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Adorable items for<br />
Your little Darlings<br />
BY: sUsANNA tJoKRo In line with <strong>NOW</strong>! <strong>Jakarta</strong>’s May theme, “Kids and Education”, in this<br />
article, you will discover where to buy various interesting merchandise for your little ones -<br />
educational toys, fashionable Teddy Bears, ergonomic schoolbags and fun costumes; I hope<br />
you will find something that tickles their fancy – happy shopping!<br />
Teddy<br />
House<br />
FASHIONABLE<br />
TEddy BEAR<br />
Established in 1997, Teddy House is<br />
Aladdin’s cave for kids who have a soft<br />
spot for Teddy Bear. Teddy House offers<br />
bears from the store’s eponymous brand,<br />
available in 11 sizes – the biggest is size 60 (152 cm or 6 inches).<br />
These Thai-made bears are offered in four types of fur:<br />
straight, curly, soft and mohair - prices start at Rp 57,000. Besides<br />
the classic soft cuddly bears, jointed Teddy Bear (its arms, legs<br />
and neck can be twisted) join the ranks as well. This brand also<br />
produces limited edition bears, made of real wool - priced from<br />
Rp 1,100,000 to Rp 3,550,000.<br />
Be dazzled by the colorful, trendy clothes and accessories on<br />
display. Browsing through the racks, I found fancy wedding dress<br />
(Rp 165,000), paramedic’s jacket (Rp 65,000), stylish batik shirt (Rp<br />
42,000), pretty kimono and cheongsam (Rp 160,000 each), winter<br />
jacket (Rp 85,000), groovy summer dress (Rp 43,000), chic bikini<br />
(Rp 53,000), panties (Rp 29,000) and many more! Moreover, jazz<br />
up your bears with fashionable accessories, such as cute bag (Rp<br />
34,000), eyewear (Rp 60,0000), camera (Rp 63,000), chic shoes (Rp<br />
50,000) etc.<br />
Besides the stuffed toy bears, Teddy House also sells other<br />
bear-related merchandise in various shapes and sizes, such as<br />
Teddy Bear keychain (Rp 125,000), and placemat (Rp 70,000).<br />
This brand wins parents’ hearts by using fire-retardant<br />
polyester fiber to stuff the bears and its merchandise carries the<br />
CE / EN71 marks, which ensures that the toys meet the strict<br />
European standards. Website: www.teddyhouse.com<br />
Teddy House stores: Senayan City T: + 62-21 7278 2260, Kelapa<br />
Gading 3 Mall T: + 62-21 4585 3750, Grand Indonesia T: + 62-21<br />
2358 1121<br />
Growing<br />
Fun<br />
EduCATIONAL<br />
TOyS<br />
If buying educational toys is on your mind,<br />
just pop into one of Growing Fun stores.<br />
Founded in 1992, according to<br />
www.growingfun.com, Growing Fun<br />
is a toy specialty chain store retailing<br />
in quality educational products from<br />
Europe, USA and Asia for newborns<br />
up to twelve-year-olds. Growing Fun<br />
ensures that non-toxic paints and other<br />
safety considerations are adhered to.<br />
Kids who are addicted to the adrenaline rush of doing any<br />
science-related experiments will find lots of interesting items at<br />
Growing Fun stores. They can make their own fragrance (Perfume<br />
Laboratory, Rp 201,500) or learn to be a topnotch detective (Detecto<br />
Lab, Rp 299,000).<br />
Eco-conscious kids may be interested in conserving or making<br />
energy from the sun; with the super-cool Solar Power, they can<br />
make various green items, including solar water heater that<br />
produces electricity components (Rp 385,000). For kids who love<br />
challenges, they can pick up “Thames & Kosmos learn physics by<br />
building models” (from wind power generator to Mars robot, among<br />
others) that costs Rp 495,000 – this one looks complicated to me.<br />
Those educational toys offer hands-on approach that give<br />
so much fun – the little ones may not even realize that they are<br />
learning!<br />
Note: Growing Fun offers merchandise in various shapes and<br />
