group because they are safely attached! *I do not recommend letting little one sleep with the garland(although my son would like to), because it could wrap around little one's neck since it is a string type toy* My baby instead takes his large wool ball filled with lavender to bed with him :)
Thanks for looking and I hope you are enjoying the natural, eco friendly, waldorf inspired toys I am creating and sharing. I am having an absolute blast sharing my ideas with your little ones! I prefer toys that inspire a child to use their imagination, not toys that do ALL the thinking FOR the child. Wool is such a fantastic medium because it's all natural and eco friendly, has natural bounce to it, the colours of the roving I use are beautiful and wool naturally repels bacteria and germs!
Enjoy! ~ Sincerely, Alynn (and my little baby Navan too!)
