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For the past 10 years we have been devoted to engaging kids through creative, engaging and educational classes and workshops at Flying Fox Studios. Since we first opened in 2006, we had a passion for coming Science, technology, engineering, arts and maths in a unique and creative way. Divergent thinking, creative thought, problem solving, innovative use of materials and skill building are all core to our programs.   Our in-house developed art and engineering curriculum has grown from a small studio, to now cater for hundreds of students each week. Our shop has been built on this creative foundation, and as we move...

We discovered Plus Plus in our store a couple of years ago, and over that time we have seen it added to the construction collections of many families all over Australia.  Would you believe when we first added it to our shop, we didn't sell a single box for months and months. We were convinced this was a simply wonderful, open ended toy for kids, and so we used it a couple of times in our school holiday workshops (in a pixel art class, as well as a mosaic building workshop) and it was such a hit.  From that moment...

Over the last couple of years, we have been excited to seen an emerging trend in colouring for adults and older kids. And not just colouring, but integrating the leisure activity of art and creativity into your everyday life. Our little store Fox Shop, is a part of our bigger Brisbane complex Flying Fox Studios. Here we teach many creative courses for kids and adults, and see about 250 art students come through our doors each week. And we have loved this growing creative trend, adding in a huge range of books, markers, pencils, and art materials to complement your creative...

As a unique little business, we have the advantage of using many of the products we sell in store in our classes. We have decided that the Bilibo is one of our most favourite toys every! At first glance it's a bit tricky to work out just what it is. Is it a seat? A step? A bowl? A hat? And that's exactly why we love it.  In a day and age where children's toys often play for them (push a button and you get a reaction), the Bilibo engages kids to think about what it might be. It's imaginative, it's...

After using MagFormers in our Fox Blocks classes at Flying Fox Studios and bringing them to BillyCart Markets for children to explore and play with, I am convinced that MagFormers are one of the best open-ended construction toys in the market today. The shapes and accessories available lead children to building all sorts of vehicles and structures, as seen here at our last twilight market appearance. As the children, and adults, play with the MagFormers, they are developing an understanding of structural stability and engineering leading to bigger and stronger structures as play continues. Working with magnets is also an...

We just LOVE Kinetic Sand at Fox Shop! Not only do we sell it in store, we also use it in classes. We have found children (and grown ups) play with Kinetic Sand is several different ways. Firstly, everyone simply loves shaping and molding the sand. It is amazing how it sticks to itself, and you don't get grains of sand everywhere. Secondly, we have run many larger scale a ctivities (both at markets and in our classes) creating Kinetic Sand mini worlds. Here we gather rocks, stocks, shells, play figures, plastic toys, and really anything else small from my...