Grapat Dear Universe 2024

Recommended age: 3 years+

Before your child can name the planets, they're already drawn to them — the different sizes, the soft layered colours, the weight of something round and smooth in a small hand.

Dear Universe is a set of more than 40 wooden pieces: 10 planets in varying sizes and colours, a scattering of pearly moons, and 36 tiny stars. There's no rocket ship. No astronaut figurine. No prescribed story. Just the raw, quiet invitation of the cosmos, rendered in wood and handed to a child to make sense of in their own way.

Some children arrange them by size — biggest to smallest, a solar system of their own logic. Some build little worlds on the floor, tucking stars around a planet like a village settling in for the night. Others use them alongside their other Grapat pieces, where a planet becomes a boulder, a moon becomes a coin, and the universe quietly folds itself into whatever story is being told today.

For families who use the Grapat 7 Moons Weekly Calendar, there's a lovely connection to discover: the days of the week were originally named after planets. Monday for the Moon, Saturday for Saturn, Sunday for the Sun. Matching them becomes a small ritual — a way of noticing time that children tend to hold onto.

Comes in a beautifully illustrated starry box that makes it a natural gift.

Handmade in Spain from sustainably sourced beech and birch wood, finished with water-based, non-toxic dyes. Each piece is painted by hand — sizes range from 12mm to 45mm. A light natural scent upon opening is normal and fades within days.

Contains: 10 planets, 12 moons/marbles, 36 stars (40+ pieces total).

Pairs well with: Grapat 7 Moons Weekly Calendar, Grapat Dear Universe play cloth, any open small world setup.