Perpetual Calendar by Grapat

🌈 Grapat Perpetual Calendar with Nins – Exploring Days, Months & Seasons

Introduce your child to the rhythm and beauty of the year with the thoughtfully designed Grapat Perpetual Calendar. Inspired by Waldorf traditions, this engaging calendar invites children to actively participate in tracking dates, days, months, and seasons through hands-on, colour-associated play.

With 12 Nins in rainbow colours, numbered cubes, a circular four-piece month platform, and a smooth beech wood bowl, children can independently select and manipulate these vibrant loose parts. This playful interaction supports essential skills such as colour recognition, logical-mathematical thinking, sequencing, and language development, while encouraging imaginative storytelling.

The open-ended nature of the Grapat calendar means there are no set instructions or rules—children can freely create, invent characters, and build their own stories. The timeless design and gentle shapes foster creativity and empower children to explore concepts of time and identity at their own pace.

Grapat toys are sustainably handcrafted from natural wood and coloured with safe, non-toxic dyes. All pieces are intentionally gender-neutral and without facial features, allowing children to imagine endless possibilities.

Set includes:

• 12 Rainbow-coloured Nins

• 1 Beech wood bowl

• 2 Numbered wooden cubes

• 1 Circular 4-piece month platform

Note: Grapat rings are sold separately.

✅ Recommended age for play is 12 months and up (concepts best suited from 3.5 years).

About Grapat (the maker):

Grapat is a family-run company based in Catalonia, Spain, founded by Casiana and Jordi. Known for its handcrafted wooden toys, Grapat focuses on creating open-ended toys that encourage children to play slowly, without time limits. The toys are made using traditional techniques and high-quality materials, with vibrant natural dyes that highlight the wood grain. Each piece is hand-painted, inspired by the natural environment and the children who will play with them. Grapat toys are designed to spark creativity and imaginative play, offering endless possibilities for exploration. Available at Growing Kind, Logan’s very own family-owned toy shop!