Quut Beach Toys - Creativity outdoors!
Summer in Australia means days enjoying the sun and surf. For us, a great beach day includes some of the unique and colourful Quut outdoor range
Game Spotlight: Tenzi! (and its many, many cousins)
Ever since the Flying Fox Team first set eyes upon the seemingly simple, yet surprisingly creative dice game TENZI, it was love at first sight. This game has given a whole new meaning to what's considered a board game, and we love it!
Introducing the Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit
Assemble your wand and learn to code with challenges inspired by the Harry Potter universe. We love the combination of hands on, learn to code, and active play (how else does a wand work other than by waving it about!)
Stick-Lets - Because Mother Nature Misses Us
It was early 2014 and one of our Flying Fox Studios educators discovered a product called Stick-lets. How excited we were to discover a wonderful, outdoor, resource that is designed to connect kids with nature. Made of 100% silicone, Stick-lets come in various sizes with 2, 3 or 4 holes that allow you to bind sticks,dowel or rods together. The open ended construction possibilities are endless. Our own kids use ours to make massive cubby houses and complicated mazes with sticks and sometimes sheets or tarps. They are fantastic for a day, weekend or school holiday project. Over the years Stick-lets...
School Book Covers
Hunting down book covers for school? We currently stock the special range in store, and are looking to add book covers to our online store during 2020. Why do we love book covers? Way back when my oldest began school, as a first time school Mum I diligently contacted all his school books well before school began. Two nights before school started, my son proudly 'got all that sticky wrapping paper off his books', leaving an entire pile of books I would have to cover... twice! And that is the very last time I contacted a book. I thought there...
Magformers Best Starter Set Ideas for Toddlers
In our Brisbane shop we are often asked about what Magformers sets to buy to start your collection. As the range has grown over the last couple of years, sometimes the choice can be a little overwhelming, with around 40 different sets to choose from! Magformers are one of those great toys that you can build up a fantastic collection of over a couple of years, adding different shaped pieces, accessories, moving parts and themes along the way. Here are our top recommendations for starting your collection Toddlers - You can't go past the 'My First Magformers' line of sets. What is unique...