{"id":160,"date":"2026-06-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=160"},"modified":"2026-10-18T16:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T16:09:24","slug":"play-that-builds-patience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/play-that-builds-patience\/","title":{"rendered":"Play that builds patience"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"160\" class=\"elementor elementor-160\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-5d46ab5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d46ab5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b800b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"b800b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Patience grows with practice, not lectures. Puzzles, building blocks and turn taking games give children small, repeated chances to wait their turn and finish what they started.<\/p><p><em>Start with short sessions. A five piece puzzle before a fifty piece one. Praise the sticking with it, not just the finished picture.<\/em><\/p><h3>Pick the right toy<\/h3><p>Choose toys with a clear end point, like a tower to build or a puzzle to complete, so your child feels the reward of finishing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d71d9 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_images_gallery\" data-id=\"c8d71d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_images_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-images-gallery photoswipe-images wd-carousel-container\" style=\"--wd-align-items:center; --wd-justify-content:center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel wd-grid\" data-scroll_per_page=\"yes\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:3;--wd-col-md:3;--wd-col-sm:1;--wd-gap-lg:30px;--wd-gap-sm:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-close-up-of-a-chunky-wooden-stacking-and-counting-7d7e1.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"1\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-close-up-of-a-chunky-wooden-stacking-and-counting-7d7e1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"Close-up of a chunky wooden stacking and counting toy with rounded painted blocks on a pale shelf, with a child&#039;s hand-s\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-close-up-of-a-chunky-wooden-stacking-and-counting-7d7e1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-close-up-of-a-chunky-wooden-stacking-and-counting-7d7e1-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-close-up-of-a-chunky-wooden-stacking-and-counting-7d7e1-430x669.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-close-up-of-a-chunky-wooden-stacking-and-counting-7d7e1-180x280.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-a-tall-tower-of-balanced-wooden-blocks-topped-with-cad73.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"2\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-a-tall-tower-of-balanced-wooden-blocks-topped-with-cad73.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"A tall tower of balanced wooden blocks topped with a cork-coloured block, standing on a stack of children&#039;s board books\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-a-tall-tower-of-balanced-wooden-blocks-topped-with-cad73.jpg 450w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-a-tall-tower-of-balanced-wooden-blocks-topped-with-cad73-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-a-tall-tower-of-balanced-wooden-blocks-topped-with-cad73-430x669.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-a-tall-tower-of-balanced-wooden-blocks-topped-with-cad73-180x280.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-a-child-s-playroom-corner-with-a-large-wooden-rock-dfb37.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"3\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-a-child-s-playroom-corner-with-a-large-wooden-rock-dfb37.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"A child&#039;s playroom corner with a large wooden rocking horse and soft toys on a concrete floor against a white-painted br\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-a-child-s-playroom-corner-with-a-large-wooden-rock-dfb37.jpg 450w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-a-child-s-playroom-corner-with-a-large-wooden-rock-dfb37-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-a-child-s-playroom-corner-with-a-large-wooden-rock-dfb37-430x669.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-a-child-s-playroom-corner-with-a-large-wooden-rock-dfb37-180x280.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-two-painted-wooden-toy-spinning-tops-hanging-float-aab93.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"4\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-two-painted-wooden-toy-spinning-tops-hanging-float-aab93.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"Two painted wooden toy spinning tops hanging\/floating against a soft grey studio backdrop, one cream and one navy blue w\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-two-painted-wooden-toy-spinning-tops-hanging-float-aab93.jpg 450w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-two-painted-wooden-toy-spinning-tops-hanging-float-aab93-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-two-painted-wooden-toy-spinning-tops-hanging-float-aab93-430x669.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-two-painted-wooden-toy-spinning-tops-hanging-float-aab93-180x280.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-nav-arrows wd-pos-sep wd-hover-1 wd-icon-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-prev wd-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c0893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"84c0893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>That slow stacking and restarting is the whole point. A child who knocks over a tower and builds it again without crying is building patience one block at a time, long before anyone uses that word with them.<\/p><h3>Board Games<\/h3><p>Simple board games teach a different kind of patience, the kind where you wait your turn and watch someone else win sometimes. A game like our wooden block tower works well for this, since turns are short and the next go is never far away.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-5041c3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5041c3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94eb511 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94eb511\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939496a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"939496a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-styled-kids-play-space-with-soft-toys-wooden-toy-s-54916.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-styled-kids-play-space-with-soft-toys-wooden-toy-s-54916-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Styled kids&#039; play space with soft toys, wooden toy shelf, play rug and toy boxes against a blue wall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-styled-kids-play-space-with-soft-toys-wooden-toy-s-54916-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-styled-kids-play-space-with-soft-toys-wooden-toy-s-54916-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00057e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"00057e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Nomvula Khumalo \u2013 Toy Specialist<\/h4><p>When parents ask for something that keeps little hands busy without a screen, I point them to wooden toys. A front loader or a road roller takes real concentration to push and steer, and that focus carries over into everything else.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e870c8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e870c8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f821762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"f821762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-bright-colourful-children-s-playroom-corner-with-a-8c5eb.