Geelong West Toy Library

Our Saturday session has changed!

We recognise it can be tough getting out of the house on a Saturday morning - sleep in’s, pancakes, dog walks, it gets busy!

We’re now open from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM on Saturdays, giving you a little more time to find that GWTL piece hiding under the couch. 🛋️

Our Thursday sessions remain unchanged. We’re open weekly from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM.

Hey Barbie! 👋

We’re stoked to offer four new Barbie toys, including Barbie Little DreamHouse by Little People.

👧 Designed for 3+
💖 Featuring 3 floors of play, a moving elevator, rotating clothes-closet, a light-up pool with slide, and 4 activation points for kids to press for fun lights, music, and realistic sounds.



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New cozy coupes ready for borrowing this Thursday!! Come in and check them out 🥳

Can you lend a hand this Saturday, 29 June? We’re looking for an extra volunteer (or two) to help keep us open for members tomorrow.

Send us an email or sign up via the calendar on SETLS 🗓️

New In: Aussie Icon Ice Creams

👧 Designed for 3+ years
☁️ Great for imaginative play
🍦 Comes with four wooden ice creams, a block stand, and three paper bags for wrapping them in

With thanks to the VIC Gov Toy Library Grants Programme 🧡

PUZZLES! Who doesn’t love a puzzle? And what better reason to be a toy library member because there’s only so many times a kid will play with a puzzle before they are bored of them! Our single child membership has 4 toys AND 2 puzzles for borrowing and 2+ child membership is 8 toys AND 2 puzzles!
Just a reminder that we are closed Thursday 25th for Anzac Day and will be open on Saturday for all your borrowing fun

Our new rollercoaster is ready for party hire! It’s a very cool unicorn with a light up horn with sounds as you ride! $30 for 1 week hire for members + $20 refundable deposit! Speak to one of our coordinators or email us to find out more

Coming soon to Geelong West Toy Library! A Unicorn Step2 Rollercoaster especially for party hire! Will you be excited as these kids?!

January newsletter coming to your emails today!

Happy New Year from the Geelong West Toy Library!

This year we’ve…

🧸 Loaned 5,509 toys
🧒 Welcomed 90 new families & 3 community volunteers
🛝 Purchased 136 new toys

A friendly reminder that we’re currently closed for the holidays and reopen on Thursday, 18 January.

See you in 2024!

In the Spotlight: Plan Toys Balancing Boat

👧 Designed for 3+ years
🎲 Toss the dice to see what color you get, then choose an animal that have the same color as the one you rolled.
🤚 Helps develop fine motor skills, concentration, coordination and logical thinking

📢 Due to access issues, we’ll only be open for returning toys this morning.

Thank you for understanding! We’ll be open as usual next Thursday, 2 November.

Big thank you to everyone that came out this morning for our Stay & Play!

With thanks to & Geelong Children’s Week

Tomorrow’s the day! Our team have been hard at work preparing for our first ever Stay & Play morning.

We can’t wait to welcome local families for 90 minutes of jam-packed craft, keepy uppy, face paint & a special Bluey obstacle course🎈

We couldn’t do it without the support of & Geelong Children’s Week.

📢: The Toy Library will be closed tomorrow, 14 October 2023.

Virginia Todd Hall will be available for voting in the 2023 Referendum from 8 AM - 6 PM. Find out more via the website.

Have you heard the news? We’re hosting a special Bluey Stay & Play as part of the ’s Children’s Week.

Come hang out with us on Saturday, 21 October from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM. Open to members & non-members.

We’ll have a special Bluey obstacle course, crafts, face painting & keepy uppy 🎈

Register for free via Eventbrite - link in bio.

💙 with thanks to

Don’t delay! This Saturday is your last day to borrow or return toys before our break over the school holidays.

We will be closed on Thursday, 21 September and Saturday, 23 September.

The toy library will reopen on Thursday, 28 September.

In the Spotlight: Kinderfeets Kinderboard

👧 Designed for 18+ months
💭 Perfect for open-ended, creative play. Rock, balance, push, spin, flip, slide, sit, or rest
🪵 Made from FSC certified beech wood

New In: Baby Box 10

💜 Designed by OT volunteers Steph & Hannah
👶 Supports gross motor skills (sitting independently) for babies aged 5+ months
 
📦 About this box:

Useful for babies who are currently sitting with support, would prefer to be laying down than sitting or are working on their core strength and balance.  

Each toy engages your baby in play in a sitting position through stacking, colours, and music.

Includes information cards with ideas to help support development of gross motor skills and encourage sitting.

📦 Included in the box:

🚘 Vtech turn-and-learn driver
🌈 Rainbow stacking blocks
🧳 Activity case
🟢 Round stacking blocks

New In: Globber Learning Bike

👶 Designed for 12 - 36 months
🚲 Provides multiple steering modes, including direction-locked, classic hand-steering, & lean-to-steer to help your toddler learn to move safely and balance

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Not long now until Book Week!

Did you know we have costumes available to borrow? Check out our range on your next visit:

🧑‍🚀 Astronaut
🍎 Snow White
🧚‍♂️ Peter Pan
🧜‍♀️ Mermaid
🐯 Tiger
🦋 Orange Butterfly
👩‍⚕️ Nurse
🦸‍♀️ Superhero
🦖 Dinosaur

+ many more!

Sorry! We’ve had to close today, Saturday 5 August.

We’ll reopen on Thursday at 9:30 AM.

In the spotlight: Little Tikes My First Washer & Dryer

A fast favourite!

👦 Designed for 24+ months
🧼 Packed with interactive features: a tumbling drum, a sliding detergent drawer, a tabletop for folding clothes, and built-in slots for storage baskets
💜 Supports social emotional learning & building a sense of responsibility

New In: Wooden Sensory Blocks

👧 Designed for 3+ years
✍️ Improves visual perception and fine motor skills
💭 Great for encouraging creative thinking and scientific inquiry as they explore the properties of different colours and elements.
🧱 Offers a variety of learning experiences and designed for hours of fun.

New In: Melissa & Doug Slice & Stack Sandwich Counter

👧 Designed for 3+ years
🥪 Create piled-high, deli-fresh pretend play sandwiches with this 52-piece sandwich counter
🧮 Helps encourage counting, sorting, and fine motor skills, as well as imaginative play and storytelling

We’re closed for the school holidays and reopen on Thursday, 6 July.

We’re closed for the following sessions:

✏️ Thursday, 29 June
🚌 Saturday, 1 July

See you next week!

New In: John Deere Pedal Trike & Wagon

👶 Designed for 18+ months
🚜 Pedal-powered ride on with a detachable wagon, in authentic yellow & green colours
🌲 Great for outdoor & creative play

New In: Early Learning Center Wooden Pancake Playset

👧 Designed for 3+
🍳 Great for creating recipe ideas and encouraging little bakers
💭 Supports imaginative and pretend play
🪵 Made from sustainably sourced wood

New In: Melissa & Doug - Scoop & Serve Ice Cream Counter

👦 Designed for 3+
🍦 The wooden tabletop counter holds eight different scoops of ice cream, six assorted toppings, two cones, a cup, ice cream scooper, tongs, and a wooden spoon, plus a reusable menu card and dollar bills.
💭 Great for pretend/role play & encourages storytelling and fine motor development