Toys and games

Dice are used in many games. The best known are played with 2 dice like Craps, with 3 dice like 421 or with 5 dice like Yahtzee or Yams. Reiner Knizia, a world-renowned German game designer, reports that he has found 150 different dice games, which he explains in his book Dice Games Properly. Dice were found in the Indus civilisation in 2400 BC. Dice identical to those we know today have been found, with 6 sides and 6 small holes. Generally cubic with 6 sides usually numbered from 1 to 6 and therefore the values of the opposite sides is equal to 7. Dice have also been used as objects of divination. The Greeks claimed to be the originators of dice. According to Sophocles, the dice were invented by Palamedes, a Greek hero in Troy during the siege. Archaeologists have found dice in Troy. Ancient Greek vases also show Trojan war heroes playing dice. However, the dice we offer are larger than usual. These giant dice will please many players, both young and old. These dice are therefore perfect as birthday presents or as gifts for a party with friends. An original wooden game gift, to learn many dice games and have hours of fun.

Today, unicorns are trendy. Yet they have always fascinated people since the dawn of time. In the past, they were not as cute as they are today. They adorned tapestries in the Middle Ages. According to legend, only a virgin girl with a pure heart could approach them. Endowed with magical powers, their horn was coveted as an antidote to poisons. In the film Harry Potter and the School of Wizards, Hagrid takes Harry Potter and his friends to the Forbidden Forest, as unicorns are subject to many attacks. Hagrid explains that unicorns have very powerful magic powers. They are so fast that it is almost impossible to capture them. Unfortunately, they find a dead unicorn, killed by Voldemort, who drinks its blood to keep himself alive. Bright and colourful, today's unicorns symbolise joy and hope. An idea for a gift to cheer up or to wish for better days. They are also associated with rarity and uniqueness. To tell your friend that she is unique, the unicorn is a fun gadget gift idea for teenagers. For young and old, the unicorn is an original gift, an unusual birthday gift idea for a unique person. A magical gift for all occasions. A fun and zen little decorative gift to relax and feel protected by the powers of unicorns.

A classic domino game in a pretty wooden box decorated with a beautiful old-fashioned illustration. A nice nostalgic gift for board game enthusiasts. A wooden domino set is solid and pleasant to handle. Teach your children to play the real domino. In the early stages, the aim is to teach them to play in turn and to place their dominoes correctly. Then the dominoes are perfect for learning to recognise the numbers by counting the dots on the piece. This very old game is still popular for its simplicity of play. The goal of the domino game is to be the first player to place all of your dominoes. Have fun with your family. A nice gift for all lovers of classic and timeless games. Easy to take away in its pretty box, the nostalgia domino game can be played anywhere: on holiday, or when you have to wait, at any time of the day, all you need is a little space to put down your dominoes. You can play often and at any time. If you are looking for a simple, pretty, fun, easy to learn and easy to take everywhere with you: the domino nostalgia is perfect. A game for everyone that will amuse young and old alike. A gift to put under the tree, for all lovers of wooden games.

This game allows you to create a decoration, a natural blue crystal sculpture. This blue crystal offers during the day and thanks simply to the sun's rays, beautiful blue lights of beautiful blue shadows, which will delight, enthuse, exalt, fascinate the most blasé. In the evening, a spotlight, skilfully placed lighting will highlight this blue crystal. This beautiful object can become the most beautiful decoration of your home, your interior, your buffet or your library. This blue crystal has its place in all interiors, whether modern, classic or otherwise, but also in an office or as a decoration in a shop. This structure will make the most beautiful effect and will be jealous of most visitors. Patience, imagination and skill are essential qualities to make this blue crystal. It is clearly a creative game that will enchant not only the over-12s, but also everyone else. This crystal is an unusual gift idea, a gift idea for friends of nature, a Kdo idea to give to a friend, for his sister's birthday or, to celebrate mum or dad or whoever you like. This blue crystal is a very beautiful and unusual gift that will please everyone...

