The Story Path starter set, no name: a storytelling game for any storyteller
The first page left open, for nurseries, classrooms and families
Once upon a time, the story began, and whoever held the first tile got to say who it was about.
The same set, with the first page left open for any storyteller.
Lay the first tile and see where their story goes.
Play the gameNothing doubled. Played the game? The story you laid is the set you get, bookends included.
For more than one storyteller. The first page reads “Once upon a time…”, so any child can be the hero.
£74.95 with the purpleheart magic tile, or £64.95 with a fourth oak tile. Posted from 1 December, in time for Christmas.
- The first page: “Once upon a time…”
- Three solid oak tiles, each a place for the story to go: The tower, The cave and The crossroads
- A fourth tile, your choice: the magic tile in purpleheart, The Night Sky, gilded by hand in 24ct gold leaf, or a fourth oak tile
- The End
- Our cotton drawstring bag, which is also the pile you draw from
Lay the first page down and read it aloud, then say who the story is about. In a classroom, that can be someone new every time.
The Lucky Bag. Reach into the bag and draw a tile without looking. Join it to the path, and say what happens there. Then pass the bag on.
The Forked Path. Draw two tiles, and choose between them. Up to the tower, or into the cave. The other goes back in the bag for another day.
A storytelling game that takes turns well: like story stones passed round a circle, each child adds a picture and a line, and the joined path keeps the whole story to read back.
For more ways to play, and how story stones, story dice and story tiles compare, read our storytelling guide.
Every piece is solid oak, 120 mm square and 13.5 mm thick, planed, sealed with shellac and engraved. Iron and vinegar ebonise the oak so only the engraved lines turn black, and Osmo hardwax oil finishes it. The magic tile, if you choose it, is purpleheart, its path, its stars and its moon gilded by hand with genuine 24ct hand-beaten gold leaf, laid on a food-safe, child-safe size straight onto the wood, with nothing over it. Every piece has an arrow joint, so any tile joins any other.
The picture is engraved into the oak, then the tile is ebonised with iron and vinegar, so only the engraved lines turn black. The path runs across every tile, in through one arrow and out through the next.
This tile carries no name. The name lives on the first page of a starter set or first book set, engraved in our script.
Delivery
Posted from 1 December, in time for Christmas
The Story Path is made to order in our Wiltshire workshop. Orders are posted from 1 December, in the order they were placed, so every set is under the tree in time for Christmas.
Delivery is by Royal Mail Tracked 48, free on every UK order of £20 or more; orders under £20 are charged £1.95.
Returns
90 days to return, with free return postage
We are pleased to offer 90 days from delivery to return your order, and we will provide a prepaid Royal Mail Tracked 48 label at no cost to you. Personalised and engraved pieces are included.
You may choose a refund, an exchange or a gift card. Refunds are made to your original payment method once your return is back with us and checked. How returns work
Multiple Lifetime Guarantee
Covered for life, whoever owns it
Should a piece ever break, develop a fault or go missing, we will restore or replace it free of charge, for the life of the toy and for whoever owns it next. Read about our guarantee
Everyday care. Wipe with a damp cloth and let the wood dry naturally. Please don’t soak it or put it in the dishwasher.
Where to keep it. Away from radiators and direct sun. Wood moves a little as the air grows drier or damper through the year, which is quite natural.
Refreshing the finish. When the wood begins to look dry, rub in one thin coat of Osmo Wood Wax Finish Extra Thin (1101), the finish we use ourselves, and let it dry fully before play. Once dry, it is food-safe. For babies who mouth their toys, ideally wait two weeks. Or let us make it easy: our Toy Care Kit has everything you need.
Our guarantee. Every toy is covered by our Multiple Lifetime Guarantee, and caring for it yourself never affects it.
More about our finish in our FAQ.
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A beginning, a middle and an end
The Story Path opens with “Once upon a time, there was…” and closes with “The End”. Between the two, the child lays the tiles in a line and tells the story along the path that runs through them, in through one arrow and out through the next. Every arrow is an “and then”.
It is designed around the way stories are taught in nurseries and Reception: an opening, a problem, a resolution and an ending. The line is laid and read from left to right, like a line in a book, and it supports the early learning goals for inventing, adapting and retelling stories.
Oak, and a little magic
The story tiles and both bookends are solid oak, finished with Osmo hardwax oil. No paints and no dyes: the picture is engraved and ebonised, so only the lines turn black. The magic tiles are cut from rarer woods, and their path and stars are gilded by hand in 24ct gold leaf. A new wood arrives each week in November.
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