High quality toys in Midden-Groningen

From that old-fashioned toy shop that sells authentic items to fancywork for children: Midden-Groningen has plenty of options for an original gift for young ones. Children with fewer economic means have also been taken into account, so there are toys for everyone.​

De Woudduif | So many wooden toys

Hoogezand - Balance bikes, doll’s houses, swings, rocking horses, rocking cars: De Woudduif toy shop in Hoogezand has a wide selection of wooden toys. Sikko Geertsema has owned the shop for over fifteen years and has never stopped loving it. With its warm and natural feel, wooden toys are lovely as well as sustainable. The place to be for well-known brands such as trains by Brio and blocks by Kapla, they also sell wooden games such as chess and draughts. Geertsema’s all-time favourite is a mushroom-shaped calendar.

JoMilly Vintage | Colourful, cheerful and vintage

Kolham - Esmeralda Smith runs her JoMilly shop from the Kolham mill, where she sells retro furniture, accessories and toys with a nod to the past. Tops, magnets, pictures for albums of verses and bird whistles are all included in their selection. She has a taste for toys that encourage children to play, go outside and explore the world around them: things like rear-view glasses for playing Spy, or a catapult, that beat staring at a screen anytime! They also sell retro fruit and lunch boxes and cool bags. And yes, they are just as colourful, cheerful and vintage as all the other items you find here.

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Suzanne’s Handwerkshop | Craft work, embroidering and spool knitting

Hoogezand - Needlework, embroidery and similar are hugely popular, also among children. Suzanne Haks is happy to oblige in her fancywork shop in the De Hooge Meeren shopping centre, where she sells fancywork kits for beginners and more advanced crafters. But younger enthusiasts are by no means overlooked, with their cardboard animals with midriffs they can embroider. Older children can embroider cool animals such as a sloth, flamingo, horse or toucan on heavy canvas, or work with wool and cotton

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Speelgoedbank Amalia | Toys for every child

Hoogezand - Those who do not have a budget to buy expensive toys for their children can go to Speelgoedbank Amalia in Hoogezand. Sure, we are all familiar with food banks, but toys are just as important to children. This is exactly why six years ago in Hoogezand it was decided to start a toy bank. Every quarter, parents can select two toys and a book for each of their children. Children will be pleased as Punch in this shop.

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