$32.95
The perfect family activity for when you are stuck inside over winter, family game night or for rainy days at the cottage.
The Hangdog Channel is nestled in the world’s largest chain of freshwater islands. Rock faces scraped bare from the wind, twisted white pine, and the wide, wild water of the 30,000 islands are woven into the Canadian identity. The rugged beauty of the Canadian Shield requests the observer to be still, and listen to the heavenly chorus of nature.
Wendy Wood is a Canadian landscape artist who lives and paints in the Haliburton Highlands of Ontario. When she’s not painting, she weaves, makes maple syrup and likes to do puzzles.
Reproduced in vivid wide-gamut colour, and mounted on genuine Eska board.
Piece Count: 1008 unique shapes (if 1000 is good, 1008 is better!)
Finished Size: 68.6 x 48.3 cm (27" x 19")
Made by TheOccurrence in Haliburton, ON
$21.95
Build your very own log cabin treehouse!
It also makes an excellent gift.
Kit includes non-toxic white glue for safe and convenient assembly and instructions - all you need to build it yourself!
Measures 7.25" x 3.5" x 2.5"
Made by Log Cabin Toys in Fort Langley, BC
from $32.00
This stylish snap-back baseball cap is emblazoned with North Standard's bear mascot to add some Canadiana to your everyday life.
This adorably awesome baseball hat is available in multiple sizes and will quickly become everyone's favourite hat.
A classic sport cap, with a snap-back closure and green beneath the visor to reduce glare.
Kids:
Youth:
Designed and pressed by North Standard Trading Post in Ottawa, Ontario.
from $32.00
The ultimate in North Standard swag! Get this Baby Bear onesie for your baby bear.
Sizes:
3-6M: 9" X 15"
6-12M: 9.5" X 16"
Fabric content: 100% Cotton
Made by North Standard Trading Post in Ottawa, Ontario.
$22.00
What makes babies even cuter? North Standard's adorable bear logo! Their Made in Canada rib-knit acrylic toque is perfect for staying stylish during our long winter.
Fabric: 100% Acrylic
Size: Fits Age 6M - 2Y depending on head size
Care: Machine Wash Cold, Tumble Dry.
Made by North Standard Trading Post in Ottawa, Ontario.
$26.95
For sentimental or scientific reasons, flower presses have been helping people preserve memories for centuries. This wooden flower press is ingeniously simple!
Put your fresh plant leaves and flowers between the cardboard inserts, fit the top piece back on and tighten the wingnuts. Place somewhere with some ventilation and allow it to press and dry the plant matter.
The dried flowers and leaves make great art or addition to art pieces! Try framing them behind glass or making homemade cards with them.
The cardboard inserts are reusable and will dry themselves due to airflow through their corrugation furrows.
Full instructions are included.
Appropriate for children aged 3 and up
Dimensions approximately 7.5" l x 1.54.25" h x "3.5" w
Made by Thorpe Toys in Waterloo, Ontario.
$24.95
This sturdy wooden school bus comes with 4 removal passengers and is super cute!
Great for pre-schoolers with older siblings who have started school to play and imagine their own school journey.
With a friendly driver at the wheel and room for four happy passengers, easy-rolling wheels and smooth edges, this durable 5-piece wooden playset makes for hours of fun and leaves plenty of room for a child's imagination.
A classic toy that is heirloom-quality and built to last. These are toys that can be handed down from generation to generation.
Made of natural wood with no paint, stains or toxic finish.
Appropriate for children aged 3 and up
Dimensions approximately 8.5" x 5"
Made by Thorpe Toys in Waterloo, Ontario.
$19.95
Study insects in this fun observation laboratory.
Kids love to learn about the world around them and creepy crawlies. This bug box gives them a close-up view of some of our closest neighbours - insects.
The opening is large enough for large insects and the soft mesh is fine enough to enclose even small insects. Comes with a leather strap handle for you to carry your entomology laboratory around with you.
Once they are done their observations, just leave the box outside, open the door and allow the insect to escape.
This bug box is a great new way let your kids get close-up time with insects in a way that is non-destructive and eco-friendly.
Appropriate for children aged 3 and up
Dimensions approximately 7.5" l x 1.54.25" h x "3.5" w
Made by Thorpe Toys in Waterloo, Ontario.
$28.95
The perfect family activity for when you are stuck inside over winter, family game night or for rainy days at the cottage.
‘namaxsala is inspired by a story told to the artist, Mary Anne Barkhouse, by her grandfather Fred Cook. In the story, her grandfather helps a wolf cross a treacherous piece of water in a boat, on the West coast of Canada. “My grandfather’s stories always offered an alternative view for considering the world around me,” the artist remembers. “And so, I relate one of them here, to help negotiate cooperation with the ‘other’ and inclusion of the wild.”
