Photo by Tony Valainis
WHEN FURKAN Amonett saw the dramatic effect open-ended toys had on her children’s development, she left a marketing career to create a shop specializing in heirloom-quality playthings that encourage imagination. Today, The Mulberry Treehouse, run out of her home near Eagle Creek Park, stocks more than 30 such brands from around the world.
The Grapat Rainbow Nesting Rings are handmade in Spain under European toy safety standards, which are more stringent than in the U.S. The set breaks out into six subsets by color, each consisting of wooden rings in varying sizes and shades. Play options are nearly endless: Stack! Roll! Sort! Group! Count! We see this repurposed as a cheery piece of art, imbued with memories. $93.