This manual game of skill requires calmness and concentration, and also provokes moments of suspense and self-doubt. The game consists of removing the sticks from the tower, one after the other, after the tower has been erected, without of course knocking the tower down. The dice indicates which stick should be removed, as each stick has a number. This makes the game more difficult and immediately makes it look less easy than it seems. This is a game of skill for young and old, for children as well as for parents or grandparents who play with their (grand)children whenever they have some free time, during the holidays or at any other time. The number tower should of course be placed on a flat surface indoors or outdoors. This game is fun when you build the tower, but also when you try to keep the tower from collapsing. This game is often kept for a long time and is made of wood, which makes it durable. For the little ones, the first step is just to enjoy building the tower or even to have fun with other constructions. This game of skill is part of the original fun gifts, original wooden game gifts, gifts ideas games and toys. This figure tower is a funny birthday gift and an original gift for children. A fun family game idea.

Chinese checkers probably do not come from the Far East, despite their name. On the other hand, Chinese checkers are a variant of the game Halma, a game created in England at the end of the 19th century by the American George Howard Monks, who invented a game called Halma, a name derived from the ancient Greek meaning "jump" but also an ancient pentathlon event. This first version of the game is played on the grids of a 16x16 square board. The version we know today was adapted under the name Stern-Halma (Halma: star) and patented in 1892 by the German company Ravensburger. This version of the game is played on a star-shaped game board. However, it can be seen that there is a rather similar version on a star-shaped board in Asia... When the game was first marketed in the United States by the company J.Pressman & Co. under the name "Hop Ching", the expression "Chinese Checkers" was used for the first time. However, this game in its initial square form is still called "Halma" in many countries... Gift idea for playing with the family, a very nice wooden board game gift. Original gift idea for a birthday, or for the end of the year celebrations.

Yahtzee is a traditional Canadian board game invented by a couple on their yacht, hence the name "yacht game". To pass the time, the couple used to introduce this dice game to their visitors. The couple had great success with their guests and asked the game manufacturer Edwin S. Lowe to produce samples to give to their friends. The designer fell in love with the game and decided to acquire the copyright. As a result, the name Yahtzee was born. Giant Yahtzee is a fun and easy to play game. The aim is to score as many points as possible by making various combinations with the dice. It is therefore more a game of luck than strategy. Thanks to this giant version, this friendly game allows the family to gather around a fun game to entertain the youngest and the oldest. This game is an original gift idea for Christmas or a birthday. It can please all ages, children, teenagers and even adults. It is especially suitable for surprising gambling enthusiasts. This yahtzee is part of the gifts ideas games and toys, original gifts wooden games, birthday gift ideas. The Yahtzee is a fun game idea for a nice evening with friends.

The puzzles, an original wooden game gift, are from Greece. The first puzzle game dates back to the third century. This gift idea for teenagers, young people, mothers or men is an unusual gift that can be played alone or in groups. But what is a puzzle? It's a game that starts from a situation that is usually random and disordered and ends in a well-defined order, following predetermined rules. There are different types of puzzles, geometric games (i.e. mathematical games), logogram games, numerical games, card games, so the best-known puzzle is undoubtedly success, etc... But the best-known puzzles are the Puzzle and the Rubik's Cube... The first puzzles were called "Stomachion", a square game divided into 14 parts, which had to be put together in a predetermined order and could be combined in many different shapes. Puzzles were very popular at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Professor Hoffmann published a book with the title: "Puzzles old and new." It described 40 puzzles with all the secret mechanical details. This puzzle book has become a reference for this exciting type of game. Wood is undoubtedly the most suitable material for puzzles, despite the fact that it is easy to work with, such as plastic.

