Soft toy, Baby Big Bird

This Baby Big Bird toy, based on a Sesame Street television show character, was a dearly loved favourite toy of Mikaere Haumaha. It is part of a group of objects selected by Mikaere and his parents to represent his early life. Ironically Mikaere rarely watches television and when he does, ten minutes is enough for him, he would rather be outside running about.

The toy is part of a group of objects collected to represent some of the key moments and everyday life of three year old Mikaere, who is a participant in Te Papa's collecting contemporary New Zealand childhood project. This is an ongoing project that includes children in the University of Auckland's Growing Up in New Zealand research.