About Us

Hello there, greetings from Planet Peg (and for a short while The Little Timber Toyshop!) I am Hayley, Mum to two gorgeous boys and hundreds of little wooden peg people! In a previous life (before having children) I was a Primary School Teacher and Early Years Professional. I have a real passion for early education, inspiring imaginative play and sharing super cute wooden toys!

My little business started during lockdown when I got the bug for painting Peg Dolls, to enhance my own provision as a childminder. When lockdown finished and both my boys started school, I officially gave up Childminding and moved to Planet Peg full time, with the aim of turning my hobby into a little business...and here we are 3 years later, still in awe of the incredible journey it's been!

All of my pegs are hand-painted, by just me, at my little desk in Staffordshire and even though I love creating them, at times it felt like there weren’t enough hours in the day to do what needed to be done and so The Little Timber Toyshop was born- a mixture of my own handmade dolls and a selection of lovely wooden toys from various other brands.

Fast forward 6 months and I have gone back to my roots, put The Little Timber Toyshop in the background and revived Planet Peg! While I still intend to sell a selection of hand picked wooden toys from time to time, my main focus will be (and in truth always has been) my lovely little wooden characters! I have finally realised that my passion lies with creating and not selling…bigger is not always better :)

The plan going forward is to keep going and enjoy the ride! More pegs, more creativity and more wooden loveliness coming your way. I’m super grateful to you all for following my journey this far and am looking forward to the future on Planet Peg xx