sizes, including puzzles, finger puppets, doh-dough, magnetic blocks,<br />
music mixer, chess magnetic game, number-grid abacus and many<br />
more!<br />
Growing Fun: Senayan City T: + 62-21 7278 1618, Central Park<br />
Mall T: + 62-21 5698 5398<br />
PHOTOS: AGUNG NATANAEL<br />
McNeill<br />
GERMAN-MAdE<br />
ERGONOMIC<br />
SCHOOLBAGS WITH<br />
RETRO-REFLECTIvE<br />
McNeill’s products will truly<br />
delight health-conscious<br />
parents who consider sturdy,<br />
topnotch ergonomic schoolbags<br />
as worthwhile investment.<br />
Endorsed by the prominent<br />
orthopedic doctor from Germany,<br />
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Menke, McNeill<br />
ergonomic bags relieve pressure on<br />
the neck, shoulder, lower back, and put less stress on the growing<br />
spine to achieve a good posture.<br />
The polyester, lightweight and waterproof bags are free of<br />
AZO colorants, cadmium and PCP.<br />
The straps and padding help to distribute the weight evenly<br />
and the compartmental arrangement of the bags ensure optimal<br />
weight distribution to minimize pressure in the neck and shoulder<br />
region.<br />
Each school bag has two retro-reflective double trim stripes<br />
attached to all sides of the bag; hence, your child remains visible<br />
in poor light conditions.<br />
Your little ones will have a variety of trendy collections<br />
to choose from – such as World Champion (for football fans),<br />
Dinosaur, Monster Truck or the girly Pixie as well as cute Naughty<br />
Girl (the latter reminds me of manga, the Japanese-style comics)<br />
and many more.<br />
Limited edition McNeill schoolbags are also on display,<br />
including Princess (Rp 4,990,000) which comes with a drink bottle<br />
and a pencil case, among others (see photo).<br />
McNeill ergonomic schoolbags for children start at Rp<br />
2,899,000 and Take It Easy schoolbags (McNeill ergonomic bags<br />
for teenagers) start at Rp 1,899,000.<br />
For less expensive ergonomic goods, check out the made-in<br />
Hong Kong SPI (Spinal Protection Improvement) schoolbags –<br />
priced from Rp 1,199,000 to Rp 1,799,000.<br />
Note: McNeill non-ergonomic merchandise, from sling bags<br />
to pencil cases, is also available.<br />
Ergo World stores: Pacific Place T: + 62-21 579 73477, Artha<br />
Gading Mall T: + 62-21 4586 4262, Rukan Pantai Indah Selatan T:<br />
+ 62-21 559 66441<br />
Websites: www.my-ergoworld.com and www.mcneill.de.<br />
Children like dressing up and<br />
many of them like to dress<br />
up and act out as doctor,<br />
nurse, pirate, police officer,<br />
cowboy – you name it! If you are<br />
looking for a place which sells the<br />
costumes as well as their accessories,<br />
check out Early Learning Centre (ELC) stores. ELC sells a<br />
wide variety of toys at its eponymous stores.<br />
This UK-based toy brand offers various costumes<br />
for your little ones, including doctor, cowboy, fire<br />
fighter, police officer, knight, princess, pirate and more.<br />
Matching accessories are sold separately – for example, a<br />
paramedic’s jacket costs Rp 279,000 and its medical case<br />
is priced at Rp 299,000 (see photo).<br />
ELC also carries Cinderella-esque floor-sweeping gown<br />
(Rp 349,000) for your little princess. Whether your little<br />
darlings are girls or boys, they will find something that<br />
tickles their fancy at ELC stores!<br />
Note: The costumes are for one up to six-year-olds.<br />
Check out: www. elc.co.uk<br />
ELC stores: Pacific Place T: + 62-21 579 73477, Senayan<br />
City T: + 62-21 727 81159, Pondok Indah Mall T: + 62-21<br />
759 20554, Plaza Indonesia T: + 62-21 398 38245, Taman<br />
Anggrek Mall T: + 62-21 563 9211, Kelapa Gading 3 Mall<br />
T: + 62-21 4585 3674, Grand Indonesia T: + 62-21 2358<br />
1070, Gandaria City T: + 62-21 2905 3193<br />
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