A true, blue Australian teddy bear, a Tambo Teddy no less, recently set off to England to support the Little Legs campaign. Little Legs, is a fundraiser being driven by Kate and Michael Still, and the money raised will go to the Steps international charity that supports children in the third world with congenital
Ever since we purchased the business we have been talking about going global……and last week we took the first solid steps along this path. It may seem that 3 years is a long time to get our act together but we really wanted to make sure we undertook this project with as little
Have you ever wondered where the name ‘teddy bear’ came from? Our name, Tambo Teddies, is fairly self explanatory but why ‘teddies’- where on earth did the ‘teddy’ come from to describe a soft, cuddly toy bear? Well, believe it or not, teddy bears are named after the U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt!
Chances are when you purchase a Tambo Teddy it might just have the initials ‘VK’ on the bum tag and will have been created in the teddy bear workshop by Tambo Teddies Master Crafter, Verna Kruckow. The Kruckow family moved to Tambo in April 2003 and Verna started working part-time at Teddies in May of
Tambo Teddies are handmade from Australian sheepskins and the process of creating our gorgeous little friends begins when our skins arrive at the workshop in large boxes or wool bales. The skins are all unpacked, counted and sorted onto the shelves ready to be turned into teddy bears. Since we have taken over the
Tambo Store
17 Arthur St,
Tambo, QLD, 4478
Toowoomba Store
46 Water Street,
Toowoomba, QLD, 4350
1300 185 638
info@tamboteddies.com.au
1 0 0 % AUSTRALIAN MADE
FROM AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND SHEEPSKIN
Don’t miss a thing! Sign up to our newsletter!
