This handcrafted refrigerator was designed with the desire to fulfill a dual function: to contribute to the child's development and to offer them a healthy and sustainable alternative for their imitation games.
It includes two shelves to provide three storage heights. Our children will thus be able to store their ingredients, but also their containers, dishes, pans and pots, as well as their cutlery and utensils, fake during their imitation games or real when they help us with daily kitchen tasks.
They will learn what we put in the fridge and freezer, and why, contributing both to their learning of the notions of conservation and permanence of the object, as well as to getting into the habit of tidying up while developing their sense of order.
The wooden refrigerator contributes, in the same way as other accessories found in the house such as the stove, the oven, the dinette, the DIY workshop, etc., to the construction of the identity of our future adults.
With their refrigerator, they reproduce scenes from their daily lives, reproduce the gestures and habits of their parents and the adults around them, participate in the life of the house, learn to play with others, and thus assimilate the rules, the codes and social roles, contributing to their socio-emotional development. They learn to manipulate small objects, plan their actions, their behaviors are goal-oriented, and they thus develop their executive functions and their fine motor skills.
Features
- Made from birch wood: a light, impact-resistant wood with a very fine grain and a fairly light color.
- Helps develop fine motor skills and executive functions
- Helps develop their sense of order and the habit of tidying up
- Serves as a support for children's imagination
- Made in Europe (EU), Latvia
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- Natural treatment: Wood treated with VOC-free plant-based oils and hard wax stains.
- Sustainable management: FSC certified birch wood ensuring the traceability of the wood as well as the maintenance of biodiversity and respect for local communities.
- Handmade: Designed and manufactured by a team of 12 dedicated and passionate craftsmen.
- Without overproduction: Manufacturing on demand.
- Eco-responsible packaging: Carton FSC certified and Adhesive tape 100% plant-based, renewable and naturally biodegradable.
- Committed manufacturer: Company with strong societal values, fair and respectful of the environment.
- 100% European product: see the “Details” tab for more information on traceability.
Technical sheet
- Colors to choose from: natural wood, powder green, mahogany, powder blue, powder pink.
- Material: Solid wood and birch plywood.
- Treatment: Plant-based hard wax oils and stains (VOC-free), water-based paints.
- Certifications: CE European toy standards EN 71, FSC Controlled Wood Certification.
- Dimensions : H 80 cm x L 34 cm x l 32 cm
- Product weight: 12 kg
- Manufacturing: Europe (EU), Latvia
- Age recommended by manufacturer: 12 months and over
- Warranty: 2 years
Interview
- Clean with a dry, soft cloth. Otherwise, use a slightly damp cloth without detergent.
- For stubborn stains, use a mild detergent.
Assemblage
- Assembly manual: Included in the packaging, in French.
- Product to assemble yourself, easily (1 person).
- 30 minutes of assembly.
Traceability
- Solid birch wood, Cardboard - Latvia
- Plywood (FSC) - Latvia/Finland
- Paintings, screws - Germany
- Oils - Belgium
- Adhesive tape - Poland
- Robots CNC - SCM, Italie
- Hand tools - Festool, Germany
- Handcrafted parts - Latvia
Manufacturing partner
With his team of 12 artisans, Roberts designs and creates uniquely designed products on demand from his workshop in western Latvia.
All the items they offer are designed to offer children the best possible support for imitation games, nourish their imagination and decorate their spaces with beautiful furniture that invites them to play.
Aware of environmental issues and keen to help offer the best to our children, Robert works only with hand-picked European partners who provide him with the materials that guarantee healthy and safe products: wood from sustainably managed forests, treated with natural oils and dyes, as well as plastic-free packaging, made from certified, recycled or natural, and recyclable or biodegradable materials - from cardboard to adhesive tape.
What is the educational benefit of this product?
Imitation games are part of childhood and the construction of identity. Rudolf Steiner also defines the first cycle of childhood, between 0 and 7 years, as that of imitation - during which he goes from being one with his mother to that of a social and autonomous individual, and where imaginative imitation will hold a determining place in the same way as open play.
It is through imitation play that the child will reproduce the behaviors he observes around him, from simple imitation to the creation of complex scenarios and role-playing games in which he is no longer the actor. principal but the director.
