Celebrating babes of South Africa…

Super soft Giraffe Gus No 2, R499 from bubbadue.com

Enamel plates, perfect – but not exclusively – for camping holidays. The alphabet plates are illustrated with your chosen alphabet letter, and with hand-drawn designs by Hoedspruit artist and mum Jemima Sargent. R290 from jemimasargentart.com

Lolali Springbok plush toy, R520 from kidoco.co.za

Bamboo Suction Plates … ellies and hippos and frogs and bunnies and monkeys … R299 from kidoco.co.za

he 4×4 Raptor Jolly Trolley has 4×4 wheels for easy pulling on the sand and rough terrain … great for camping, easily foldable and pockets for all the necessities. R2899 from jollytrolley.co.za

Crocodile wooden wheely toy, R169 from timmytoys.co.za

Dono Da Dio Oh So Cute Safari Dangle Set with handmade felt characters attached to wooden rings. R449 from kidoco.co.za

Toddler too young to go on safari? Set up this camp bed canopy … bedtime’s never been so much fun. R2699 from bubbadue.com

Kiani Originals The Small Elephant Busy Board – with more than a dozen sensory stimulation options to keep busy fingers and brains occupied. R460 from kidoco.co.za

Bedtime stories … Mr Fitchelstein’s Safari Company by Lauri Kubuitsile, with beautiful illustrations by local artist Elizabeth Pulles, is a wonderful tale about Fitchy, who with his best friend Bobo, along with Philemon the frog, Helen the hedgehog, Mr Mustard the bear, Miss Kitty and Buddy the cow-giraffe, go on safari. Around the house. How? Easy … they use Fitchy’s playpen on wheels as their safari truck. Great fun for under fives. Mzansi Books

