Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Fantastic Product, An Inspiring Story
by Pastel Toys
The Silly Wagon is now proudly offering Pastel Toys, an amazing wooden toy company with an even more inspiring story. Pastel Toys, offers heirloom-quality wooden blocks and toys for children that take you back to a simpler time. No buzzers, no batteries, no annoying songs...just simple,
classic, timeless designs that children love. Everything is hand-painted, hand-shaped, hand-sanded for impeccable quality, made from non-toxic and sustainable materials, you will actually feel good about giving this to your children. Their blocks are fantastic, better than any block I have found to date...heavy in the hand for great stack-ability (is that a word?), smooth and gorgeous paint colors, aged just right with no splinters or funny nicks and knots. Yeah, can you tell I am a little bit "picky" when it comes to my kids blocks!
A not-for-profit organization, has established a village and home for adults with special needs. Within the framework of the work and rehabilitation programs various branches of employment have been established, allowing the residents to acquire skills in different types of work. Buying a toy from Pastel Toys carpentry helps the residents to be self-sustaining, enhances their self-esteem, while improving their skills, and supports the development of the Village. Kishorit was founded in 1994 by a group of parents and professionals with the aim of establishing a settlement, which includes a communal neighborhood (a kibbutz) and a village for people with learning, functional and adaptive disabilities, while giving parents the security their children will be provided with a home and treatment for the rest of their lives. The village is set up in a community, planned according to the example of the Israeli kibbutz. The 120 residents of the community take part in most of the decision making process and in the organization of the village (including the management), as well as helping friends to reach decisions about their personal and social life. In order to reduce the economic dependence of the Community on parents and government offices, a number of profitable production lines have been established like an organic vegetable garden (as almost all residents take medication, the consumption of healthy food is of prime importance), an organic goat farm, a milking station and a kennel, as well as carpentry and an organic chicken coop.
posted by The Silly Wagon @ 8:40 AM
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