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14 reasons to head outside in autumn

Posted on April 16, 2017September 7, 2021

Ahhh … autumn. A great season when the air is crisper than your fridge’s veggie drawer and leaves fall from trees like big, crunchy, orange snow (hey, we’re […]

Happy Hand Happy Heart natural play dough

All natural play dough from Happy Hands Happy Heart

Posted on December 29, 2015February 28, 2017

Fact: kids love to play with play dough. The thing is, playing with play dough so often involves not just playing with but eating that […]

Easy craft ideas around Minions

11 Bananalicious Minion craft ideas

Posted on August 22, 2015February 5, 2019

Can we hear a bannannaa? If everyone has gone Minion mad in your house, we’ve got your back. From toilet rolls to homemade slime we’ve found a […]

20 toys that are older than you think - Operation game

20 toys that are older than you think

Posted on July 17, 2015February 5, 2019

We’re sure it says something about our childhood that we assumed every toy we embraced was created just for us, or at least our generation. […]

Take off! 7 paper aeroplane designs for flying fun

Take off! 7 paper aeroplane designs for flying fun

Posted on May 26, 2015February 5, 2019

Did you get the memo? 26 May is National Paper Aeroplane Day – a day totally dedicated to celebrating the awesomeness that is paper aeroplanes. […]

14 clever ways to store kids craft supplies

Posted on March 20, 2015June 18, 2015

If your kids are creative little creatures then it won’t take long for crayons, glue and glitter to rule the roost! To keep the house […]

14 cool things to make with recycled milk cartons

Posted on March 14, 2015February 5, 2019

If your kids guzzle milk and fruit juice like there’s no tomorrow then it’s time to get creative with your cartons! To show that recycling […]

School Holiday Planner

Free school holiday planner with 50 activities!

Posted on March 31, 2014January 6, 2022

Ahh, school holidays. We meet again. It’s lovely to spend more time with the kids, but weeks of empty days can send you all around […]

Craftholic cuddly toys

Alien invasion of the cuddly variety

Posted on March 10, 2014June 11, 2015

You know what the world needs more of? Giant aliens, of the cuddly variety of course. Craftholic ($29.95 – $59.95) introduce four creatures from Planet Craft: Korat […]

Weird plush toys

They made WHAT in to a plush toy?

Posted on March 4, 2014June 11, 2015

When you think of plush toys, you imagine cuddly bears, fluffy rabbits and adorable animals, right? Well this wacky list will have you scratching your […]

BRIO toys

New toys for BRIO’s 130th birthday

Posted on March 3, 2014September 7, 2021

With all the whizbang apps out there these days, a toy company formed in the age of the Ottoman Empire and still going strong is an […]

Battle of the Battroborg robots

Posted on December 3, 2013June 11, 2015

Let the games begin! Forget the Hunger Games, this is the biggest, bravest battle of the holiday season … And no, we don’t mean the […]

Goldie Blox

GoldieBlox: toys for future engineers

Posted on November 20, 2013July 7, 2015

Introducing GoldieBlox – construction and engineering toys aimed squarely at girls. You might have noticed the ad above going crazy on social media recently. Developed […]

Make Me Iconic wooden play food biscuits

Make mine a (pretend) Iced VoVo, please

Posted on November 7, 2013June 11, 2015

Your next pretend tea party will take on a decidedly Aussie flair when you serve up Make Me Iconic‘s wooden Iconic Bikkies ($35). Mime-nibble at […]

Have fun in the kitchen with the new toys from Janod

Get cooking with Janod’s new kitchen toys

Posted on July 13, 2013February 6, 2019

Introducing the creme de la creme of play kitchens! Janod’s new ‘Picnik’ range includes a fabulous kitted-out kitchen that comes complete with a dinner set, […]

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