Posts Tagged ‘baby’

Hand might right here at Little Sparrow, these pure wool ice cream rattles are guaranteed to make a sweet impression! Soft and perfectly sized for baby to hold, these are treats you can enjoy every day – guilt free! We guarantee you won’t be able to resist picking one up for your next baby present. What’s your favorite flavor?

Give baby’s auditory, visual and fine motor skills a workout with the fabulous eye catching rattles and clutch toys from HABA. These bright and inviting toys are excellent sensory toys for 6 months+. The high quality wood and bold designs ensure they will last as good as they look! For over 70 years HABA has been creating high quality toys which will encourage children through their growth. HABA toys comply, and often exceed, safety standards!

One cold winter morning, a hunter is walking through the woods with his dog. He drops his glove and a little mouse sees it and immediately scurries inside seeking warmth. Then a frog comes along and asks, “Any room for me?” The mouse invites him in with pleasure. Then a hare, a fox, a wild boar, and a large bear join them in the fallen glove. But what will happen when the hunter realizes his mitten is missing and returns?

Loek Koopmans is the writer and illustrator of  ”Any Room For Me?” a book for babies and pre-schoolers. This playful tale salutes the kindness, generosity, hospitality, and fearleslsness of the mouse who gives up his little paradise to strangers.

The adorable and popular range of wooden art pieces from Merry-Go-Round has been replenished! These locally made treasures have been really popular baby gifts, so we are pleased to have some new, unique pieces for you to choose from. You’re sure to find a favourite amongst these sweet faces, created entirely from reclaimed materials…

These girlies might like pink, but flying kites and playing with turtles is pretty awesome too!

Sunny yellow blocks will brighten any shelf, and the one at the top with the little boy and girl writing a letter is so precious.

And these theatrical sweethearts are the pefrect finale: dance into little sparrow to see the other pixies, babies and boys we have from Merry-Go-Round.

Everearth walker, busy pond activity centre

We are happy to announce our Everearth range has been replenished and expanded! EverEarth toys are 100% eco friendly, from the materials they use, manufacturing processes, packaging and printing! The immensely popular walker is back, and alongside it is the endlessly amusing busy pond activity centre.

Amazon and multi flower bead mazes

Everearth has over 45 years experience in the design and production of wooden toys, and ensure that their toys deliver fantastic play value as well as stimulate the child’s natural development.

Duck pull along, and sorting box

Triangle music activity  centre

All of Everearth’s products are put through the most stringent internal testing, as well as through third party industry approved testing labs andmeeting the required international standards as a minimum.

interchangeable car set, balance bike

These bikes are sturdy and are great for developing essential motor skills like balance and coordination that kids miss out on with tricycles and bikes with training wheels.

Eco Farm play set and Dollhouse

The final box that EverEarth ticks is affordability – top quality toys that are kind to the earth and your wallet!

Turn your fridge into a fun and colorful teaching tool with these wooden magnetic shape sets from Mudpuppy.  The magnetic pieces are made of 80% recycled wood and they’re printed with non-toxic inks, so even if one of the fruits and veggies prove a little too tempting, no harm done! There are 40 pieces per set and the come in a cute (and more importantly) resealable milk carton package, for convenient kitchen storage. In addition to the 26 letters of the alphabet, the alphabet sets hold doubles of the letters A, B, D, E, I, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, and U.

We also stock Mudpuppy’s range of flashcards, for learning on the go! These fun and colorful flash cards come on a re-closeable ring, ideal for clipping to the stroller or carseat. Each gift box contains 26 two-sided cards made from sturdy laminated paper on board and printed with nontoxic inks. Speaking from experience, if a flashcard isn’t on a ring, you can guarantee to lose at least half the deck in the first session out of their packet! These will make a great 3rd birthday gift.

Magnetic toys are such a great travelling companion, whether in the back seat or on a plane. The Janod alphabet magnetibook contains 130 pieces, and are a fun way to create words to match the illustrations. The set includes 104 letter magnets and 26 illustrated magnets.

Also instore are the Janod animal alphabet flash cards. They feature capital and lower case letters, with the name of the animal on one side and an ilustration of the animal on the reverse side. The cards are held together on a ring but can be taken off, allowing the option of sorting games for older children.

Great gifts for toddlers

Take a look at a few of our favourite gifts for the extra little people who might be celebrating their first, or second Christmas!

1. Uncle Goose foreign language blocks 2. Glückskafer rainbow building tower

3. Janod sand wooden buckets 4. spring loaded pop up game

1. Chomp Zoo pop-up board book 2. Pintoy wooden drum 3. Pintoy blocks & walker 4. Everearth Busy Pond Activity Centre

1. Wonderworld sliding town blocks, 2. Wooden shape sorter,

3. Wonderworld color and sound sensory blocks, 4. Blue Ribbon Noah’s ark balancing puzzle

1. Acorn toys cars 2.SAMS handcrafts rainbow blocks 3. Janod pull-along cow

4.Janod bird puzzle 5. Stockmar crayon blocks

Is there a new baby in your life or maybe you know someone who’s expecting? Check out some of the gorgeous things we have in store at the moment for tiny new people!

Pictured above is a gorgeous, organic 100% cotton toweling ring toy and a lovely keepsake scarpbook ‘My Baby’. Not only are these keepsake books fun for you to look back on, baby will love to see photos and stories from when they were born too. I love the fresh, modern design of this book – its great for girls or boys and would make such a nice shower gift. And underneath all the products pictured in this post is a handmade quilt, sewn locally by the talented Ania! We have a stack of these practical and pretty quilts in store, so pop in to see the range – there are lots of patterns and colors to choose from.

New in store are these cute and gentle wash cloth mitts. Made from 100% organically cultivated handpicked fair-trade cotton, they are as gentle on the environment as they are on baby.

These Under the Nile organic cotton baby wraps are so soft! They are dyed with natural ‘metal free’ colors and are fair trade, made in Egypt.

Also in stock are a range of natural rubber pacifiers/dummys. These pacifiers are made in Italy and conform to European safety standards. They are 100% natural, sustainable rubber and are designed to gently touch baby’s nose to simulate breast feeding. The are moulded as one solid piece so they have no cracks or joins that can harbor bacteria. We have 3 size available from birth to 1 years.

Lastly, when teething strikes don’t forget we always carry the baltic amber necklaces and bracelets that provide natural pain relief for your little ones.

Just in time for a winter of wooly work we’ve stocked our shelves with this delicious variegated yarn. Colorado, by Heirloom is a 100% pure wool 8ply. Its machine washable  and available in the selection of colors pictured above, you WILL be inspired by this gorgeous yarn.

Speaking of inspired, we’ve also refreshed our collection of patterns and books, so stop by for a browse. There is lots to motivate you and get those hands busy! Aren’t these baby patterns sweet? Most are suitable for boys or girls, leaving you to choose their favorite color. Heirloom’s Colorworks pure wool yarn is perfect for children’s knitwear – its so soft and in lots of bright and pastel colors.

Knitting and crochet classes will be starting from July 17th, so if you’re tempted by the wool but not sure how to handle a hook or needle book yourself in. You won’t be disappointed by picking up a constructive new hobby in just 4 weeks! Call us to book in, spots go fast for our relaxed and affordable workshops. All skill levels are welcome!