We decided we should answer some of those little things you were wondering about .......... Are they Tambo sheepskins? No, the skins are Australian but they aren’t from Tambo. Tambo is traditionally merino sheep country and merinos have a very soft skin which would not be suitable for making teddy bears. Do you dye the wool? [...]
The Teddy Bear Crossing signs in Tambo are one of a kind! Originally installed outside the old Tambo telegraph office which was the building where Tambo Teddies first began, it was necessary to have the signs shifted when the business out grew the little community premises and shifted into a larger building of their [...]
Bear 40,0000!!! Forty thousand bears have been made since Tambo Teddies began back in 1993 and that is only counting the Toby and Basil bear families. There have been countless Bickie Bears and numerous Koalas created at .little teddy bear factory on Arthur St, Tambo. We decided Bear 40,000 needed to be a bit special to [...]
Tambo Ted, birth name Flynn of the Outback, was donated to the Outback Car Trek by Tambo Teddies a few years back, and bought at auction for $2,000 by Trekkers Kevin & Lyn Englefield in car 24/7. Ted has had a special seat in the front of Lyn's car ever since, and has [...]
Tambo Teddies recently donated a beautiful pink basil Tambo Teddy to the Rockers for Knockers Sunshine Coast marathon team raising money for cancer. The Rockers for Knockers team of over 200 participated in the 10km run at the Sunshine Coast Marathon to raise funds and awareness for the Cindy Mackenzie Breast Cancer Foundation. Former Tambo resident, Ruth D'Hennin, [...]
