Our vision is to inspire and support a lifetime of empathy, creativity, and curiosity.
We’re on a mission to create beautiful products to be enjoyed and shared across generations: Old School skills and values made fresh and made to last with sustainably sourced materials.
Over thirty years ago, I wanted to create a new paradigm for what it meant to be a working mother. I refused to accept the compromise of work versus family. My office was in the basement, where I could be close to my kids and they could experience what we did. My husband Saxton and I put in long hours, and along with the help of friends and family, we grew our business while raising our children. Parenting in the same realm as a home-based business clarified our values. As we were encouraging creative thinking, open-ended play, and meaningful communication in our young children, we were also infusing them into the products we developed.
For over three decades we have made products that reflect our commitment to family, community, cooperation, inclusion, respect, and the power of honest communication. As our children grew into adults we realized that at every age we should take time to play and create opportunities to spend time together as a family, and so the Piece & Love puzzle brand was born. A natural expansion of the eeBoo lifestyle into adulthood.
A healthy planet is our priority. We use minimal packaging and plastic components, recycled materials, and vegetable-based inks. We can also now proudly say that we are expanding our commitment to sustainability by using FSC®-certified paper. By choosing FSC®-certified products, you are supporting responsible management of the world's forests to preserve biological diversity and benefit the lives of workers and local communities while sustaining economic viability. eeBoo's FSC License code is FSC-N003607.
We believe in reducing waste, which is why quality is so important to us. Our products are designed with such care that they can be handed down and used again and again.
eeBoo products are safety tested to exceed the most stringent safety standards in the US and EU.
We believe that being able to tell a story, express your feelings, and speak up for yourself and others are basic skills that need to be nourished throughout one’s life. Our products teach and reinforce these skills while providing opportunities to connect with others. eeBoo celebrates the gloriousness of diversity and difference, and our thoughtfully designed products respect the intelligence, curiosity, and developmental needs of children of all ages and learning levels.
Over thirty years ago, I wanted to create a new paradigm for what it meant to be a working mother. I refused to accept the compromise of work versus family. My office was in the basement, where I could be close to my kids and they could experience what we did. My husband Saxton and I put in long hours, and along with the help of friends and family, we grew our business while raising our children. Parenting in the same realm as a home-based business clarified our values. As we were encouraging creative thinking, open-ended play, and meaningful communication in our young children, we were also infusing them into the products we developed.
eeBoo commissions original art from well-known and well-loved children's book illustrators from around the world. We work collaboratively to create nuanced, vibrant, and beautiful imagery.
As designers, we draw our inspiration from the rich history of textiles, folk art, and art history, scouring flea markets for bits of beautiful ephemera: Russian candy wrappers, patterns on old china, early engravings, and forgotten graphics that we creatively reimagine. An eeBoo product is immediately recognizable because of the depth of our design and the breadth of our influences.
Our traditional play formats are ideal for family time; they promote conversation and offer Old School fun across generations without the use of technology.
eeBoo products are developed in consultation with educators, psychologists, writers, artists, parents, and children. In this open, dynamic process we try to practice the values we espouse, carefully listening to our collaborators and arriving together at the best outcome: products that will engage, delight, challenge, and inform.
