Owl our latest news
We featured in the Wealden Times Christmas Gift Guide
December 2020
Our Peter Pan sword was selected for the Christmas Gift Guide 2020 in the Wealden Times.
Featured in the national Families Magazine
November 2020
We are super proud to be featured in the National Magazine of Families. The magazine is a popular go to magazines for parents with toddlers.
Hot wheels!
October 2020
We have 2 beautiful balance bikes for toddlers in store. The balance bikes are amazing because the seats are super comfortable and are suitable as a toddler bike for 2 year old. They look adorable and glide beautifully.
Attended the First Virtual fair
September 2020
September is the month of Autumn fairs. At these fairs you usually find new items for Christmas. This year they have been cancelled or moved. However, the Top Drawer Autumn fair did an amazing job of putting it all online. They had talks and stands and a lot of support for visitors.
We have a new lance in store!
July 2020
We have a new lance in store - the Dragon Lance. Look at the detail on the head of the lance. Isn't it amazing!
Social distancing posters
June 2020
There is news that we might be able to get out of lock down. There will be new ways to interact while we are out and about. So we created some new posters that are fun and remind people of what to do. This is all very new and strange for us all.
Focused on mental health
May 2020
As lockdown continued, we became more aware of how your mind also needs exercise. The mind needs to have stimulation of various sorts to keep healthy. So we created 3 pdf's to download for free. The pdf's have lovely intricate designs to keep you busy and your give your mind time to relax.
Lock down notes on social media
April 2020
We started posting each day since the Lockdown began on 23 March. Our posts were to be ways on how to mentally manage the days during the lock down. There are posts for you to keep sane, and for the children to keep occupied. Every day we posted something different and we hope one of them helped.
I am posting this in May...and the lock down continues and so do our posts.
Donation to the Chislehurst Recycling Roadshow
March 2020
Green Owl Toys donated a few beautifully handmade wooden prizes for FOCRG and Chislehurst Society's first Chislehurst Recycling Roadshow. This event is to highlight how YOU can help save the planet!
We support all events that promote eco-friendly way of living.
New Catalogue for 2020
February 2020
Once a year we design, manufacture and select toys that go into our wholesale catalogue. Its a lot of work that goes into completing it in time for our customers to make their 2020 selection.
The Dragster and City Car win Gold!
January 2020
Our wonderful wooden Dragster and City cars have won Gold in the Bizzie Baby award 2020! Very proud of the 2 beautiful all wooden cars designed by Green Owl Toys. Both toys are made in Poland using FSC sourced wood.
In the link below you can read reviews made by independent testers (mums and their children).
https://bizziebaby.co.uk/product-review/allwood-cars-2-in-a-box/
Real World Link for Secondary schools
December 2019
We were asked by a local secondary school, Bullers Wood for Girls, to do a presentation and lead a Toy project for their Year 10 and Sixth Form Design and Technology students.
Bullers Wood for Girls have an amazing Design and Technology department with many beautiful machines the students can use including a laser cutter and 3D printing.
This created a wonderful base in which the students could create toys to the project specifications we provided.
We are Made For Mums Finalist!
5 November 2019
On Fire works night we found out that our Fox teether and Fox toy were announced that they were finalist in the "Made for Mums" toy awards.
We are so pleased to get this award as it is highly competitive and judged by independent parents.
https://www.madeformums.com/reviews/madeformums-toy-awards-2019-winners/
Shortlisted in the Access Storage Business Awards 2019
10 October 2019
Judges impressed by the company ethics, product offering and business growth since they started operating out of storage.
Green Owl Toys has been shortlisted for the Access Self Storage Business Awards 2019. Green Owl Toys was selected out of hundreds of entrants to join six other companies in the shortlist.
The awards are designed to reward and recognise the innovative companies using Access Self Storage’s services to grow their businesses. The winner will receive a business package worth £2,500 and will be crowned the Access Self Storage Business of the Year.
Kevin Pratt, spokesperson for the Access Self Storage Business of the Year Awards, says:
“Being shortlisted for this award is a huge achievement as we sifted through an incredibly high calibre of hundreds of entries! What I love about our Business Awards is that we get to see the full breadth of businesses that work out of our 58 stores. As our units range in size from a locker to a football pitch, the businesses are really varied. Each has different and inventive ways of using the Access Self Storage facilities.”
The winner will be announced on Monday 11th November 2019.
Meetings with new and existing customers.
13 September 2019
This was a month of visiting...we visited customers in and out of London as well as the Top Drawer Autumn Fair. This photo was taken on one of our trips.
Supporting the local community
22 August 2019
FC Elmstead Football Club have just completed building a fantastic venue to store their equipment storage and supply endless coffee and bacon rolls. Our donations have helped in some way bring this fantastic facility to the community. They are thanking those who helped by engraving a brick on their wall.
Wood work course
10 July 2019
We attended a local wood working course. Its an eye opener on how talented artisans have to be to make such great pieces. This owl is obviously not one of our works but we loved him all the same.
Supporting local community - Demelza Hospice for children
15 June 2019
We donated an 11 kg rocking motorbike made of solid wood to the local children's Hospice in light of our joint 10th anniversary celebrations.
Museums & Heritage Fair
15 May 2019
We had a successful trade fair in Olympia this May. You learn so much at a fair. Not only from old and new customers but also other people around you. You pick up advice that compliment your ethics.
Meeting with suppliers
11 April 2019
Meeting suppliers of great wooden puzzles. They are designers and manufacturers. They have amazing designs and ideas. We look forward to working together on new projects.
