The Scout: Alexander Girard alphabet blocks at a knocked-down price

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Recommended for ages 4 and up, this set of alphabet blocks featuring the groovy folkloric drawings of Alexander Girard is a must for any self-respecting midcentury modernist fan -- with or without kids. In collaboration with the estate of the midcentury graphic artist and director of textile design for Herman Miller, House Industries has created a line of Girard toys and decorative objects. These carved wooden cubes (imprinted with child-safe inks) can be used as a puzzle, building blocks and -- of course -- for learning the ABCs.

Sold for $120 on the House Industries website, this too-cool-for-pre-school educational artwork was found by The Scout to be marked down to $64 at Garnet Hill. Score!

-- David A. Keeps