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Trees are a grand symbol of health and strength throughout the world. In The Sacred Heart of a Tree, a story from southern Africa, a rabbit is invited inside a tree where it finds a beautiful garden filled with precious jewels. Because the rabbit is respectful, only admiring all it sees, the tree gives it a jewel. When a jackal gets the same choice, it behaves, as you might expect, like the bull in the proverbial and steals everything it can lay its hands on. The bull in the china shop is a neat way to sometimes explain our children’s...

Talk about creative play! Unpacking our latest order of Kraul Toys make me want to pack up my computer and sprawl on the floor with dragonflies, paddlewheels and see sawing gnomes. They take me back to a time kids were kids and screens were something you put on your windows to stop the carpet from fading. Kraul toys are one of our most popular brands at Dragonfly, and the question is why? These toys are all about interactivity, but sure not the one-dimensional interactivity of a computer screen. They are purposely designed in Germany to increase your child’s creativity, and...

Since our early ancestors crouched around the fire and gazed out into the night, humans have recognised and intentionally used sound and music to help us bond and create. The earliest flute – and possibly the earliest instrument – is thought to be 40,000 years old and made from the wing bone of a bird. In the last century in the West the scientific community established what most of us know anyway from personal experience, that music improves our lives and our learning, and is integral to our lives as human beings. We’re all aware of how important music is...

The wind gathers, blowing the trees from the leaves in golden, ruby and bronze showers to the ground. The air moistens and mists gather. The golden warmth and light of the sun is subsiding.  The world slips towards the cold promise of winter.  The cover picture is from an old favourite from Floris books In my part of the world, it has been a particularly long Summer and  autumn leaves are just beginning to fall despite the gnawing cold to remind me that winter is yet upon us too.  I love autumn, a time to celebrate the festivals of light...

Nestled in the creative arts precinct of the Abbotsford Convent, Sophia Mundi Steiner School and the Collingwood Children's Farm, Dragonflytoys.com.au has a new lease of life. The new owners Joanne and Ujjval will be working with Linda and Tracie for a couple of months to manage a smooth transition of business.  We are keen to maintain the fantastic service we have enjoyed in the past and are equally keen to bring new and exciting products to our offering's.  Watch this space! A little about us.  Ujjval and Joanne live in country Victoria in a warm and loving community that embraces...