Jean-Ovide Decroly considered imitation and play as “anticipatory instincts”,
essential maturation factors which give him a global understanding of reality. For Célestin Freinet, through imitation, just like observation or reading, the individual appropriates the experience of others, diversifying and accelerating his personal experience.
The importance of observation is found in Maria Montessori, who described the role of the absorbent mind in a child's learning and the importance for them to follow their mother everywhere to observe the world. Through support for organization, imitation play, and help in the kitchen, the refrigerator will contribute to the prepared environment and the sensitive periods of movement coordination (from about 18 months to 4 years), order (0 to 6 years), social behavior (approximately 2 years to 6 years), refinement of the senses (around 18 months - 5 years), and small objects (during their second year).
Participating, cooking “for real”, with their parents gives the child the opportunity to learn about real things in the real world, as recommended by Charlotte Mason. Getting into the habit of tidying up will be one of the constituent elements of your discipline through good habits, a central concept of Mason's pedagogy too.
What is the interest from a neuroscience point of view?
- Participation in sensorimotor, cognitive and socio-affective development (*Through tidying up and imitating activities in the kitchen that require precision and planning (putting away and arranging small objects), role playing and interactions with adults and other children.).
- Strengthening neural circuits through repetition of gestures, tasks and interactions.
What is sensorimotor development?
Sensorimotor development is the process by which children develop their senses and learn to perform, control and coordinate their movements.
The senses include the best known ones: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, but also balance (thanks to the vestibular system) and proprioception (position of the body in space, given by the somatosensory system).
These different senses work in concert with each other and with the motor system.
In terms of motor development, we can distinguish two main categories of motor skills:
- gross motor skills, which refers to movements of the whole body or the large limbs and muscles of the body (legs, arms, trunk, head),
- fine motor skills, which refers to the movements of smaller muscles and limbs (fingers, hands, wrists, feet, ankles, toes, lips, tongue).
What is cognitive development?
Cognitive development is the process by which children acquire, organize and learn to use knowledge. Cognitive skills are numerous, varied, and are orchestrated by executive functions. They include, among others, language, goal-directed behaviors, planning, cognitive flexibility, short-term memory (or working memory), long-term memory, the ability not to be distracted, to control emotional reactions, etc.
What is socio-emotional development?
Social-emotional development is the process by which children acquire the ability to understand, express and manage their thoughts, emotions and behavior.
Social and emotional skills are also directly linked to how they perceive themselves and develop relationships with others.
What age groups is it suitable for?
The refrigerator is used from the moment the child starts to tidy up, from around 12 months. Imitation games are useful until around the age of 4 to 6, and children can play them alone or with others. As a cupboard, the refrigerator can be used for years afterward to store toys, clothes, books, notebooks, etc.
What is the point of this product in summary?
- Develop fine motor skills, executive functions, social skills.
- Serve as support for their imitation games.
- Feed your imagination.
- Practice daily tasks by helping in the kitchen.
- Learn to be independent.
- Strengthen his self-confidence.
- Collaborate on projects, guided by parents.
Delivery
- Delivery costs are: Free
- This product is shipped from Latvia by our manufacturing partner Roberts.
- This item is made to order and has a manufacturing lead time of 1 to 2 weeks. Delivery is then made within 5 working days.
- Transport is managed by FedEx or TNT, except in exceptional cases.
- Once your package has been shipped, a tracking number will be communicated to you by email.
Back
Have you received your item but it does not suit you? Don't worry, you have 14 days from the date of receipt of your package to return the product concerned to us.
Being a small family business, we are unfortunately not yet able to offer you postage costs, thereturn costs are the responsibility of responsibility of the customer and returns are to be sent to the country of shipment of this product, Latvia.
To be eligible for a return, please ensure that the following conditions are met:
- The product must arrive in original and complete condition (packaging, accessories, instructions).
- The request does not concern tailor-made products for which the customer has provided personalization data (example: a cutting or manufacturing dimension).
Please understand that we cannot accept fitted, used or worn items as they will not be able to be relisted.
Return Process
Send your return request with your order number as well as the product you wish to return to our Customer Service by email to the following address: bonjour@monloove.com
⚠ Please note that a return received without prior contact may frustrate the right of withdrawal.
Refund
The refund will be made within 14 days after receipt of the products for the full amount of the returned products, via the same payment method as that used when ordering.
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