Beautiful, practical and thoughtful design, the Wishbone Bike begins as a tricycle for a one year old and then can be adjusted into smaller and taller balance bikes that will last for years. Lightweight and easy to ride, this bike encourages independence and activity as well as balance skills that ensure the rider will never need training wheels.
Awards: 100 Best People and Products in Design 2009, Best Baby Toy in the Netherlands 2009 and Innovation Award from the US Juvenile Products Manufacturers’ Association.
Wishbone Design is a New Zealand family Company with a careful eye on sustainability. The bikes are made from kiln-dried, preservative-free plantation Birch and Eucalyptus with non-toxic glues and finishes, meeting rigorous international standards for lead, Phthalates and cadmium. Packaging is recycled and Wishbone Design carbon offsets all air travel.
Sophie the Giraffe is the perfect baby gift and extremely popular at Newtown Flying Penguin. We keep hearing stories about how much babies love Sophie and cannnot break the natural rubber no matter how hard they chew!.
Designed in France in 1961, Sophie is the same today as she was then. Made of natural rubber, she squeaks when pressed and is painted with all-natural food paint. She also has long legs for easy-clutching, that are great for chewing, right up to the back molars.
Sophie stimulates all senses and is a classic teething toy.
Young chefs can concoct and serve make-believe culinary treats that have real benefits for the earth by playing with this environmentally friendly Cookware and Dining Set. Made of recycled plastic, this 27-piece set comes complete with a stock pot and lid, a skillet, 4 plates, 4 bowls, 4 cups and 4 place settings (fork/spoon/knife).
Green Toys is an award winning US Company, making toys from recycled milk containers and packaging them in 100% recyclable corrugated boxes – resulting in a reduction in landfill waste, less energy use and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Green Toys products contain no BPA, phthalates or lead paint, making them totally safe for children.
Explore the countries and continents of the world while discovering the local inhabitants and landmarks. Includes a giant poster.
Puzzles are excellent for developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, visual acuity (the visual ability to resolve fine detail), concentration and focus.
The World Map Puzzle is a Right Start Good Toy Awards Bronze winner.
The Pets Puzzle Set won the Play Matters, Good Toy Award in 2007
The Pets Puzzle Set contains six chunky first jigsaw puzzles of family pets. These 2 piece puzzle sets are perfect for little hands and include a dog, cat, goldfish, hamster, budgerigar and rabbit.
Puzzles are excellent for developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, visual acuity (the visual ability to resolve fine detail), concentration and focus.
The Castle Floor Puzzle is ideal for young children, featuring some favourite characters and a beautiful magical castle. The chunky puzzle pieces fit together in an imaginative shape and are great for small hands. The puzzle comes with a fun activity guide on the box base to extend the play value.
Puzzles are excellent for developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, visual acuity (the visual ability to resolve fine detail), concentration and focus.
Players attempt to form the largest connected cauldrons. But beware! A pot finishing adjacent to the Poison Pot nullifies the whole connected group.
Simple to explain and engaging to play, Pintoy games are produced from rubber wood in Thailand. The design of these products incorporates beauty, educational value, enjoyment, functionality and durability, and they meet stringent quality and safety standards
Number of players: 2-3
Box size: 235 x 180 x 35mm
Age: 10+
Buy the entire Pintoy Games Collection (Megalith, Poison Pot, Trinidad and Zaroc) and receive a free wooden stand to store them on, while stocks last.
Shortlisted in the UK 2009 Gift of the Year awards in the Eco-Friendly category.
Highly commended in the Giftware Association’s Gift of the Year 2008 Eco category.
This Knight Puppet Kit comes in a spotted recyclable cardboard tub and contains everything needed to make the project inside, including paintbrush, paints, glue and full instructions.
Each kit comprises of custom made recycled cardboard and wooden parts. The puppets can easily be threaded together using the special tags, so there is no knotting involved. Multiple colours of paint are included in the kit, so the creative bit can be left to the recipient!
The Knight Puppet Kit was designed in the UK and manufactured to strict quality and safety standards, meeting both European and Australian requirements.
All the cardboard used in the kits (in the tub and the body parts of each puppet) is made from recycled post consumer waste paper and cardboard.
Gobblet is the award-winning, fun game of strategy. As easy as Tic-Tac-Toe, Gobblet can be learned in a few seconds and is fun to play again and again.
Beautifully crafted, Gobblet is entirely made of wood and includes a great box with self-storage for all pieces. With irresistible fast moving play and astonishingly simple rules, Gobblet is a fun game for the whole family!
Blue Orange produces high quality, multiple award winning wooden games. Based in the USA, the games are made in China and pass USA’s ASTM963 and EN71 safety standards, including testing for lead, heavy metals, mechanical hazards and flammability. Showing an innovative commitment to environmental issues, Blue Orange plants two trees for every tree used and was awarded the first ever “Green Toy Company Award”.
Gobblet Junior brings the multiple award-winning, fun game of strategy to the whole family. Gobblet Junior plays just like Tic-Tac-Toe except that you can gobble up your opponent and move your pieces around the board. Be the first to line up three pieces in a row and you win! Fun, Strategy, Memory and Surprise are always part of the game. This is a perfect first strategy board game.
Blue Orange produces high quality, multiple award winning wooden games. Based in the USA, the games are made in China and pass USA’s ASTM963 and EN71 safety standards, including testing for lead, heavy metals, mechanical hazards and flammability. Showing an innovative commitment to environmental issues, Blue Orange plants two trees for every tree used and was awarded the first ever “Green Toy Company Award”.
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