basket cable car kit
WK 1240
Regular price $48.50 Sale price $45.50 Save 6%The set includes 10m string, 2 large baskets, and 2 wooden crank stations (with clamps, and additonal parts).
For an extended course, add-ons available sold separately: Corner taking support and elevated support.
Figures also sold separately.
Assembly 9 yrs+; Play 4 yrs+.
Made in Germany.
Nest Notes: this is one of the very rare times that we could recommend to deviate from Walter Kraul's age suggestions, as we do find that some children as young as 4 years can be heavily involved in the assembly. An older child or adult could help with the screwdriver and as needed.
Shadows in the Woods
WK 7110
Regular price $65.002 board games of hide and seek in the light of a candle for 2-8 players.
First version: The burning tealight moves through the dark forest and tries to find the small dwarves in their hiding places. If a dwarf is touched by the light, it is frozen and not allowed to move any more. The other dwarves try to release it. All dwarves try to unite under one tree while the candle tries to freeze the dwarves. Who will win? A co-operative game for children starting at 5+ years, with adult supervision because of the candle.
Second version: The light remains stationary in one place. The dwarves must move through the shadows and jump over the light. A dwarf which has to stop in the shadow must wait until another player helps him by flashing him a ray of light. The game ends when all the dwarves have made it home safe and sound. It may not seem obvious, but learning about the path of light rays and direct and diffuse light is also being taught whilst engaged in play. Recommended for 7+ years, with adult supervision.
Instructions in English, French, and German.
Made in Germany.
small waterwheel
WK 1010
Regular price $16.00 Sale price $13.85 Save 13%Small water wheel, also known as the 'backpack water wheel', great to take along for a day's hike. It can find a place in a brook, between two makeshift branch-forks or on suitable stones as bearings. The waterwheel may also be positioned horizontally (with a vertical axis) and water may then fall onto the blades from above as a jet or in a spray to power the waterwheel.
Standalone fun, or connect it up to the hammermill to get some work done! (Hammermill sold separately).
Price is for one waterwheel per kit. Assembly required (which is part of the fun and learning).
Recommended for 5 yrs+.
22 cm diameter when assembled. Weight is 75 grams.
Made in Germany.
corner taking support for basket cable cars
WK 1270
Regular price $17.00The corner taking support is meant to be added to the basket cable car kit to make for a more elaborate set-up. The basket cable car kit on its own has a single straight path, but with the corner taking support, you can have an L shape configuration. Attach it to tabletop, shelf, chair, bookcase, or also possible with some doorframes.
5 metres of string included.
Assembly 9 yrs+; Play 6 yrs+.
Please note: baskets sold separately with basket cable car kit.
Made in Germany.
Nest Notes: this is one of the very rare times that we could recommend to deviate from Walter Kraul's age suggestions, as we do find that some children as young as 4 years can be heavily involved in the assembly. An older child or adult could help with the screwdriver and as needed.
tumbling gnomes DIY kit
WK 8350
Regular price $18.00Irresistible little tumbling men made from felt and card with a ball-bearing. They will turn somersaults on any non-slippery inclined surface. Kit includes all the pieces to make 4 large tumbling gnomes.
Gnomes approximately 13 cm (5") tall.
Assembly 8+ yrs.; Play 3+ yrs.
Made in Germany.
solar-powered carousel
WK 1600
Regular price $75.00Sunlight drives the solar Sun Carousel.
A small solar cell supplies the power for a small motor. In the sun, in the light of a light bulb or a halogen spotlight, the Sun Carousel begins to turn. It drives until shadows fall on the solar cell. As soon as the Sun Carousel is back in the light, the next ride begins.
Assembly instructions in English, with French and German available.
Recommended for children 10 years and older to build on their own. Younger children, perhaps even of 6 and older will enjoy to play with it, and they may participate to build together with an older helper.
Assembled diameter 25 cm. Weight 360 grams.
Comes with 3 small dolls.
Made in Germany.
stirling engine kit
WK 6500
Regular price $64.00What powers a Stirling engine? Heat differentials. Provided here courtesy of a tealight. Steam engines were the first engines that made heavy work light. However, there were frequent explosions in boilers. So many engineers strove to find less hazardous engines. Almost 200 years ago, the young Scottish clergyman Robert Stirling developed one engine type that has never been used on a large scale to this day, but rather in a number of small applications. The little engine is created literally from the can in which is it packaged. It is driven by the heat of the tea light and the air cooling working on the cylinder. The principle is very simple, but very clever: displacement piston and working piston slide due to the heating and cooling of the air between the two cylinders back and forth. This allows the working piston to drive the propeller. For the assembly of about 150 parts, the hobbyist needs 2-3 hours. Thorough instructions with exact images will help step one through. Only simple tools are needed.
Recommended for tinkerers and enthusiastic scientists from 14+ years. The candle under adult supervision.
Instructions in German & English.
Made in Germany.
large ferris wheel
WK 1390
Regular price $125.00This giant ferris wheel has six baskets as cabins. It can be powered by hand with a crank, or by hooking up a windmill or a waterwheel.
Assembly instructions in German only. But we find that with the diagram, it is straightforward enough for assembly.
Recommended for children 10 years and older to build on their own. Younger children will enjoy to play with it, and they may participate to build together with an older helper.
Assembled diameter of 48 cm, weight 1 kg.
Comes with 3 small dolls. Small baskets are approximately 1.5 inches in diameter each.
Made in Germany by Walter Kraul.
swings carousel
WK 1650
Regular price $75.00The swings carousel offers space for six little dolls, which should hold on tight while driving. It can be turned with the small crank.
Delightful is a "remote control" to drive the carousel when paired with a 'water wheel', 'windmill' or an engine (sold separately).
Recommended for children 10 years and older to build on their own. Younger children, perhaps even of 6 and older will enjoy to play with it, and they may participate to build together with an older helper.
Assembled diameter 35 cm. Weight 350 grams.
Comes with 3 small dolls.
Made in Germany.
sound experiments kit
WK 5540
Regular price $46.50Most of the day we hear different types of sounds, but hardly ever do we "feel" them. Amazingly most sounds can not only be heard but also felt and even seen! It is thrilling to experiment with sounds. This kit provides many different ways to experiment playfully with acoustics. The tuning fork and stethoscope will make for intriguing discovery time and again as they are used on different objects. The experiments with the voiceless tuning fork, listening-tubes, stethoscope, trembling elastics, and squeaking balloons are self-explanatory.
Recommended for 6 years+, although the stethoscope included can certainly be enjoyed experimented with by some younger children.
Made in Germany.