Decor Spielzeug

Learn to play notes with the help of the colours

In this rainbow glockenspiel, each tone is assigned a colour.  This makes it easier for children to learn to play the notes.  In the accompanying booklet, which is enclosed with every glockenspiel, you can find notes with a coloured border.  This can be done by hand on any sheet music even by parents and children.  The colour assignment is based on the physical basis of octaving the tone until it shows the corresponding colour in the colour spectrum.

The diatonic 12-tone glockenspiel can be extended to a chromatic 20-tone glockenspiel with the help of the rainbow semitone set.

The semitone phrase is simply attached to the back of the glockenspiel.

The slightly curved, slightly inclined arrangement of the coloured sound carriers offers good playing opportunities.

Glockenspiel with booklet and mallets included.  One hard wooden mallet, and one wooden mallet with soft rubber cover for gentler sounds.

Made in Germany.

4 single note blocks:

C, F, C, F

With the addition of these 4 notes, the 8-note pentatonic scale can be converted into a 12-note diatonic scale.

Made in Germany.

A little colour to your day. Postcards can be stood horizontally or vertically in these colourful cardholders. For a less sturdy photograph, we recommend a stiff thin bristolboard type layer in back of it to help support the photo to stand neatly upright.

Comes in a sublimely beautiful array of colours. We like to rotate the colours through the different seasons in our household.

Solid alder wood.

15.5 cm long x 3 cm wide x 2 cm high.

Made in Germany.

Solid wood with non-toxic childsafe waterbased stains.

Made in Germany.

An old design, made new again.  Easter scene.

The special feature of the Decor puzzles can be found in the shape of the pieces, in addition to the beautiful appearance. The child finds a bunny or a deer and now looks for the shape of the little animal in the meadow or in the forest. The important elements are not cut up.

The jigsaw puzzles are made of birch wood. The game consists of its base, the puzzle pieces and a cover plate. The base plate is connected to the edge of the motif, so you can puzzle within the frame and the pieces cannot slip away.

Size of the motif the Easter puzzle: 35 x 26 x 1 cm

Number of parts: 42 pieces

Warnings:  Attention! Danger of suffocation due to small parts that can be swallowed. Not suitable for children under 3 years. Please keep this notice!

Made in Germany.

Includes frame to fit 12 notes.  Comes with 8 notes and four blank wooden spacers.

For sale separately is 4-note set to expand into diatonic scale.

As the blocks are removable, in this manner, one can take out the notes that are not being played in a particular song, and replace them with a blank spacer to make learning less difficult and more focused. Or one might choose to begin with diatonic scale for younger child, as is typically done in Waldorf education.

Extra blanks are available for sale separately in case one would like to remove even more notes, and replace with blanks for song with fewer notes.

Overall dimensions: 46 cm long x 15 cm deep x 4.5 cm high (18.1" long x 5.9" deep x 1.8" high)

Also by special request we can order a 12 note frame with half tones, to turn the frame into a 20-note full scale.

Made in Germany.

Wood, wool, and wire create these simple little wooden elves. They come in two sizes, please specify if you have preferences for colours in notes at checkout, and we'll try our best to accommodate.

Large is 9 cm tall, and small is 7 cm tall.

Sold individually; price is per dwarf.

Large and small fir trees that screw in permanently into wooden base.

Maple tree and animals sold separately.

Solid wood with non-toxic child-safe water-based stains.

Made in Germany.

Glockenspiel 8 fixed notes.  The slightly curved, slightly inclined arrangement of the sound carrier offers a good platform to play.  Chimes come with booklet with sheet music with some pentatonic and some diatonic songs.  Includes one hard and one soft (rubber padded) wooden mallet.

Comes in two options:

~ the diatonic scale, which is the traditional DO-RE-MI scale. (c''' - c'''')

~ penatonic scale, traditionally used with musical instruments in Waldorf education for young children. d''' - g'''' notes. In the pentatonic scale, notes that have more of a sound of pausing or tension have been removed, leaving only notes that compose a continuous free-flowing sound when played together.

Made in Germany.

An old design, made new again.  Hänsel and Gretel.

The special feature of the Decor puzzles can be found in the shape of the pieces, in addition to the beautiful appearance. The child finds a bunny or a deer and now looks for the shape of the little animal in the meadow or in the forest. The important elements are not cut up.

The jigsaw puzzles are made of birch wood. The game consists of its base, the puzzle pieces and a cover plate. The base plate is connected to the edge of the motif, so you can puzzle within the frame and the pieces cannot slip away.

