Toys for museum, zoo and theme park shops
KidiQ supplies zoo gift shop toys and museum shop toys wholesale to museum, zoo, aquarium and theme park shops across Europe: plush animals that match the collection, dinosaur and fossil dig kits, gemstone kits, animal figures, puzzles with your own artwork and kids’ backpacks with your logo, unbranded or made to your design. These are toys that remind visitors of the day.
The strongest lines are often exclusive: a plush version of your mascot or star animal, a jigsaw puzzle printed with your poster, a swing tag with your name. We plan them with a sample first and deliver to your shop or central warehouse.
What we do for museum, zoo and attraction shops
Plush animals
Plush animals in several sizes, plush keychains and plush pillows for zoo, aquarium and park shops.
Your mascot
A plush or vinyl figure made from your sketch, with a sample before production.
Discovery kits
Dinosaur egg, fossil and gemstone dig kits, bug and explorer kits for museum shops.
Your artwork
Jigsaw puzzles, colour-in tote bags and kids’ bags printed with your design or logo.
Toy categories for gift shops
Plush toys
Teddy bears, capybaras, unicorns, cats and dogs, plush pillows and keychains.
Custom plush & mascots
Plush mascots from your sketch, logo teddies, PVC figures, plush keychains.
Learning & STEM
Dig kits, logic puzzles, mazes, letter boards, solar build kits, explorer sets.
Favours & fidgets
Logo stress balls, push-pop and fidget toys, animal figures, giveaway toys.
Puzzles & games
Jigsaw puzzles to your print, chess, dominoes, bingo, family and tabletop games.
Kids’ bags
Preschool and plush backpacks, crossbody and beach bags, wallets, coin purses.
Products from the catalogue
A few of the 619 products you can order today — with supplier minimums or under your own brand.
Photos are supplied by the factories. Final colours, packaging and branding are agreed per order.
What a museum or zoo shop can expect
- Sample or prototype of each custom design before production
- Per-design minimum stated on each product page
- Swing tags or labels with your name and the importer details
- Age grade and warnings in the languages of your visitors’ countries where you need them
- Laboratory testing arranged if no valid report exists for your design, quoted in advance
- Delivery before your season, planned from the opening date
How we start
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Your list
Send the animals, themes or designs you want and the quantities you have in mind.
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Offer
Delivered prices, minimums and lead times in writing.
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Samples
Samples or prototypes to your address, credited against the order.
7–14 days -
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First order
Production, inspection and delivery to your door.
8–12 weeks
Frequently asked questions
Can you make a plush version of our animal or mascot?
Yes. Send a sketch, photos or reference pictures, and we quote a sample with the size, plush type and embroidery. The per-design minimum is often 100–500 pieces, and there is a sample stage of 7–14 days plus design rounds before production.
Which tests does a custom plush toy need?
Usually EN 71-1 for mechanical properties such as seams and small parts, EN 71-2 for flammability and EN 71-3 for migration of certain elements, plus REACH checks on the textiles. If no valid report exists for the design, we arrange testing in an accredited laboratory before shipment, at your cost, quoted in advance.
Which toys suit zoo and museum gift shops?
Plush animals that match the collection, dinosaur, fossil and gemstone dig kits, animal and insect figures, jigsaw puzzles with the venue’s artwork, colour-in tote bags and kids’ coin purses and backpacks with a local design. KidiQ supplies them unbranded or under the venue’s name.
Can a zoo shop order small quantities of many plush animals?
Yes, for catalogue plush: supplier minimums vary by model and are shown on each product page, and you can combine models in one shipment. Exclusive designs need the per-design minimum, so many shops mix one exclusive with several catalogue animals.
When should museum and zoo shops order for the summer season?
By about January–February for catalogue lines, for arrival in spring. Custom designs need samples and document checks first, so start in autumn; factory holidays in late January–February stop production for 3–5 weeks.
Send us your toy list
Links, photos or a spreadsheet are enough. You get delivered prices, minimums, lead times and the toy safety documents available within 2 working days.
Request a quote
Send a product list, links or photos. We reply with prices delivered to your country, minimum quantities and lead times.
- Reply on working days, usually within a few hours
- Prices delivered to your door, customs and VAT included in the calculation
- Written offer within 2 working days