Eric & Albert's Straw Bales x3

This set of three bales are a fantastic accessory for a wooden toy farm. Straw is essential for mucking out the stables, and the bales can also be used as tasty hay to feed the animals each day and make a handy seat for a weary farmer. These golden bales have realistic markings to show each individual blades and are a great way to set up farmyard play scenes to encourage imaginative, open-ended play. 

This wooden toy has been handmade from sustainable European beech wood and the grain shows through the completely natural, plant-derived colour stain. Team up with woodland and farm animals imaginative play. Check out the full range of Eric and Albert's wooden figures to build a stunning Waldorf animal collection.

Each bale measures 3.8 x 2.3 x 2.3cm.

Suitable for children aged 3 years+. Warning: this toy is not suitable for children under 3.

Eric and Albert’s beautiful hand-crafted wooden figures come to life in the hand of a child. These Waldorf animals are tactile and call out to be played with. Eric and Albert’s wooden toys are made in England by a small family business, committed to using only sustainably sourced, FSC-certified wood from the UK and Europe. The eco children’s toys the team produce are inspired by their own crafty grandfathers, Albert and Eric whose handmade toys brought much joy to children many years ago.

Eric and Albert’s wooden animals are carved by hand and finished with completely natural, plant-derived colour stain to give life-like details but remain simple enough to enable children to fill in the gaps with their imaginations. The light finish of the colour stain allows the grain of the wood to show through – bringing children closer to nature. Lovingly handmade every step of the way, each figure is wonderfully unique.

Waldorf Steiner fans and Montessori educators will delight in Eric and Albert’s wooden figures as they inspire open-ended imaginative play. Children will love to act out stories and create play scenes with these wooden animals, they can even be stacked too. Whether enjoyed as part of an animal collection or for popping into story sacks, these animals will captivate children and become heirloom toys for future generations to enjoy.

This green bush is a beautiful wooden figure and a great way to set up woodland play scenes to encourage imaginative, open-ended play. This wooden shrub makes a comfy spot for small woodland animals and birds to perch on, and provides shelter for farm animals on wet and windy days. This bush figure is great for story sacks and making a Gruffalo scene. It's stained light green and has delicately painted markings for branches inside.

This wooden toy has been handmade from sustainable European beech wood and the grain shows through the completely natural, plant-derived colour stain. Team up with woodland and farm animals imaginative play. Check out the full range of Eric and Albert's wooden figures to build a stunning Waldorf animal collection.

This figure measures 7 x 4.5 x 2cm.

Suitable for children aged 3 years+. Warning: this toy is not suitable for children under 3.

Eric and Albert’s beautiful hand-crafted wooden figures come to life in the hand of a child. These Waldorf animals are tactile and call out to be played with. Eric and Albert’s wooden toys are made in England by a small family business, committed to using only sustainably sourced, FSC-certified wood from the UK and Europe. The eco children’s toys the team produce are inspired by their own crafty grandfathers, Albert and Eric whose handmade toys brought much joy to children many years ago.

Eric and Albert’s wooden animals are carved by hand and finished with completely natural, plant-derived colour stain to give life-like details but remain simple enough to enable children to fill in the gaps with their imaginations. The light finish of the colour stain allows the grain of the wood to show through – bringing children closer to nature. Lovingly handmade every step of the way, each figure is wonderfully unique.

Waldorf Steiner fans and Montessori educators will delight in Eric and Albert’s wooden figures as they inspire open-ended imaginative play. Children will love to act out stories and create play scenes with these wooden animals, they can even be stacked too. Whether enjoyed as part of an animal collection or for popping into story sacks, these animals will captivate children and become heirloom toys for future generations to enjoy.