We are Szilvi and Juli, the parents of Bubu Toys. Our wooden toy shop in Barcelona that was born in August 2022. We are also the parents of Laia, who was born one year and two months after our beloved project.

Szilvi is an early childhood educator and Juli is a sociologist and social integrator, so it seems obvious why we are opening this shop. As an educator, Szilvi has experience with Montessori, Waldorf and Pikler materials, so we were looking for a place where children could find the things they love. Juli, who has also worked with children as a social integrator, loves to play, make jokes and laugh with people.

It was a very nice experience to find this shop, to transform it into what it is now, to choose colours, to look for wooden pallets to build the shelves, to reuse all kinds of materials, even the fact of choosing the suppliers; everything has been and continues to be a great adventure. At the end of so much effort we have a shop that makes us feel proud and happy, that surprises people who pass by and encourages them to come in and get to know us and marvel at the result of so much effort. On many occasions people come in just to see the shop because it is so beautiful and they congratulate us on it, something we are very grateful for. Who doesn’t like a bit of praise!