It's that time of year! We've curated our picks of the ultimate, non-digital gifts for kids; from the tiniest tigers, to tweens and beyond. Tiger Tribe products are designed and illustrated in Australia and aim to help keep kids busy, creative and engaged, while nurturing their innate confidence and creativity. 'Tis the season!
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Our top super sweet festive gift ideas for newborns, bubs and toddlers - ideal for promoting sensory exploration and engage their rapidly developing motor skills. Whether it's their first foray into the creative arts (hello mess-free Magic Painting World!) or gorgeously illustrated bath books with a magic reveal twist to level up those early days of tub time, this collection of sweet gifts has been handpicked to delight even the tiniest tigers...
Roly Poly Koala
The most popular Roly Poly, this little Koala is perfect for tummy time and helping build those gross motor skills. Roly Poly Koala is also a sensory delight and makes a gentle tinkling sound, has soft ears to offer grip points for little hands and textural interest. A sweet and unique, gender neutral gift for little tigers first festive season!
Also available in Bunny design.
Magic Painting World - Safari
Magic Painting World is an ideal introduction to mess-free painting for little ones, who can use the kid-sized magic water brush to reveal hidden pictures (all illustrated by our fab, in-house design team of course!). With four unique scenes to reveal with water, once dry the scenes disappear to ensure repeated use; play is extended with the search-and-find puzzles on the back of each card.
See our full Magic Painting range here.
Bath Book - Messy Jungle
Welcome to the Messy Jungle Bath Book - the home of adorable animals ready for a good scrub down! Kids will love transforming grubby critters back to their clean and cheery selves. Kids can bathe these charming jungle animals over and over without ever running out of mud! When the water is warm, watch as dirt magically fades away from the animals' fur. But when the water is cold again, get ready to see those muddy spots reappear - just in time for another messy round of bathing fun.
Also available in Messy Farm design.
Silicone Teether - Koala
Made of soft, food-grade silicone this sweet Koala Teether features a range of different textures designed to soothe and comfort teething babes.
The easy-grip ring is lightweight and perfect for little hands to grasp, helping to develop fine motor skills, sensory experiences and hand-eye coordination. To ensure a thorough cleaning and peace of mind, simply pop this baby teether in the microwave, boiling water, dishwashers or bottle sterilisers.
Also available in Bunny.
Sensory Spinners - Aussie Animals
Designed to encourage fine motor skills, sensory play, and cause-effect learning in infants and toddlers — Sensory Spinners feature a trio of cute Aussie animals, each with a two, three, or four paddle spinner. Contours and textures encourage small hands to explore and touch. A strong suction cup behind each animal allows easy attachment to any smooth non-porous surface (think bathtubs, tiles, high chairs, mirrors, fridges, and car windows). The spinner sticks firmly, allowing super steady spins and independent play. Listen out for the rattle sound too.
Rocking Rollers - Cat
Crafted to engage and entertain, Rocking Rollers are adorable multi-functional toys that will delight toddlers. They serve as a captivating wobble toy (with the Cat rocking back and forth in its base cup) and transform into a super fun speed racer, scooting across the room on its in-built wheels. Rocking Rollers are the versatile 2-in-1 toys that make a captivating addition to playtime.
Also available in Dog design.
Silicone Rattle - Koala
This adorable Silicone Koala Rattle will be your baby’s constant companion and is sure to become an instant favourite.
It’s made of soft, safe silicone that’s easy for little hands to grasp and hold, and features a gentle rattle sound for further sensory engagement.
Also available in Bunny design.
We believe the best gifts for early learners are those that surprise and delight, while igniting their natural curiosity and offering endless play value. For little tigers aged 3 to 4, we’ve handpicked gifts that do exactly that, while also challenging their fine motor skills and promoting imaginative play and sensory exploration. In a variety of price points and sizes (hint: Transfer Magic makes a fantastic stocking stuffer!), these colourful gifts encompass everything from colouring and creativity to bath time adventures and tea parties.
Silicone Tea Set - Strawberry Patch
Level-up your little ones pretend play sessions with this sweet Strawberry Patch Silicone Tea Set.
This versatile, classic tea set is made of kid-friendly, food-grade silicone that’s perfect for playtime. Great for pretend picnics, tea parties, messy sensory play in the outdoor mud kitchen or for creating bubble-chinos in the tub at bath time.
