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Sarah’s Silks from Bumblebee Toys { Review }

March 26, 2011 by Deanna Tousignant 13 Comments

When G-Girl was about two years old I was searching online for age appropriate activities and I started reading a lot of buzz about playsilks. I read about what a wonderful multipurpose toy they were, and how they fueled the imagination and the senses.  I loved the concept, so I started looking around to purchase some.  In the end, I figured why did I need to order playsilks from online when I could just give her scarves and get the same end result?  I asked my mom for some of her old scarves, and dug a few out of the back of my closet, rounding things out with a couple of used one from garage sales and the Salvation Army.  So G-Girl has over a dozen scarves in various sizes and patterns.  While she does play with them they never panned out as the super toy that I thought they would be, most often she uses them as tablecloths or bedding for her dolls.

Then a few weeks back Bumblebee Toys sent us a lovely purple playsilk, made by Sarah’s Silks, and I discovered why playsilks are actually way better then scarves.

Welcome to Purple World!

They are the perfect size. The playsilk I received is a generous 35 x 35 inches, far larger then any of the scarves she was previously playing with. It’s not too big, as to be unwieldy for her. It’s just the perfect size for a little one. Just big enough for her to hold with her arms outstretched. The larger size means it can be turned into far more things, and used in far more ways. Everything from a cape to a dress, to a curtain for a puppet show.

They are made of real silk. A very thin, see-through, breathable, fabric. It lets the light shine through when the cloth is thrown over something. G-Girl loves to hold our purple playsilk over her face and look out through it, turning the world purple.

Our playsilk is so very light and airy. It weighs next to nothing. I love the way it moves when you wave it, and when you toss it in the air, it flutters. It is also super soft. The texture is very inviting. The baby loves to finger it and rub it against her face.

I love the quality.  The hand-hemmed edges are fantastic. I also like knowing that the dyes used to create the playsilks are non-toxic. I enjoyed checking out the Sarah’s Silks website and discovering that they follow “better then fair trade practices”.

Baby-G entranced with the soft silk cloth.
Other then the obvious fact that you could use it as a blanket to play peek-a-boo, it had never really occurred to me that young babies would enjoy playing with something like this.  At 12 months old Baby-G is simply delighted with the playsilk.  She will play with it by herself for upwards of twenty minutes at a time.  She just passes it from one hand to another, rubs it on her face, tosses it up in the air and catches at it as it flutters down.  All of which doesn’t look that exciting to me, but keeps her quite captivated.  Add in a toy to cover and uncover or a big sister or a mom to play along with and she’s just as pleased as she could possibly be.

G-Girl is also quite enamored with our new playsilk, which she calls  her “be-anything-do-anything cloth“.  She has come up with some pretty bizarre things to do with it. Things that would never ever occur to me. And that’s the beauty of it. The playsilk really does seem to promote open ended, free form play.

A “purple snail birthday cake” that G-Girl sculpted
by laying the playsilk on the ground and scrunching it just so.

Bumblebee Toys has seventeen different colours of Sarah’s Silks available for a rather reasonable $12.95 a piece. They recently posted a suggestion on their Facebook page which I thought was simply brilliant.  Instead of using fake grass in your kids Easter basket line it with a playsilk.  What an awesome idea!  I am so doing that this year. Bumblebee Toys also has an excellent deal on right now, where if you order $25 or more worth of toys they will throw in a free green playsilk (while supplies last).

Disclosure – I received a free playsilk for review purposes. My opinions are my own and were not influenced by the company, or by the free product received.

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Comments

  1. Mommy's Memoran says

    March 29, 2011 at 12:11 pm

    I love the simplistic of this. Children really are creative and it looks as though Bumblebee Toys designs toys to help them explore their creative play. I stumbled you, my post is http://jonbonjovious.blogspot.com/2011/03/charlie…

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  2. Vera says

    March 29, 2011 at 12:55 pm

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    March 29, 2011 at 1:00 pm

    My 3 year old will love it. I will defintely check this.I stumbled your post.Here is mine : ourfamilyworld

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    March 29, 2011 at 7:03 pm

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  5. Sara says

    March 30, 2011 at 2:13 am

    Looks great for the little ones.I stumbled you. My post is http://booksyourkidswilllove.blogspot.com/2011/03…

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  6. Still Reviewing says

    March 30, 2011 at 4:33 am

    Stumbled you back and I subscribe anyway. Faith at homeecathome.com

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  7. visitmickey.net says

    March 30, 2011 at 6:45 am

    "Stumbled" over to say hello! My oldest played with one of my pashminas all the time but it was a little too long to be ideal. I can see where this would be great! Lori

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  8. Erika says

    March 30, 2011 at 11:09 am

    What fun! Thanks for the great review and also for stopping by my blog & commenting. I stumbled you back. :)~ErikaMusings From a SAHM

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  9. The Teacher's W says

    March 30, 2011 at 12:31 pm

    Neat idea! Thanks for stumbling me at: http://www.survivingateacherssalary.com/2011/03/l… I got you back!

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  10. Cheryl from thatgirl says

    March 30, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    Kids are so imaginative! Stumbled ya.

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  11. Books at The Paperho says

    March 31, 2011 at 1:45 am

    Nice post. Great pics! I had never heard of Bumblebee Toys, and with three kiddos of my own, it sounds like a great place to check out. Thanks!Thanks for stumbling me at Reading with Joey. Stumbling you right back.~ Devon

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  12. Clisty says

    April 4, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    So cute and Fun!! I'll have to check those out! Kids have the best imaginations, gotta love em!Stumbling you back! @Rural Grace

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  13. Kelly's Lucky Y says

    April 5, 2011 at 4:57 am

    What a great idea to put in an Easter basket.Stumbled! I hope you stop by Stumble Tumble Tuesday again this week!

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