Schleich Wildlife Animal Figurines Review & Giveaway

 

Schleich was founded in 1935 in Germany, with their now famous figurines starting production in 1950. With 75 years under their belt they have perfected their art and expanded to reach the hands & minds of children and adults alike.

Each figurine is developed to be as realistic & naturalistic as possible and they design with the assistance of parents & teachers to ensure their products are safe for little hands & educational. They choose which comic characters they portray based on the educational & moral values the characters portray. Each figurine is designed to promote imaginative play in a child. 

Schleich currently has 3 main categories of play--with subcategories in that. They include:

1. World of Nature: a) Wild Life  b) Farm Life
2. World of History:  a)Prehistoric Animals  b) The World of Knights  c) New Heroes
3. World of Fantasy:  a) Bayala  b) The Smurfs

They have produced other sets that are no longer in productions, but have become collectors items. 
In celebration of their 75th Anniversary, they have released a book called Anywhere's a Playground that chronicles their first 75 years--I was given a copy & it was quite interesting. The book is pictured above. They made the book round, with zebra print so it brings attention to it. It is amazing how far they have come.You can find this book on Amazon for $15.56.

I have been familiar with Schleich products for many years--the Rural King store near us carries them and my child is very attracted to them every time we are in there. We have purchased a few of the pieces in the past (all from the World of Nature category), so I can attest that they stand up to toddler/preschooler play. I was given some of the January 2011 releases for the World of Nature: Wild Life set to check out--I think the artic fox (pictured above) & kit are my favorite (they are so darn cute), while my child chose the African buffalo to make "talk."  I have always been impressed with how realistic their figurines are. I love that my child can see & learn from a small piece of play art. I love how these little figurines bring out the best in my child's imagination! Plus--their individual animals are priced so you can get them as a special treat for being good in the store. They would also make great birthday gifts or would be perfect hopping into an Easter basket. 

 Thanks to Schleich, one lucky My Springfield Mommy reader will win a set of 6 figurines from the Wildlife Grouping including:

Water Buffalo Calf

Water Buffalo

Kudu Antelope

Kudu Calf

Artic Fox

Artic Fox Kit

 PLUS the book about the history of Schleich titled Anywhere’s a Playground: Schleich 75^th Anniversary, by Paul Kraut.

Giveaway ends Sunday, April 3rd

Winner chosen by Random.org

Winners responsible for supplying shipping info.
U.S. entries only

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Thanks to Schleich for my samples and the giveaway winner's prize and to Michelle for her honest opinions. 

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