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Learning Can Be Funs, Resilience Range are simple to read books, with identifiable characters and stories, that are excellent at building emotional development in young children. Understanding and expressing emotions helps children empathise, communicate and connect. Each story book provides children with the ability to understand why and what they are feeling, recognise and reflect on their own feelings, as well as those and others around them, and develop coping mechanisms to manage them. Thes …

The circuit breaker is back! Is this Lockdown 4.0? I've lost count As per the government guidelines. In-person/store shopping will be closed for 7 days until 11:59pm Thursday the 3rd of June, unless otherwise stated earlier. Our online store will still be operating, as will our click and collect service. So were still here for all your sensory needs and will get your orders sent out to you in our usual timely manner! Obviously this is not the best timing for our Grand Re-opening week, but w …

Not sure if you noticed, but we've had a little face-lift going on Its been bonkers, hard work, messy and ever-so-slightly stressful and I'm so relieved its finally done! I hope you can picture me lying down in the centre of the shop exhausted because that's what happened when we finally hung up the tools late this afternoon! Marty and I couldn't have achieved this without the support, hard work and dedication of our amazing team we are so thankful to be surrounded by such a fabulous …

Its the final countdown, do do dooo doo, do do do do dooo The final bits and pieces of our reno are coming together! So this Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd of May we will be CLOSED. You wont miss us for too long though, because Monday the 24th from 10:00AM is our Grand Re-opening! Come celebrate with us and check out the new digs, there will be raffles and prizes all week long! We're so excited to share our beautiful new store with you, we are counting down the days! Looking forward …

Good News! We've just stocked children's author Tabitha J Pages latest release, I'm A Type One Kid. The story centres around young Tina Thomas, who together with her family is figuring out how to navigate her new diagnosis of Juvenile Type 1 Diabetes, all the while dealing with a world of insulin, doctors, hospitals, and the daily life living with a medical condition. This book supports, inspires and empowers children with Juvenile Type 1 Diabetes. Its beautifully illustrated, and a great eas …

Puttin' on the final coat of white paint before West Home and Rowie Kelly Studio come and work their magic and make the new store look beautiful... …

NAPLAN is the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy, and can be quite the daunting task particularly for our primary school kids that are new to the test. Teachers have already done the preparation and practice to ease your child's expectations, so to further support them we thought wed share a few extra points for you and your family to keep in mind prior to testing. Your child can only do their best and that is good enough. They are testing the skills learned over time at schoo …

Wishing all the wonderful mums, mother figures, guardians and carers a very Happy Mothers Day! I hope you are all spoiled and that you get to spend some special time with your loved ones A special shout out to my own mum in NZ who I haven't seen in nearly a year and a half due to Covid. Happy Mothers Day Mum, we miss you …

Our temporary store is open next door at number 34! Its not beautiful but at least you can still come in to get your sensory stuff while we renovate. Open our usual hours Mon-Thurs 10-5, Fri 10-4 and Sat 10-2. See you soon …

Ch-Ch-Changessss Some of you will already know that our business is changing, and in the best way possible. Were expanding our space! We've moved our warehouse next-door so we can build you an even bigger and better Sensory Oasis! As a mum with autistic kids, I'm familiar with the effect change can have. To assist those with adjusting to the change, we want to give you a heads up on what to expect when visiting our store, especially during our big renovation. Its going to be a l …