{"product_id":"grapat-fancy-nins","title":"Grapat Fancy Nins","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwelve little characters, and every hat comes off!\u003c\/strong\u003e Fancy Nins arrive with interchangeable hats and bodies, so your child can mix, swap, and stack them into brand new characters over and over — no two the same twice, and no two the same height once the hats go on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGrapat sends these out without a single instruction, and that's entirely deliberate. A Nin can be a family member, a shopkeeper, a forest creature, a counting piece, or a passenger in a wooden boat. Whatever your child decides today, it can be something else tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThey're hand-dyed rather than painted, which means the colour soaks deep into the beech and birch and the wood grain still shows through. Each one is finished by hand in a countryside workshop in Spain, so small variations in tone are part of what you're getting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy we love the Grapat Fancy Nins:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHats and Bodies That Swap:\u003c\/strong\u003e Twelve figures that come apart and recombine, making new characters at every play session.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo Rules, No Instructions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Open-ended by design, so the Nins become whatever the story needs from age three onward.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHand-Dyed, Not Painted:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water-based dyes sink into the wood rather than sitting on top, so the colour won't chip off when dropped.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeautifully Imperfect:\u003c\/strong\u003e Each piece is finished by hand, and slight variations in colour and tone are part of their character.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat can children actually do with Nins?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRather a lot, because nothing is decided for them. Younger children sort them by colour, stack them, and line them up. Older ones give them names and roles, build them into small worlds with play silks and wooden animals, or use them for counting and pattern work. The same twelve pieces get used completely differently at three and at seven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does the colour vary between pieces?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause they're hand-dyed in a workshop out in the countryside, and humidity and airflow affect how the dye takes to the wood. Grapat treats that variation as a feature rather than a fault, so the set you receive may differ slightly in tone from the photos — which is rather the point of something handmade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTwelve little characters, twelve hats, and endless ways to put them together.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grapat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48932913185022,"sku":"GRAPAT-23-245","price":67.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/4448\/7112\/files\/NEW2026ProductSquares2048x2048-2026-09-10T112443.938.png?v=1789055444","url":"https:\/\/www.theplayfulpeacock.com\/products\/grapat-fancy-nins","provider":"The Playful Peacock","version":"1.0","type":"link"}