LOCOMO® Family (5 characters)

Description

Where Nature Becomes Character

LOCOMO® Family is a nature exploration toy that invites children to look more closely at the world around them and use what they find as part of their play.

The set includes Elmer, Dale, Becky, Frida, and Robbie, five distinctive figures with openings for adding natural details. Children can insert, turn, remove, and replace the materials they collect, allowing the same figure to take on a different appearance, personality, and story each time.

A leaf might become an ear, a wing, or a tail. Short and long twigs can change a character’s height and posture, while flowers and other suitable discoveries add new shapes, colors, and details.

The Search Is Part of the Play

Natural materials are not included because finding them is central to the LOCOMO® experience.

A walk outdoors takes on a new purpose. Children may set out looking for something that suits an idea they already have, or they may notice an interesting shape, color, curve, texture, or scent and decide later how to use it.

The search is not simply preparation for play. Looking closely, comparing possibilities, and choosing what to collect are already part of the experience.

One Figure, Many Characters

Each figure offers a recognizable starting point without deciding what the finished character must look like.

Replacing short twig legs with longer ones can make the same figure appear taller, more animated, or like a completely different character. A leaf that once served as an ear might become a wing, a tail, or another feature when it is turned around or moved to a different opening.

The character that emerges depends on the figure, the materials children find, and the way they choose to bring them together. There is no need to copy an example or repeat what they made before.

Learning Through Observation and Hands-On Play

As children play, they consider which materials are the right size for an opening, which ones stay in place, and which ones create the effect they have in mind.

When something does not work as expected, they can change the angle, try another opening, choose a different piece, or head outside to look again. Inserting, turning, removing, and adjusting materials of different shapes also gives children opportunities to coordinate their hands and eyes and practice controlled finger movements.

When children look, compare, choose, and adjust what they have found, they see the results of their decisions directly. This hands-on process reflects TaksaToys’ approach to play-based learning. Understanding grows through what children see, touch, and try for themselves, rather than from ready-made explanations alone.

As each character begins to take shape, children may give it a name, imagine a role, or bring several characters together in a story. The finished character is only one part of the experience. Searching, comparing, reconsidering, and trying again matter too.

From Play to Display

Once completed, a LOCOMO® character can remain on a shelf or table as a small decorative object.

Much like arranging flowers in a vase, children can compose natural shapes, colors, heights, and proportions in different ways. The arrangement may remain for a while, then be refreshed when something new is found.

What begins as play can quietly become part of the home while remaining open to change.

Awards & Recognition

LOCOMO® has received international recognition for its design, sustainability, and educational value:

• Creative Child Awards: Eco-Friendly Product of the Year 2018
• European Product Design Award 2018: Honorable Mention
• Parents’ Picks Awards: Best Preschool Products 2024
• Parents’ Picks Awards: Best Green Products 2024
• Design Excellence Award (DEmark) 2026