Den Kit Company
Den Kit Company
Founded in 2008, the Den Kit Company joined the Muddy Faces family in 2024. Find out a little more here.
Den Kit Company
In 2026 we dedicated space in our catalogue to welcome DKC into the Muddy Faces family, and explain a little about it's origins.
How Muddy Faces & Den Kit Company came together
The Den Kit Company was founded by Jo Jones and Kay Miller from their kitchen tables. As mums and teachers they had seen first-hand the huge benefits of creative, fun & unprescribed outdoor play. Jo and Kay both wanted their legacy to continue after their retirement and went on a quest to find a home for their beautiful kits. They knew that only a business with a similar approach to child-led play and a passion for the outdoors would do. They already admired the work that Muddy Faces had done over the years enabling children to access the outdoors, so they made the call. Liz, founder of Muddy Faces, had long admired The Den Kit Company and was very excited about working together and continuing The Den Kit Company range.
The successful move to Muddy Faces was made possible by DKC director Imogen Miller (daughter of Kay) who has settled in with the Muddy Faces team brilliantly. Imogen works to ensure that the Den Kit Company range remains true to its founding aims; making sure that every kit is made with the same dedication and attention to detail that Jo & Kay strived for.
“Our Den Kits are designed to encourage children outside - whether it’s a tiny back garden, the top of a hill, a meadow, field, forest, beach or balcony. The promise of a hand-crafted space in which to create a temporary retreat is irresistible to children (and adults) of all ages.”
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The Lovely Den Kit Company range are brilliant gifts for adventures, nature lovers, scientists and curious souls.
The Den Kit Co joined Muddy Faces in 2024. Find out more.
The Den Kit Company have been making shelter-building kits for children since 2007 (before they were even a ‘thing’) passionate about providing robust, authentic components that both challenge and excite young minds. Our Den Kit Company kits are made for versatile and non-prescribed construction - meaning there’s no wrong way, but a whole load of right ways to build it. Our components are always carefully and ethically sourced and they LAST. No batteries. No single-use plastic. No ‘pretend’ tools. Offering peace of mind to parents, and our planet.
Taking inspiration from Forest School and traditional crafts, The Den kit Company designed a growing range of creative activity kits to engage, absorb and delight. Each kit includes reusable (and refillable) materials that can be revisited time and time again - the perfect, affordable gift for curious minds and creative hands.
The Den Kit Company's smallest kits have been designed with great care to provide a perfect on-the-go activity for any child. Take them with you wherever you go and keep your little one engaged for hours.