Tegu began with the notion that the founders?brothers Chris and Will Haughey?wanted to help a country and its people, and they quickly discovered that Honduras could be home to beautiful, sustainably-harvested tropical hardwoods. Grandchildren of an accomplished Kiwi architect, both Chris and Will grew up with a love and appreciation for woodworking, so they naturally gravitated towards the initial idea of creating high-end furniture for export. A couple months later, on a trip together in Germany, they were impressed and inspired by the classic wooden toys of Europe and started looking into the fabrication of wooden toys rather than furniture.
Having a 4 year old is exhausting. I will be the first to admit it. Our son, Xander, has to be the most energetic child I have ever met. Not only is he energetic, he is constantly into everything no matter what we are doing or where we are. When we go to an appointment that doesn’t involve him I always have to bring something with to keep him entertained. I usually have Transformers or Power Rangers which are always a hit. When we go out to eat the crayons and coloring pages are never enough to keep him happy.
We were recently introduced to the Pocket Pouch Prism from Tegu. This set of blocks consists of 6 magnetic blocks that come packaged in a beautiful, industrial felt pouch.
These blocks have kept Xander entertained for hours. So far they have made an appearance at the doctor’s office, at a restaurant and in our van (which he loves because they are magnetic so he can attach them to the van!). He has also discovered that he can get them to magnetize to the screws on our light switches and outlet covers and also on the walls right at the corner where there is metal underneath to form the corner. These blocks are definitely a hit with my little man.
Each set also includes a card with information about Tegu’s social and environmental initiatives.
Tegu blocks are available in a variety of options in the Tegu store.
Will and Chris Haughey, the founders, set out with the goal of creating living wage jobs, replanting the rainforest and funding education all in Honduras. You can help them by donating to fund 1 month of school, 1 week of school, 12 dozen trees or 3 dozen trees.
After learning about the wonderful work that Will and Chris are doing to help in Honduras we have donated 1 week of school and 3 dozen trees to the cause from both Outnumbered 3 to 1 and my personal site, The Megalomaniac Mommy.
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Buy It!
You can buy the Tegu blocks via the Tegu store.
