Simon and Kate Peterson are a husband and wife maker duo located in the ever-beautiful and sunny Hawkes Bay. Their brand Peterson Woodcraft is all about hand crafted wooden traditional toys with a modern twist. In their spare time they moonlight as parents to four … Read more »
Start a new tradition this Easter and commission a special personalised wooden Easter Egg from Woodbotherer…
Daniel of Tekton Toys handcrafts traditional wooden toys in his Christchurch workshop, following a simple philosophy of no paint and no plastic. His toys are made using good quality hardwoods – walnut, oak, kauri, kwila and ash – and constructed to last for generations, with a natural beeswax finish.
Writer and artist Z.R. Southcombe (Zee) loves to share her passion with others – especially young creators – and we love her inspirational and educational books for youngsters who want to develop their creative ideas.
We love these practical and eco-friendly lunchbags from Pip Pottage Designs. Made from 100% organic canvas, Pip’s fully machine washable Happy Lunch Bags have a sturdy cotton canvas outer outer and a heavy unbleached organic hemp/cotton blend canvas liner…
Check out this sweet wee woodland garland from Love Strung NZ – it’s the perfect addition to any nursery or kids’ bedroom…
Check out these awesome baby fish sleep sacks from Sarah Stoute! We promise they’re a lot friendlier than Jaws…
There’s nothing quite like well crafted gifts for the little people in your life – they have heart and soul that mass produced toys just can’t compete with. We’ve picked out a bunch of cute and colourful creations for kids in our Gifts for Children gift guide.
Wood over plastic: the Northland illustrator making simply beautiful toys for imaginative play
Rosa May Rutherford’s Steiner background meant that wholesome toys for imaginative play were a must for her young son Maioha. Once she’d made him a couple of wooden toys she was hooked, and Dean’s Workshop was born…
Well, here we are at the end of another fantastic Frocktober, and we couldn’t resist this last gorgeous wee pinafore from AsQ Design…