Autumn Days

How have your Autumn days been so far? I just love the image my web designer Mel Baker chose for the main page of Spiral Garden for Autumn!

A few new products have arrived this month. It is always a joy to discover more artists and companies creating toys from natural, sustainable materials. I'm rapt with the crocheted crowns by Over The Rainbow in Brisbane, Australia. And the Del Campo tractor sets are a hit already - and great value considering they include eight quality pieces. Have you seen the wool finger puppet sets created by Rainbow Made in Cairns, Australia? You can choose from the Beehive set and the cute Little Ducks.

We also have rulers, paint, paintbrushes, larger wooden beads, rolling pins and felt vests just arrived! More details to follow.

Second Week of Sale - HURRY!

As announced in our subscribers' email last week, Spiral Garden is having a musical sale.

Our whole range of musical items will be automatically discounted by 10% from 15th to 31st March. This is to make way for some pentatonic instruments and other goodies I hope to have in store from April 2008. Alan Whitehead's 33 Sun Songs and 9 different percussion instruments are all discounted, while stocks last. The rainbow maracas (pictured) are our newest stock item, and have a beautiful sound.

Since rhythm is the foundation of all music making, now is the time to build your collection of basic instruments at an affordable price.

Birthday Gift Ideas

Children are often invited to more birthday parties as they get older. Buying nice gifts can be expensive - it's hard to find quality items for a low price! I've collected some ideas here which you might like to consider stocking up on so that you're ready when that next party invitation arrives. Click on the photos to go to the correct page in the Spiral Garden store.

Worry dolls! Nicely wrapped, this little gift is one that can make a real difference in a child's life.
Only $5.50 for this fair trade item from Guatemala.


Dominoes - a timeless gift idea! Only $6.00 for this set in a wooden box. Great to take traveling, learn maths facts or spend some time on a rainy afternoon.


Lyra Modelling Clay is a new product to Spiral Garden. It is $6.00 and obviously of higher quality to your average modelling material. We like the fact that it has a faint, pleasant aroma and the colours are easily separated after use.


Spinning Tops! Old-fashioned toy for new-generation fun. These come in four types - Soccer Boy (pictured), Lifesaver Boy, Ballet Girl and Swimming Girl. At only $6.95 and made from quality timber, they're a bargain too!


These high quality skipping ropes from Mercurius are made in the Netherlands. They are a small size for primary-school age children. Available in green, red, pink, yellow - with wooden handles and only $7.50. A budget version is also available @ $3.50 each.


There are two varieties of Debresk cars which are only $8.00 each at Spiral Garden. These are long-lasting, beautifully made toys which are the perfect size for small hands.

These wooden claves are only $9.00 per pair. Another musical instrument which costs $9.00 is the Angel Triangle. And for $10.00 you can buy the fabulous Rainbow Maracas!

And last but not least are the fantastic and ever-popular Anamalz range! At $9.95 each the pig, sheep, cow, bull, horse, kangaroo and crocodile are favourites in our house and with our customers. Ask about the free fabric storage back and cards with your order! (Limited stock)
New release Anamalz coming to Spiral Garden in April.

Add a handmade card, some creative giftwrap and a happy birthday smile, and your little friends are sure to be happy with their birthday treasures - without you having to rely on cheap discount stores for affordable gifts!

Autumn

Here's a sneak preview of Autumn at Spiral Garden!!

New Stock of the Kangaroo from Anamalz has arrived! The Aussie Animal range is really popular so they're expanding to new products within the next couple of months!




Autumn cards from Sarah Laidlaw make a fabulous birthday or general greeting card
at this time of year. They're also a lovely addition to your seasonal or nature table,
noticeboard or other display. 21 x 25cm.

Autumn dolls from Rainbow Made Toys have arrived!!

Lono and Boato Coco from Susan Whitehead abounds with stories, songs, poetry and artwork for this season. This is one of a series of four seasonal resource books for young children.

Autumn toned silk playcloths have arrived. These are also from Rainbow Made Toys and are perfect as gifts for babies, for the dress-up box, story time, the nature table, decorating a room and many other uses. Now available to suit the four seasons, these top quality hemmed silk cloths are individually hand-dyed in north Queensland.

The Autumn article has also been uploaded to the Spiral Garden site.

We hope you come to take a stroll through the Garden soon!

Organics

Are Organic products part of your lifestyle? Check out our new category of Organic Products at Spiral Garden!

Indigo Magazine

http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=374266

"INDIGO Magazine hopes to give young girls around the country an opportunity to promote positive body image, self-esteem and encourage girl power.

Targeted at girls between the ages of 10-14, the magazine hopes to finally dismiss the notion that all young girls need to be thin and perfect."

INDIGO is available for purchase through Spiral Garden.

Natural Child Magazine

I write for Natural Child Magazine. If you go to http://www.naturalchildmagazine.com/ and click on the "Preview available now..." message with the butterfly and baby's legs, you can then get to a page to download a 2MB PDF of the first issue of the magazine.

Subscriptions to this magazine are available through Spiral Garden.