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STORIES: Meet Little Oskar - Our Story Part 05
Little Oskar born 2017. We are absolutely in love with our little son and we couldn’t be more happy and proud. The pregnancy was a new journey for us, especially for my wife Thuy. She did the greatest job of all time and...

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STORIES: Should we Move to Australia? - Our Story Part 04
2015 was the year I visited Australia for the first time. It was love at first sight. The weather, the mentality and kindness of it’s people, the amazing beaches, the BBQs and the beautiful countryside made my first Australian holiday remarkable. Especially the way Thuy’s family and friends welcomed me...
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STORIES: Wedding Story - Our Story Part 03
We both initially agreed to have a small official wedding ceremony in Germany but that idea went straight out the window as soon as my wife Thuy heard about the possibility of getting hitched in an actual German castle. We had a fantastic day in an absolutely stunning...
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The Philosophy Behind our Toys - Our Story Part 2
Grimm's Wooden Toys and Ostheimer are inspired by the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner. Although less well known than the Montessori educational philosophy, Waldorf is an alternative education system which leaves room for independent and open-ended play...
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Who We Are - Our Story Part 01
Welcome! You’ve made it to our first blog post and we hope you have fun exploring our story. We would love to hear from you in any form and we hope that knowing a little bit about our history gives you insight to what we are about. So, hello and welcome to Oskar's Wooden Ark. My name is...
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