Grovedale Toy Library in Grovedale, Victoria, Australia | Library

Grovedale Toy Library

Locality: Grovedale, Victoria, Australia

Address: Grovedale Community Hub 45 Heyers Road 3216 Grovedale, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.grovedaletoylibrary.org.au/

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24.01.2022 Don’t forget to enter this fantastic competition before it closes in less than 48 hours!!

24.01.2022 Avast! It be International Talk Like A Pirate Day, me hearties! Want to act like a Scallywag? Share our treasure of cheesy jokes with your wee scurvy lads and lassies in your best pirate voice.

24.01.2022 Do you find time to play? Perhaps you call it me-time or something else, but it’s just as important for adults as it is kids. How do you play?

24.01.2022 Is there a little (or big) person in your house who loves Bluey? Here's the first in our series of how Grovedale Toy Library can help them play just like Bluey and Bingo!

24.01.2022 Next up in our Play like Bluey series - the BBQ episode! Do you have a budding BBQ master? Or perhaps a salad supremo? If all else fails, pull up a relaxing chair! #playlikebluey #imaginativeplay

23.01.2022 Are you getting your little people involved in some of the great online Science Week activities this week?

22.01.2022 We are strong advocates for offering your child quality play experiences without overwhelming them with an abundance of toys, puzzles and games. What's more, we... know how you can do this without purchasing loads of toys which may end up in landfill when they still have so much play left in them. A toy library membership allows you to borrow what your child enjoys now and then return it. It doesn't clutter your home when you no longer want it, it simply goes back into circulation for another family to enjoy. We're on Planet A, as the new ABC series calls it, and we can all make a difference for our children's futures by sharing resources. How good is that? #noplanetb : becoming minimalist

22.01.2022 Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s superbaby!

21.01.2022 Happy Easter! Enjoy some and some . We look forward to seeing you in Term 2! #closedforschoolholidays #happyplaying

20.01.2022 Look out for our new mirror cube to borrow when we reopen! #newtoys #babytoys #grovedaletoylibrary

20.01.2022 Play is what we're all about at Grovedale Toy Library!

18.01.2022 Does something still exist if you can't see it? If you're a grown up, you know it definitely does. If you're a baby... well, you've gotta prove it for yourself.... This concept is known as "object permanence", and usually starts developing from around 4 to 7 months of age. Babies at this age may suddenly panic when you are out of sight, because they have realized that they are a separate entity to you, and if they can't see you - do you still exist? This is also when the fun game of "drop things off the high chair to see what happens" starts to appear, as well as posting (for more on posting, check out last weeks post on Containment Schema). You may know nothing about child development but you already know two object permanence games - Peek a Boo, and Hide and Seek! You can also do games like Hide the Toy - put one of your baby's favourite toys in a small box or under a blanket. Ask your baby "Where's your toy?" and point to the box/blanket, and allow them to explore and find the toy. You can make this harder as they get older by adding additional layers, or once they become mobile, hiding items in a room. Toys like shape sorters, posting boxes, or anything that involves putting one object inside another (think barns and animals, balls in a ball popper, etc) are fantastic for this age and can all be found at your local toy library.

16.01.2022 Rainy day play ideas! Our water play toys aren't just for summer fun, explore our collection when we open after school holidays #unplugandgetoutside

15.01.2022 Today, the annoying button in our house is a birthday card with a goat screaming/singing happy birthday. What about your house? #causeandeffectplay

15.01.2022 Appointments to borrow still available for tomorrow morning - Click & Collect!Appointments to borrow still available for tomorrow morning - Click & Collect!

14.01.2022 Puzzle Pandemonium? Play It Forward! Grabbed a puzzle in the lock down panic but don't know what to do with it now? Why not Play It Forward to your local toy li...brary so hundreds of other families in your area can enjoy it too? Toy libraries around Australia are looking for good quality pre-loved puzzles for their Puzzle Pandemonium toy drive. For more information, visit https://www.toylibraries.org.au/puzzles

14.01.2022 Waiting (im)patiently to find out when we will be allowed to access the toy library and resume Click & Collect servicesWaiting (im)patiently to find out when we will be allowed to access the toy library and resume Click & Collect services

13.01.2022 This fabulous food truck is sure to be a popular addition to the library - ready to borrow when we reopen #foodtruckfridays #secondhandlikenew #beepbeep

13.01.2022 New toy alert! These beautiful Ambi Toys are absolute classics and an exciting addition to the toy library. Created in Holland in 1969, Ambi Toys is a high-quality toy range notable for its bright, clean primary colours, making the Ambi Toys brand instantly recognisable with distinctive designs that appeal to both infants and adults. Babies and toddlers are not interested in passing trends, fashion colours or the latest gadget. They need well designed and reliable toys which don't disappoint during play and encourage their gradual discovery of themselves, others and the surrounding world. The Ambi Toys range satisfies these needs and are a continuing source of learning and fun. Exactly what a good toy is meant to be!

