O_wow Handmade Maple Hippo
The Maple Hippo from O_wow is an eco-friendly wooden hippo toy with a natural wood finish that is great for imaginative play.
Handmade from sustainably sourced solid Maple wood, this hippo figure features a detailed silhouette shape. This helps children with animal recognition, learning names and shapes at the same time. It also means it can be easily traced around and printed into sand for more creative play ideas!
The natural wood is coated with an eco-conscious wood wax which is safe for little hands as well as the environment. In addition, it helps with durability and making the toy last through generations.
Due to the natural wood finish, colours and textures may vary as each toy is totally unique.
- Made of local, sustainably sourced Maple wood
- Detailed silhouette shape for animal recognition and tracing around
- Natural wood finish
- Eco-conscious wax coating
- Chunky size for stacking
Size: 6.5 x 12 x 3cm
Sensory Play: Touch and cognition
Schematic Play: This toy will appeal to children demonstrating the transporting and positioning schema, moving and positioning the toys during imaginative play
Safety Instructions: Suitable for children aged 3+
Created in 2017, O_wow (Our World of Wood) is a British company based in the New Forest, specialising in handmade wooden toys. The wood used for O_wow toys is locally and sustainably sourced solid wooden worktop off-cuts, repurposed into high quality and aesthetic toys that are perfect for open ended play and help encourage children's creativity and imagination. All of the different wood types used are sustainably certified and coated in an eco-conscious wood wax that is safe for children, the environment and helps to improve the toys durability.
This brand has an extensive focus on design, sustainability and the environment. Each product is packaged safely in a recyclable cardboard box that is biodegradable and helps to reduce product waste. The handmade nature of O_wow products ensures that each is totally unique - the natural wood finishes show off the beauty and natural appeal of the materials grain and knots. These toys offer a plastic-free and environmentally friendly way to explore thoughts and ideas, telling stories engaging with the world around us.