Hi everyone, welcome to the fifth week of my series Mom Boss Monday. Every Monday I will be featuring an amazing small business that is run by a Mama so that you can shop small easily, and support a Mama while doing so! I want to help empower other Moms to chase their dreams! If you want to read about my personal small business Wildflower & Co you can click here. I missed last week due to getting double knee replacements, which I posted about here. I am going to be getting back to a regular posting schedule now that I am doing a bit better. Make sure to subscribe in the sidebar on the right to make sure you never miss a Mom Boss Monday!
Meet Kayleigh Owner of Abel’s Workshop
My name is Kayleigh, I’m 25 and I live in Ogden, UT with my husband Levi, our two kids Abel and Abby, our dog, Pepper and our cat, Helga.
I started Abel’s Workshop in March of 2019 – not long after our son, Abel was born. When searching for toys for Abel, I was disappointed to find that a vast majority of the toys lining store shelves were plastic. These toys often featured bright lights and repetitive sounds I knew could be overstimulating for young children, and many of them were manufactured in China – a process I knew was harmful to our environment.
Online, I found toys that better suited our needs and values, but these toys often came with price tags that were wildly out of my reach as a new stay at home mom. I have always had a passion for creating things, so I started creating natural wooden toys for Abel that were designed to support whatever skills he was developing at the time. When I saw how much Abel loved these toys, I knew it was something I wanted to share with the world – and thus Abel’s Workshop was born.
Abel’s Workshop started at a kitchen table in a tiny apartment, and quickly expanded to a 900 sq ft workshop. Our whole family plays a role in the business now, and we are proud to outsource some tasks to other small businesses as a way of supporting them as well!
Our mission at Abel’s Workshop is to provide quality, natural, eco-friendly toys that inspire imaginative play.
All of our toys are designed to support children’s development, and each toy is reasonably priced so any family can easily access quality, eco-friendly toys for their little ones.
Our hope is that one day our toys will line the shelves of popular stores alongside the plastic ones, so parents everywhere can enjoy their benefits.
If you are dreaming of starting a business – don’t be afraid to take the plunge! My biggest advice for new business owners is to have specific plans and specific goals laid out for your business to keep you on track and motivated. Business ownership comes with ups and downs, but keep going – you can achieve the impossible!
I found Kayleigh and Abel’s Workshop through TikTok and immediately fell in love with her work. The first video I saw featured her natural wood stacking rainbow. Elsie is a rainbow baby after years of infertility and loss, and so rainbows are really special to us. I am not a huge fan of super bright primary colors, but the natural rainbow was just my speed. I then fell into the TikTok blackhole and started watching all the TikToks Kayleigh had posted and found myself wanting just about every product they offered. I loved the ability to personalize Elsie’s toys!
We got our box of toys SO fast. I am probably the least impatient person ever and am constantly checking the tracking codes, but wow it was here in a snap! I loved the packaging! As soon as I set eyes on the toys I could tell they were insanely good quality. They were heirloom quality pieces to save for Elsie! Beautiful and so nice! I was very impressed. They were better than I even imagined. Elsie instantly wanted them. She went right for the personalized natural wood rattle with her name on it! She’s teething so it quickly found it’s way to her mouth, and she loved it (as you can tell by the drool on the rattle above). I also love the interactive rings on the handle, they definitely added to the fun and her thinking as she played.
I am an elementary school teacher so purposeful play is very important to me, and I know that it is how children learn best. It is important to me that my daughter has toys that make her think and that expand her understand of the world and how it works. Play is the way to a kid’s heart and brain for sure!
I just had double knee replacements 2 and a half weeks ago and I have to have my husband help me with setting up my pictures- yes it is as miserable as sounds LOL. He was getting frustrated because he would set her up and then she would IMMEDIATELY go for the toys. I told him that was fine because then it can show you guys proof, she’s obsessed. She loves holding them and taking the rainbow apart.
She did not mess with the blocks here because she did not know they were there, hehe. Otherwise she was shoving her blocks in her mouth. She loves these toys, and I love that I know they are safe for her to have in her mouth and non-toxic. I love that these toys will make her think and are not just something flashy to distract her. I also love that these toys will grow with her and make her use her imagination, ESPECIALLY the rainbow.
I loved this video that Kayleigh posted of just a few of the other interactive and creative ways your kiddo may use their rainbow! The rainbow she has featured in the video is her bright color way! I love that she offers natural and colored for Mom’s that want the colorful option!
You should definitely follow Abel’s Workshop on TikTok to see the toys in action, behind the scenes footage, and creative ways to use their toys during play.
We also filmed a tiktok featuring the toys we got and Elsie playing with her Abel’s Workshop toys! This girl seriously makes me smile!
Any of these toys would be amazing for an Easter basket if you celebrate easter, I know I plan to have the rattle in Elsie’s even though I let her play with it for these photos. Although I’m not sure if she will let me have it back. She loves it a whole bunch. I love that it has her name on the side! It’s the perfect touch! We will definitely be adding these personalized rattles and the other toys to birthday and baby shower gift list! What sweet present for a tiny new baby and Mama. I’m obessed.
Everything from Abel’s Workshop is top notch including shipping and customer service! Also check out their social media for future products and deals!
You can follow and contact Abel’s Workshop on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and their website. Make sure to follow where you can so you do not miss out on updates and launches.
If you purchase from Abel’s Workshop then make sure to save using our code LIFEASKYLA for 15% off!
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