Little wish boats: sweet thoughts cast upon the sea

Of course paper boats fall into the category of toy you'd never dream of paying for: they tend to be fashioned out of chewing gum wrappers or old pieces of newspaper to while away boring train journeys or fill a need at the local pond.

But these paper boats are in a different category. Do you ever have paper quite this beautiful hanging about waiting to be used - and even if you did, would you waste it on something as ephemeral as a boat?

These are paper boats that raise the game. They're for special occasions such as gifts and parties. They beautify tables and can hold small treasures. I think it's permissible to splash out under those circumstances.

€11,95 gets you the makings for four large boats and four small ones, with every design different, from Bijzonder Mooi.