Sale time!

There are plenty of sales on in the lead up to Christmas!

One I am keen to check out is minifashionista - 20% off storewide till this Friday!

Fur Real

Holly's Christmas's have come all at once with our recent purchase of "Biscuit the Fun Lovin Pup".....

I hear he is now regarded the #1 Toy for Christmas 2008. Since we've had him out of the box, we've had so much fun. He's really life like and performs all sorts of tricks on command.

The official media release states:

FURREAL FRIENDS BISCUIT, MY LOVIN’ PUP

(Approximate Retail Price: $179.99; Ages: 5 and up; Available: Fall 2008)

Man’s best friend is about to become a dream come true for kids this fall as Hasbro introduces the FURREAL FRIENDS BISCUIT, MY LOVIN’ PUP pet puppy, the newest, most realistic pet to ever join the FURREAL FRIENDS family. Kids will love to interact with this adorable life-size golden retriever – through highly innovative voice recognition technology, the FURREAL FRIENDS BISCUIT, MY LOVIN’ PUP pet puppy will obey six different voice commands including “sit,” “sit up and beg,” “lie down,” “give me a paw,” “speak” and “do you want a treat?” Just like a ‘real’ dog, BISCUIT, MY LOVIN PUP will move his head and ears, blink his eyes, wag his tail and bark. This playful pup will also sniff his ‘bone’ and chomp on his tasty treat. The FURREAL FRIENDS BISCUIT, MY LOVIN’ PUP pet puppy will also respond to touch; kids simply pet their new best friend on the sensors located behind his ears, on his head and on his back, and their new pal will wag his tail to show his delight. Additionally, the FURREAL FRIENDS BISCUIT, MY LOVIN’ PUP pet puppy includes an innovative ‘bark-back’ feature that will enable him to respond when he is spoken to! The FURREAL FRIENDS BISCUIT, MY LOVIN’ PUP pet puppy comes complete with his very own comb and dog ‘bone.’ Six ‘D’ batteries are required but not included.

I got him from Deals Direct - but it may pay to shop around for the best price, as he's not cheap!

Kiddyland

Kiddyland is the coolest toy store in Tokyo. It's about 6 stories high and jam packed full of cute and colourful Japanese toys (their site has a few tempters to view).

The store itself is situated on Jingu-mai, one of the main streets in Harajuku. It was a 2 minute train ride from our hotel, so we visited often!

Sadly, their site does not do them justice, so you'll have to actually go there to get the full impact. The store is always buzzing with kids and teenage girls, who must have bedrooms full of stationery, cute toys and hair accessories!

They've captured it entirely in their motto (which is difficult to read in the image above): "Serving happiness since 1946".

Rody

This one wouldn't quite fit in our luggage, but we are planning to buy it online.

Rody....inflatable, bouncy fun!!

I am currently searching for an online retailer. Will update this post when I find one.

Little Red Car

We all know of the famous Big Red Car! Now your little one can own their own little red car, on sale at Bay Bee Cino.

(Down $90 to $49.95!)

Mini Me Sale Time

Minifashionista is having a great sale. Up to 60% off!

These bla bla knitted rattles, for example, are down from $8-ish to $6-ish.

Free shipping on orders over $130 too, if you are buying in bulk!

Play it again Sam!

Selected as a Swedish Design Classic by the Swedish National Museum, this PlaySam push car gets my vote for possibly the most stylish ride-on toy ever!

Only $73 from Kidostore.

Money Mania

Gotta start saving early. These money banks from moimoimoi make saving money fun!

(via babygadget)

marbelous

Just insert a marble in the hole at the top and watch it fly - over, under, through, around and all the way to the other side!

These gorgeous handcrafted tables incorporate fun and functionality. Not available in Australia just yet, but we'll keep you posted.

Available at ontwerpduo.

(via yokiddo).

More Ebay-ing!

If anyone is interested, we are selling our Jolly Jumper

and Bumbo on ebay right now. I will have to link these tomorrow, as they haven't quite uploaded to ebay yet.

EDIT: Links now up.

EDIT #2: The Bumbo has just sold. The Jolly Jumper is still available though.

Time is flying! I remember when she was too little for the Jumper!

Bundle of Bunnies

I couldn't help smiling when I saw this cute bundle of bunnies, popping out of their carrot!

Made by squishable, who ship to Australia. Very cute products and an even cuter site!

(via yokiddo)

Blocks and more blocks

This is the block set we are going to get Holly. We've been looking for ages. So happy I found this on Kidostore.

Look at those colours!

I heart Totoro

Totoro Tissue Box Cover. If you haven't seen the Japanese Anime Totoro, I highly recommend you do so.

(via yokiddo).

Organic Toys!

These cute organic veg toys are currently on sale at Eco Child.

Made by Under the Nile, they are also safe for chewing and sucking when Bub is teething. Bub would look so hip and healthy!

Your own Saab Roadster!

I can just see Holly zipping 'round in one of these! Available from Kidostore. The traffic in our area is chaos, so early defensive driving lessons are a must!