Bunyip Toys and Games

The Monster That Ate Canberra, by Michael Salmon, is one of the first books I can remember my parents reading to me and now I read it often to my little bunyips. Michael Salmon is a fabulous writer with over … Continue reading →

Wooden toys have such a wonderful feel and smell to them.  You run your hand over them and feel a strong and almost warm surface, don’t you?  I remember playing with my wooden blocks as a child and part of … Continue reading →

How often have your children surprised you with what they know?   No, I’m not talking about that time whenthey repeated the things you said!  Kids learn and absorb information really quickly.  I bet there are a lot of parents who’ve … Continue reading →

I have just finished reading a report by Peter Gray in the US publication “Journal of Play.”  The title of the report is “The Decline of Play and the Rise of Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents. “ Scary title, hey? … Continue reading →

There comes a time in a little bunyip’s life when he or she wants to ride a bicycle like the big bunyips do.  That’s when parents start to worry about bruises, spills and the inevitable tears. It doesn’t have to be … Continue reading →

Have you ever seen a bunyip dance?  If not, you haven’t been to the Bunyip’s home lately. We’ve introduced a new range of music CDs to Bunyip Toys and the little bunyips love them.  So far they have danced the … Continue reading →

Each Christmas between the ages of 8 and 13, all I was ever given were wildlife books.  I’d avidly read about the different animals, especially endangered ones, but reading about them just wasn’t enough.  I was old enough to understand … Continue reading →

Hello from Mrs Bunyip. I have been thinking a lot about the way children play these days and I want to talk to you about it. As a child I used to love making up my own stories and adventures … Continue reading →

Last week I can back from Nuremburg, Germany, where I attended the annual Nuremburg Toy Fair. The best word to describe it would be “huge” – 12 halls full of toys, games, baby gear, trains, remote control toys, soft toys … Continue reading →