The photograph, taken by Michael J. Bainbridge captures Barkhouse’s installation, locked in a perpetual gaze with Parliament. In the image, we also see the flags on Parliament Hill at half mast in recognition of the unmarked graves across the country of residential school children that never came home.
This deceptively simple image evokes a shared fate and highlights our need for critical introspection as a country.
‘namaxala is a Kwakwala word meaning ‘to travel in a boat together’. The sculpture of 'namaxsala can be seen and admired in person at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec.
Mary Anne Barkhouse is an Indigenous artist belonging to the ‘Namgis band of the Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation of British Columbia. She currently resides in the Haliburton Highlands of Ontario.
Reproduced in vivid wide-gamut colour, and mounted on genuine Eska board.
Piece Count: 504 unique shapes (if 500 is good, 504 is better!)
Finished Size: 42.0 x 59.4 cm (16.5 x 23.4")
Made by TheOccurrence in Haliburton, ON
$28.00
This adorable chunky knit pom pom toque is for kids! The pom pom makes it extra cute!
Fabric: 100% Acrylic
Size: Fits Age 2Y-5Y, 10" long when un-cuffed.
Care: Machine Wash Cold, Tumble Dry.
Made by North Standard Trading Post in Ottawa, Ontario.
$14.95
Mouse & Cheese is great for developing hand-eye coordination in babies and very young children.
This learning toy helps your child develop hand-eye coordination as they move the "mouse" through the "cheese".
Repetition of the simple actions of threading and unthreading with the Mouse & Cheese helps to build critical neural pathways that will become the basis for future complex actions. As things progress, children start making patterns with the lace across the "cheese".
This simple toy allows your child to build a lot of skills for things to come. Also, because this toy is natural wood with no paint or stain, it is safe for them to chew on.
A classic toy that is heirloom-quality and built to last. These are toys that can be handed down from generation to generation.
Made of natural wood with no paint, stains or toxic finish.
Appropriate for children aged 1-5 years
Dimensions approximately 6.5" diameter
Made by Thorpe Toys in Waterloo, Ontario.
from $32.00
This stylish snap-back baseball cap is emblazoned with North Standard's bear mascot to add some Canadiana to your everyday life.
This adorably awesome baseball hat is available in multiple sizes and will quickly become everyone's favourite hat.
A classic sport cap, with a snap-back closure and green beneath the visor to reduce glare.
Kids:
Youth:
Designed and pressed by North Standard Trading Post in Ottawa, Ontario.
$28.95
The perfect family activity for when you are stuck inside over winter, family game night or for rainy days at the cottage.
Kurt Swinghammer is a Toronto based artist and musician. His modern take on an iconic subject, The Red Canoe, is an ongoing series of large-scale acrylic paintings that explore receding colour relationships within a repeated composition. He has created animations for Buffy Sainte-Marie and Bruce Cockburn, illustrated a children’s book of Stompin Tom Connor’s songs, composed music for The Nature Of Things, and art directed the Let Your Back Bone Slide video by Maestro Fresh Wes. He has released a dozen albums of his own music and his work is represented in the Permanent Collection of The Canada Council Art Bank.
Piece Count: 504 unique shapes (if 500 is good, 504 is better!)
Finished Size: 42.0 x 59.4 cm (16.5 x 23.4")
Made by TheOccurrence in Haliburton, ON
$11.95
This simple, sturdy toy echoes the classic design of the Astin Martin, smooth with plenty of speed. We’re pretty sure that James Bond would have one of these on his desk!
Ready for your imagination and perfect for little ones who are just starting to play with rolling toys. Perfect for your Formula 1 (F1) loving crew too!
Made from natural wood - maple or pine - with no paint, stains or toxic finish, there's no problem if it also occasionally becomes a wooden chew toy.
Built to last, the durable and solid design of this wooden car means it is ready for years of play.
Appropriate for children aged 3 and up
Dimensions approximately 5.5" L x 2.75" W x 2.5" H
Wood may be darker, or lighter, than shown in image.
Made by Thorpe Toys in Waterloo, Ontario.
$32.95
The Flip-Flop Pull Along Toy goes anywhere. Watch it flip-flop down stairs, over obstacles and travel flat along the ground. It's always on its wheels and never upside down. Made from hardwood.
Appropriate for children aged 1 and up.
Dimensions approximately 24cm x 14 cm x 2cm
Made by The Toy Maker of Lunenburg in Hatchet Lake, Nova Scotia.
$28.95
The perfect family activity for when you are stuck inside over winter, family game night or for rainy days at the cottage.
Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish. Lesser known fact, between 333 and 322 BC, Aristotle provided the earliest taxonomic classification of fish, describing 117 species. Luckily for us, Emily S. Damstra is a living Ontario artist and illustrator whose work explores many facets of nature as well as ichthyology. This collage includes some of her Great Lakes watershed fish illustrations, many of which appear in the book "Guide to Great Lakes Fishes" by Gerald R. Smith.