Bath Xylophone
Make way for mini maestros as they turn bath time into a fun musical adventure with this Bath Xylophone! This floating set of 6 interlocking foam keys allows little ones to explore pitch and melody as they create watery fun. Double-sided, waterproof music sheets that stick to baths and tiles include four classic, easy-to-play songs, offering an introduction to learning music as toddlers build confidence and capability.
Scented Colouring Set - Fruitie Cutie
Kids will love taking their artworks to smelly new levels with this super cute, fruity scented colouring set!
With 8 markers in a rainbow of fruity scents and 36 pages of adorable illustrations, this one is a sweet treat for creative kids. Our thoughtfully packaged, premium activity sets are designed for mess-free portable creative play on flights, in cars, at cafes or at home.
Colouring Set - Backyard Bugs
Kids will love getting creative with the quirky, bold illustrations of cute outdoor critters in this Backyard Bugs colouring set!
Includes vibrantly coloured markers and fun sticker sheets that will elevate every artwork to fridge-worthy status.
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Bath Crayons
Our vibrantly colored bath crayons are the perfect size for little hands and made specifically for use on smooth wet surfaces like bathroom tiles and bathtubs. They're easy to clean, washing off with a damp cloth (there's one included in the pack!). Kids can write words and numbers, create drawings and scribbles, or play a fun game of naughts and crosses. However they choose to express themselves, you can be sure your little artist will also be working on their fine motor skills, color recognition, imaginative, and creative play. And having awesome (clean) fun while they do it.
Waterworks Marble Run - Eco
Little ones will delight in designing and constructing their own waterslide marble run with this interactive bath toy. With 25 configurable pieces, kids will love customising their waterslide’s wet and wild path for the funny-faced ‘marbles’ to journey down!
This unique and engaging toy is rich in STEAM benefits for early learners, and helps to make bathtime fun! Level-up tub time while teaching cause and effect, and helping to develop little ones’ fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
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Silk Crayons
A fun set of eight vibrantly coloured Silk Crayons for kids. Crayons go on silky smooth like a pastel (the colors are more vivid than a standard wax crayon) and deliver almost impossibly vibrant results. Extend playtime with window drawing or bathroom tile art, rock painting, watercolour art and more. Each mess-free Silk Crayon is housed in a twist-up tube to help keep little fingers clean.
Magna Carry - Unicorn Kingdom
Unicorn Kingdom transports your little one to a magical rainbow world with an illustrated fold-out magnetic play scene. Meet unicorns of all shapes and colors, journey to the magic castle at the end of the rainbow, or pick enchanted flowers. And if you are very lucky, you might find the frog prince. Where is he hiding today? Create a new scene every time you play. When you're finished, packing up is super fun with the "match the magnet pieces" puzzle on the case! Job done. Designed and illustrated in Australia by the Tiger Tribe team, Magna Carry - Unicorn Kingdom helps develop imagination and fine motor skills, all while encouraging independent play.
Mini Transfer Magic - Dinosaurs
Little creatives will love the rewarding process of transferring the beautifully illustrated, vibrantly coloured dinosaur stickers onto the lush, prehistoric scene primed for storytelling. We love this one because it promotes hand-eye coordination as well as concentration and imaginative play!
Our ultimate gifting picks for kids aged 5-6 are those that help build creative skills and encourage age appropriate challenges for children who are ready to follow more complicated instructions. In super fun themes that tap into broadening interests, kids can explore different mediums like painting, writing and colouring - or ditch the arts and crafts and head outside for some aerodynamic fun!
Colour Change Colouring Set - Garden Friends
Adjust here.....We’ve given our classic colouring sets a shimmery glow-up with this beautifully illustrated Sea Life design. Kids will delight in adding sparkle as they colour dolphins, swordfish, coral reefs and more with the vibrant shimmer markers.
Our thoughtfully packaged, premium activity sets are designed for mess-free portable play, keeping little ones engaged and relaxed while travelling on flights, in cars, at cafes or during quiet time at home.
Zip Copter
With a pull on the easy-to-grip, zippy launcher, kids will delight in watching the soaring propellers of Zip Copter take flight! Great for blending active play with cause-and-effect learning, this fun toy offers hours of engaging indoor and outdoor play and can fly to an impressive 20m high! Encourage kids to extend the play by testing the limits of heights that can be achieved, or turning it into a game of ‘catch before it lands’.
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Clay Craft - Pull Back Hovercraft
Kids can craft their own, bespoke pull-back clay hovercraft with this fun, all-in-one kit. Great for building fine motor skills and encouraging creativity, kids will love moulding and shaping the soft, pliable air-dry super clay and creating their own custom vehicle. The special pull-back mechanism of the base plate, with built in wheels, helps give the hovercraft the illusion of propelling while floating on air!