Dominoes can be played almost anywhere, whether they are made of wood or plastic. In the past, dominoes were made of bone or even ivory. So there are many different kinds of dominoes with countless variations, some of which are very amusing. A domino is made up of simple blocks that can be combined and assembled in many ways from very simple to very complex. It is a game that requires and demands a lot of skill and strategy. There are Chinese, English and European dominoes.... Archaeologists have reportedly found dominoes in ancient Egypt and among the Arabs, but the origin of the domino is attributed to China around the 12th century. Dominoes first appeared in Europe in Italy in the 18th century and from that time onwards they spread throughout Europe. Dominoes became the most played game in living rooms, pubs and families, becoming one of the most popular games. Dominoes are played by 2 or 4 people with 28 blocks. Each block is divided in two on the top side and has numbers (but not always), sometimes the same, but often different, but always unique. The principle of the game is to take turns following a pattern with your blocks, block by block, trying to match the identical face of your block to the identical face of the competitor's block. When a player cannot place a domino, he picks a piece and passes his turn. The winner is the one who has placed all his dominoes. This giant domino is a classic game gift, an original gift idea for a birthday or an unusual gift for the holidays.

Thanks to this box of shiny beads and accessories, those with a little or a lot of imagination and inspiration will be able to create admirable jewellery or accessories to offer, to give to a girlfriend or friend to thank them for their help, to show their love, their support or to comfort them. The shiny aspect is undoubtedly an asset for those who are attracted by everything that shines under the light and the spotlights. Necklaces made at school with macaroni are great, and the teachers take inspiration from pretty pearl boxes like the ones we offer to make necklaces to give as gifts on Mother's Day. You can also sew these glittering beads to decorate a bag, a hand-stitched case or a knitted garment of your own. The glittering beads and accessories add a personal and refined creative touch. This box of glittering beads and accessories is definitely "the" gift for a young, teenager or older person who loves creative hobbies. For a friend's or sister's birthday, you can give this rich box of shiny beads and accessories as a gift. But this gift is also perfect for a New Year' s Eve party, Christmas, Santa Claus' Day and any other event. However, it doesn't have to be a special occasion to give a small creative gift.

Do you know the board games: Pachisi (Indian), Patolli (Mesoamerican), Ludo and the little horses? You win! They have an apron (playing surface) in the shape of a cross. However, all these games have a filiation that goes back very far in the history of civilisations, although they are called differently. Some have similar rules like the Korean game: "Yunnori", of Chinese origin, but the game board is different. And these board games were eventually called Ludo in Great Britain and "petits chevaux" in France. They were introduced in the United States and France around 1936. However, the rules and the number of squares where the little horses move to pass and go around may not be the same depending on the size of the game and the dressing of the small horse games or Ludo. However, even if the rules of the small horses or even if the boards are different, the fun of the game is still there. Nowadays, the variations of Ludo pawns are very important; pirates, small animal, Lego etc. When I was little, I used to go to my grandparents' house very often and the game of little horses was one of the first board games I played with my grandfather. The Ludo "Islands of the pirates" is a good birthday present for the little ones who often like pirate stories and cartoons.

You wish to offer a creative and fun gift on the occasion of a party or for Christmas. This pretty set of beads in bright colours and various shapes is ideal for creating beautiful jewellery such as necklaces, bracelets, rings or for any other creation for example sewing the beads on your jumper that you have knitted by creating a pattern according to your imagination. There are plenty of reasons to make jewellery: to have fun, to create and recreate endlessly, to imagine your own creations or simply to make a colourful and shiny necklace for your doll. A pleasant pastime that allows your child to develop his fine motor skills and to show his imagination by skilfully alternating shapes and colours. This box of beads is a nice birthday present, a game to offer when your child is invited to a sleepover or simply to please your child or grandchild and spend a creative moment with the family. A classic game, but how much fun to pass the time, the pretty colours and the various shapes allow many possibilities. Give the taste to create with your own hands, spend time otherwise than in front of a screen, learn patience and a taste for beautiful things. A gift idea of creative manual activity for all budding artists.