MUMS AND BUBS IN SPOTLIGHT

THE Mills Precinct was buzzing on Sunday with all the things a parent could want at the Makers Market Mums and Bubs Expo.

Among the stalls of clothes and toys was the wares of a crocheting grandma, who has turned her hobby into a business popular with kids and adults alike.

WHAT started out as a hobby crocheting toys for her grandchildren has now grown into a business helping to bring smiles to kid’s faces.

A partnership between Amanda Watts and her daughter Jennifer Poulton, Crochet By Grandma was one of many stalls at the Maker’s Markets Toowoomba – Mums and Bubs Expo held at The Mills Precinct on Sunday.

“My mum makes all the toys, she was making them for my daughter, who is five now, and when she got too many of them we decided to open a market stall,” Ms Poulton said.

“It really was just a hobby, but my mum loves doing them.

“She gets the ideas for the characters from the internet and goes from there.

“They’re so bright and colourful and the kids love them so it’s really great that she can share her creations with others.”

Ms Poulton said her mum had been making her crochet creations for more than seven years.

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For more photos from the weekend’s Mums and Bubs Expo turn to pages 28-29.

DAY OUT: Chelsea, Jack and Braedy Henning at the Mums and Bubs Expo at the Makers Market on Sunday. Picture: Nev Madsen.

Picture: Nev Madsen. CROCHET CREATIONS: Shannon Willett and Cobie Willett, 3, at the Crochet By Grandma stall at the Mums and Bubs Expo at the Maker’s Market Toowoomba on Sunday.