Emily Damstra is a Canadian artist who lives and paints in Guelph, Ontario. Emily finds satisfaction in observing, celebrating, and sharing the details of nature through drawing and painting. Emily's work can be found in many other publications and on coins in Canada and in the USA.
Reproduced in vivid wide-gamut colour, and mounted on genuine Eska board.
Piece Count: 504 unique shapes (if 500 is good, 504 is better!)
Finished Size: 42.0 x 59.4 cm (16.5 x 23.4")
Made by TheOccurrence in Haliburton, ON
from $32.00
This stylish snap-back baseball cap is emblazoned with North Standard's bear mascot to add some Canadiana to your everyday life.
This adorably awesome baseball hat is available in multiple sizes and will quickly become everyone's favourite hat.
A classic sport cap, with a snap-back closure and green beneath the visor to reduce glare.
Kids:
Youth:
Designed and pressed by North Standard Trading Post in Ottawa, Ontario.
$15.95
A very pink coloring book with a lot of flamingos!
The Flamingos are going on a road trip! Synchronized swimming and pedal boat rides, they enjoy the summer by the water. Fall is the time to get ready for school, a little dancing in the rain and getting dressed up for Halloween. When winter arrives, they practice their favorite sports, alpine skiing and snowmobiling and getting the Christmas lights ready. And let’s not forget when spring comes around, it’s Rosie's birthday!
Colour away with the Haida Colouring Pencils by Native Northwest.
Size: 8 x 8 inches (20.32 cm x 20.32 cm), 18 pages
Made by Amelie Legault in Montreal, Quebec
from $32.00
This stylish snap-back baseball cap is emblazoned with North Standard's bear mascot to add some Canadiana to your everyday life.
This adorably awesome baseball cap is available in multiple sizes and will quickly become everyone's favourite hat.
A classic sport cap, with a snap-back closure and green beneath the visor to reduce glare.
Kids:
Youth:
Designed and pressed by North Standard Trading Post in Ottawa, Ontario.
$36.95
Let children discover iconic animals and items of Canada with this challenging map puzzle. Parents and children can map out wildlife throughout Canada.
Appropriate for children aged 4 and up.
Dimensions approximately 30cm x 22cm x 1cm
Made from plywood.
Made by The Toy Maker of Lunenburg in Hatchet Lake, Nova Scotia.
$29.95
Sailing is a lifetime pleasure and this sailboat can let your little one start catching the wind early whether they are playing in the tube, the pool or the lake.
The durable and solid design of this sailboat means it will keep on floating and is ready for years of play, It comes with a post to attach a bowline to secure the boat or pull the boat back to you if you are playing in open.
This Sailboat comes in unfinished wood with no paint, stains or toxic finish and is a wonderful alternative to plastic bathtub toys. Just leave it out to dry after you are done playing.
Great for kids who are into boating to enjoy "bad weather sailing" in the tub.
Also a fun gift for sailors for their desks or dens.
Let the breeze and your imagination carry your sailboat on great adventures.
Since each of these wooden sailboats are handcrafted, the pattern and colours on the sail differs from boat to boat.
Appropriate for children aged 2 and up
Dimensions approximately 9" x 4.5"
Sold individually.
Made by Thorpe Toys in Waterloo, Ontario.
$12.95
The tiny but mighty Mousewoman is a legendary figure in the oral and visual practices of Northwest Coast Indigenous cultures. She is both grandmother and oracle, able to travel in and out of the spirit world.
Mousewoman sits on young people’s shoulders in crucial times, whispering advice and knowledge. She protects and guides young people by helping them avoid or escape bad situations, and is never afraid to stand up to bigger beings.
This book brings to life the timeless lessons of Mousewoman—lessons that embody the principles outlined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
A first of its kind, this book empowers children to become proudly aware of their rights.
Soy based ink and water based protective coating. Made from paper sourced from sustainable forests.
22 pages; measures 6.5 in x 6.5 in.
Native Northwest products are guided by the following principles:
Written by Morgan Asoyuf. Made by Native Northwest.
$28.95
The perfect family activity for when you are stuck inside over winter, family game night or for rainy days at the cottage.
This beautiful image of a Heron is based on an original painting by the Muskoka based artist J Claveau.
Piece Count: 506 unique shapes (if 500 is good, 506 is better!)
Finished Size: 20" x 20"
Made by TheOccurrence in Haliburton, ON
$32.00
This stylish snap-back baseball cap is emblazoned with North Standard's bear mascot to add some Canadiana to your everyday life.
This adorably awesome baseball hat is available in multiple sizes and will quickly become everyone's favourite hat.
A classic sport cap, with a snap-back closure and green beneath the visor to reduce glare.
Kids:
Designed and pressed by North Standard Trading Post in Ottawa, Ontario.