What does it really mean to support local?
Supporting local helps more people than just a business, it supports all that supply it, it supports customers, it supports the staff that work there. Items that are supplied by hard working people who create products that are not mass produced, they often have meaning, thought and love in them that you will not find at any chain store.
They are made to last, they have a lower carbon footprint and they are made with purpose and love.
Please think about supporting local for your Little. Buy something unique, that has a NZ connection or is NZ made. The movement to support local is stronger than ever.
Please take a look at some of our favourite local New Zealand baby and toddler products and businesses who have a sustainable product or business approach and support local this year.
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Wooden toysChildren of the trees – Wooden abacus, xylophone and custom painted toys – Expressions of winter – Wooden puzzles, toys and blocks Needle and Nail -Handcrafted wooden toys Moo & The Gang – Wooden crafted toys The Great New Zealand Toy Store – NZ themed toys Enzo and Fox – Plastic free musical toys for babies and toddlers Isla & Olive – Zero waste items, wooden toys Chip of Nature – Natural, open ended wooden toys Early Bird Toys – Beautiful natural toys and resources Soft ToysKraken Crafts – Amigurumi (small, stuffed crochet yarn animals). Lille Bee Creations – Toys, clothes & heirloom items |
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ClothingChilder – An online marketplace for quality second hand babies and kids wear. Earthlings – Organic & ethical baby and kids clothing Live Love Lend – Second hand clothing for babies and kids BooksPretty Childish -Busy books My Quiet Books NZ- Fabric quiet books Tu Meke Tūī Book – New Zealand Birds, bravery and friendship Sunflowers don’t Grown in Winter book – A book about Nature, determination and hope |
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Creative/Open ended playLittle Monkey NZ – Chalk, wooden puzzles, crayons Imagine Box – Educational box for infants and toddlers Honey Sticks – Crayons NavyBaby – Heuristic play sets Outside or activity based playThe Rubbish Whisperer – Zero waste products, Reusable water water ballons balloons. Rock-it board – Rock-it board |
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Bedroom DécorSweet Petite – Birth prints Little Grippers Store – Bedroom prints for kids Little Cashew – Artwork prints for bedrooms Lola and George – Natural earthy Bedroom Prints OtherThe Nude Alchemist – Baby balms, baby massage oil Little Fern – Teethers for baby, quilts & natural toys Little Ethique – Baby shampoo, massage bars and gift sets Rinse and Repeat – Reusable zero waste products and wet bags for kids Baby It’s Personal – Personalised enamel mug |