Gelato and children’s parties at Meddling Mother Goose in Surrey Hills
A new store in Melbourne’s east may just be the city’s most eclectic. Offering everything from children’s parties to gelato and haircuts, the owner has a special reason for opening the “one-stop shop for family fun”.
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Talk about unique — a gelato shop has popped up in Melbourne’s east, also offering coffee, elaborate children’s parties, gifts and hairdressing services.
The “one-stop shop for family fun” in Surrey Hills is like no other store, designed to provide a homely haven for the whole family.
It’s the place to get high-quality Italian-style gelato, with the delicious dessert freshly made in store at Meddling Mother Goose.
It comes in a wide range of flavours, with a unique, special flavour available each month.
Black Hawaii — a blend of coconut and dark chocolate — is on offer at the moment, while the store is set to produce a yam flavour in December, following requests from the Asian community.
But the colourful gelato shop is also the place to get your morning coffee, a haircut and to hold your child’s party.
The business is set up to host specially themed children’s parties, including high tea and glam princess tea parties, where children can be pampered and have their hair done.
The celebrations can be themed to the birthday child’s desire — be it Japanese, Spanish or doll-themed — while parents can have their hair cut as the party is taken care of.
The store also has an array of cute, unique fashion accessories and gifts for sale.
Designed to cater for families, Meddling Mother Goose has been created with the family behind it also centre-of-mind.
The owner, Surrey Hills’ Judith So, has ventured away from her background in IT and art curatorship to start the new business for her son.
“My son’s got a disability and he couldn’t find work, so I created work for him,” she said.
Her son, Gian Paulo, works as the store’s barrista.
They live in walking distance from the shop.
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Ms So said it was very difficult for people like Gian — living with disabilities such as Asperger syndrome — to find jobs, which was very disheartening for parents.
Ms So said she hoped to be able to employ more people with disabilities when the business was fully up and running — having only opened on November 17.
Located at Shop 1, 629 Canterbury Rd, Surrey Hills, Meddling Mother Goose is open from 9am to 9pm everyday to take care of everyone’s gelato and coffee needs.
More info: meddlingmothergoose.com