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Christmas is coming and to celebrate we are giving away four x $50 vouchers in our Christmas Colouring Competition designed by my super talented staff member Alec! Our favourites from four age groups - 0-3 years, 4-7 years, 8-12 years and 12 years plus - will be chosen and notified on Friday 4th December. Please ensure your entries are dropped back to the store or scanned and emailed to me by the 3rd. Happy colouring, we can't wait to see all of your beautiful creations! Please note, if …

Well it looks like we still have to wait a bit longer to welcome you all back into the store According to today's announcements, retail will be able to open from the 1st November so we are counting down the days! Don't forget we still have click and collect and now you can travel up to 25km from your home, more of you will be able to pick up your goodies. Just chose local pick-up when you check out and we will have it ready for you asap! We look forward to seeing you all soon. Jody and Marty …

After what seems like the longest wait ever, my new and absolutely beautiful weighted dogs are now here and available on my website. These guys are BIG at a whopping 60cm and weigh around 3kgs. They are top quality toys sewn with the non-toxic poly pellets inside a sealed inner lining so there won't be any leaks. The soft fur is absolutely divine and will bring so much comfort to anxious kids and adults. I am super pleased with how amazing these turned out and I know you will love them …

Brand new to my range is this beautiful set of Dealing in Feelings Cards. These emotions cards are perfect for children who have difficulty recognising facial expressions, naming feelings or talking about and coping with their emotions. Developed by an Educational Psychologist and 100% Australian made which makes me super happy as I love supporting other Aussie businesses …

Happy Monday everyone! I hope all our fellow Victorians are coping ok with what feels like a never ending lock down. Just a reminder for our local friends, if you are in the 5km radius you can order online and chose Local Pick Up and then collect from the store. We are closed but Marty is there during the weekdays and will have your order packed and ready for you the same or next day and if you prefer, he will even bring it out to the car for you if you call when you arrive. Take care loveli …

Week two of Remote Learning 2.0 here in Victoria and we have all gone a little bit bananas! But we are happy to be doing the right thing to try and keep our community safe and help get the numbers down. Take care everyone and be kind to each other. Jody

Hey lovelies! I just wanted to remind you all we are still accepting and sending out your online orders all over Aus every weekday. So even though the shop is closed, it doesn't mean you can't get everything you need delivered right to your door no matter where you are. This is a tough time for small businesses so we really appreciate every single order from you no matter how small, every one helps and means that we will hopefully see this though and survive this next difficult few months. T …

New in stock is this beautifully illustrated book written by Australian Occupational Therapist Katrina Davies.Kate's Trust Plate is a rhyming children's book aimed at building trust between children and parents when it comes to meal times. This is particularly important for children with Oral Sensory Processing difficulties.This book is a rhyming children's story book with multiple therapeutic outcomes- parents understanding the child's perspective of why eating is hard- child leaning that t …

Hey lovelies! I am beyond excited to show off this beautiful new book written by an amazing Melbourne mum Charlie Golding - Author. This illustrated childrens book helps kids to understand how the virus came about and why we had to go into lock down. When The World Went Inside offers hope, reassurance and practical advice on how to avoid catching the virus. It is fun, functional and informative and helps to bring comfort to anxious little ones. I am a huge advocate for supporting other small …

Me after day one of "remote learning" with three kids while trying to work full time... I always knew teachers were amazing but how they can put up with my kids is beyond me I hope you all had a successful day if it was your first too, or coping ok if you have been at it for a while …