HOW ALL I CAN IMAGINE CAME TO BE.
When I decided I wanted to sell online and design a website I had to search for a product to sell. I wanted a quality product I believed in and a product that was safe for children to play with. Because I am a big kid at heart and love wood toys and puzzles I believed ImagiPLAY offered a line of safe childs toys that would not only be fun to sell, but was a line of products I could trust.
Another indication that ImagiPLAY toys were a good match for me was that many of their products had won several awards; I could be confident that my customers would have a childs toy they would be proud to own.
Not only are ImagiPLAY's products hand-crafted and hand-painted for years of safe play, they are painted with child safe, lead-free paint. ImagiPLAY childs toys are reasonably priced so that most people can afford to own them.
When you have finished reading the information about our cardboard building blocks you will then see pictures of me as I assembled a red and yellow box as well as a couple of shots of the finished product from both the front and the back. There are also pictures of me standing on the boxes to demonstrate that they are indeed, crush-proof!
About ImagiPLAY
ImagiPLAY was launched in 1998 with the idea of manufacturing high-quality toys that insprie a child's imagination. ImagiPLAY toys simply act as a catalyst, leaving the child to discover the world on his/her own terms; an important benefit in your child's development. Open-ended toys enable a child to explore and discover how to control their environment and manipulate the objects within it. This kind of play developes not only the imagination, but also problem solving skills, hand-eye coordination, sequential thought and a whole host of other important skills.
About our toys.
ImagiPLAY is committed to the development and distribution of open-ended educational toys for preschool-age children to help inspire imaginations, stimulate young minds, and nurture a sense of discovery. We are equally committed to producing high-quality toys using only materials and processes that show respect for our planet and all the people and creatures upon it.
What our wooden toys are made from.
Our wooden toys are all made from plantation-grown rubberwood. Rubber plantations have existed for hundreds of years in tropical countries. Rubber trees produce a sap that is used to make latex products. At the end of their latex-producing years (generally 25-30 years) the trees are harvested and new ones planted. But these wonderful trees have one more gift to give us that of their beautiful, splinter-free hardwood, from which we make our quality wooden toys.
Where our wooden toys are made, and by whom.
The rubberwood used to make our toys is all grown in Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Our wooden toys are all made in Sri Lanka. We have several factories in and around Colombo, the capital city. Our factories are placed close to the neighborhoods where our workers live. The majority of our factory workers walk or ride their bikes to work each day. Cardboard toys made in the USA using recycled cardboard.
What are our cardboard blocks made of?
Our corrugated cardboard building blocks are made of at least 50% recycled cardboard. The actual amount varies with each run, but is never less than 50%. The trees used for the remainder are all farmed. The wonderful thing about corrugated cardboard is that it is strong, yet very lightweight, making it a wonderful choice for preschool play. The cardboard is printed with water-based, non-toxic colorful inks. We then apply an additional clear ink coating to each block to make it water-resistant. Our blocks are also recyclable.
Where are our cardboard blocks made, and by whom?
Every component of our block sets are made right here in America. They are produced in Wisconsin, where there is a large paper industry. Our warehouse is near the plant where the blocks are produced. By keeping everything close, we are cutting down on the fuel needed to transport materials and providing much-needed jobs to American workers. The paper industry in our country has been struggling with many companies buying their cardboard from China. China has to import their raw materials from the U.S. or Canada to make their cardboard. The lumber is transported from North American to China, made into cardboard and then transported back to North America. The cost of this inefficient process is lost jobs, and much greater use of valuable fuel.
Owner of All I Can Imagine and pictures of our ImagiBRICKS being assembled and stood on.
Assembling a Red Building Block (they are shipped flat)
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Next picture of red block being assemblied.
That wasn't so hard; and I did not even read the directions!
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Directions included with your order.
Finally something a child does not need to help me with!
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Back of two finished blocks.
I loved the results; you will too.
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I stood on the red block.
I did not hold onto anything!
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I stood on the next size smaller block, the yellow one.
Heavy senior citizen doing a balancing act on a smaller block.
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No indentions, did not crush or bend at all!
And I got off without falling!
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Owner of All I Can Imagine
Giant Blocks are easy to assemble - I did it and so can you!
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