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Just a colourful reminder that the store will be open again for the year as of tomorrow (Tues 5th) from10 am so you are welcome to come in for a visit. Don't forget your masks though as they are mandatory in stores again for over 12 year olds without an exemption. We look forward to welcoming you all in 2021! Jody, Marty and the team …

Dear customers, we would like to take this opportunity to say thank you so much for supporting our family business this year. We are so fortunate to have been able to make it through the tough months and we appreciate every single one of you that made an order, visited the store, engaged with us on social media and told your family and friends about us. We look forward to seeing you all again in a hopefully much more positive 2021. Stay safe and have a wonderful Christmas and New Years. Love …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Don't forget the Good Friday Appeal is on this weekend for the Royal Children's Hospital. Due to the current circumstances it is going to be a lot harder for them to reach their target this year since they can't run any events and do collections, so lets all dig deep and give what we can to this essential service.The Good Friday Appeal is a not for profit charity that raises money to enable The Royal Childrens Hospital to provide world class care for our children. The Appeal brings all sectors o …

Guess who we met at the Toy Fair today.... the lovely Apollo! What a sweet guy he is, he spent ages doing magic tricks on my eldest son Sebastian and actually managed to impress him which isn't easy. Oh and I found SO many cool things to add to my store so keep an eye out for lots of new stuff arriving soon....

Thank you so much to all of the beautiful people that donated to help out Clifton Creek Primary School after their devastating loss during the bushfires. Thanks to your generosity we sent up a car load of stuff (we seriously couldn't squeeze anymore in!) and we also had $600 cash to go towards their new water pump for their vege/sensory garden. I am so proud of our wonderful community. Jody If you would like to donate directly to the school there is a donation account set up for them - Bendigo B …

Hey lovelies, I have been asked to help out Clifton Creek Primary School which has been burned to the ground and they have lost everything This is a list of items that are needed for their ASD kids so if you can help out with any of the items please let me know asap. If you could drop to me in Altona North or Altona Meadows today or tomorrow I would really appreciate it so I can organise to get it to them asap. - fidget balls- noise cancelling headphones and earmuffs- weighted toys- move a …

Is it bad that I have bribed my kids with a trip to the supermarket to buy whatever lollies they want instead of dealing with Halloween costume drama...? I think it's a win-win really...Every year we spend forever going from shop to shop as all three boys get more and more annoyed at the lack of costumes that they like and would actually wear. Sensory issues with scratchy fabric, face paint, wigs and hats all mean that most things get crossed off the list straight away so we all end up frustrate …