Skin tones come in many shades. From beautifully dark to just as beautifully light and everything in between. The South African Color Me makes it easy for children to draw themselves, friends or family in the right skin tone. There are 12 different colors in a box of crayons. Ordering the crayons all the way from South Africa is also something like that. Luckily it has Repose AMS the crayons in the collection and you can simply order them in the Netherlands.

Actually, it has always been that way. The world of storytellers is full of mystical cultures, distant lands and colorful people. At Rose Stories they make these stories, right in Amsterdam. They guide talents to create the stories of their culture. And this is reflected in the form of films, theater, podcasts, books and more creatively. In the webshop of Rose Stories you will find the most beautiful stories for children. With inspiration from distant countries but made by people here. This is how you read the adventures of 'Bo & Mo', 'I'm brown!' and the Dutch translations of 'Bedtime Stories for Rebellious Girls' thanks to Rose's team.

Although we have sometimes complained in the past about the over-idealized image of women that Barbie created, the brand has made a good turnaround. Dolls of all origins, in all sizes, women with tough professions, Barbie has moved with the times. One that we didn't know yet - even though they were released in 2019 - are Barbie Creatable World. These dolls come with a set of clothes and hairstyles so you can change their styles. You can transform these gender-neutral Barbies in no time into the doll that your son or daughter likes to play with.

Also nice are these beautiful hijab-wearing dolls from Queens of Africa Dolls.

The soft dolls from the Spanish Lele Lerele are ready to eat. The turban dolls are a nice selection of colorful aunts with a trendy turban. The dolls are available in various hair and skin colors. And if you want, you can do the composition yourself. Dark house with light hair or the other way around, it is possible. And to be completely honest, as mothers we would even be happy with a cutie like this Lele Lerele dolls.

Colored Goodies has had a store with inclusive dolls for five years. Dolls with Afro hair roots, dolls with curly hair, boy dolls, dolls with Down syndrome, dolls with Vitiligo, hard dolls, soft dolls, crocheted dolls, you name it. Dolls that allow many children to play with a doll that looks like them. Or let children play with a doll that looks like the children they play with. Except it has these beautiful dolls Colored Goodies also toys and books.

Yes, of course you can order inclusive books from Bol. But who do you support with that? EduCulture is committed to ensuring that every child can recognize themselves in the books he or she reads. And what could be better than supporting a small entrepreneur who contributes something beautiful to our colorful society. You can now order books about adventurous children in all skin colors, about boys who like to wear dresses, about female superheroes, about the history of slavery and much more. EduCulture. Or you can visit them in Amsterdam East.