Hedgehog Family

Description

Wooden Hedgehog Family

This set has four figures.

-Sizing: approx 8x4cm (adults) and 5x3cm (babies), approx 22mm thick
-Made from solid meranti wood
-Sealed with water-based, child safe sealant
-Rounded, splinter free edges
-Semi-transparent stains complement the natural wood grain

Made by Nature

Handpainted wooden toys are special. Each one has its own unique grain line, its own little face, its own character.

Our toys are made with solid woods, made by nature. We mostly use meranti and poplar woods. Meranti varies in shades from brown to a more red-brown. It has a “sketchy” looking grain line that has the lovely effect of looking like hair or fur on our animals. Poplar is a light coloured wood that varies in colour from pale yellowy-brown to greeny-brown. It has a “sweeping” grain line, a bit like water swirls.

There are sometimes knots in the wood. Knots are not a defect, but a natural part of wooden toys. We do make sure that the knots are positioned in good places, not on a figure’s face for example. You will also sometimes see tiny pinprick holes here and there, but these are hardly visible and once again, a normal part of the wood. These beautiful markings are all made by God in His creation.

Unique and Individual

When we hand paint our animals we seldom use patterns. We use our artistic instinct and paint each little figure with love. Each figure we make is unique and no two toys you purchase from Good Shepherd Toys will ever be exactly the same!

Safe for your children

Each figure is sealed with a water based, child safe sealant. This means they can easily be wiped to clean. The sealant has a matt finish with a very low sheen. Our paints are also lead-free and completely safe.

General Care

Kids love to dunk things in water! Although our toys should not be left soaking and are not generally suitable for water play, the odd dunking won’t harm them. Simply leave them in the sun to dry for a few hours and they will be just fine.

Wooden toys are not indestructible. Although we make every effort to cut each figure on the strongest grain line, and adjust our patterns for strength, the figures could break if dropped from a height onto a hard floor. This is especially true for the delicate designs, like our bird range. The wooden people are very solid and can take quite a thrashing.
Should your little one (or you!) accidently break one of these precious figures, don’t panic. A few drops of wood glue and your figure can be almost as good as new. Wooden toys should last generations, and a few scars will not remove anything from the joy they give.