Open Source Toy Studio · Coming 2027
For the moments when big feelings are hard to hold alone.
Montessori- & Waldorf-inspired
for ages 3–7
Our research
Meet the bear
beneath the pine.
Standing at nine inches tall and infinitely patient, the Little Pines bear is made from the softest Peruvian alpaca. Built to outlast childhood, not just the season. Squeeze the paw and the bear wakes up, ready to listen. Designed with child psychologists and educators — and the parents who love them dearly. Voice-first. Screen-free.
The studioHow It Works
Four sessions.
Child-initiated, every time.
Asleep by default. The child squeezes its paw, and the bear answers to the child.
Daily Check-In
"Where does that feeling live in your body?"
Daily Check-In
Low-stakes daily practice with emotional vocabulary. A simple question, asked the same way. Ritual is the point.
Big Feelings
Signature"Do you want to tell me about what happened?"
Big Feelings
The child squeezes the paw during or after a tantrum. The bear sits with it — without fixing, redirecting, or rushing toward resolution. Co-regulation: body first, language second.
Curiosity
"Why do I get scared of thunder?"
Curiosity
Age-appropriate psychoeducation about the body and nervous system. Naming what is happening is the beginning of mastery.
Wind-Down
"Let's take three slow breaths together."
Wind-Down
Three things, named. Three slow breaths, together. A gratitude and breath practice designed for the quiet end of the day.
All sessions run on-device. No cloud, no subscription, no app required. Memory lives only on the plush, parent-viewable and deletable at any time. Hardware privacy switches ship on the device. $129 target retail.
The full promiseEarly Access
Be first to
bring him home.
A quiet note when the bear is ready.
We write only when there is something worth saying.