Ages 3+Reading & phonics
CVC Word Magic
For children starting to join letter sounds into words.
See the first-word routine →$34.99Take a look
Screen-free learning for curious kids
A little less tablet,
a little more play together.
Hands-on toys for ages 3+. Guide a ball through a wooden maze, trace a letter or build a first word together. See how play starts, with ideas to try when you need them.
“She loves it and wants to play it every night now”
“It’s a great quiet time, screen free activity.”
“He doesn't feel the pressure of getting it right.”
Follow their curiosity
What shall we try today?
Introducing the Owl Village Storytime Magnetic Maze
Lots of ways to explore
Guide a ball with a magnetic pen, sort colors or try the pinball launcher.
One board. A pen each.
Two attached magnetic pens let you play together.
A story to follow
Meet the Owl Village characters in the included storybook, then find them on the board.
Start together on a flat table with the pen upright. See the play guide ↗
Good things to get your hands on
Meet their next favorite.
Not sure where to start with reading?
Find an activity for what your child is trying now.
Ages 3+
Ages 3+Busy hands & winding paths
Storytime Magnetic Maze
Two pens, a pinball launcher, and a storybook to explore.
$37.95Take a look
Ages 3+First letters
Alphabet Tracing Board
Follow the grooves. Get a feel for every letter.
$24.99Take a look
CVC Word Magic, in real hands.
A first word, together
Pull up a chair.
Let’s try a word.
You don’t have to turn playtime into a lesson. Start with one word and help your child find its sounds.
01
Build the word
Put the letter tiles in place together.
02
Tap the sounds
Say each sound as you go.
03
Slide to blend
Join the sounds into a word.
04
Trace a letter
Flip a tile. Trace the letter and say its sound.
From their playroom
The toys they come back to.
A few words from customers on Amazon.
★★★★★
“My 3 year old, 6 year old and 7 year old all have fun with it … It’s a great quiet time, screen free activity.”
RogersRead on Amazon
★★★★★
“This is a really easy to use introduction to reading. … Incredibly helpful and fun for her.”
Patrick J. MorrisRead on Amazon
★★★★★
“But this he will practice with daily. He doesn't feel the pressure of getting it right.”
Amazon CustomerRead on Amazon
★★★★★
“I appreciate that this isn't another toy with lots of lights and sounds. … He goes back to play with it daily.”
Taylor Del RossiRead on Amazon
★★★★★
“My son spends hours with this. … Everything packs up neatly in the sturdy colourful storage box, which fits nicely on our toy shelf.”
★★★★★
“Perfect size to stick in a diaper bag or backpack for travel. Easy to use.”
SarabethRead on Amazon
★★★★★
“My kindergartener loves this! … We typically choose one card from each color to practice.”
KristyRead on Amazon
★★★★★
“… he’s definitely been learning it in stages. … It’s nice that he keeps learning something new and doesn’t get bored!”
Take a look
See how play begins.
Rachel, Brittany and Jill share a closer look. Tap a video to hear them walk you through it.
Our belief
Children deserve to learn at their own pace.
Researchers keep finding the same thing: young children learn more from real people and real things than from a screen. [1]
They learn by doing:
- Touching
- Building
- Pretending
- Talking it through with someone they love
That's why we design toys with:
Wood to hold. Letters to trace. Real pieces to get absorbed in.
No lights, batteries or noisy sound effects.
Room for creativity and play on their own. You don't have to be the entertainer all day.
And when you join in: quiet enough that you can hear each other. Your turn, my turn, one more go!
Wood to hold. Letters to trace. Real pieces to get absorbed in.
No lights, batteries or noisy sound effects.
Room for creativity and play on their own. You don't have to entertain all day.
Quiet enough to hear each other. Your turn, my turn, one more go!
When the toy does less, your child does more.
Research behind the belief [1]
In comparisons of video and face-to-face learning, children ages 0-6 learned more from the face-to-face presentation on average (Strouse & Samson, 2021). Back-and-forth conversation with adults was linked to stronger language skills in children ages 4-6 (Romeo et al., 2018).
Play guides when you need a hand
Explore the toys
The people behind the play
A little help with their next step.
We work with educators and specialists to bring you reading tips you can try at home. Meet the people who share them.
Brittany Lamon
Kindergarten educator, M.Ed.
Shows you how to build a first word together.
Try a word with Brittany
Jill Santos
Reading specialist, M.Ed.
Explains the steps children take as they learn to read.
See the steps with Jill
Rachel Hill
Speech-language pathologist, M.S.
Shows you how to say letter sounds clearly.
Hear the sounds with Rachel
And the two who started it
Friends before founders.
Novita and Wilhelm share a love of nature and learning by doing. Owl Village brings that same spirit to toys children can explore with their hands.
Get to know Owl VillageThe fun doesn’t end at the box
Your toy.
More ways to play.
Find the guide that belongs to your toy, then see what else you can try together.
A little help.A fresh idea.
From the village notebook