12.01.2022 Happy Father's Day to all our wonderful Dads!

12.01.2022 2020 has definitely been a not-shopping year for us! Donations, 2nd hand purchases, free toys parts from Facebook to fix or replace damaged parts, sewing repairs to costumes, touch up painting have all been essential to keeping toys fresh and exciting.

11.01.2022 We have some great toys to help with tummy time - check out our Crawl and Catch Me Later mirrors, and our brand new Soft Mirror Cube.

07.01.2022 Get cracking on making your appointment for tomorrow morning!

06.01.2022 We thank all the wonderful Early Childhood Educators who play such an important role in our children’s’ development!

05.01.2022 Food for thought, not just for Black Friday but leading into Christmas.

05.01.2022 Wise words and explanatory graphic from South Bay Mommy and Me "The less a toy does, the more your child does. If a toy engages your child with lights and so...unds, the toy is doing all the work, not your child. Since play is where your child learns reasoning, ingenuity, social skills, emotion regulation, gross motor coordination, and pretty much every single essential life skill they will ever need, I'd say that it's critical that our children are given the optimal opportunities in play to exercise all of these skills to their full abilities." See more

05.01.2022 With the weather warming up, it’s a great time to get outside and encourage messy play!

04.01.2022 Too many toys? Join a toy library anyway!

04.01.2022 Cruising. Not the kind that involves boats. Your baby has figured out how to pull up to stand, using every possible surface they can find. Now they appear to b...e channeling their inner crab, shuffling sideways along furniture to explore further and further. This is called cruising, and it's one of the best things to help your child learn to walk. When a child first starts pulling themselves up to stand, many people want to help move to the next stage by holding baby's hands and encouraging them to take steps forward. However, the key to learning to walk, isn't a step forwards. It's a step sideways. Moving from object to object, side to side, helps the child learn balance, familiarity with their body, and confidence. Keeping feet bare helps with sensory input and muscle development (there are so, so many benefits to barefoot learning for all ages, but that's a topic for another post). Resist the urge to help. It can be scary, but letting children take small risks in a safe environment is an important part of development. You wouldn't encourage your toddler to practise cruising unsupervised on concrete stairs, but working their way around the coffee table, clear of objects to fall on, gives them an opportunity to risk and even fail, and failure is an important part of learning. The greatest thing we learn from falling down, after all, is how to get back up. Cruising can be promoted by providing a path of safe objects for your baby to grab on to and transfer their weight between. These can be every day items like couch, coffee table, chair, or you can also utilize larger items with wide solid bases from your toy library (the Fisher Price Activity Gardens are great for cruising). Now is also the time to double check you have secured any furniture that could topple if bub pulls up on it. Objects with wheels, such as toy prams, trolleys, even activity cubes can be helpful once baby is cruising with confidence, to start practising the forward step, but make sure they are heavy and have a bit of resistence. Wheels that move easily mean quite often the toy can move too fast for the child to keep up, but they don't have the reflexes to let go of the handle, resulting in a nasty fall they can't protect themselves from. Weigh down lighter wheeled toys like trolleys or wagons with books. A trip to your local pool, and using a ledge at an appropriate height for your child can also help promote cruising and standing skills - the water takes some of baby's weight off so the movements are easier to practise and muscles can develop better. Plus it's a good excuse to cool off! If your child is taking a little longer to take those first steps, don't try to force it. Most children get there in their own time, but if your child is nearing 18 months and not yet walking, it may be worth speaking with your health professional.

04.01.2022 Hop to it! Last chance to borrow before the school holidays is this Saturday. Get your fill of toys to save your holiday sanity! #toyrotationisalifesaver

03.01.2022 Some of these sound easier than others, but it's all great advice and so important! Thanks for the graphic, Tutor Doctor

02.01.2022 We're back! Toy Returns session only this Saturday 26th September, with Click & Collect to resume in October. Members please check your email for details. New members welcome!