Foil Art - Ocean
Kids can customise their own magical, sparkling underwater wonderland with Foil Art – Ocean Magic! Featuring beautifully illustrated narwhals, mermaids and seahorses, junior creatives will love the rewarding process of pressing the shimmery, holographic foil to the peel-and-reveal sticky sections on the art cards and creating their own custom designs. We love this one because it promotes hand-eye coordination, works fine motor skills and is a tonne of sparkly fun!
Also available in Space Adventures and Fairy designs.
How to Draw - Fairytale Fantasy
Help build the confidence of junior artists and make drawing easy with our all-in-one How to Draw activity sets. In Fairytale Fantasy, kids are guided by the simple step-by-step, visual instructions to learn the process of illustrating a wonderland of fantastical creatures, including fairies, werewolves and dragons and more!
Also available in Animals and Dinosaur designs.
Shrinkies Sweet Treats
Each set includes everything you need to make your own fabulous shrink-art jewelry. Simply color the beautifully illustrated pre-cut designs, pop them in the oven, and watch them magically shrink to 40% of their original size, right in front of your eyes! As your charms shrink, the colors become more intense.
Roller Pattern Pens
Roller Pattern Pens are rolling in to add more fun to kids' creative endeavors! These super cool double-sided pens feature a fine tip on one side for detailed creations and a unique, rolling stamp on the other side. Each of the six vibrantly colored pens has its own unique pattern. Kids will love creating easy star patterns, adding flourishes to their work with the wiggle and heart stamps, and more.
Explore our carefully curated selection of gifts designed to ignite creativity and imagination in children aged 7 and up. Ideal for those sometimes tricky-to-shop-for older kids and tweens, these options enrich their experiences—without screens.
Encourage their interests with engaging crafting activities, guided drawing sets, or a lush watercolour painting kit - or dive into the great outdoors with a vibrant and colourful kite.
Window Markers Pens
Turn windows and mirrors into a creative canvas with Window Markers. Let your imagination run wild using these brightly colored, fine-tip window markers designed for coloring, drawing, and writing messages on glass. And if you make a mistake, simply wipe off and start again, providing hours of creative fun. And Mom and Dad, don’t worry! The markers are kid-safe, odor-free, and easily dry-erase off glass and mirrors with a tissue or cloth.
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Amazing Artist Kit
Unleash your inner Frida Kahlo with the Amazing Artist Kit! This all-in-one kit includes everything needed for kids to explore and create their own masterpieces. The 32 page guided instruction book helps teach all kinds of techniques, from working with a variety of materials including pastels, charcoal, fineliner and more. Kids learn to draw 3D, portraits, using perspective, shading, grids and more. With plenty of materials to explore, kids will be inspired to express themselves through art.
How to Paint - Watercolour Animals
This beautiful set is designed by a talented watercolour artist and includes everything you need, including 12 rich pigment watercolours and a mess free waterbrush. This unique tool includes a brush head and water filled handle that screw together. The brush is kept wet when it presses on the paper or the handle is squeezed.
The detailed How to Paint Guide takes young artists through 18 step-by-step lessons, teaching different watercolour skills by applying them to a delightful collection of favourite creatures great and small, from cats and dogs to snails and whales.
Collage Art Set
Creative kids will love exploring the open-ended artistic opportunities that collaging offers, with this fun-packed, all-in-one Collage Art Set! Filled to the brim with materials to explore the imaginative world of collaging, kids can cut and create, learn fun new techniques, and get creative exploring the possiblities of this perfect crafternoon activity.
Shark Glider
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Tiger Tribe’s flying Shark Glider! This lightweight, easy-to-launch flying foam shark has a generous fin-span ensuring this big fish can glide long distances over 130ft with a smooth motion.
Flipbook Kit - Animation Action
Young animation enthusiasts are in for an exciting experience as they learn how to use flip books to create the illusion of movement—and even earn a Certificate of Flip along the way! Kids are guided through the fundamentals of animation, from planning and storyboarding to mastering narrative arcs and illustrating human movement and emotions. The set also includes a handy ideas generator and tools to take flip book making beyond the basics, making it the perfect activity for kids who love drawing and storytelling. With 6 stories to complete and space for an original idea on the four double-sided flip books, this hands-on activity set provides everything creative kids need to become animation extraordinaires.