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The long, hot days of summer ...
We hope you've all had a fantastic summer holiday! At Dragonfly we did, with a well deserved break, but we're back on deck now and better than ever. Mind you, whenever the hot weather starts to peter out, we get a little lonesome and are apt to feel nostalgic about the summer - and all the summers - that's gone.
Free Express Post upgrade till Christmas
From now till Christmas we will be upgrading all orders anywhere in Australia to express post for free! There is no need to do anything - you will be charged the standard flat rate shipping of $9 for all orders under $150. Wishing you all a very Magical Christmas! Warmly Ujjval and Joanne.
Have a musical Christmas!
There's nothing quite like the joy of Christmas to a small child. Adults may be inclined to forget the sheer excitement the mysterious red-robed visitor gives to kids, who leave perhaps a slice of cake, a drink and the obligatory carrot or celery for the reindeer on the evening of the 24th. Christmas inspires kids to hope, to be grateful, to spread joy through sharing and to celebrate love. At Dragonfly Toys and, of course, at Ignite Minds - where we train our educators in the most important job in the world, looking after children in family daycare - these...
A puzzle for Christmas
Puzzles are perhaps one of the defining toys - and joys - of childhood. We've all seen our kids absorbed in a puzzle of some kind, and it's gratifying to know that puzzles not only engage your children, but that they also learn through playing with them. Puzzles really go to town with brain development! They provide an opportunity for your child to engage with the world around them, improve their hand-eye coordination, and develop their fine motor skills. And for smaller children and toddlers, puzzles can help them develop their gross motor skills. Puzzles help them set goals, help...
Opening to the artist within
If you love to draw, we have the materials to get you going. And if you're interested in exploring your creativity further, these tools will help you along your way. Our Lyra Rembrandt Pencils come in tins of 36, and they are absolutely beautiful pencils for those those among us who love to draw or want to explore their creativity further. Rembrandt himself said: "I envy the poet. He is encouraged towards drunkenness and wallows with nubile wenches while the painter must endure wretchedness and pain for his art." Rembrandt himself said: "I envy the poet. He is encouraged towards...
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