HALEY
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I have 2 gorgeous girls Macey who’s coming up 5 and Asha is 15 months.
I love the toy library because it’s a great way to meet other parents with children similar age to yours, the toys are always new and exciting for the kids to play with and it saves sooo much money. Our girls really enjoy being able to choose toys that interest them at the time. I also love that you can borrow all the ‘big’ toys you don’t particularly want to buy as you know soon enough they will grow out of them anyway! We also attend the playgroup that’s is run by the toy librarian on a Thursday morning and have found this to be a fun and safe place for play based learning for Asha. I have also met a nice group of ladies and their children and it’s so nice to be able to have a coffee and a chat with them. |
ELLEN
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I'm Ellen, and I'm mum to Maggie, 6, and Hamish, 4. We've been in Bulls now for 5 years and have been members of the Toy library the whole time. We love the Toy library so much, my children have benefited immensely. It has saved us so much money over the years and I've never accumulated a lot of toys as the Toy library provides our toy rotation.
I'm so proud to be part of the committee, I've seen the Toy library grow from being closed to used by many families from Bulls and surrounding areas. |
KIMBERLEY
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I love that we can always change up the toys we have at home without buying new toys all the time. I also love that my children understand that the toys we borrow need to be returned so that other children can have a turn with them! They love visiting the toy library and choosing new toys to take home!
We joined the Bulls Toy Library back in 2017 because we wanted to be able to borrow large outside toys that we could have for a little while and then return! Fun Fact about me I've lived in 3 different countries on 3 different continents. When we moved to Bulls it was my 11th town in 10 years - but I've now lived in Bulls longer than any other place since I was 13 years old! |
Reney
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Hi everyone,
I'm Reney Pretorius. I was born in a small little town called Brits in South Africa. My family were farmers and I lived there for 30 years. I got married 1997 to Andre Pretorius and we have 4 beautiful children, Lucinda (24) she lives in Whangarei, Franco (22) lives in Hamilton, Shanelle (19) finished High School at Feilding High and is living with us and my last born, Hanoo (12) he is in Clifton School. Andre and I came to New Zealand 5 years ago with our children, everyday has been a blessing for us to be here. My family would describe me as a considerate, understanding, encouraging person, with a heart as big as a bus (always place for 1 more!). |
JENNY |
Kia Ora everyone,
Our wee whānau live in Feilding and I'm currently a stay at home mum to our 3 busy kiddies aged 7, 5 and 3 years old. We joined the Bulls Toy Library around 5 years ago and are so blown away by the quality and range of the toys available. It's been amazing to swap toys in and out as it suits our ages, stages and children's interests. I also love that we don't have to store huge amounts of toys in our house! It's taken a few years (and another baby stage) to get through but now I'm lucky to be a part of the toy library community and looking forward to contributing more as a member of the committee. |
KATE |
Kia ora koutou, we are an Airforce family living in Feilding and have a little boy (3) and girl (1). I split my time between staying at home with the children and working part time in central government policy. We’ve only recently joined the Toy Library after moving to the Manawatu - and love it so much that I’ve joined the committee. There’s always great excitement in our house when we borrow new toys from the Toy Library. As a military family being able to loan toys works so well as we move around a lot.
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EMMA |
Hiya I’m Emma and I have two children Hudson (3) and Amalie (4months). We own our own farming business as well as my husband manages his family dairy farm. I also make and sell candles as a wee side job. We have been with the toy library since Hudson was 6months old and absolutely love it! We have saved so much money and I just love the excitement he gets from choosing new toys and then having them to play with for a fortnight. Really allows us to follow his interests! I just love being a part of the committee and the friendships I have made. I enjoy helping with important decisions and toy purchases.
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TAMSIN |
Kia ora koutou,
My whānau and I live in Te Papaioea/Palmerston North and have been members of Bulls Toy Library since 2019. I am currently a Stay-at-home Māmā to Theo (3) and Darcie (1) and when working I am an Early Intervention Teacher with my background being in Early Childhood Education/Primary. We really enjoy being part of the Bulls Toy Library community and the benefits that come with it! I am passionate about being able to nurture and extend upon tamariki interests and learning needs and also around making conscious efforts to be sustainable - the toy library makes this achievable for us. We love seeing our tamariki respond to new play spaces and resources that we pick up; their curiosity is sparked, they get to be creative and use their imagination, and have oodles of FUN! |
KYLIE |
Kia Ora,
I am proud mum to my 4 beautiful souls 1 boy (7) & 3 girls (5, 3 & 1) also proud step mum to a wonderful 10 year old girl. I share my life with my perfectly imperfect man child who is a dairy farmer. Our house is always full of fun, crazy, loudness and loads of love. I joined the toy library as a volunteer when my final baby was just a few months old as a good way to get back into the community and help build some more connections with the families in our town with children of similar ages. I also love playing with toys! Fun fact about me I love dancing and all things musical performing. I did ballet for about 15 years and although I don’t officially dance anymore… I do enjoy a good boogie in the lounge with my children. |
I'm Cayla, mum to Skye 4, and Tyler, almost 2. We moved to Bulls last year for my husbands work in the defense force. I am a stay-at-home mum and work from home part time as a spray tan artist. We have been members of the toy library for the last few months, and absolutely love what it offers! I recently joined the committee, and I am already enjoying the sense of community I feel being part of it. I'm looking forward to what I can offer to the toy library and the other committee members.
