If toys could only talk

NOOSA Regional Gallery is looking for local craft enthusiasts to help make soft toys for children in need these holidays, as part of a travelling toy-making workshop.
This workshop is coming to the Gallery on 8 January and will be the first family day event for 2017.
The ‘If Toys Could Talk’ workshop is open to both children and adults and toys made on the day will go to children in refugee camps across the world.
Gallery co-ordinator Nicole Maggs said the team feel privileged to host the unique workshop which encourages giving at this special time of the year.
‘If Toys Could Talk’ is a not-for-profit project, created by a group of Melbourne university students who are travelling the east coast creating toys along the way.
“There are millions of children in international refugee camps who often have very little that they can call their own. This project aims to provide these children with a soft toy to give them a sense of comfort and security,” Ms Maggs said.
Locals can also help out by donating old stuffed toys, pillows, sewing needles, thread, buttons, stuffing and other useful toy-making items.
“If you’ve got some old material or even stuffed toys that could do with a spruce up, don’t throw them out – we’d be delighted to accept them at the Gallery for the workshop,” Ms Maggs said.
Noosa Regional Gallery will accept donations during its business hours, which are Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 4pm; and Saturday to Sunday from 10am to 3pm. The Gallery will be closed from Christmas Day until Tuesday 3 January.
Bookings are not required for the workshop. Participants can just turn up between 11am and 2pm on Sunday 8 January.