Grapat Moonlight Tale 2024

Recommended age: 3 years+

Some toys come with a story already written. This one hands your child the pen.

The Moonlight Tale is a small world play set of 22 wooden pieces — Nins, baby Nins, mushrooms, acorns, and quietly beautiful shapes that don't quite have a name, only a feeling. The colours are soft and muted: the grey-blues and dusty lilacs of a forest after dark, when anything could happen.

There's no script. No game to win. A child might arrange the pieces into a sleeping village, line them up for a night-time procession, or build a whole world around one tiny acorn that becomes, in their hands, the most important thing in the kingdom. The story is entirely theirs.

This is what open-ended play looks like at its most imaginative — your child isn't following a character someone else created. They're creating the character. The plot. The ending. And very likely, a sequel.

A collaboration between Grapat and Berlin-based designer @gretasschwester, the Moonlight Tale is one of those sets that tends to stay out on the shelf long after other toys get rotated away.

Handmade in Spain from sustainably sourced wood, finished with water-based, non-toxic dyes. Each piece is painted by hand — no two are exactly alike. A light natural scent upon opening is normal and fades within a few days.

Contains: 22 pieces in assorted shapes and sizes, including Nins, baby Nins, mushrooms, and acorns.

Pairs well with: A simple play cloth, Grapat Wonders, Ostheimer animal figures, or any other small world pieces already in your home.