About Us

Honeybee Toys is an Australian owned, family company dedicated to providing natural, non-toxic and wooden toys for imaginative and nourishing play.  Our toys are eco friendly, ethically made (fair trade where possible), non-toxic and chosen with care.  Honeybee Toys was born in 2003 from our desire to find toys with integrity for our own children.

• toys for imagination, wonder & joy

We select toys with forms, colours and textures that nourish the child’s developing senses, and stimulate their thinking and feeling life. We believe that toys made with loving care by the human-hand have a special quality, and assist children to meet the world with respect and a sense of wonder.

• Our toys are GREEN toys:  environmentally sound, eco friendly toys

You will find our site has the largest number of eco friendly toys online in Australia.  The majority of our wooden eco toys are made from timber sourced from sustainable forests in Europe.  We also stock toys made from rubberwood in Thailand, where older trees can no longer be used for tapping rubber.  In the case of some of our brands that are made in China, you can be assured that we have thoroughly sort out reputable companies who use timbers from plantation forests (often in New Zealand).

• non-toxic natural toys

The materials used to make our toys are natural and non-toxic.  The majority of our toys are made in Europe not just "designed in Europe".  Many of our toys are coloured with plant dyes, left natural, or finished with natural beeswax.

• ethically made & fair trade toys

We endeavour at all times to ensure the people making our toys are paid a decent wage.  We seek out individuals and companies with ethical policies and who are willing to ask questions about how their products are made. We support fair trade and women working from home in both Brazil and China, assisting them to earn wages while still caring for their children in a nourishing environment.  Our Fagus range of toys is made in sheltered workshops in Europe.

• high quality and safety standards

We select companies with high standards of toy safety that comply with European safety toy standards.  We are members of the Australian Toy Association.

Sending toys and gifts Australia wide

Do you live overseas, but wish to buy a gift or toy for a special child in Australia?  We send toys and gifts Australia wide.

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