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Collection · 4 Hans Christian Andersen sets

Crateit FairytaleHans Christian Andersen in wood

A fairy-tale world developed together with the Hans Christian Andersen House in Odense. Meet The Little Mermaid, Clumsy Hans, The Tinderbox and the rest of the story.

4 sets · in partnership with the Hans Christian Andersen House
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Colour the fairy tale layer by layer.

Use our Crateit markers to paint the Little Mermaid’s tail, the sparks of the Tinderbox or Clumsy Hans’ unmistakable hat. The acrylic pigment sits precisely on the wood.

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The questions we get most often about the Fairytale world.

What is Crateit Fairytale?

Fairytale is the Crateit fairy-tale world, created in partnership with the Hans Christian Andersen House in Odense. Every figure and every scene draws on the tales of Denmark’s best known author.

What age are the sets for?

The Fairytale sets are recommended from age 3. Smaller parts may need an adult hand during assembly.

Can I colour them in?

Yes. Our acrylic markers cover MDF cleanly and can be built up layer by layer. Let your child paint The Little Mermaid or The Tinderbox in colours of their own choosing.

Which tales are in the collection?

Right now: The Little Mermaid, Clumsy Hans and The Tinderbox. The world keeps growing, so keep an eye on what is new.

What are Crateit Minis?

Crateit Minis are small collectable figures. Perfect on a shelf, in a pocket, or combined with the larger sets.

Hans Christian Andersen in your child’s hands.

Crateit Fairytale is a wooden toy world developed in partnership with the Hans Christian Andersen House in Odense. Every figure is drawn from the tales and cut in wood, ready to be coloured and played with.

Made in Denmark at sheltered workshops.

The tale lives on

Fairytale makes Hans Christian Andersen’s stories physical. Children can hold the figures, build the scenes and invent their own sequels to the classic tales.

Colour the fairy tale

Every set is a blank canvas. Use our acrylic markers to give the mermaid the colours of the sea, the Tinderbox its sparks, or Clumsy Hans an entirely new look. The pigment can be built up layer by layer.

Built to be combined

Fairytale plays well with our other worlds. Let the mermaid visit Crateit Town or move into the Roomies dolls’ house.