Our Toys

We have over 800 quality toys in the library collection to cater for children from birth through to about eleven years of age.

As one of the biggest Toy Libraries in Christchurch, we pride ourselves on having good quality toys, including all the classic favourites through to new popular games and characters. Membership fees & grants we receive from community groups throughout the year allow us to purchase new items throughout the year.

Check the News page, our Facebook  or Instagram pages, or pop into the in the library to see our new toys. We post pictures up as the toys arrive and then they are packaged and available throughout the year.

As we have over 800 toys, we won’t list them all here, but encourage you to stop in and explore what we have on offer, including:

  • Animal figurines (plastic and wooden)
  • Baby toys
  • Dress ups
  • Construction sets including Lego, Duplo, Mobilio
  • Manipulative toys
  • Music and movement toys
  • Puzzles and Games
  • Role play toys
  • Outdoor & Ride-on toys
  • STEM
  • Sensory play resources
  • Vehicles (cars, trucks, trains sets)
  • Water and sand toys
  • and more!

Our current toy allocation per member is a maximum of 4 x $3 toys plus 4 other toys. You may choose to have 8 non $3 toys per fortnight or a combination.

We also have a couple of toys that can be booked in advance and are great for parties:

  • 1 Roller Coasters – $3 per week
  • Pikler triangle
  • Kinderboard
  • A2 LED Light Panel with x-ray film set and colour paddles. – $3 per fortnight

To book these please let our toy librarian know.

The toy librarian purchases toys throughout the year. If you have a suggestion for a toy, please email [email protected]. We welcome your ideas and feedback at any time. 

Over the Christmas –New Year period the library closes to allow the committee to undertake routine maintenance on the toys. You can hire toys over Christmas so long as your membership remains current at the time they are due back. Christmas toys are issued during the last two weeks of opening only. You can hire up to 5 toys for the Christmas period at a charge or $5 per toy. All toys in the library are available to hire except roller coasters.