The game your garden gatherings have been missing
or 4 payments of £5.99 with Klarna
🛡️ 30-day full refund, no questions. Fewer than 30 returns from 23,000+ orders.
- No batteries needed
- Plays ages 4-adult
- Solid wood build
- Plays in 20 mins
- Garden or park
- Gift-wrapped included
- 30-day returns
- Klarna available
Delivery in 2-3 working days · 30-day returns · Est. 1795
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Real talk
The 20 minutes she forgot to ask for the iPad
Kubb works because it's tactile, social, and strategic without feeling like learning. Your child is throwing wooden blocks, knocking over pins, celebrating wins with their friends. The screen doesn't exist in that moment.
You get an afternoon back. She gets the kind of play that actually builds focus, not fragments it.
Joe Jaques, Jaques of London
What's in the box
What arrives at your door
One complete Kubb set in our ribbon-tied gift box, ready to play the same day it arrives.
10 wooden throwing blocks
Solid wood, weighted for consistent throwing. Each one is hand-finished and built to last years of garden play.
- ✓ Sized for a 4-year-old hand to grip
- ✓ Smooth finish, no splinters
- ✓ Same blocks played with for 15 years
1 king pin and 4 batons
The heart of the game. Pin them in the grass, knock them down. Simple rules that take 2 minutes to explain.
- ✓ No rules arguments (they're written on the box)
- ✓ Works on any flat garden or park patch
- ✓ Visible from 10 metres away
Plays 2 to 8 players
Works for your 4-year-old solo, a sibling duel, or a family tournament. No waiting around, everyone throws every round.
- ✓ Scales to your garden size
- ✓ Plays in 15-20 minutes
- ✓ Teams or individuals
Order by 2pm, arrive by Wednesday
Was £34.99
Kubb Outdoor Game - Garden Games for All Ages: £23.99
While they play
What quietly happens while she's playing
Looks like play. Works like a lesson.
Aim and balance
Throwing the block at a moving target builds fine motor control and spatial awareness. By game 3, her aim tightens.
Strategy under pressure
Do I knock the pin or block my opponent's throw? Quick decisions, real stakes, no pause button.
Winning and losing together
She learns how to celebrate a win without gloating and bounce back from a loss. That's the hardest skill.
Outdoor fitness
Walking between throws, bending, celebrating. Kubb is movement disguised as fun,no child notices they're running around.
What families say about Jaques of London
From parents who needed this break
"Excellent quality wood toys, so well made, no sharp edges, all lovely & smooth, very colourful & plenty of choice. Very reasonably priced & so beautifully wrapped you don't want to open them. Highly recommend this company."
"Fast delivery, excellent products, extremely good quality and long lasting. My granddaughter loves the toys from here. Good age ranges covered."
"These toys tick all the boxes, educational, colourful, fun, well made and great service. I just keep buying more and more."
"We love our toys from Jaques of London. The quality is excellent and they're the perfect size for little hands to hold and play with easily. Beautifully made, sturdy wooden toys that will last for years. Highly recommend!"
"Harrods grade gifting for a very reasonable price. Not the usual tat from China. Had several hand picked orders fron Jaques, nice to know its a UK business with old school quality."
"I am a real fan of this company. If only I had come across them years ago when my boys were little. It's my go to for beautiful, good quality toys for my granddaughter now and any gift I need to buy. They arrived quickly, prices are reasonable and the special touch is they are beautifully packaged too. I love the heritage of this business!"
Get ready for life
Why real play matters
Real brain growth comes from real play.
Unbox and set up in the garden
Lift the pieces out, arrange the pins on the grass in under 60 seconds. No assembly, no missing parts, no battery panic.
Explain the throw in 2 minutes
Knock down the wooden pins. Last player standing wins. That's genuinely it. Your 4-year-old understands by throw one.
Watch them disappear into play
First game takes 15 minutes. Then she wants to play again. You get a cup of tea, uninterrupted, in your own garden.
