These Ozzies from extrasmall are super cute crocheted marsupials. The babies are safely tucked away in the mothers pouch and attached with a string so your little ones can't lose them.
Choose from a cuddly Koala or Kangaroo. They are US$20.
New from Melissa and Doug is the Fill & Spill Picnic Basket
- where you can have a delicious picnic with ice cream, watermelon,
sandwich and juice - all made from soft fabric. The sandwich has five different pieces that you can take apart and put
back together. All of the
pieces are machine washable and each have a different texture. They
also jingle, crinkle, squeak, and rattle.
Available from Gummy Lump for US$16.95 and they ship to Australia.
Gummy Lump have the entire Melissa & Doug range so its worth having a look at the other toys they produce, although there are over 500 toys in the range so its easy to get carried away.
Finger puppets in a great way to entertain the little ones and encourage creative playtime, so here, from Mahar Dry Goods, are the Garden Critters Finger Puppet Set
which are just so inviting, the kids will love these little guys.
The snail, grasshopper, and bee finger puppets
have painted eyes and floss antennae and both the bee and the
grasshopper feature a silken gauze material on the underside of their
fleece wings.
Creatiles from Fiesta Crafts are a great way to inspire your child's imagination, and we defy you not to get involved and play alongside. Made up of 49 large felt shapes, Creatiles can be used to make houses, boats, gardens, planes, trains or anything else your child can think of, and best of all, because they're super soft no-one's heads or fingers will be harmed in the process!
Creatiles won the Hamley's Best Toy 2005 award which was judged by TV personality Jonathan Ross and best-selling children's writer Jacqueline Wilson.
Available from Bright Baby in Australia for $99.95.
We're not sure who or what Ultraman is but the makers have produced these colourful dolls to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Apparently, they're inspired by the old TV test bars, but whatever the reason behind them, there's no doubt that bubs will love their zany, slightly psychedelic and definitely goofy appearance.
Available from US$8-17 from Giant Robot Store and they ship to Australia.
