Spreading joy for World Toy Day
TO celebrate World Play Day, Dubbo children are invited to experience the Orana Toy Library this Saturday, May 28 with the aim of reducing waste.
Established for more than four decades, the non-for-profit organisation assists with making toys accessible for each child.
Coordinator, Emily Bell, said the library has more than thousands of toys ranging from toys, puzzles, cars catering up to the age of seven.
This year’s theme is to help families save money and reduce waste involving children’s toys, and Ms Bell told Dubbo Photo News the library offers a range of children’s entertainment without the waste that comes with it.
“It operates exactly like a library,” she continued, saying the organisation has an inventory of toys and puzzles and is held at Macquarie Regional Library.
Orana Toy Library will be celebrating World Toy Day on Saturday, however, the toy organisation operates every Tuesday and Saturday morning from 10am-12pm.
Ms Bell shared that the organisation has struggled since Covid with a drop in memberships but hopes to pick up attraction with new toys and accessibility.
“It’s always been very important to the committee, and we want to share that with the children and their parents,” she continued, saying the organisation wants to promote sustainable approaches for children’s play.
“We have toy cars, balance bikes, role playing toys, Lego Duplo and train sets, puzzles and more,” said Ms Bell, who encourages all families to visit the Orana Toy Library.
Families can borrow up to four toys and four puzzles at a time for a three-week loan, and annual membership fees are $70 and $160 for non-rostered members.