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Make Me Iconic delivering wooden toy donations to Monash Children’s Hospital and Very Special Kids to support children with comforting, screen-free play.

We Donated to Monash Children’s Hospital & Other Charities

We donated a carload of our iconic wooden toys to Monash Children’s Hospital and Very Special Kids, spreading joy and screen-free play to children and families doing it tough. Giving back ...

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Wooden Toy Camp Fire

we just won a little award

In case you have not heard yet but we just won a little industry award! Sweet! We flew up to Sydney over the weekend to receive an award from Life In Style for best toy in the Kids Toys & Games...

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12 Quirky Melbourne Gifts

12 Quirky Melbourne Gifts

Ok, we get it. Not everyone is from Melbourne and we love other States too of Australia too. I mean the Opera House in Sydney is just an icon in itself and who can forget how damn sunny and cool Br...

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Australian Souvenirs: Toy Bickies with Arnott's branding

Australian Souvenirs: Toy Bickies with Arnott's branding

BACK IN STOCK and now with Arnott's updated branding! So they look like even more of the real thing! 

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Another cover but in the UK this time with Living Etc.

Another cover but in the UK this time with Living Etc.

Another cover but in the UK this time with Living Etc. We were so happy to be featured again on the front cover of one of our favorite magazines.

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👫 School's out and that means it's time for PLAY ✏

👫 School's out and that means it's time for PLAY ✏

We loooooooveeeeeeeeve school holidays!  It means sleep in's and pyjama'  all day (like at least till midday). It means having time to play with your kids instead of rushing about for the school ru...

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This Easter gives TOYS and not Choccies!

This Easter gives TOYS and not Choccies!

We have lots of cute little Easter gift ideas to give instead of Choccies this year! Toys or sequin purses last longer than a Chocolate Egg and will give you lots of play time with your little one....

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this Valentine's day don' t give chocolate, give candy

this Valentine's day don' t give chocolate, give candy

Don't forget our iconic candy jars also make the sweetest gifts for little ones and we can't forget about them can we! I know many of my girl-friends will be treating their little ones with one of ...

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make Australia Day simple and just eat ice cream

make Australia Day simple and just eat ice cream

We try to not to overthink it and plan anything fancy. We simply spend time as a family and reflect on all the amazing Aussie icons there are and how happy we are to be here, back home. 

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the ute brings back endless hours of play

the ute brings back endless hours of play

My boys loved playing with their iconic tram when they were young and "giving people fines for not having tickets!". Then they would murder everyone with their cars! Like literally run every little...

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our tea sets perfect for tea parties and boys & girls!

our tea sets perfect for tea parties and boys & girls!

Tea parties always lift our mood.  We love drinking up a pretend almond chai or a skinny mocha latte. Mmmmmmmm yum ( wish it was the real thing).  There once was a time when we didn't order a skin...

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our threading blocks make great gifts for overseas !

our threading blocks make great gifts for overseas !

Ever needed that perfect gift for a little one to take overseas with you? Well look no further as our iconic threading aussie blocks are perfect! We recently took some overseas with us and we prov...

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