Trottinette Toys

Desperate for a non-​gendered toy for a two-​year-​old tyke, I ventured into this place on a whim. While there was a corner of the shop I would call The Pink Zone, the majority of the shop floor seemed to be dedicated to toys for kids, in general. Those looking to purchase pink fairy wands and blue hammers may well be disappointed here!
In the back room of the store, in addition to board games, puzzles, cards and marbles, I was delighted to find kid-​sized cookery tools, wooden fruit and veg, bottles of ‘milk’ and strings of ‘sausages’ and a hearty-​looking ‘ham’ or two. My fav would have to be the wooden food already halved but held firmly together with velcro meant to be sliced in two with a wooden knife! Forgoing the knife, I tore open an egg-​shaped piece that turned out to be a kiwi fruit! If a 40-​something-​year-​old chick can be so delighted by wooden fruit, then I should certainly hope little-​uns would be as well!
The best part of my experience at Trottinette would have to have been the gift-​wrapping experience. Not only was I asked if the purchases were a gift, but I was also asked if they were a birthday gift or a ‘birth’ gift, if that makes sense. I guess the distinction would have made a difference in what wrapping paper would have been used. The gal who wrapped up my purchases used lovely paper and bows. The gifts looked stellar!

I was taking a walk on Seefeld yesterday, and I simply had to stop and check out this store. What drew me in were the beautiful wooden toy houses in several models, colors and sizes, but once I was in I could see there was so much more!
If you dread the current selection available at most toy stores, with all the plastic, loud sounds and battery operated garbage, you will find the selection available at Trottinette most refreshing. I was on my own, and I hadn’t planned on doing any toy shopping (nor do I on most days, I tend to go for shoes and accessories… for myself), but this place… I literally had to fight the urge to sit on the floor and start playing, which is somewhat embarrassing to admit, but might give you an idea. I didn’t know if I had landed in Wonderland or in Santa’s workshop: all the beautiful wooden and fabric toys, clearly handmade… beautiful. If you know a little girl or boy who might like a toy house, this is without a doubt the best place to get it; it won’t be cheap, but it will last for ages and it will be something they will keep coming back to, not get bored of quickly. There are tons of accessories and characters of all sorts for doll houses, and there are cars, wooden kitchens and food markets, musical instruments, drawing sets, beautiful pop-​up books… If you have to shop for a child, you will definitely find something here.
One caveat: it might take you a lot longer to get your shopping done, because you will find yourself sticking around for a while, browsing and tryoung out some of the merchandise — I dare you not to!

Nicht nur Kinderaugen, sondern auch die ihrer Eltern oder Grosseltern, Tanten oder Onkel strahlen, wenn man diesen Laden gefunden und ins Herz geschlossen hat. Die Damen des Hauses verstehen etwas von Kinderträumen und auch dem Wunsch der Eltern, trotz klammer Kassen, Kinderwünsche erfüllen zu wollen. Man kann wählen zwischen kleinen, aber feinen Geschenken und den grossen Träumen von Puppenhaus oder Piratenschiff. Wenn man so wie ich eine grosse Familie in Deutschland hat, ist es immer wieder schwer, das passende Geschenk für Neffen und Nichten zu finden. Vor allem in der Weihnachtszeit ist der Kauf in letzter Minute nicht unbedingt der beste Kauf. Es lohnt sich, schon weit vor dem Fest die Wünsche der Kleinen zu erfragen und dann macht es einem lediglich die Suche schwer, das passende Geschenk zu finden. Es soll ja schliesslich auch individuell sein. Bei Toys“R“Us finden Eltern und Kinder Spielwaren von Playmobil, Lego, Barbie, Puppen, Autos, Actionfiguren, Lernspielzeug, Spiele und Puzzle, Videospiele. Im Trottinette Toys findet man Kinderspielzeug mit Niveau, denn viele der angebotenen Kinderspielzeuge scheinen von Hand und mit Liebe gefertigt worden zu sein.