Want to get more out of your open-ended toys? Combine beanbags for endless fun.

Beanbags may seem like simple toys at first glance, but that's precisely their strength. That's the power of open-ended toys in general. They adapt effortlessly to any game and can be combined with almost any toy in a play corner. This creates endless new play possibilities, and all these possibilities stimulate a child's imagination.

In this blog post, you'll discover the 8 best open-ended toy combinations with beanbags for endless fun.

P.S. Are you completely new to the world of open-ended toys? Then read this blog post where I explain what open-ended toys are.

Why do open-ended toys combine so easily?

The simplicity of the toy allows for so many different ways to play with it. With imagination, it can transform into anything. For example, the beanbags and Stapelstein together form a course. While Stapelstein combined with a wooden spinning top creates a completely different game. Adding more open-ended toys to your toy cupboard opens up a whole new range of play possibilities. And yes, open-ended toys also play well with non-open-ended toys.

This is why combining toys is so important:

Toys stay interesting for longer because your child uses them in different ways each time.
It stimulates your child's imagination , as they can discover how toys combine and work together.
This creates more depth in your child's play , which leads to longer play times and more independent play.

The 7 best open-ended toy combinations with beanbags

1. Animals or dolls – role-play and imagination

Beanbags can become anything in a fantasy world. A bed, a boat, an island, or a mountain. Place a few animals or wooden figures with beanbags and see what your child can create with them.

2. Rainbow or pastel toys from Grimm's or Grapat – sorting and stacking

The rainbow beanbags or pastel beanbags match beautifully with toy brands like Grimm's, Grapat, and Bauspiel. By offering toys in the same color, you encourage color sorting. Or your child can use the beanbags as a base to stack or incorporate them into a beautiful structure.

3. A basket – endlessly repeating: in & out

A storage basket and bean bags are a winning combination. Children can put the bean bags in, toss them out, use them as treasure chests, or turn them into targets for a throwing or sorting game. Simple, but always a hit.

4. Magnetic tiles – create beautiful structures

Combine beanbags with magnetic tiles to create an imaginative play world. Children can build towers, bridges, or even houses, with the beanbags becoming furniture or part of the structure.

5. Stapelstein – moving and throwing games

Beanbags are perfect for Stapelstein! Children can sort them by color into the stackable stones, create a footpath, or even a whole obstacle course. The Stapelstein confetti beanbags are extra fun! There's a beanbag for every Stapelstein .

6. Play cloths - role play and color sorting

The rainbow play cloths match the beanbags perfectly, and of course, there's also a pastel play cloth set . Children can combine these two items for all sorts of role-playing games. They can tie gifts with them, build forts, or sort them by color.

Child plays with durable, open-ended toys like beanbags and balloon balls.

7. Sensory Balloon Ball - Movement and Throwing Games

The balloon ball not only matches the beanbags perfectly in terms of fabric, but you can also play some really fun games with it! For example, place the balloon ball on a paper cup and try to knock it off with a beanbag.

8. Loose parts – endless possibilities

Made with wooden discs, gemstones, and Gapat loose pieces. Loose pieces combined with bean bags provide endless play. They can be used to create patterns with the sensory bean bags , sort them, or decorate the bean bags like pretty little cakes.

How to get your child to combine more open-ended toys

Want to get more out of the toys you already have? Here are a few tips for you:

See which open-ended toys you already have at home and what combinations you can make. Just an evening of playing by yourself can be a great source of inspiration.
Set up an invitation to play and show new possibilities. New to this term? No worries! Read the blog: Want to help your child play independently? Set up an invitation to play !
Place toys that go well together. If Stapelstein is on one side of the living room and the beanbags on the other, try placing them next to each other.

The power of beanbags lies in their simplicity. They adapt to any play and grow with your child's imagination. We also make all our beanbags ourselves, fill them with natural materials, and use only sustainable materials. That's what makes these wonderfully sustainable toys.