Size of the motif Hansel and Gretel: 35 x 26 x 1cm

Number of parts: 54

Warnings:
Attention! Danger of suffocation due to small parts that can be swallowed. Not suitable for children under 3 years. Please keep this notice!

Made in Germany.

An old design, made new again.  Little Red Cap.

Dimensions: 35 x 26 x 1cm

Handmade in Germany.

Please note: this product is one single wooden block, the glockenspiel is available for purchase separately.

Wooden block spacer to insert into glockenspiels with removable notes.  In this manner, one can take out the notes that are not being played in a particular song, and replace them with the blank spacer to make learning less difficult and more focused. One might begin learning songs with only 5 notes, as many familiar tunes are played, and therefore, 3 of these blanks would be a good choice to begin with for one of our 8-note glockenspiels with removable notes.

Rainbow chimes with 8 fixed wooden bars.  The slightly curved, slightly inclined arrangement of the coloured sound carrier offers a good platform to play.  Chimes come with booklet with sheet music with colour-coded notes.  Includes one hard and one soft (rubber padded) wooden mallet.

Comes in two options:

~ the diatonic scale, which is the traditional DO-RE-MI scale. (c''' - c'''')

~ penatonic scale, traditionally used with musical instruments in Waldorf education for young children. d''' - g'''' notes. In the pentatonic scale, notes that have more of a sound of pausing or tension have been removed, leaving only notes that compose a continuous free-flowing sound when played together.

Made in Germany.

Learn to play notes with the help of the colours

Each note is assigned a colour.  This makes it easier for children to learn to play.  In the booklet, which is enclosed with every glockenspiel, you can find notes which are colour-coded.  (This can also be done by hand on any other sheet music by parents or children.)
The colour assignment is based on the physical basis of octaving the tone until it shows the corresponding colour in the colour spectrum.  (Eg. low C and high C both are the same colour).

The child experiences the richness of colour of the whole rainbow with the sound.

Options:

• the diatonic scale, which is the traditional DO-RE-MI scale. (c''' - c'''')
• the penatonic scale, traditionally used with musical instruments in Waldorf education for young children. d''' - g'''' notes. In the pentatonic scale, notes that have more of a sound of pausing or tension have been removed, leaving only notes that compose a continuous free-flowing sound when played together.
• possibility for add-on notes to convert pentatonic scale to diatonic.  It can be nice to begin with pentatonic for a kindergarten age or younger child, and later switch to diatonic around grade 2 or 3.  3 single note blocks: C, F, C.  With the addition of these 3 notes (and removal of other notes), the 8-note pentatonic scale can be converted into a 8-note diatonic scale.

Comes with 2 mallets.

Made in Germany.

Balanced scale, with fine adjustment gage, on the rear side of the balance beam.

With the exact metal weights of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50g, children can weigh their shop goods or solve simple arithmetic problems.

The bottom and the column of the 10 scale is made of alder wood. The balance beam is made of birch plywood.

All wooden parts are treated with an oil based on linseed oil from the Biofa company, which gives them their beautiful appearance and their surface that is pleasant to the touch and insensitive to dirt.

The scales and the weights are made of stainless steel.

Weights in 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 grams; 2 of each.  Scale is 40 cm wide x 33 cm high.

Alder hardwood and metal weights.

Made in Germany.

Balanced scale, with fine adjustment gage, on the rear side of the balance beam.

With the exact metal weights of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50g, children can weigh their shop goods or solve simple arithmetic problems.

The base of the 5 scale is made of alder wood and maple is used for the column. The balance beam is made of birch plywood.

All wooden parts are treated with an oil based on linseed oil from the Biofa company, which gives them their beautiful appearance and their surface that is pleasant to the touch and insensitive to dirt.

The scales and the weights are made of stainless steel.

40 cm wide x 33 cm high.

Alder hardwood and metal weights, in 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 grams.

Made in Europe.

11-piece animal set includes horse, cow, grazing cow, pig, dog, cat, goat, sheep, grazing sheep, rooster and hen. Just like the animals in nature, each one is unique (handcarved). Animals are 3-8 cm tall.

Solid alder and maple wood with non-toxic childsafe waterbased stains.

Made in Germany.

An old design, made new again.  The light of years past shines through, with this simple story of the Star Money, gifted to the child generous of heart.

Dimensions: 35 x 26 x 1cm

Handmade in Germany.