Make Me Iconic

Feature Product: Iconic Beauty Kit ✨ 💅 👑

June 25, 2019

We’ve created this beautiful play beauty kit as a keepsake toy that will last through all of your children’s years of playing dress-ups, shops, and Mum’s and Dad’s. It’s made from timber instead of plastic, and is designed to be a timeless addition to their toy collection that invites imagination into your home, and into their play.

On the Life + Play Blog: China and Hong Kong ✈

June 12, 2019

Every year we take some time out to travel to China & Hong Kong to visit our factories and source new ideas for Make Me Iconic.

Less screen time means More Play! 😊

June 11, 2019

Bring some nostalgia back into your play and invest in wood toys that last longer.

Fill your home with happiness with the simple JOY of play 😊

May 9, 2019

Happy Mothers Day to all the Mum's out there. We think it's the best job ever. Our selection of...

Happy Easter 🐰 Enjoy the extra days with family 💛

April 9, 2019

Why not take some time to get crafty with your little bunnies. We hope you enjoy the extra family days at home or away.

Easter Play Ideas 🐰🌼 for you + your little ones!

April 1, 2019

This Easter Hunt for toys and not just chocolates! You can also bake bunny treats for your tea time play. Get crafty with your present wrapping too! Include basket-sized toys in your egg hunt to make the Easter bounty last longer.

Our Thailand Adventure ✈ this is also how we like to play

March 4, 2019

After another hectic year after Christmas we spent some lazy days relaxing as a family on the beach at Thailand. Travel & Family Time is our ultimate combination and how we like to play.

its easy to Refresh your Home Time ✨ and play

February 26, 2019

Refresh your play. Bringing new icons to life in your home with our unique take on the classics. Add some extra pieces to extend their play for longer.

we all wanna be True Blue on Australia Day 👍 🌞

February 19, 2019

Act like an Aussie with our range of toys & homewares. Australia Day is all about being True Blue!

❤ 2018 we gave 3% profits in TOYS to Charities ❤

January 11, 2019

We love supporting kids in need and this year we mixed things up a bit and gave a load of donati...

Arnott's Shapes are just perfect as a wooden toy

December 4, 2018

Most Australians undeniably have some Arnott’s Shapes in their cupboard, as a favoured go-to snac...

we just won a little award.....that's sooooooooo nice.......

October 17, 2018

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 category.

12 Quirky Melbourne Gifts you can find from US

September 20, 2018

Ok, we get it. Not everyone is from Melbourne and we love other States too of Australia too. I me...

Australian Souvenirs: Toy Bickies with Arnott's branding

September 11, 2018

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

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

July 2, 2018

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.

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

April 3, 2018

We loooooooveeeeeeeeve school holidays! It means sleep in's and pyjama' all day (like at least ...

This Easter gives TOYS and not Choccies!

March 12, 2018

We have lots of cute little Easter gift ideas to give instead of Choccies this year! Toys or sequ...

😊 relax, our people are simply just people 😊

March 7, 2018

We wanted to write a little post here just to give you some information. Firstly, thank you for p...

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

February 12, 2018

Don't forget our iconic candy jars *also* make the sweetest gifts for little ones - and we can't forget about them can we! Full of heart shaped wooden candy and sweet treats that little fingers enjoy playing with. I know many of my girl-friends will be treating their little ones with one of these instead of chocolates.

make Australia Day simple and just eat ice cream

January 23, 2018

We love Australia Day as it simply gives us another day to enjoy as a family before the kids go back to school. 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.

please don't add water to wooden toys 💝 like our tea set

December 12, 2017

We love our iconic tea set and it's ones of our favorite creations. There is sooooooooooooooooooo...

we ❤ worn in wooden toys, it means they have been LOVED

September 27, 2017

We LOVE our wooden toys to be worn in. Yes, that's right, your read this correctly. The more scr...

the ute brings back endless hours of play

September 1, 2017

My boys loved playing with their iconic tram when they were young and "giving people fines for no...

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

August 22, 2017

Tea parties always lift our mood. We love drinking up a pretend almond chai or a skinny mocha l...

🎄 our threading blocks make great gifts for overseas ! 🎅

August 18, 2017

Ever needed that perfect gift for a little one to take overseas with you? Well look no further a...

enjoy some simple Easter ideas with us 💝 💝 💝

April 30, 2017

We love dressing up even its just for Easter. This cosy little bunny suit from Peter Alexander did the trick!

our Fairy Bread fun tape by Jenna Templeton ! 👏

April 1, 2017

We love love fairy bread and eat when its not even a kids party. The very clever and talented Je...

have some fun with word stamps craft ideas

February 16, 2016

We love making stuff and hope you do too. So we had fun designing this cute little rubber stamp set to help you make your own craft projects at home. It could not be more easy than with a stamp set - just dip into an ink pad and stamp onto paper and card. Presto! You have your own cool stuff and at a fraction of the cost!

AGG Wholesaling

January 9, 2015

latest photo shoot with MELBOURNE COFFEE SNOB tea towel

April 13, 2013

We had sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much fun at our shoot last week we wanted to share some photos with you.......here is MEL BOURNE COFFEE SNOB in all it's glory.

an easy Easter Paper Craft Tutorial

March 18, 2013

Hello! Gosh we are so excited. This is our first blog post - like ever - and thought we should share something with you. At Make Me Iconic H.Q. (H.Q. as in Head Quarters) Easter is fast approaching and some of our friends asked us to design some Easter egg handout's for the little ones in school. We thought that was a pretty good idea and so we designed this little box and thought we should share the creative inspiration.

When we were on the Cover of Real Living Magazine

July 4, 2011

A blank canvas rental is injected with colour and character to become a stylish family home. After 10 years of living a fast-paced life in London, the lure of a more laidback beach lifestyle brought Australian-born Natasha Skunca and her family - Canadian husband Karl and their two young boys, Kasper and Kristof - back to her home city of Melbourne.