Suppliers We Support

Who Gives a Crap is our paper product supplier for recycled toilet paper, ‘forest friendly’ paper towels and ‘forest friendly’ tissues. They offer plastic free packaging and direct 50% of their profits to building toilets for billions of people who don’t have access to one (approximately 40% of the global population). Learn more about how Who Gives a Crap is making a difference here. When making WGAC orders, we open it up to our staff and preschool community, giving them the opportunity to take advantage of wholesale pricing and free delivery to the preschool.

Handmade in small batches in South Australia, Eco Art and Craft, makes creative arts supplies that are non-toxic, plant-based and eco friendly. The art products colour range is made from “plant, vegetable, root, spice and flower pigments.” The ingredients are free from “heavy metals, asbestos, paraffin (petroleum), parabens and palm oil. All waxes and colours are food grade so if they do make their way into little mouths they are completely safe.” Learn more about Naomi’s story here.

SimplyClean is our source for cleaning supplies. Their commitment to sustainability starts at their carbon neutral manufacturing facility in Lismore, NSW. They offer bulk quantities, plastic free options and use only ingredients that are biodegradable, eco-responsible, grey water safe, cruelty-free, vegan friendly, palm oil free, pet safe, family safe, toxin free and sensitiser free. They choose to use coconut oil instead of palm oil in order to reduce the environmental impact of mass palm oil plantations which includes mass rainforest deforestation, species endangerment and large scale soil erosion. Learn more about their ‘sustainability journey’ here.

Buy Eco Green supplies only eco products – they are proud to offer not a dedicated ‘green’ line, but an entire website of products they have vetted as sustainable and responsibly produced. The business uses 100% Greenpower in its operations and transport with “C3 – Community Climate Chest and Greenfleet, ethical business practices & relationships, rainwater harvesting & reuse, recycling, composting, reusing and reducing packaging, minimisation of waste to landfill, and support for a number of aid and environmental organisations.” Learn more about the background and future of this eco office supplier here.

For our staple pantry items such as dried fruits, flours, seeds, nuts, oils and cans, we are proud to purchase from Honest to Goodness, located in Sydney. They offer a range of whole food ingredients in bulk quantities with organic options, while supporting sustainable agriculture, ethical sourcing with as little transport as possible. Learn more about their commitment to sustainability here.

Ecoriginals supplies us with nappy wipes that are 100% home compostable (biodegradable), made with all natural ingredients and 100% bamboo fiber. They contain no alcohol, no chlorine, no phthalates, no synthetic fragrances and no parabens. They are “the world’s first and only plastic neutral nappy and wipes company” in an industry that contributes much long-term waste to our landfill systems. Learn more about their commitment to sustainability here.

Beadie Bug Play is Australian made and owned, located in South Australia. Their team designes and makes all their own wooden and bioplastic products. 

• Australian owned
• Made in South Australia
• Fair Trade: Yes
• Price: $$

We recommend:

• Ice cream shop supplies 
• Trinket trays
• Wooden stamps and tools

Buttonworks Australia designs and creates products on the Mornington Penninsula in Victoria using Australian timber. They aim to make beautiful and purposeful products inspired by Australian nature and wildlife while using sustainable materials and practises.

• Australian owned
• Made in Australia
• Fair Trade: Yes
• Price: $$

We recommend:

• Square Animal Wooden Puzzle
• Australian Alphabet Wall Hanging
• Zoo Heads and Tails Game

Jo Collier Designs is located in northern NSW – Jo is an artist who creates beautifully illustrated prints, flashcards, colouring packs, and puzzles.  

• Australian owned
• Australian made
• Fair Trade: Yes
• Price: $$

Check out:

• Majestic Wild Puzzle Collection
• Around the World Phonics and Sounds Flashcards

Kinfolk and Co. is a family-owned small business making early childhood resources from recycled and plant-based materials, all non-toxic and nature-inspired, made in small batches and packaged with only compostable and recyclable materials. 

• Australian owned
• Made in Australia
• Fair Trade: Yes
• Price: $$

We recommend:

• Australian Native Flower Eco Stamp Set
• Eco Bubble Wands

Muddly Puddly is based in Melbourne and founded by an early years STEM specialist – they do nature-based experiences for local families and also produce natural mud powder, slimes, fizzes and other sensory products. 

