Archives: Play
Meet our Toy Maker Graeme
Posted by Melinda on March 25th, 2011
I'd like to introduce you to one of our favourite toymakers. Graeme Ashmore is a clever artisan who makes toys from his shed at home. He is passionate about making toys and he produces beautiful pi...
The dangers of plastic toys in our modern world
Posted by Melinda on March 4th, 2011
As consumers it is easy to be lured into buying products we don’t really need. Advertising fills our heads with unrealistic promises and our children, who are the most vulnerable are often e...
Gardening with Kids
Posted by Melinda on February 18th, 2011
Spending time in the garden with your kids will not only mean you get to spend some quality time with them, you will all have fun outdoors, your kids will learn a lot and it is a perfect excuse to g...
Posted in Child Development, Craft activities, Food, Play, Sustainability 
Tags: children in the garden, gardening, vegetables 
1 Comment »Our Journey to Homeschooling
Posted by Shae on February 10th, 2011
Tannah turns 6 in April and we have chosen to home school instead of sending her to school. If we were sending her to school she would have started this week so as you can imagine, we've been gettin...
Connecting Children with Nature
Posted by Melinda on November 12th, 2010
An insight into the importance of the environment in early childhood development and education
Close your eyes and think of your childhood. What did it look like? What did it sound like? What did i...
Auburn Village – a unique shopping experience!
Posted by Melinda on September 22nd, 2010
Looking for something to do these school holidays then why not come and visit our Eco Toys & Baby store in the beautiful Auburn Village shopping precinct? We have a huge play area for kids wit...
Balance bikes are leading the way!
Posted by Melinda on June 19th, 2010
Ok so I'm a little bit excited, my daughter is 3 and we recently bought her a Tike balance bike to test it out and she can ride! Actually she is more like a little zipper that flies down the footpath with her legs held up in the air screaming with delight.
Posted in Eco Baby Store, Play, Product reviews, Toys Tags: balance bike, bike, wooden bike No Comments »Back to Nature
Posted by Melinda on January 17th, 2010
My daughter loves the beach, playing in the sand, collecting sea shells and dipping her toes in the water. I was fortunate to recently have the opportunity to share this joy with her during our Ch...
Introducing Plan Toys to our store!
Posted by Melinda on November 9th, 2009
Eco Toys is proud to introduced a whole new & exciting range of environmentally friendly toys to our store!
Plan Toys is the first green toy company to manufacturer toys from organic & ...
Friends
Posted by Melinda on October 24th, 2009
Yesterday we had such a lovely day out at a friend's house. The sun was shining and we all enjoyed a relaxing walk on her property while the kid's ran and played outdoors, we even got to see some newl...
New cash register tested and a huge hit!
Posted by Melinda on October 13th, 2009
This gorgeous wooden Pintoy cash register arrived the other day and was a huge hit with my daughter!
I like to test all toys before I sell them to ensure they are top quality and also so that I...
Play and Learn – Honey Sticks
Posted by Kate on October 6th, 2009
Our two year old got his hands on some lovely new crayons today. Honey sticks are made in New Zealand from pure bees wax and natural pigments and they are beautiful.
He and I sat quietly, on ou...
Posted in Child Development, Craft activities, New Products, Play, Toys Tags: art and craft, play and learn No Comments »
