A Visit to Honeysuckle Hollow

I have a friend (no, it’s not me!) who has an entire village in her basement. It’s the village of Honeysuckle Hollow, where the Li’l Woodzeez families live in harmony.  This friend is wild about all types of miniatures – she assures me many people are.  And I wanted to visit and take photos because I’m wild about all types of interiors – both great and small.

Li’l Woodzeez toys are miniature animal families, including the Waterwaggle Beavers, the Whooswhoo Owls, and the Diggadilly Raccoons.  You get the idea.  And their domain – whether it’s the bakery or the general store or the nursery school – is filled with the most delightful details imaginable.  Details that I can’t believe the designers even thought of.  And to think the package states that the toys are made for kids aged 3+!  These tiny, tiny items would be lost in a second in the hands of a little child.  So obviously they have been created to delight the kid in all of us adults!

Apparently Li’l Woodzeez were conceptualized by a Canadian designer.   The food and snack truck is even on display in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts!  And they have thrived happily  – as an exclusive toy item found at Target, and sometimes on Amazon.  I don’t remember anything like this from when my kids were small – but we were all-consumed with My Little Pony.

There is a rival animal group, Calico Critters, that are a little pricier, and a little more serious in demeanor. But I am very fond of the Li’l Woodzeez for their cartoony, happy lifestyle.  Those of you who have a genuine interest in comparing the two critter populations should check this website:

http://www.toyboxphilosopher.com/2012/04/calico-critters-vs-lil-woodzeez.

Here’s another wonderful glimpse into the world of miniature interiors that my friend told me about.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/gyanyankovich/the-dollhouse-of-your-dreams#.koPEvkoyq

http://www.littlearchitecture.com/

But back to the Hollow. I’ll let the Li’l Woodzeez speak for themselves through my numerous photos.  (I should have used my macro lens – some of my photos are a little blurry.  But I think it adds to the dream- like quality of spending time in the Hollow…)