• Australian owned
• Made in Australia
• Fair Trade: Yes
• Price: $$

We recommend:

• MakeMUD Slime Powder
• MakeMUD EarthFizz

My Little Set produces 70 different handmade memory and storytelling sets in Queensland to encourage children’s cognitive and imaginative skills. 

• Australian owned
• Australian made in Queensland
• Fair Trade: Yes
• Price: $$

Check out:

• Aussie Bushland Animal Blocks
• Reef Memory Match
• Three Little Pigs Small World

Once a Tree makes all their products from recycled and salvaged materials gathered locally to the business and then designed and finished in their workshop in Victoria. They sell gorgeous wooden blocks, tiles, trays, threading sets, tangram sets, block families and more. 

• Australian owned
• Made in Australia
• Fair Trade: Yes
• Price: $$

We recommend:

• Threading set 
• Wooden Gem Trees
• Large Coloured Blocks

Sandies Sandbags designs and makes sandbags in Melbourne to encourage open-ended  imaginative play, exploration and motor skill development.

• Australian owned
• Made in Australia
• Fair Trade: Yes
• Price: $$

We recommend:

• Possum Magic Sandies

Two Little Ducklings is a small family business in Melbourne that creates educational flashcards, games and letter packs. All their products are produced and printed in Australia on eco-friendly paper.

• Australian owned
• Australian made in Melbourne
• Fair Trade: Yes
• Price: $$

Check out:

• A Trip Around Oz – Memory Game

Wooden Toy Co was founded in Victoria by folks with timber manufacturing experience, skills and equipment to create an Australian made source for early childhood resources made from sustainably grown and replanted Australian Hardwood. 

• Australian owned
• Made in Australia
• Fair Trade: Yes
• Price: $$

We recommend:

• Coloured Blocks 
• Wooden Road Set

Little Toy Tribe has an ‘Australian made’ collection that includes a variety of resources including tree people, memory matching games, puzzles, race cars, playdough accessories, flash cards and construction blocks. 

• Australian owned
• Made in Australia section (the website includes toys made around the world)
• Price: $$

Village Toys is located in Gerringong, NSW and prides itself on stocking safe, unique and stimulating toys for children. They supply toys from renewable resources like rubberwood, beechwood and bamboo, 100% recycled plastic and resources that have been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. They offer a few brands that are Fair Trade.

• Australian owned
• Made in Australia section (the website includes toys made around the world)
• Price: $$

Awe & Wonder was founded by a human rights activist who believes in supporting only Fair Trade goods from artisans around the world. This company has personal relationships with all their artisans. Their range of resources made by First Nations artists all follow the Indigenous Art Code, Artist in the Black agreements and Fair Trade Principles. 

• Australian owned
• Made in Australia and globally
• Fair Trade: YES
• Price: $$

Located on the Sunshine Coast, Explore Nook stocks beautiful wooden pieces with multidimensional learning opportunities, including outdoor play, water play and movement.

• Australian owned
• Made in Vietnam by two family run factories
• Fair Trade: not specified
• Price: $$

Check out:

• Wooden Water Play Set
• Round Nature Weaving Frame
• Smash Jump and Roll

Honeybee Toys is passionate about offering toys that are “eco-friendly, ethically made, non-toxic and chosen with great care.” Their three core values are 1) real play, 2) eco friendly, sustainable, natural materials and 3) ethical. Let’s support this like-minded crew in Melbourne who stocks beautiful wooden toys, loose parts play, dolls and dollhouses, imaginative play, fairies, games, books and more! 

• Australian owned
• Made around the world
• Fair Trade: Yes
• Price: $$

We recommend:

• Magic wood treehouse
• Grapat Bowls & Acorns
• Stuka Puka Layered Puzzles

Located in Lake Macquarie, Milk Tooth stocks visually beautiful toys and decor for playrooms and nurseries. The resources are tasteful, emphasising natural materials and including building blocks, puzzles, rainbows, imaginative play, doll houses and small world play. 

• Australian owned
• Made all over including Europe and Asia
• Fair Trade: Mostly
• Price: $$

Bambino Eco Toys supplies a range ethically made brands (of which many are Fair Trade certified), with sustainably sourced timber, and paints that are both baby-safe and earth-friendly. They choose toys that engage children in long-term play that invites their imagination, problem solving, reasoning and growth of self-confidence.

• Australian owned
• Made in Australia and Europe (small Australian made section)
• Fair Trade: Fair Trade Section
• Price: $$