LO and friend

‘Give a chance to beautiful handcrafted toys; bring the timeless teddy bear back in the arm of your children.’

That’s the mission statement, if you like, of Cosytots toys. Apart from the poor grammar (yes, I also correct apostrophes on signs in the greengrocers) it’s an adage I wholeheartedly agree with.

A toy that’s not been made in a factory with thousands of others exactly the same; that has been made with a bit of thought for comfort and cuddles; that has been constructed from materials that have been selected with care for the environment and the origin of said materials is the kind of toy I want LO to have and treasure. Temis seems to present all of those.

This cute little bunny from the new Softies range is 20 cm tall and ‘made with a Blend of Cornish Organic wool and Organics Alpaca’, even the knitting needles used to form him are made of sustainable wood.

Each one has been made with the baby and mum in mind; hands and legs (or the bunny equivalent) are loops that ‘allow parents to slip their baby hands into one of the arm or legs which will enable the child to carry the toy around and will give parents reassurance. No more lost teddies, no more tears.’

LO is till a bit too wee to carry anything, but I can see the intention behind the design and I’ll take their word for it that that’s what LO would do, rather than chucking it at me from the buggy.

Temis is a sweet toy that has much to recommend it, but I still have one hurdle to get over. It’s probably me; I’ve never done wool well. I screamed blue murder when I was 3 years old and my poor mum dressed me in a pink, bobbley wool suit. IT ITCHED. And although Mimimyne claim:

Quality wool, especially an organic one doesn’t itch; it won’t give your child skin allergies compare to mixed wool and over dyed ones.

I’m not convinced. DB thought similar when he picked Temis up to put it back in LO’s cot and rubbed it on his cheeks. Perhaps I’m expecting too much: organic eco living and super softness?

At £25 Termis isn’t cheap. LO’s other toy is a blue octopus (made by Paul Potato my crotcheting cage fighting chum). I know it took him an age to make and so appreciate that if you can’t do it yourself, or if you don’t have any talented, extreme fighter pals to make one for you, you pay for those qualities I mentioned at the beginning of this article.

Win Temis the toy

Image courtesy of www.critical-tortoise.com