Natural Wooden Blocks
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Topic: Natural Wooden Blocks
Posted By: MamaT
Subject: Natural Wooden Blocks
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 1:46pm
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I am after something like this:
http://www.novanatural.com/toys/building/re-blocks - Wooden Cubes Does anyone have any ideas of where I could find them? I've found heaps of coloured blocks and plenty of different shapes, but I'm specifically after un-coloured cubes of around 1-2in in size. -------------  
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Posted By: MrsEmma
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 2:09pm
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What about these? http://www.iqtoys.co.nz/product/35405/maple-landmark---abc-block-set/ - Wooden Blocks
Or do you not want any letters on them? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 2:14pm
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Yeah I do just want plain ones -------------
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Posted By: MrsEmma
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 2:26pm
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Hmm, I looked for plain blocks last year for DS but I don't remember seeing any completely plain ones. Great idea though, I like the ones you linked to! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 2:37pm
| Could you not just make some? Like get a piece of square timber and then cut it up, quick sand on the cuts and there you have blocks |
Posted By: bebebaby
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 2:38pm
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I made my own, (well didn't finish them all) bought a piece of wood from mitre 10 and cut them down to size and sanded them. Kinda following what this http://strikingkeys.blogspot.com/2010/09/homemade-wooden-blocks-set.html - blog did, adding pictures to them. (just make sure its untreated wood)
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Posted By: SethsMama
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 2:57pm
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This is an american site, not sure what the shipping would be but the prices seem reasonable even after you convert :):
http://factorydirectcraft.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=wooden+blocks&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 - Blocks ------------- 
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Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 4:22pm
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Wow $38 for shipping for that place you linked to Sethsmama.
Hmm, I wonder if I could make them myself? Could be a bit of fun, might try bunnings on the weekend, thanks for the suggestion This is what I am wanting to do with them (incase anyone was interested): 
http://www.redtedart.com/2010/11/05/how-to-make-story-cubes-beautiful-memories/ - Story Cubes -------------
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Posted By: SethsMama
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 4:58pm
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What an awesome idea. Must remember this for when DS is older!
That freight is crazy! -------------
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 8:03pm
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Oh thanks for that,..I have plain wooden blocks and intended to paint pictures on them but never have, think I will do this now!!
We got ours from a wooden toy maker at a craft fair! |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 8:40pm
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Yep, make your own! They're so overpriced at shops. I made 100 plain wooden blocks for Thomas out of 3m of untreated 2x2 wood. Imagine how much 100 square blocks would have cost in the shops? It cost me $25. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 8:46pm
I made my own photo blocks from a sheet of mdf so I can't imagine making blocks like that would be very difficult. I'd just do it outside on a nice day while my boys played then it wouldn't feel like a chore 
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Posted By: E&L+1
Date Posted: 08 October 2011 at 2:12pm
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Toyworld has some plain wooden blocks. I was just in there today and saw them. I didn't catch the price though. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: JoJames
Date Posted: 11 October 2011 at 7:35pm
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Thanks for this idea, I realised that our blocks have 10 unpainted cubes (set of 100 various shapes and sizes some painted etc), so I've started and today when getting DS to help me draw some pics on paper to figure out what to put on them I asked him to pick some so I could tell him a story, now all afternoon he has been asking me to tell him a story and DH just told him one, so I think he is going to love them for his birthday. ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: bopmum
Date Posted: 11 October 2011 at 7:59pm
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The Wooden Toy Box might have some, they do have a website but not sure how to do the link thing! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kandk
Date Posted: 01 November 2011 at 9:24pm
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So do Kilmarnock http://www.kilmarnock.co.nz/ ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 01 November 2011 at 9:31pm
Ahh those are perfect, thanks kandk!!!!!!! -------------
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kandk wrote:Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 01 November 2011 at 10:38pm
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Try Plunket sales, etc I found lots of wooden toys for DD for anything from $3-$10! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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