Bluestone Toy Library

This looks fun! Damo is visiting the Braybrook & Maidstone Neighbourhood House Playgroup on Monday 1st June at 10:30am.
Get along and enjoy a morning of music, movement, singing, and dancing 🕺🎤😊

🎵 Damo is visiting Braybrook & Maidstone Neighbourhood House Playgroup on Monday, 10:30 1st of June 2026! ✨

Join us for a fun morning of music, movement, singing, and dancing with children’s performer Damo 🎤😊

A joyful session for kids and families — we can’t wait to see you there! 🎶💛

Our Bluestone Toy Library Outreach team is looking forward to joining in on the fun this Saturday at the Footscray Community Garden and Learning Place Open Day! Pop down and say hello and check out this wonderful community space!

Also a shout out to Community Bank Seddon as it is thanks to their wonderful sponsorship that we have our fabulous outreach resources, and this supports us to take toy library on the road to engage and connect with our wider community.
Borderlands Cooperative
Bluestone Toy Library

After a jam-packed term 1 we are taking a short break! We will be closed this week with staff working off-site. We will re-open on Monday April 20 at 9.30am with all our regular programs, including:
Adult Education classes back from Monday 20th.
Bluestone Club back on Monday 20th, 4pm.
Bluestone Toy Library back on Tuesday 21st, 3.30pm.
Arty Arvos back on Wednesday 22nd, 2pm.
Footscray Repair Cafe next session: Saturday May 9, 11am.
And... stay tuned for some NEW exciting activities in Term 2!
See you all soon! 😍🏡💻😊🎨🤩

Just a friendly reminder that Bluestone Toy Library is closed over the school holidays, so we are closed for the next 2 weeks and back open Tuesday the 21st of April.

This gives our staff the opportunity to do important behind the scenes work so we can make sure we are giving our members the best possible experience.

Looking forward to seeing you all when we are back open 😍

Pop down and say hi tonight and enjoy the free fun! 😍🤩🐰🌭🪇🎨🎉

We are looking forward to being part of the fun at the West Footscray Bunnings Family Easter event tonight! Come down and say hi to our outreach team!

These free events offer activities for the kids, food and drinks, entertainment and a chance to meet other locals! Shout out to the wonderful Suzy and Barkha in the community team who do a fantastic job of making everyone feel welcome!
5pm - 7pm tonight!
Cnr Geelong Rd & Geelong Street Geelong Street, West Footscray

We are looking forward to being part of the fun at the West Footscray Bunnings Family Easter event tonight! Come down and say hi to our outreach team!

These free events offer activities for the kids, food and drinks, entertainment and a chance to meet other locals! Shout out to the wonderful Suzy and Barkha in the community team who do a fantastic job of making everyone feel welcome!
5pm - 7pm tonight!
Cnr Geelong Rd & Geelong Street Geelong Street, West Footscray

The Bluestone Toy Library is SO EXCITED to be a part of the fun at Maidstone Community Centre's beautiful Multicultural Picnic!
Come along and say hi!
When: This Sunday, 22 March
Time: 12-2pm
Cost: FREE
Where: Ernie Shepherd Gardens, behind the Maidstone Community Centre 21 Yardley Street Maidstone

Calling all Bluestone Toy Library families - we can't wait to see you today for the Language in Community Festival! From 10.30 today in Seelaf Square! With special Rincon Infantil/Kids Corner with fun multilingual activities for kids and families! See you there 🥰

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🌟 ON TODAY! 🌟

We can't wait to see you at the third Language in Community Festival in beautiful Seelaf Square! 🎉 Get ready for a vibrant day filled with music, creativity, culture, and plenty of community spirit. Enjoy the special Rincon Infantil/Kids Corner with fun multilingual activities for kids and families!

What to bring:
✅ Your favourite people
✅ Your love of language and culture
✅ An appetite for a tasty sausage sizzle 🌭

Join us at Seelaf Square from 10.30 today as we come together to celebrate the many languages that make our community so special! 💕

So many reasons to love your local toy libraries 😍

👉 For every $1 invested in a toy library, $4.22 of social value is created.

That’s the headline finding from our new independent report, Valuing Play: The Social Impact of Toy Libraries in Australia.

We’ve always seen the impact in our communities. Now we have the evidence to back it up.
The research shows toy libraries help:

🧸 Build strong home learning environments
💛 Reduce financial stress for families
🤝 Increase social connection and community participation
🌱 Support sustainability through sharing and reuse

All families reported benefits, including families raising children with disability or developmental delay.

Toy libraries are a low-cost, high-impact investment in children, families and communities.

Read more and explore the full report on our website: https://www.toylibraries.org.au/post/a-smart-community-investment-sroi-research-shows-toy-libraries-are-high-impact-low-cost

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THREE MORE SLEEPS! We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to our Open Day this Saturday!
UPDATE: for all the gardening fans, the wonderful team from will be there on the day to sell some seedlings, to share all the great work that they do, and to let you know all that ways you can get involved in the collective! Just one more reason to join us!
Loads of fun for the whole family and a free halal sausage sizzle!
This Saturday 11am until 2pm. Bring a mate!