Today’s giveaway is from Armadillo Dreams a sweet handmade toy shop run by Dustin and Amanda Cowell in Redmond, Oregon. Dustin is here today to share a bit about their business:
“Armadillo Dreams started in late 2010. Since then we have worked hard to become a top toy seller on Etsy where we first sold our toys (and still do). We also established our own website which just recently went through a redesign. Stop on over and let us know what you think of the new look.
Armadillo Dreams makes waldorf inspired handmade wooden toys. We create baby toys, toddler toys and kids toys. Everything we sell is made from natural materials, is friendly for little hands and is handmade with love! We believe it’s important for children to have high quality, natural, simple waldorf toys that they can dream, imagine and play with.”
“We hand draw the designs for our handmade wood toys. We then cut them out of hard maple in our backyard wood shop. Each toy goes through up to five sanding processes to make them super smooth on all sides. Next we wood burn all of the details so they will never fade. At this point we paint some of our wood toys with AP certified non-toxic watercolor, while others are left natural. Lastly, we seal the toys with natural beeswax polish.”
“Our spring toys are now listed in our shop and are selling fast! We are constantly making more, so please check back in a few days if you don’t see the toy listed that you wish to purchase or contact us and request to be added to our waiting list.”
“If you would like to learn more about us or our toys, please visit the “about” page on our website. Be sure to like us on Facebook as well for news, sales and giveaways!”
“We would like to give one lucky Small Things reader our Honey Comes From Bees toy set. We will ship anywhere in the world and cover the shipping cost. In addition we would like to offer 10% off on any of our toys through the end of March. You can use the coupon code “SMALLTHINGS” during checkout on either our Etsy shop or on our website.”
For your chance to win, leave a comment on this post. One comment per person, please. Comments are closed and the winner is Katie P. who wrote, “Gorgeous toys my little ones would love!”
Jamie says
My daughter would love this! Thanks for the chance:)
Karen says
My 5 year old Anna thinks that this would “bee” a “sweet” toy to play with!
Rebecca says
What fun whimsical toys!
Anna says
Such cute stuff! Thanks for the giveaway.
Justine says
Such great toys! Thanks for the giveaway.
Katharine Whitmore says
Sunday School materials!
nushechka says
Lovely toys !
Taryn says
What a wonderful thing. A bee set for play. My son would love it.
Ashley says
my kids would love it.
Alejandra says
Love it all!
tracy says
Bees! We would love to win this for our nature table. As usual thank you!
Alice R. says
I so love wooden toys for children, and this is such a cute set. Thank you for the opportunity to win it.
MomofMany says
Thank you so much for offering this opportunity to win such a darling set! I would love to introduce this to my children, even though I am always telling them how important bees are, they still seem to “bee” afraid of them – it would be great to see them play with them (this set ;-)!
Thank you again…now I’m off to go check out the Armadillo Dreams website….
Max says
my oh my!! Love it all!
Melissa says
I love their toys! So beautifully made!
Jennifer says
We are adding bees to our farm this year, this will be perfect to teach my boy about the bees and give him some of his own.
Kim says
What lovely toys!
maine grammy says
Beautiful spring toys for my grandchildren : ) Thank you so much!
Julia says
WHAT LOVELY TOYS!
Sarah says
As a beekeeper, I am absolutely sure my kids would love this!
Cassie says
Very lovely toys that would encourage imaginative play!
Jessie says
such lovely toys! thanks for the giveaway.
Elizabeth says
oh my goodness what a wonderful prize! Thank you for the opportunity, my boys would love it! My three year old is obsessed with bees and when we visit my parents the first thing he does is check the hives.
Beth T. says
Oh my goodness. This would make a darling gift for my bee-keeping loved ones.
zuzana says
Beautiful!:)
Leah says
Such a truly and magically delightful gem! : ) Thanks so very much to you and Armadillo Dreams for this wonderfully, generous giveaway! : )
Kathy says
I love wooden toys! Thank you.
TJ @ Any Given Moment says
Thanks to your blog introducion, Ginny, I have ordered from Armadillo Dreams… for others! Others! I think if I win this giveaway, I’m gonna keep the whimsical creation for myself. Shh!!!
Rachel E R says
What beautiful and unique toys! I love the wood-burned designs. So glad to be introduced to this toy maker! Thanks!
cheryl says
What beautiful toys- just the kind of toys I love for my children to play with. Thank you for this opportunity!
Your sponsors make such pretty things. Thank you for introducing them to me. When I need a gift for one of my children(we have 8 so at times it can be quite often) I always come to your blog and look at your sponsors.
Deborah C. Williams says
What simple yet beautiful toys….my granddaughters would love these!!!
Andrea G says
Such beautiful toys! Love the honey bee set. Especially since honey bees have been in decline.
Laura says
That bee set is absolutely adorable!! Thanks for the chance to win!
Wehaf says
These are gorgeous! I love the soft, muted colors.
Jenni says
Love those bees! This would be super fun to win!
Renata says
These toys are just beautiful! My son would love this bee set!
Jenny says
I love their toys! Thanks for the chance to win a sweet set!
allison says
These would be great for my twin toddlers! Thanks for the chance. 🙂
Michele says
My daughter would love this. Thanks!
Loretta says
What beautiful toys.
Lynsey says
I love these toys !
Robyn says
Oh goodness, how cute!
Sara says
Adorable! It would be perfect in my little girl’s Easter basket.
Gina says
What an adorable little bee set! Please do include me in your giveaway!
Rosemarie says
I love their toys. Thanks for a chance to win.
Trina-Lea Briggs says
I love the magical storybook quality of Armadillo Dream’s handcrafted wooden toys…just add a little imagination and anything and everything could happen! 😉
Laura@sewknitgrow says
Beautiful toy set!
Lauren says
Love these adorable creations! My kids would love these.
Dawn says
Love Armadillo Dreams and their story. Thanks for the opportunity!
carrie says
I just love the colors in these pieces. I think the garden is my favorite, though that might just be the spring fever talking!