Australian Made Sandpit Toys Set Found!

I ducked into Big W at QV to have a little look before shopping for groceries at Safeway on the weekend. I don’t know why but I have been feeling like shopping for Christmas lately. Anyway, I found this set of Australian made sandpit toys. I think they are made by a company called Fountain Plastics. Unlike the flimsy individual pieces that I blogged about earlier, the items in this pack are actually pretty sturdy. From memory, I think the set includes a sieve, a few moulds, a rake and probably a spade or a sand ladle. All of the items are simply packed in one of those mesh wrappers that are normally used to hold oranges. All this costs less than $8.00! What a great gift idea especially if you are a thrifty nanny?

I am pretty sure that I have blogged about Australian made, individual pieces of sandpit toys from Big W, a while ago. I am not sure if those flimsy ones and the set mentioned above are from the same company.

Finding this set of Australian made sandpit toys proved that Australian made toys have not gone entirely extinct as of yet. I am aware that they are some small local manufacturers out there making pieces of top quality toys. It will be so nice if someone will bring all Aussie toymakers together to exhibit their products to the public. This will educate the public, letting them know that there are Aussie choices available. If parents can see before their eyes the sort of Australian toys on offer, they (especially the ones who can afford the higher price tags) are less likely to have to choose Fisher Price, Barbie or Hot Wheels. There are parents out there who are looking for well made toys and equipment for their children. Many, like Stella’s mum, are simply not attracted to toys that are linked to licensed characters.