Star Boomers Story
I have always loved the Australian Christmas song "Six White Boomers" and had long thought of the idea of the mythical kangaroos of the sky that came to help Santa on his hot Southern run. They became the inspiration for this toy.
Ever since my close encounter with the grey Kangaroos on Mount Ainslie in Canberra when on one of my poetry pilgrimages, I have had a great fondness for the kangaroo. I wanted to bring into being a toy that captured this special feeling, to give them an appropriate mythical linkage.
I hope that next time you look up into the night sky you might imagine a mob of Star Boomers traversing the heavens, bounding over the Milky Way in search of green starry pastures.
The Star Boomer toy is a set, including both the mother Kangaroo and her Joey. The hand embroidered stars on the front of each come together to form the Southern Cross constellation, which you can find on the Australian Flag. The current fabrics for Star Boomers are a silver flecked wool suiting with a backing of cream wide-waled corduroy. An interesting detail is the eyelashes of the mother Boomer, which are made using the selvage of the suiting fabric.
Dimensions: Mother Star Boomer - 35.5 cm (14 inches) high, 37 cm (14 1/2 inch) wide. Joey Star Boomer - 16.5 cm (6 1/2 inches) high, 15cm (6 inches) wide.
