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.
fun with colours
WK 5570
Regular price $5.85Look at the world with colourful eyes, mix colours, colour shadows - have a little fun with surprising experiments for children from pre-school age up, who will certainly pay closer attention to the colours in their surroundings afterwards. 7 colour sheets in a small box.
Recommended for 5+ years. Corners of the colour sheets are pointy, but with careful attention, some 3 and 4 year olds may also enjoy these. Instructions, explanations, and ideas for experiments in English, French, and German.
Box is 6 x 6 x 1.2 cm. Weight 10 grams.
Made in Germany.
glass sphere
WK 5640
Regular price $12.50The glass ball is hollow and when partly or wholly filled with water, becomes a magnifying glass. Reductions in image sizes are created if held under water.
Recommended for 9+ yrs. Particularly suited to the study of light and optics in Grades 6 & 7.
Instructions, explanations, and suggested experiments in English and French.
Winner of the german Spiel Gut award.
6.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm. Weight 41 grams.
Made in Germany.
Athena diabolo kit
GOU1002-GREEN
Regular price $35.00Once you get it spinning, you can throw it, catch it, twirl it... Moves are limited only by your imagination!
Made of two malleable rubber cupolas allowing routines at very high speed without risks when they topple. This set is perfect for beginners. Used in schools to practice basic techniques. Solid and resistant to falls.
Includes: 1 Athena Diabolo with wooden rubber gripped handsticks, and 1 instructional booklet in French and English.
Recommended for 6+ years.
Diameter of Diabolo is 10.4 cm.
Comes in red, orange, green, or blue diabolos. (Purple has been discontinued by manufacturer).
Made in Canada.
mini cable car 2-gondola kit
WK 1170
Regular price $40.00 Sale price $36.50 Save 9%The two cars are joined with a string. A wood block or a stone as weight in the upper car will cause it to travel downhill, at the same time pulling the lighter one uphill. Mini cable car kit includes materials for building 2 cars and a station for shuttle traffic.
Also comes with 2 pieces of 5 m long string. Cars are ~8 cm long x 3.8 cm wide.
Recommended for 9 years+.
Nest Notes: we do recommend following the maker's age recommendation, as the gluing of the cable cars takes patience and a little hand steadiness and skill. For cable car fun without gluing, and for younger children, we recommend the basket cable car kits. Please note that the basket cable car kits and the gondola cable cars kits use different rope (cable) configurations, and therefore do not mix and match.
Made in Germany.
mirror tube
WK 5520
Regular price $9.50 Sale price $8.00 Save 16%The hard cardboard tube with the help of the two flexible mirrors, one rolled into the interior of the tube, and one bent around the outside of the tube, leads to many experiments in reflection. The resulting patterns and views are beautiful and surprising and can lead to many further independent experiments.
Booklet with excellent quality set-ups and suggestions for experiments and open-ended questions, in german, english, and french language.
Recommended for 8 years and up. Particularly suited to the study of light and optics in Grade 6 and 7.
Winner of the German 'Spiel Gut' award.
Comes in a tube 21 cm long x 6.3 cm diameter, overall weight 95 g.
Made in Germany.
mirror ball
WK 5680
Regular price $10.00A lot of fun. Not only at Christmas time!
Too bad that you only have it at Christmas bringing out the Christmas tree balls... Actually, you should always have them at hand, because a mirror ball is great fun to experiment with! Try it, even if just the Easter bunny should be on the way.
Attention! Your mirror ball is very fragile, because it is thin blown mirror glass. Be very careful not to let it drop on the floor!
Glass mirrors give multiple reflections much better again than metal mirrors or plastic, hence the choice of materials.
Recommended for 8+ yrs. Particularly suited to the study of light and optics in Grades 6 & 7.
Instructions, explanations, and suggested experiments in English and French.
Winner of the German Spiel Gut award.
8 x 8 x 8 cm. Weight 52 grams.
Made in Germany.
mirror cabinet
WK 5670
Regular price $21.50An introduction to experiments with reflections. With two mirrors, one flexible and the other a ball shape, much experimenting in the mystery-filled world of mirror images, of distorted mirror images, the mirror image of the mirror images, the distorted mirrored distorted mirror images, and so on...
Booklet with excellent quality set-ups and suggestions for experiments and open-ended questions, in german, english, and french language.
Recommended for 8 years and up. Particularly suited to the study of light and optics in Grades 6 & 7.
Winner of the German 'Spiel Gut' award.
Comes in a carton 11.5 x 8.3 x 4.6 cm, overall weight 105 g.
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.
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.
turbine kit
WK 1030
Regular price $45.00The DIY construction turbine kit can be used to transfer energy to other needs: such as reeling in the trout paddle boat (sold separately). A beautiful and involved way in which to learn about the turbines, in general, and the forces which provide power for so many processes in nature, and the basic driving force behind hydro power stations that support our human energy needs and activity.
Assembly for 9 years +.
Instructions in English, French, and German.
Made in Germany.
river wheel kit
WK 1060
Regular price $95.00The river wheel is the largest of the DIY assembly kits in the water play series that we offer. It is shown here in one photo powering the hammer mill (sold separately), and in another photo, it is working to pull in the trout paddle boat (also, sold separately). A beautiful and involved way in which to learn about the forces which provide power for so many processes in nature, and the basic driving force behind hydro power stations that support our human energy needs and activity.
Assembly for 10 yrs+.
Instructions in English, French, and German.
Made in Germany.