Need a friend for Barbie who is less into her pink convertible and more into adventure? Say G'day to Kobold's mate, Bindi. Bindi is ten inches tall and cares more about wildlife than fashion. Modeled after the famous child conservationist, Bindi Irwin, and recorded with Bindi's real voice, the doll recites 10 environmentally empowering phrases. Bindi also comes with accessories for pretend wildlife and nature exploration. At 
Kobold Toys, you can choose from Bindi Ocean & Surf Rescue or Bindi Wildlife Rescue.
ZipBin Airport 
With a delivery to My Poppet yesterday, the Sheeps Clothing winter range is now in store at all our children's stockists. The up to date stockist list is available on the website or on the right hand side of this page.
Not all items are available in all store, so please contact me if you are after something specific. Of course, the entire range is available on line here and here. 
For the last couple of years, The Knittery has been custom dyeing our lovely thick thin yarn as pictured throughout this post. With the pending closure of The Knittery, the yarn I have now is the end of the line. There's still a little left, but if you've had your eye on something, I suggest you get in quick because once it's gone, it's gone. 
rth day, we thought we would share some ideas and resources to help you communicate the importance of eco-friendliness to your children.
tic story, the PLAYMOBIL Church is the perfect backdrop for pretend play. Your child can press the windows of the church tower and hear the bells chime and the organ music. To complete the set, consider the "getaway" convertible and the party guest tent.
Sorcerer II. He had previously sent our daughter pictures of his trip to Antarctica, complete with penguins and whales. On this expedition the team will travel from California to the European seas, and we are excited to see pictures from his trip. If you have a budding marine biologist or high seas adventurer on your hands, The PLAYMOBIL Expedition Ship will let your child explore the mysteries of the ocean and can be partnered with a shark diver and a research raft and whale. 
Last year a friend gave me a book titled Curious Minds: How a Child Becomes a Scientist. I love science, my friend loves science, and in fact she is married to a scientist, so I was excited to explore the book. The book is a collection of interesting and entertaining essays from twenty-seven scientists “about the moments and events in their childhoods that set them on the paths that would define their lives.”
utdoors. The book does not provide you with a road map to making your child love science. What reading the book did for me was remind me of the thrill of discovery. My daughter loves learning, and we are fortunate to live in a city that provides plentiful and easy opportunities to learn about dinosaurs, space, animals, or whatever the topic du jour is. While she has learned valuable information on the museum tours, she learns the most roaming (with hair free, of course) across the earth. Her mind and spirit flourish when she is fishing with her grandfather, rescuing turtles, studying clounds or just wandering around outdoors. She prefers to learn through books and doing. In fact, my favorite memory from last summer involves her stomping along the beach with her net catching an
d picking up anything she could find (especially anything that the older boys on whom she was spying were brave enough to touch). It was magical to watch.
. Look for these moments- whether created by a museum event, a science kit or a tidal pool.
materials and manufacturing so you can feel good about the safety of the instrument. PlanToys also has a wonderful collection of musical toys that are of course eco-friendly and fun.
As much as I love cream wool, photographing it always presents a dilemma. I don't like to see knits photographed against a solid background in another colour than white, and as you can see here, cream against white doesn't work that well.
Until that is sorted, you will just have to take my word for it that the cream is lovely. Really truly.
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