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Secondhand, Not Excess: Raising Kids Who Understand Mindful Toy Shopping
We need to be careful that “secondhand” doesn’t become synonymous with mindless shopping and overconsumption.
Susan Luxford
Jan 243 min read
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Detox From Toy Plastic This Plastic Free July
Climate anxiety is rising in children in the UK, with 70% worried about the world they will inherit.
Susan Luxford
Jul 5, 20242 min read
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Where to Donate Your Used Plastic Toys in Brighton and Hove
Are you lacking space for all the toys? Feeling cramped and in need of a declutter? We share where you can donate used toys in Brighton
Susan Luxford
Jun 26, 20246 min read
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How To Fix Broken and Incomplete Plastic Toys
What can you do with your children's broken and incomplete toys? The scene from Toy Story 3 whereby the unwanted toys are sent to the...
Susan Luxford
Jun 22, 20244 min read
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Eco-Friendly Toy DIY Project. Make Your Own Habitat Animal House.
How to make your own animal or dinosaur house from a bookcase.
Susan Luxford
Jun 13, 20242 min read
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This Earth Day Take A Plastic Detox With Your Kids
As soon as you have children, it's like a plastic deluge follows each baby born, which is ironic, when it is our children that will...
Susan Luxford
Apr 22, 20244 min read
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Make Your Own Wooden Gem Blocks
I share how I made my son his own gem blocks from a simple chopping board.
Susan Luxford
Feb 24, 20242 min read
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Make Your Own Advent Calendar Filler Ideas
I'm sharing the different things we have done over the years to fill our advent, and offer suggestions for how you can fill yours!
Susan Luxford
Nov 2, 20234 min read
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Our Top 10 Bestsellers in 2023
Are you in need of present ideas for Birthdays and Christmas. Here we highlight our bestsellers in store to help guide you for what is...
Susan Luxford
Oct 25, 20235 min read
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How to have an Eco-friendly Kids Halloween Celebration
In this blog post we share ideas for how to have a more sustainable Halloween.
Susan Luxford
Oct 21, 20233 min read
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Innovative Toys Using Recycled and Waste Materials
Every year, Recycle Week takes place across the UK from the 16-22 October with the purpose to encourage us all to recycle as much as we...
Susan Luxford
Oct 13, 20234 min read
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Sustainable Swaps to REFUSE Plastic toys in your family life
You may have already heard of the 4 R's of sustainability that are often widely promoted: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. In Week 2 of...
Susan Luxford
Aug 16, 20233 min read
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Sustainable Swaps to RETHINK Plastic toys in your family life
Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle are often promoted as the 4 R's of sustainability, but there are many more R's we can undertake to lead a...
Susan Luxford
Aug 16, 20233 min read
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Sustainable Swaps to REDUCE Plastic toys in your family life
The theme for this year's global movement Plastic Free July (2023) was, "small steps make a big difference". When we talk about our...
Susan Luxford
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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Top 8 Best Sustainable Toys for Camping
The summer holidays are approaching and camping is booked. Here we offer our sustainable and plastic-free alternatives for children's...
Susan Luxford
Jul 12, 20233 min read
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World Book Day. The Importance of Story Sacks, Story Stones, Audio & Picture Stories for Children
World Book Day celebrated each year on March 7th, is about a love of books and reading for pleasure. I was delighted that the Yoto Player...
Susan Luxford
Mar 10, 20234 min read
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Building Creations with Grimms Wooden Toys
Even if you have not been fully lured into the wonderful world of wooden toys, you have still possibly seen or heard about the stacking...
Susan Luxford
Mar 8, 20233 min read
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Why Toys Need to Be Part of The Conversation on Climate Change
Last week I spoke at a Climate Nature Emergency Event held in Hove. It was wonderful to see over 200 people attend. I spoke about why...
Susan Luxford
Nov 17, 20223 min read
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The problem With Toys Aimed At Girls
I am very particular about what I stock at Timeless Toys. Not only ensuring everything is sustainable, ethical, natural and plastic-free,...
Susan Luxford
Oct 5, 20225 min read
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Observing Your Child In Play... A Montessori Way
152 years after Maria Montessori was born, her educational studies and observations on the way children learn naturally, and her...
Susan Luxford
Aug 31, 20222 min read
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