Alina, Mr. Broccoli's assistant, with children
Since 2020 💛
How it all began

From bedtime stories to a whole world

The story of Mr. Broccoli began almost 28 years ago, when my daughters were little and I made up stories and poems for them, to help them make friends with vegetables through play. There was no intention of building a brand. It was simply a parent's imagination.

In 2020, during lockdown, Mr. Broccoli truly came to life: drawn by a 12-year-old girl after my description, crocheted by me as the original puppet and read on Facebook. From there the community was born, then the books, the workshops, the events, the Studio and Mr. Broccoli's Garden.

“Herr Broccoli remains, above all, a character born from a story and from the real life of a family.”

Alina Iordan
Mr. Broccoli's assistant

Alina, the voice and the hands behind this world

Alina writes the stories and poems, some of them awarded, including internationally. She crocheted the first Mr. Broccoli puppet, reads the stories, runs the workshops and gathers children and families around this world. Everything you see here comes from her hands and her heart.

Our journey

How Mr. Broccoli's world grew

~28 years ago

The first stories

Stories and poems invented for my daughters, out of pure parental imagination.

2020

Mr. Broccoli comes to life

Drawn by a 12-year-old girl, crocheted as a puppet and brought to life through stories read on Facebook.

After 2020

The community is born

A community of children, families and adults gathers around the stories.

Step by step

Books, workshops & events

Bilingual books, workshops, gatherings, theatre plays and book events appear.

Today

The Studio, the Garden & Europe

A dedicated space in Rastatt, known in Baden-Württemberg, with small communities in other European countries too.

Our mission

Bridges, not walls

The mission has always been to carry stories further and to bring children closer, through play, to tradition, culture, books and the Romanian language.

For children growing up outside Romania, bilingual workshops let them discover Romanian culture and the culture of the country they live in, without having to choose between them. The idea is to befriend both. We want children who are happy to know their roots and just as happy to belong where they grow up.

Our values

What guides everything we do

Creativity

The child invents, draws, shapes and creates with their own hands.

Friendship & togetherness

We connect children, families, generations and cultures.

Curiosity

To ask, to try and to always find out more.

Tradition & roots

Stories, customs, language and culture, passed on.

Authenticity

Physical books, handmade work, real meetings and true stories.

Herr Broccoli, today

A known character, a growing world

Over the past six years, Mr. Broccoli has taken part in many Christmas campaigns for children and elderly people, social and community projects, book events, workshops and collaborations that brought people together.

In Baden-Württemberg, where the project grew the most, Herr Broccoli is already known, and the Studio receives invitations to festivals and events organised by different institutions.

🏆 First prize & international awards📅 6 years of activity🎉 Christmas campaigns & social projects📚 Book events & workshops🏷️ Known in Baden-Württemberg🇪🇺 Communities across Europe
~28 years

since the stories began

2020

the year the character came to life

6 years

of events, workshops and campaigns

Europe

communities and fan clubs in several countries

“Mr. Broccoli is a state of mind. He is joy.”

Alina, Mr. Broccoli's assistant

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