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-bright-colourful-children-s-playroom-corner-with-a-8c5eb-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Bright colourful children&#039;s playroom corner with a play table, small chair and toy shelf of games and puzzles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-bright-colourful-children-s-playroom-corner-with-a-8c5eb-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-bright-colourful-children-s-playroom-corner-with-a-8c5eb-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86eb352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"86eb352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Johan Pretorius \u2013 Store Manager<\/h4><p>We get a lot of grandparents in looking for a gift that will not be forgotten by lunchtime. A doll or a soft toy with a story behind it tends to hold attention far longer than anything flashing or beeping.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b677fb3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b677fb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d6698 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52d6698\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512aaf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"512aaf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/speelbox-two-colourful-child-sized-wooden-chairs-with-a-tal-8d774.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/speelbox-two-colourful-child-sized-wooden-chairs-with-a-tal-8d774-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Two colourful child-sized wooden chairs with a tall wobbly tower of wooden building blocks and a stacking game on a past\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/speelbox-two-colourful-child-sized-wooden-chairs-with-a-tal-8d774-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/speelbox-two-colourful-child-sized-wooden-chairs-with-a-tal-8d774-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae3aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"6ae3aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Zanele Mahlangu \u2013 Customer Care<\/h4><p>Parents often message us worried a toy was a bad buy because their child needed help at first. That is normal. A toy that takes a little effort to figure out is usually the one that gets played with for years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bf1e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37bf1e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60440c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"60440c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-two-soft-toy-armchairs-style-cosy-corner-with-plus-d3aa8.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-two-soft-toy-armchairs-style-cosy-corner-with-plus-d3aa8-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Two soft toy armchairs-style cosy corner with plush toys and wooden building blocks against a colourful mosaic-patterned\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-two-soft-toy-armchairs-style-cosy-corner-with-plus-d3aa8-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-two-soft-toy-armchairs-style-cosy-corner-with-plus-d3aa8-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb4899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"9fb4899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Keagan Isaacs \u2013 Online Orders<\/h4><p>I see the same toys ordered again and again as gifts: blocks, simple figures, soft toys a child can talk to. Those are the toys that slow a child down, and slowing down is where patience starts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-efb5ff7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efb5ff7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff9f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_testimonials\" data-id=\"fff9f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_testimonials.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonials testimon-style-standard  color-scheme- testimon-with-rating testimon-align-left wd-carousel-container\" id=\"carousel-9743\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel wd-grid\" data-scroll_per_page=\"yes\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:1;--wd-col-md:1;--wd-col-sm:1;--wd-gap-lg:30px;--wd-gap-sm:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-young-south-african-woman-in-a-red-top-reading-a-c-ae897.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"Young South African woman in a red top reading a children&#039;s book beside a window in a cafe\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"My son used to give up on anything fiddly within a minute. We got him a wooden block tower and a few quiet evenings later he was stacking ten blocks without asking for help. It changed how he plays with everything else too.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tThandeka Nkosi\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-young-south-african-man-in-a-casual-jacket-holding-842d4.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"Young South African man in a casual jacket holding a coffee cup, sitting on outdoor steps\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"We bought a plush pair for our daughter's third birthday and did not expect much. She sits and arranges them for ages, talking to them, moving them around. It is the calmest I have seen her play.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tRiaan Botha\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-young-south-african-man-in-a-dark-leather-jacket-s-d1211.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"Young South African man in a dark leather jacket standing outdoors among trees\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"My twins fight over everything except their wooden road roller. They take turns pushing it across the floor, and somehow that waiting game has taught them more patience than I have managed in four years.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tLindiwe Dube\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-nav-arrows wd-pos-sep wd-hover-1 wd-icon-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-prev wd-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b976bf8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b976bf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05be6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"05be6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3><p>You do not need an expensive toy to build a patient child, just one that asks something of them. Blocks, simple dolls, soft toys and a board game at the kitchen table all do quiet work that screens cannot. Start with one toy that takes a little effort and let the patience follow.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2af160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"c2af160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-styled-kids-play-space-with-soft-toys-wooden-toy-s-54916.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-styled-kids-play-space-with-soft-toys-wooden-toy-s-54916.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Styled kids&#039; play space with soft toys, wooden toy shelf, play rug and toy boxes against a blue wall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-styled-kids-play-space-with-soft-toys-wooden-toy-s-54916.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-styled-kids-play-space-with-soft-toys-wooden-toy-s-54916-400x281.jpg 400w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-styled-kids-play-space-with-soft-toys-wooden-toy-s-54916-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-styled-kids-play-space-with-soft-toys-wooden-toy-s-54916-430x302.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-styled-kids-play-space-with-soft-toys-wooden-toy-s-54916-700x492.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/toy-store\/toys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speelbox-styled-kids-play-space-with-soft-toys-wooden-toy-s-54916-180x127.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patience grows with practice, not lectures. 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