Our toys aren’t just playthings - they’re designed to help little ones:

Build Focus – nurturing calm, concentrated play.

Develop Creativity – open-ended designs spark imagination.

Boost problem-solving and STEM thinking – puzzles, logic, and hands-on building.

Crafted from sustainably sourced timber, they’re safe, durable, and planet-friendly. Every order ships free NZ-wide and plants a mangrove in Kenya. 🌱

Our Core Ranges

Trybike

The Trybike Steel model comes with an extra wheel, so for roughly 15–18 months old you set it up as a low trike (great for confidence and stability), and then when ready, convert it to a two-wheeled balance bike. It’s an award-winning design from the Netherlands, built with quality materials and lots of smart features.

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Tender Leaf Toys

Designed with early‑years experts, Parents adore the eco‑ethics, and kids love the award‑winning designs and storybook charm that lasts through countless adventures.

FSC‑certified rubberwood, dreamy pastel palettes, and click‑fit parts that spark imaginative, cooperative play.

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QToys

Montessori‑inspired wooden toys NZ parents trust: hand‑crafted from sustainable timber, finished with child‑safe dyes, and tough enough to pass down. Each piece targets real milestones - think fine‑motor, problem‑solving, early literacy and early numeracy.

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Wooden & Montessori Toys

Why Parents Love Them

At Curious Moonbeam, we believe great toys do more than entertain — they spark curiosity, build essential skills, nurture deep focus, and last for years. Our premium wooden toys and Montessori materials are:

  • Durable & safe – crafted from solid, sustainably sourced timber with non-toxic finishes.
  • Development-focused – fine motor skills, problem-solving, creativity, and sensory learning.
  • Eco-friendly – no plastic, no batteries, no landfill guilt.
  • Stage-based – from newborn sensory play to school-age STEM and pretend play.

We curate each piece to encourage independence, focus, and joyful, screen-free play, with NZ-wide free shipping and a mangrove planted for every order.

Heirloom Quality Wooden Toys

Explore our Premium Wooden Toy Range - a handpicked collection of heirloom-quality toys crafted by some of the world’s most trusted names in early childhood play, including QToys, Tender Leaf Toys, and Mentari.

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Play That Plants

Every Curious Moonbeam order plants mangroves in coastal Kenya and removes 1 kg of CO₂ — protecting shorelines, storing more carbon than rainforests, and supporting local families with fair wages.

We ship straight from our NZ-based distributor, so your order arrives fast, with fewer transport emissions (and less time for your toddler to turn the laundry basket into a pirate ship).

Our toys — from Qtoys, Tender Leaf, Mentari, and more — are sustainably made, built to last, and chosen to inspire open-ended, hands-on learning.

Every order = climate action + playtime magic. 🌱✨

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Let customers speak for us

from 11 reviews

I ordered two bikes at a very competitive price, they were delivered on time. I was kept informed as to when they would be delivered, a very good service.

Pamela Ingoe
Curious Moonbeam

Bought 2 for my two year old twin boy Grandsons, they’re amazing. The bikes are very sturdy and well built, the boys managed to figure out how to safely use them straight away. The only negative, they can get around very quickly which they love.

Pamela Ingoe
Green Vintage Balance Bike & Trike – Trybike | Balance Bike NZ
Green Vintage Balance Bike & Trike – Trybike | Balance Bike NZ

I am
So very happy with this wee set. It is gorgeous and I cant wait to see my granddaughter’s face when she opens it on her birthday.

Debbie R
Wooden Supermarket Grocery Set - Tender Leaf Toys | Play Food
Wooden Supermarket Grocery Set - Tender Leaf Toys | Play Food

Well made product. My granddaughter will love it. Prompt delivery, arrived a day after placing order.

Vikki
Wooden Butterfly Knob Puzzle - QToys | Wooden Toy NZ
Wooden Butterfly Knob Puzzle - QToys | Wooden Toy NZ

Awesome product really well made, excellent communication and product received within 72hrs which is amazing service

Roxanne
Curious Moonbeam

Wonderful product very well made and sturdy with enough space for 2 children to paint side by side whilst another uses the blackboard. Delivered within 72hrs which is amazing. Highly recommended

Roxanne
QToys 5 in 1 Wooden Art Easel for Kids - Montessori Creative Play Station
QToys 5 in 1 Wooden Art Easel for Kids - Montessori Creative Play Station

Always comes quickly and well packaged, thank you

Debbie
Curious Moonbeam

I know it’s going to be a hit with my grandson, he has the truck and trailer already and loves it, this is part of a Christmas present, love the wooden toys as opposed to plastic

Debbie
Wooden Safari Jeep - QToys | Wooden Toy NZ
Wooden Safari Jeep - QToys | Wooden Toy NZ

Just beautiful

Karen Cazemier
Dovetail Doll House - Tender Leaf Toys | Large Wooden Doll House NZ
Dovetail Doll House - Tender Leaf Toys | Large Wooden Doll House NZ