My four year old daughter is sort of a tomboy. Whenever we go to the McDonald’s drive-thru she always requests the "boy toy" for her happy meal. Go figure. I’ve offered her dolls and her sister has offered lip gloss from time to time but she is happier playing with dinosaurs and hot wheels.

I’ve come to the understanding that it is not my job to influence her with gender biased toys. Whatever keeps her creativity sparked and her learning encouraged is fine with me. But when I saw this super, cool, modern day, doll-house, on the Baby Gadget Blog, I actually shed a tear for the realization that this product would not be gracing our playroom any time soon.

This mod, Plexiglas, doll-house is one of the coolest toys I’ve seen in a long time and the bloggers at mod mom agree.  Momoll, a Zurich based company, has handcrafted dollhouses, stacks of apartments and pint-sized kitchens. They are made out of slotted
plywood componets in a subtle, Scandinavian color palette.  The best part about these toys are their ability to collapse for easy storage. There are no nails, hinges or glue which is meant to make it easy for kids to put their toys away and parents to appreciate "no assembly required". 

According to Baby Gadget, Momoll has kids furniture in the works as well and soon their toys will be available in US stores such as Kid O and Pomme.  Until then, you might want to brush up on your German and checkout their website for some great pictures of their modern toys. As far as my daughter goes…I can only hope.