Why this matters right now
We really are different
Why Kubb beats the plastic garden game
| Jaques Kubb Outdoor Game - Garden Games for All Ages | Cheap Alternatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Feel in the hand | ✅ | ❌ Hollow and light |
| Still playable in year 3 | ✅ | ❌ Cracks in summer 2 |
| No batteries or charging | ✅ | ⚠️ Needs charging mid-game |
| Setup time | ✅ | ❌ 10+ minutes assembly |
| No screen pressure | ✅ | ⚠️ WiFi-connected 'features' |
| Plays without you | ✅ | ❌ Needs parent to run it |
| Passes to the next child | ✅ | ❌ Landfill by 2027 |
- ✅ Solid wood weight
- ✅ Survives years of play
- ✅ Zero batteries
- ✅ 60 seconds setup
- ✅ Offline play
- ✅ Independent game
- ✅ Heirloom-proof
- ❌ Plastic hollow blocks
- ❌ Breaks within months
- ⚠️ Batteries required
- ❌ 15 min assembly
- ⚠️ App-dependent
- ❌ Requires adult time
- ❌ Single-use toy
Order by 2pm, arrive by Wednesday
Was £34.99
Kubb Outdoor Game - Garden Games for All Ages: £23.99
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Not right? Return it within 30 days. Full refund, no questions.
Questions & answers
Before you buy,your questions answered
Is Kubb actually good for a 4-year-old, or is it too old for her?
It works from age 4 up because the rules are simple (throw, knock down, win) but the strategy deepens as she grows. At 4, she's throwing and celebrating. At 8, she's planning which pin to hit first. One parent told us: 'Perfect gift for any babies' 1st birthday, Catherine McCulloch' (yes, even younger siblings watch and join in). The real magic is it plays the same whether she's 4 or 10.
How long does a game actually take?
15-20 minutes for a first game. Once she knows the rules, 12 minutes. That's perfect: long enough to feel real, short enough she'll play 3 times in an afternoon without getting bored or you losing patience. No child ever asks for the iPad mid-Kubb.
Will it survive being thrown around a garden for 2 years?
It's built to. Solid wood, hand-finished, no weak joints or hinges. One parent wrote: 'Not the usual tat from China, John A'. We back every set for 60 days (until 31 January 2027), and families tell us their blocks are still the same weight and balance after 5+ years of garden play. It's the kind of toy you don't replace.
When will it arrive if I order today?
Order by 2pm, it arrives by Wednesday. If you're buying for a birthday this weekend, tell us in the notes and we'll prioritise packing. It arrives in our ribbon-tied gift box,no wrapping needed, just unbox and play the same day.
How much does it cost?
The Kubb Outdoor Game - Garden Games for All Ages is £23.99 today (down from £34.99). Klarna is available at checkout if you prefer to spread the cost.
What's your returns policy?
30 days, full refund, no conditions. Return it for any reason and we refund in full. We've been standing behind what we make since 1795.
Order by 2pm, arrive by Wednesday
Was £34.99
Kubb Outdoor Game - Garden Games for All Ages: £23.99
Our story
Making toys worth keeping since 1795.
Jaques of London was founded in 1795. We invented croquet, table tennis, and the Staunton chess set. For 230 years, we've been making things that pull children away from passive entertainment and into active, curious, hands-on play.
Kubb isn't new,it's Swedish, played in gardens for decades. We brought it to Britain because we saw what was missing: a game that holds a child's attention without a screen, teaches strategy without feeling like school, and works for ages 4 to 84. It's made of solid wood because plastic breaks and gets thrown away. It weighs something in the hand because that matters to how a child learns to aim. We've sold 23,000 sets. Parents come back and buy a second for the garden and one for a grandchild, because once you see a child forget the iPad exists, you understand why this game matters.
Toys and games that leave something behind: a skill, a memory, a piece of play that gets passed on.
Joe, Jaques of London
Ready when you are
Order Kubb today
Play this weekend
Was £34.99
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