New from the makers of the super cute DINGaRING teething toys comes a range of soft little friends to delight your newborn. Inspired by Australian wildlife, Heart Felt Creations have fuzzy bellies for cuddling, floppy limbs for pulling, and noisy bits for shaking and crinkling. We love the Aussie names – pick up a Bazza Bee for your baby or a Trev Turtle for your tiny one.
Available from Kawaii Kids – $15
If gross-out tricks signal Halloween at your place, get ready for ickiness all year round with the Gross Magic kit. The bilious bag of tricks includes fake eyeballs, tubs of goo, ‘live’ cockroach eggs, toy toilet, toy rubbish bin, a ‘snotty’ ‘snotrag’ … and more! Perfect for budding pranksters and illusionists aged eight plus.
Available from Birthday Room – $44.95
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Playing marbles has turned space age in 2012! Get rolling and spice up the old classic with the coolest construction toy we’ve seen in a while. We’re not sure if the building or the racing is more fun but one thing is certain, from newborn to ninety-something, everyone will be mesmerised by the speedy fun!
Space Race Rollercoaster available from Cool Things – AUD$59.95
For kids that simply must take all their most precious toys with them wherever they go, luggage that doubles as a plaything is pure genius. These seriously cute BoBangles play cases will hold all their essentials but then convert to become part of the game. Holiday Tip: Pack the dolls inside the cottage case and you have an instant dolls house when you arrive.
Available at Baby’s Got Style – priced from $39.95
Fairies and elves will never go hungry as long as your child keeps this miniature French grocery store open for business! Beautifully decorated both inside and out, this portable play set by Moulin Roty is housed in a mini suitcase, opening up to reveal teeny shelves and drawers perfect for storing diminutive delicacies.
Available from Entropy – $74.95
A little bit of crafting, a little bit of publishing and lots of sticker fun equals the perfect gift. With a kit to suit every kid’s interests, these fold out book kits are the perfect stage for a junior author’s story. With a gallery of inspiration and a set of “build-able” sticker shapes, indie publishing never looked so good!
Hello Hannah ‘Hello Books’ kits available from Birthday Room – $14.95
Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and freeee! Let the little and big people show some pride on Australia Day with these fair dinkum finds.
B. Victoria Mason ‘Australia’ necklace available from Lark – $175
C. Make Me Iconic ‘Munchies’ puzzle available from Lark – $30
D. King parrot ceramic lamp available from Bonnie and Nell – $690
E. Australian animal mask set available from My Dolly and Me – $61.60
F. Koala poster available from Printspace – $39
G. Sydney cushions available from Make Me Iconic – $85
H. DINGaRING koala teething toy available from biome – $19.95
I. ‘Future Lifesaver” onesies available from Surf Life Saving Shop – $16.95
J. Australian towns vinyl art available from Twisted Pieces on MadeIt – $35
K. Wooden toy Sydney Ferry ($95) and Melbourne tram ($90) from Make Me Iconic
L. Anamalz kangaroo available from Peanut Gallery – $9.95
Made of renewable bamboo, Xibambam’s FantasyTree are building blocks for the engineers, architects and visual artists of tomorrow. The Swiss-designed 80-piece set can be formed into trees, towers, rocket ships – in fact, the possibilities are bamboo-zling! With a storage box as elegant as its contents, each FantasyTree block is coated in an eco-friendly, people-friendly water-based primer.
Available from Bambo Toys - $56
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Baby’s first steps become a stroll across the Savannah with the Wonderworld Giraffe Wooden Baby Walker. The charming walker has a friction-based speed control to help new walkers find their feet. And, on whistle-stops from all that walking, the giraffe’s shape-sorting tray will occupy the busiest of toddlers.
Available from Treefrog Toys – $99.95
Do you avoid painting because your kids tend to turn their clothes into the art work? Protect those cute little outfits with Arty Animals art smocks. Available in fabulous bright colours the kids will look as good as if they are wearing their favourite outfit. And with their own little bag they are perfect for school!
Available from Birthday Room – $18.95
