About Us

The monkey story started in February 2007 when I stumbled across what I believed was the perfect toy for my 3 children. Bright & colourful, gender neutral, quality materials, exceptional design, broad age group appeal as well as being a true 'open ended play' toy which meant it could be something completely different every time it was played with. It also was quiet (my patience with battery-created ruckus & din had long expired, helped along by a certain plastic phone that would start bleeping & buzzing whenever it sensed that children were sleeping quietly) with not a cartoon character in sight. Originating in the UK, my excitement bubble burst as soon as it was revealed that I would most certainly have a difficult time trying to get my hands on it locally. If I loved toys like this, surely there were others who shared my passion & with what you might call a gut feeling or a signficant gamble I decided to start a toy store.

On the plane ride home as I planned yet another hectic week of cramming competing commitments into an already full diary I realised that busy mums didn't need another shop to drag irritable children through as they hurriedly tried to find unique & quirky gifts for family & friends accompanied by trolley dent dodging in the carpark. What we really wanted was to multi-task with our two favourite pastimes - shopping & catching up with friends. With this in mind, Marshmallow Monkey was born & the rest, as they say, is history.

HELLO...welcome to Marshmallow Monkey, a delightful & enchanting place where you'll find lots of monkey treasures. Everything from gorgeous wooden baby rattles handmade in Germany to stunning French designed puzzles & craft sets, bath toys that simply do not go mouldy to challenging & highly addictive logic games that will captivate children & grandparents alike.

Our constant search for products that are different & make a difference is unwavering & is our commitment to our valued & loyal customers whose appreciation is our reward. The selections of our ever expanding range are made, not only on the quality & usefulness of the product but also with consideration to the environment in which they are created.

Thanks for taking the time to find out more about the monkey. We love to hear from our extended monkey family...your comments, good & bad, will help us in our quest for 100% customer satisfaction.

With warm monkey wishes,

Melissa & the monkey team