Our Products – Earthlink Handcrafts

Indigenous Food from the Sea Play Set

Sally — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 02:39:22 +0000

Seafood Play Set designed by Sherren Gross, an indigenous Qandamooka (Salt Water people) woman from North Stradbroke Island and Moreton Bay areas in Queensland.

Comes with a story about how these are the foods that Sherren’s family would gather and catch to eat – fish, turtle, pippi, oyster, crab and pearl shell.

Included – knotted string Gathering Bag and 6 Foods all embroidered and hand sewn.

Bag is approx 30cm x 20cm. Foods are 3 dimensional – various sizes averaging 10cm to 20cm in length.

Bi-lingual Bush Tucker Guess and Match Game

Sally — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 08:17:26 +0000

Jiman-Jiman – fun while we learn about indigenous food and culture.

6 sets of 2 bush tucker gathering foods beautifully embroidered. Each set has one cushion with the name in English while the other is in Sherren’s family language.

Pigface, Honey, Fern, Native Berry, Honeysuckle and Bunya Nuts are all depicted.

The 12 square cushions are 8cm x 8cm and are stored in the exquisitely embroidered bag (21cm x 26cm) when not in use.

Jiman-Jiman is designed by Sherren Gross, an indigenous Qandamooka (Salt Water) woman from Nunukul, Nughie and Gorenpul People of North Stradbroke Island and Moreton Bay areas.

Reconciliation Wall Hanging

Sally — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 07:42:01 +0000

Reconciliation Wall Hanging 90cm x 90cm square with tabs for easy display.

Show your support for reconciliation with this bright and attractive appliqued wall hanging featuring children and marine creatures on a map of Australia.

Border shows Aboriginal motifs.

Australian Native Animals Print Blocks

Sally — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 23:59:27 +0000

Kookaburra, emu, platypus, wombat, echidna, koala, kangaroo and gecko are all represented here.

These beautiful print blocks are easy to use, easy to clean and last for years.

Develop hand/eye co-ordination and other fine motor skills.

Learn about our precious wildlife, make pictures, cards and other art work.

Blocks can also be used for rubbings, or to imprint on clay or damp sand.

Use acrylic paint with a sponge roller for best results.

Other sets include Garden theme, Beach theme and Farmyard theme.

Honey Ants

Sally — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 05:32:43 +0000

Three big honey ants are ready to be an indigenous bush tucker treat!

Ants are approx 7cm long and rest in a coolamon.

Comes complete with traditional string dilli bag as shown.

Witchetty Grubs on Coolamon

Sally — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 05:26:49 +0000

Five witchetty grubs on a coolamon will have the kids entranced as they learn about indigenous bush tucker.

When not in use or out on display as a provocation, store them in their traditional string dilli bag.

Yabbies in Dilli Bag

Sally — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 05:15:47 +0000

Three beautifully crafted yabbies in a traditional dilli bag demonstrate indigenous bush tucker.

These cute critters can be found in dams and creeks – in nature their colour varies with sub species and location.

Indigenous Family Playset

Great Crafty Ideas — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 04:31:46 +0000

Indigenous family playset comes with a story. Features a family – Father, Mother and Baby and Child. Waterhole, hut, fire with yarning circle and animals with ceremonial markings – platypus, kangaroo, goanna and snake. Imagine all the Dreamtime stories and legends that you could demonstrate with this. Designed by Sherren Gross, indigenous artist, made by ... Read more

Mobile- World

Great Crafty Ideas — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 04:15:25 +0000

NEW- Features twelve people dressed in costumes of the world, six each on two levels, perfect for a Multicultural corner. 80cm

Healthy Little Eaters

Great Crafty Ideas — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 03:20:38 +0000

Fun, simple way to teach children about nutrition!

A memory game on one side and a big jigsaw puzzle on the other!

By matching pairs, children learn which foods help which parts of the body. This encourages them to eat more healthily.

Comes with a guide for educators including how this product meets EYLF outcomes.

Ideal for ages 2 to 10 as it can be made simple for the littlies and increasingly more complex for older children.