Grimm's Heart Grasping Toy

The Grimm’s Heart Grasping Toy is a handcrafted wooden toy made in Europe, designed to engage babies’ senses and encourage early motor development. Inspired by the principles of Waldorf Education, it nurtures tactile exploration, creativity, and gentle play, supporting infants as they discover the world through touch.

Measuring 10 cm in length, the Heart Grasper fits comfortably in tiny hands. Its smooth, rounded design makes it ideal for grasping, shaking, and teething, offering safe relief for sore gums. The natural alder wood provides a warm texture and subtle scent that enhances sensory development, while the gentle curves make the toy soothing to touch.

This versatile grasper can also be paired with a play silk, allowing young children to explore textures while older children can hold it to create flowing movement, adding a playful and imaginative element. Each piece is unique thanks to the alder wood’s natural grain, which is highlighted by a plant-based oil finish that protects the wood and brings out its vivid structure.

Lightweight, durable, and designed for repeated use, the Heart Grasping Toy is a safe, tactile, and visually pleasing first toy, perfect for sensory play, grasping, and teething. Learn all about this wonderful brand in our Grimm’s Toy Guide.

Suitable from newborn.

About Grimm's

Grimm's toys are inspired by the principles of Waldorf Steiner and are designed with the intention of helping children discover and develop their own creativity through simplicity of shapes, leaving plenty of room for independent play and imagination. Inspired by the educational philosophies of Rudolf Steiner, Grimm's puzzles, building sets, and toys are about the rainbow, happy colors, creativity, and the imagination. There are no instructions, and you can do no wrong with a Grimm's toy. Just play, learn, and enjoy.

Please note: as Grimm's uses non-lacquered wood, some paint transfer can occur during play. This is considered normal. Non-lacquered wood has a lovely texture - the rough texture of the stained wood is not only an important tactile sensory experience for children, but those rough surfaces makes it possible to build in many different ways, because the parts do not slide down so easily as the wood surface is still natural and not covered with a layer of bright enamel; however if you are concerned about paint transfer we suggest you purchase another item that is lacquered to be on the safe side.

Product number 08127