Grimm's | Building Set Four Temperaments

Grimm’s have translated the Four Temperaments into a language of form and colour.

The result is a colourful building set with 61 building blocks in free form. The individual building blocks are reminiscent of animals and various other creatures, and by combining different building elements, something new is always created that will stimulate and inspire the imagination.

The predominant temperament determines the specific mood in which someone usually finds themselves. It influences how we feel and experience life, how we think, act or react.

The Melancholic temperament has a compassionate and rather sad nature. It is BLUE, turning inward into the depths, with edges, curves and endurance – like its element, the Earth.

The Choleric temperament has an active and fiery nature. It is RED, jagged and sometimes sharp-edged. Its impulsiveness belongs to the element of Fire.

The Phlegmatic temperament is steady and content. It is GREEN and still like the surface of a pond. Its curves and soft shapes correspond to its element, Water.

The Sanguine temperament radiates cheerfulness and optimism. It is YELLOW and shines from within, losing itself in the periphery or in the sky. Air is its element.

Through a playful approach to the characteristic features of the temperaments, a feeling for their essence can be developed. Each person is a unique blend of all Four Temperaments.

61 building blocks in wooden frame, incl. paper template in original size.
Materials: lime wood, non-toxic water based color stain/non-toxic plant based oil finish.
Size: frame length 44.5 cm, single blocks 4 cm thickness.

Grimm’s Spiel & Holz make the world’s best wooden building blocks for children using all sustainable timbers and non-toxic dyes in stunning colours.  Each block is sanded by hand giving it the famous Grimm’s finish of non-sharp edges and non-slippery surface for better building.  Grimm’s classic wooden blocks can be added to with one or more of the many various different block sets in the Grimm’s range – making it the most versatile and interesting toy block building system in the world!  Blocks that will be handed down through the generations. 

Handmade in Germany by Grimm’s Wooden Toys using sustainable timbers, and finished with non-toxic water-based paints and natural oils. Grimm’s wooden toys are known the world over for their unique tactile texture, their vibrant water colours, and their thoughtful and imaginary toys designs.