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Skiiing with kids, mountain climbing or hiking the hills? Whatever family adventure you have planned be sure you’re well dressed with Woollykins! The best material for a child’s under layers is organic merino wool With GOTS certification, you can be sure that your child is wearing toxin-free fibres against their precious skin – our largest, most responsive organ. Read on for our top layering tips and shop our SNOW EDIT for all our favourite natural Ski essentials that won’t cost the planet.

We love 100% organic merino wool or a merino wool and silk blend. These delicate fibres are warm, non-toxic, hypoallergenic, moisture wicking and more. Read on...

Summer is all about wool here at Woollykins. Our family wears wool all year round - Yes, even in the Summer! Merino wool helps regulate body temperature and doesn't feel all sweaty - ask a farmer! Find out why wool is so great for the family all year round...

Disposable Nappies are still relatively new but in our ever depleting world, do we need to go back to cloth and ditch the plastic all together? Here is the low down on why we believe the Disana nappy system is the best for bub, the planet and the purse...

Throughout Spring, as the soil warms up and the creatures of the Earth start to emerge from the Winter, so too are those pesky clothes moth larvae stocking up on their favourite food (i.e. wool) in order to continuing their lifecycle throughout the warmer months - laying eggs and hatching and munching on your favourite wool clothing and so on. Read on below for our Step by Step guide to looking after your wool clothing over the Summer months to prevent it becoming a moth's lunch. Loved clothes really do last. 

Summer is just around the corner and it's time to dig out our Summer hats, check they still fit, that they still offer good shade of the face and neck.

Why is it especially important to protect young skin? A child's skin only develops full protection mechanisms against harmful UV radiation from approximately 15 years of age. Children's skin is very thin and thus extremely sensitive. The skin and immune system of the child can suffer irreparable damage, even if only slightly sunburnt. Learn more...

Can you use wool nappy covers over the hot Australian Summer? As soon as the hot weather hits, we get asked this a lot. My short answer is a resounding Yes! Read on for more about why nappy covers work so well over Summer and hear from other parents who too have found just how good merino wool really is in the heat...