Hobby Horses by Dobbin and Drum
February 4th, 2010
I love traditional toys that allow my children to use their imaginations — toys that inspire their creative play. I also love toys that look great in my home. (Hey, I haven’t earned the title ‘toy snob’ from my friends for nothing!) Enter Dobbin and Drum’s hobby horses. Just gorgeous. They are made from 100% natural fabrics — Australian hardwood dowel, leather trim and are filled with the highest quality 100% lightweight pure Australian merino wool. Now these hobby horses are no ordinary run of the mill horses, they are of heirloom quality and completely and lovingly hand-made. In a world of electronic toys and high tech gadgets, I am proud to say my children love their hobby horses and they regularly feature in their creative play. To be honest, they also make the odd appearance when they are fighting….
Dobbin and Drum are a small Australian company that produce a select range of natural fibre quality crafted toys — toys with ’soul and substance”. For the full range of hobby horses (including the fabulous unicorns and dragons) and for stockist information, refer to their website. Despite being a little tricky to wrap (I always end up resorting to just a ribbon) they make the perfect gift for a young child.
P.S. I can also recommend Dobbin and Drum’s teepee’s and drums — the very best I have seen.
- Sara
Entry Filed under: Earth Friendly, For Kids, Indoor Activities, Outdoor Activities, Playing, Things We LOVE!, Toys and Games
6 Comments Add your own
1. baroquebabies | February 4th, 2010 at 7:44 pm
so cute! I love that he’s a seahorse.
Laura in Ludwigsburg
2. Esther | February 5th, 2010 at 9:15 am
Love the see horse! No luck yet in finding it in Europe though – they should really work on their website
3. Melissa | February 8th, 2010 at 7:52 am
Great to see the comments on the hobby animals. I’m a Dobbin and Drum stockist based in the UK and have a good stock of hobby animals. Courtney reviewed my Dobbin and Drum teepees in November 2008 too and loved them. Please come and visit my website http://www.little-smiles.co.uk
4. Mervyn Langford | February 8th, 2010 at 12:36 am
Thanks for bringing our SeaHorse Hobby Horse up from the deep! You’ve taken a beautiful shot of it. (And thanks to Shaun in London for forwarding this on to us.)
I’m not sure that it is appropriate for the makers to be making comments on this web-site. My apologies if I’m ouot of order.
We have been making our hobby horses since 1988, Mellow Sounding Kids Drums since well before that, and the Teepees since 1990. We try our best to use natural fibres and to use the world’s resources sensibly.
\No luck finding it in Europe\ – ? We work better in the workshop than on things like our website. Sorry if this makes us hard to find, but we are here – at the other end of the world maybe. But we are here! Mervyn
5. Sara | February 19th, 2010 at 3:55 am
Hey Mervyn!
You are so very welcome – you certainly deserve the accolades as your toys are just beautiful. I have been a fan for a very long time….way before I even had kids! In fact your tepee takes pride of place in our living room – as it looks so good I don’t mind!
Keep churning out those beautiful toys…
Regards, Sara
6. Courtney | February 20th, 2010 at 9:34 am
We actually have one of their teepees, and it is amazing. Such wonderful quality! I posted about them on Babyccino here: http://babyccinokids.com/2008/12/08/terrific-teepees/
Their hobby horses look amazing.
xx
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