Once upon a time in 1876, there was a locksmith named Andreas Brandstatter. Mr.

Brandstatter planted a magical seed that would eventually blossom into Playmobil by founding an eponymous lock and metal fitting company in Furth, Germany. By the 1930s, Playmobil's pretend play had again been redefined; manufacturing telephones, cash registers, and various items for toy shops using sheet metal.

At the beginning of the 1950s, Horst Brandstatter, the Playmobil's current owner, came on board and started a new era in the company history. He updated Playmobil pretend play products, searched out new markets and focused production on his favorite material, plastic.

In 1958, the hula hoop craze gripped the world, and Horst Brandstatter was determined to perfect the pretend play toy that would inspire further exploration. Realizing that the technique, using air pressure, hot plastic hoses, and shape molds, could also produce basically any shape (in addition to the traditional bottles and hoops), Mr.

Brandstatter created the first prototype Playmobil pretend play item, a closed racing car manufactured in a single production step. From that point on, the company expanded rapidly with products in toys.

Playmobil was introduced at the 1974 International Toy Fair in Nuremberg and by using an innovative marketing strategy, parents and children responded uniformly with fascination and enthusiasm, to Playmobil (less)

Made with an ultra-light material, this stable glider can even be used to play catch. The Playmobil Hand Launch Glider also comes with a Playmobil pilot.

Dimensions: 18.1 x 19.

7 inches (less)

Whoosh! The Playmobil Jet #4310 lets you own the skies. Contains room for cargo and passengers, movable seating for more cargo space, mobile doors, and four figures with luggage (less)

Get ready to have fun learning in this amazing School Building by Playmobil . The Playmobil School Building is packed with school accessories for captivating pretend play! This School Building gets an A+ as it comes completely furnished for play, providing an enormous amount of accessories.

Featuring an art room, music room, science classroom, general classroom, 2 bathrooms, functional blackboard, functional school bell and movable clock hands, the Playmobil School Building is the perfect setting for learning. The School Building by Playmobil also includes 3 teachers, 6 school children, and classroom accessories, including posters, skeleton, globe, computers, magnifying glass, fire extinguisher, desks, tables, chairs, plants, office supplies and many, many more accessories! With the Playmobil School Building, kids can get excited about school, play-out any of their daily school scenarios and dream up a world of pleasant learning! Measures 30”L x 15”W x 16”H (less)

Observe the animals as they drink and play in the Wildlife Waterhole . This savannah pond is filled with cool, refreshing water and the towering Baobab tree is the perfect place for the scientist to build his observation platform.

And what animal observations can be made - this gathering place is a favorite spot for flamingos to flap, gazelles to gulp, giraffes to graze, and gators to go into hiding. The 17.

7 L x 13.3 W x 9 H, the Playmobil Wildlife Waterhole is a natural habitat to bring out kids' natural curiosity and imagination.

Includes a figure, two gazelles, two flamingos, giraffe and baby, pelican, alligator that floats in water, and many other accessories (less)

With the Wildlife Care Station by Playmobil kids can take on the role of a veterinarian with the safari animals . The 2 rangers at the station have their hands full as well.

The baby zebra needs a bandage and the chimpanzee is up to mischief again, despite its head injury. The wound on the baby giraffe’s leg disappears when rubbed, or healed, so-to-speak.

The many realistic details encourage a variety of role play options in this safari setting. The set includes two figures, a leopard with cubs, a baby rhinoceros, a zebra, and a giraffe with a surprise- rub the wound on the giraffe and it will "magically" disappear! There is also a cage, animal enclosure, and many other accessories that help kids "nurse" the safari animals back to health (less)

Play with it alone or combine it with other Playmobil sets (less)

The penguins' basin can be filled with water. Set includes a figure, four penguins, and many other accessories.

Recommended for ages four to ten (less)