Great product for budding builders

We visited Little Wonders toy shop in Oxford again this week (I love this shop!!!) Getting ideas for Joy's birthday next week. Whilst we were there we found a great Spanish product that I thought I really should mention.

It's called Teifoc, and is a range of tiny real bricks that come in sets so you can make your own mini houses, castles, forts and all sorts. Apparently made as a sideline from the production of real bricks these kits look like great fun, and I reckon are a good teaching resource too.

You use a special type of cement (provided with kits - or available to buy separately) and are instructed on how to use it - plus it has the rather clever feature of being water soluble - so if you immerse your creation overnight you can do it over again.

Both Robin and I thought we'd like a go ourselves! We came home with two tiny sample bricks which are wandering around the house at present. Both Joy & Elias have been intrigued by the leaflet we brought home about them.

I must just add that I would provide a link for Little Wonders Toy Shop, only they don't have a website, blog or email - yet! We talked with the owner when we were in last and were virtually pleading with them to change that. It's a great shop, packed full of really lovely, and good quality toys.