Bird Mobile Medium in Blue by Eguchi Toys – Flapping Wooden Bird

Bird Mobile Medium, Blue by Eguchi Toys is a little bird carved in pine with painted blue wings and bright accents. Pull the leather strap and the wings rise and fall like a bird learning to fly.

Eguchi Toys designs its flying birds as home pieces that delight adults and children alike, so it belongs as much over a sofa as over a crib. The Mobile Birds series won a Golden Pin Design Award and a Cultural and Creative Excellence Award in 2017, and was named an Excellent Wood Product by the Chiayi City Cultural Affairs Bureau in 2025.

The Design Story

Eguchi Toys built its bird mobiles around something founder Kentaro Eguchi saw in Montessori classrooms: a newborn's world is small, and a slowly moving object overhead invites them to turn their head and follow it. That visual tracking supports concentration and hand-eye coordination, and for older children pulling the ring and seeing the bird take flight is pure cause and effect.

Kentaro Eguchi trained as a fine artist at New York's School of Visual Arts, then spent decades in early-childhood classrooms: he is a qualified Montessori teacher and opened Ivy's House Montessori kindergarten in Taipei in 1997. In 2015 he started Eguchi Toys, where designers, carpenters and preschool educators work side by side, and the pieces have since travelled to Maison&Objet Paris and the Nuremberg International Toy Fair.

Why You'll Love It

• It moves by hand, with no batteries, motor or electronic music.
• The painted blue wings bring color without looking like plastic.
• Leather and wood age well, so it looks better with years rather than worse.
• It's large enough to read from across the room, about 29.1 inches long.
• It's award-winning, US CPSIA tested and made in Taiwan.

Made for Real Life

Hang it from a ceiling hook fixed into the ceiling (hardware not included), well out of a baby's reach; allow about 95 cm (37.4 in) of hanging height. Dust it with a dry cloth, keep it out of direct sun and away from heaters, and it will fly for years.

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A Gift That Lasts

A baby-shower gift parents actually hang, and a lovely companion to an Eguchi Toys wooden rattle.

Questions We Hear Most

Can the Bird Mobile Medium, Blue by Eguchi Toys hang outside a nursery?

Yes. Eguchi designs its flying birds for living rooms, studies and desks as well as children's rooms.

Why is a moving bird good for a baby?

Eguchi Toys, which comes from a Montessori background, notes that following a slowly moving object helps babies practice visual tracking, which supports focus and hand-eye coordination.

How much space does the Bird Mobile Medium, Blue need?

About 60 × 74 cm (23.6 × 29.1 in) of spread and 95 cm (37.4 in) of hanging height, per Eguchi Toys.

What do I need to hang the Bird Mobile Medium, Blue by Eguchi Toys?

Eguchi recommends a ceiling hook fixed securely into the ceiling (any sturdy hardware-store hook works; hardware isn't included). If you have a sturdy horizontal bar or a light-steel ceiling frame, an S-hook works, and on a magnetic surface a strong magnet can hold it.

Blue or natural wood: which bird mobile suits my room?

Natural wood is the quiet choice for neutral, Scandinavian or Japandi rooms; Blue adds a soft pop of color. It also comes in natural Wood.

What recognition has the Eguchi mobile received?

The Mobile Birds series won a Golden Pin Design Award and a Cultural and Creative Excellence Award in 2017.

Why We Love It

Most children's products are designed to be replaced. Eguchi Toys designs the opposite: a few honest objects in wood, shaped by a teacher who has spent decades watching how children learn, and beautiful enough that nobody wants to hide them away.

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