This blog post is a very self-indulgent love note to Maileg! Now I know that they are technically ‘toys for children’ but I am a child at heart and I flipping LOVE THEM!! I will try to pretend for the rest of this post that I am offering lovely ideas of how your little people could enjoy playing with these gorgeous mice but let me just be straight with you right from the off that it’s me that’s playing with the matchbox mice – me alright?!
OK now that is out of the way, lets dive deep into a beautiful mouse hole.
Maileg are beautiful Danish designed toys that encourage imaginative play, and a wonderful story telling play time can be ignited with just one matchbox mouse. Jam jars become dining tables, corks make perfect mousey seats, and their matchbox packaging makes a comfy mouse bed complete with mattress, pillow and blanket. My 3-year-old niece literally plays for hours with just one mouse.
But … it is completely possible to go way out to the other end of the spectrum and kit your mouse out with a fully kitted castle or country farmhouse. We have mousey accessories galore to kit out your dollhouse, miniature fireplaces, a fully stocked fridge, mini cot beds for baby mice, even floor lamps!
Your imagination (and budget) is the only limit.
If you don’t want to kit out a whole house but still fancy a little home for your Maileg mice, I can heartly recommend using a little suitcase for the perfect portable mini mouse house. We have some in various sizes and beautiful patterns and you only need one or two items to create a miniature home. We used some stationary items to pop little frames on the wall, and tin foil would make a great mouse mirror. You can even add bunting!
Perfect if you are off on a trip and want to take your mouse house to go.
Then there are the Maileg castles. A lovely compromise of space and budget. They are a real thing of beauty and set the scene for hours of imaginative play. I mean just look at it! The castle hall gives a nice extension to your castle or have it on its own as a cute little room and roof terrace!
The royal matchbox mice match perfectly with the castle, but as always, your imagination is the only limit here; have your teddies move in If you want!
Just going to have to stop myself for going on and on about these gorgeous mice, but I’ll end with the quality. These are heirloom toys; you (I mean your children!) will be passing these little friends down the generations, and what a wonderful thought that is hey?! They are made to last and to be loved by many; so your little mouse pal might just be playing with one of your grandchildren one day.