Wooden toy town to colour in: build it, colour it, colour it again
Crateit Town is a wooden toy town where the child chooses the colours. Everything arrives in uncoloured wood, the parts click together without glue or tools, and the markers go on layer by layer. The day the fire station has to be blue, it is blue. Next summer it can be green with red details.
Here is the overview: what is in the two buildings, how to get from uncoloured wood to a finished town, and how the town can grow set by set.
The Fire Station
The Police StationFour steps: build, colour, play, colour again
- Build: the assembly guide is included, and the pieces click together without glue or tools.
- Colour: everything arrives in bare wood, and the child picks every colour. There are no wrong choices.
- Play: no screen, no batteries and no right way to do it.
- Recolour: the markers cover the old layer, so the same toy can become a new story as often as you like.
Two buildings to start with
The Fire Station has 72 pieces and measures 60 × 28 cm assembled. There is room for a helicopter and a fire engine, and road pieces are included so the fire engine can drive all the way to the scene. Most parents are done assembling it in 20-40 minutes.
The Police Station has 80 pieces and measures 74 × 29 cm assembled. It comes with a watchtower, police cars, a police motorcycle and a police truck, and the same station can tell two completely different stories. Most parents are done in 20-30 minutes.
Which markers to colour with
Crateit makes its own markers in five colour families (Nature, Forest, Pastel, Playful and Wonderland) and two nib sizes. The 1 mm nib is for details such as signs, windows and names, and the 3 mm nib is for whole surfaces such as facades and roofs. The product pages recommend starting with 3 mm Playful for the facades and 1 mm Nature for the details. The markers are sold separately, and you will find them under Crateit Markers.
For more on colouring wood, read the blog post how to colour wooden toys with markers.
Start with one set, add more later
All Crateit Town buildings and road pieces are designed to fit together, and the roads fit across the sets. The town can grow every time a new set joins it: Around The Mountain is a mountain road with 35 pieces and two cars, the Adventure Track Extension adds 19 pieces and 4 road connectors, the roundabout has 24 pieces, and the drawbridge has 24 pieces. The car park has 40 pieces and three cars, and the road signs are 20 pieces with 10 signs.
See all of Crateit Town or read the guide to Crateit Town. If you are looking for wooden toys in general, start with the page on wooden toys.
Frequently asked questions
Does the toy town come painted?
No. The sets arrive in uncoloured wood, so the child picks the colours.
Can we colour over it again?
Yes. Crateit markers settle in layers, so you can update the buildings as often as you like.
Do the sets fit together?
Yes. All Crateit Town buildings and road pieces are designed to fit together.
Do we need markers?
Yes, the sets come in uncoloured wood. Crateit markers go on layer by layer, so you can colour over them again when the play changes.
What age are the sets for?
Crateit Town and Crateit Roomies are recommended for ages 5-9 and suitable from age 3. The age is shown on each product page.
Can we return it?
Yes, there is a 14-day right of return.
