Vendor: Curious Colombus
Type:
Price: 31.95

There's so much to love about this cleverly designed set of flashcards and ABC letters! Here's a list of our favourite features!

1. Each card has been thoughtfully designed to feature words which are phonologically appropriate for early learners.
2. The cards are larger and thicker than most on the market, making them easier to hold and extremely durable
3. Each alphabet letter has a full magnetic backing allowing your child extended learning on the fridge or whiteboard.
4. Each kit contains both upper and lowercase letters ensuring your child learns both letter cases at the same time.
5. We’ve made sure all the words on the cards can be spelled out with 1 uppercase and 2 lowercase sets of letters.
6. All the VOWELS are blue to help differentiate these special characters.
7. We demonstrate how to write each letter with handy tracing worksheet on the reverse of each card.

Don't take our word for it! These flashcards are so much fun and they are sure to give your little one a head start to learning

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type: Jigsaw Puzzles
Price: 40.00

Learn the letters of the alphabet as you complete this fun, extra-long jigsaw

• A 26-piece alphabet puzzle, over 1.7m long!
• Helps teach children the letters of the alphabet
• Features extra letter tiles to encourage letter recognition and word building skills
• Includes a 6-page booklet with additional hints and tips to help extend learning
• Plus, a giant poster to display at home
• Perfect birthday gift for children age 3+
• Exclusive activity sheets included in this puzzle, accessible via QR code

Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach your child the alphabet? Look no further than this 26-piece extra-long jigsaw puzzle! With big, chunky pieces for each letter from A to Z, plus cut out letters to use with the puzzle, and a giant poster to display at home, this puzzle is the perfect tool for helping your child recognise letters and develop word building skills.

But that’s not all – the included learning guide is packed with discussion points to encourage letter recognition and observation skills. This includes questions to encourage observation such as “can you find the ladybird?”, reinforce counting skills with questions such as “how many cakes does the cat have”, and questions to develop knowledge of the world such as “what are x-rays used for?”. Your child will love exploring the puzzle and discovering new letters, and you’ll love watching their knowledge grow!

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type: Jigsaw Puzzles
Price: 40.00

Learn numbers from 1-20 as you complete this fun, extra-long jigsaw puzzle

• A 20-piece puzzle, over 1.7m long!
• Helps children learn their numbers from 1-20
• Includes a giant poster and learning guide to help reinforce number recognition
• Perfect birthday gift for children age 3+
• Exclusive activity sheets included in this puzzle, accessible via QR code

• Introducing a fun and engaging way to discover numbers 1-20! Giant Number has been designed with big, chunky pieces for each number, making it easy for children to handle and assemble. The fun doesn’t stop there! The set also includes cut-out numbers that can be used with or without the jigsaw, providing an interactive and versatile learning experience!To further enhance the learning process, we have included a learning guide with fun talkabout points like “can you find a pink pencil?”, and “what do bees make?”.Plus, enjoy a cut-out number game and other exciting activities! This puzzle also includes a giant poster that can be displayed at home for easy reference! This poster is a great tool for reinforcing number recognition. Whether your child is just starting to learn about numbers, or is looking for a fun way to practise their skills, this jigsaw is the perfect addition!

  Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Choking hazard.

Vendor: Hey Doodle
Type: Arts & Crafts
Price: 35.95

Alphabet Soup is the first of the SENSORY MAT range! By adding a dropper, a whole new element of learning can be unlocked. It will enhance your child's fine motor skills whilst immersing them in a sensory experience!

Features some of the most popular foods in this era! Match the foods while colouring their alphabets. Use sensory mediums like food colouring/sand/gels/clays/you name it! There's a whole range of senses to explore.

The sensory range has areas that are debossed so they can be traced or filled with what ever your imagination can come up with. Printed on premium grade silicone, our A3 reusable activity mats come in a range of themes and activities to engage curious minds. They come with 9 markers, a liquid dropper and a pouch to store it in!

Draw, trace, drip, press and so much more! 

Vendor: Hey Doodle
Type: Arts & Crafts
Price: 35.95

Busy Bugs is a new addition to the SENSORY MAT range! By adding a dropper, a whole new element of learning can be unlocked. It will enhance your child's fine motor skills whilst immersing them in a sensory experience!

Add life to these bugs by tracing through the pre-writing shapes. Use sensory mediums like food colouring/sand/gels/clays/you name it! There's a whole range of senses to explore.

The sensory range has areas that are debossed so they can be traced or filled with what ever your imagination can come up with. Printed on premium grade silicone, our A3 reusable activity mats come in a range of themes and activities to engage curious minds. They come with 9 markers, a liquid dropper and a pouch to store it in!

Draw, trace, drip, press and so much more! 

Vendor: Hey Doodle
Type: Arts & Crafts
Price: 35.95

Wild Digits is a new addition to the SENSORY MAT range! By adding a dropper, a whole new element of learning can be unlocked. It will enhance your child's fine motor skills whilst immersing them in a sensory experience!

Complete the animals while colouring in the numbers and count the corresponding dots. Use sensory mediums like food colouring/sand/gels/clays/you name it! There's a whole range of senses to explore.

The sensory range has areas that are debossed so they can be traced or filled with what ever your imagination can come up with. Printed on premium grade silicone, our A3 reusable activity mats come in a range of themes and activities to engage curious minds. They come with 9 markers, a liquid dropper and a pouch to store it in!

Draw, trace, drip, press and so much more! 

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type:
Price: 40.00

Make learning to count from 1 to 20 fun by matching the simple picture cards with the numbers. There's no tricking this clever puzzle, as only the correct cards will fit together! This allows your child to self correct their jigsaws.

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type:
Price: 40.00

A fun introduction to addition and subtraction

• Helps to teach number bonds in a fun way
• Perfect for children who are beginning school
• Great as a fun game, or as a teaching aid to help learn number bonds
• Combined learning activity and game in one

The perfect introduction to addition and subtraction. 

Number Bears is a combined learning activity and game in one. Players must get their bear safely home to their cubs by turning over number cards and solving mathematical problems in this fun number bonds game. But, be careful the bear doesn't get distracted by the yummy pot of honey or you'll have to miss a turn!! 

Featuring competitive gameplay, fun bear characters and a broad range of simple and challenging sums, this number bonds game is suitable for players 5+ and can be played with up to 4 players.

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type:
Price: 40.00

Build a path for your squirrel and race to collect the most acorns, in this fun counting game!

• A fun number and counting game
• Squirrels must collect the most acorns to be the winner!
• Great for developing number and counting skills

Players take it in turns to roll the dice, and pick up cards with the matching number, before adding them to their path. If a player turns over a squirrel picnic card, the matching coloured squirrel has collected enough acorns and their adventure ends. Once all players have ended their path, they count up the acorns on their path - the player with the most acorns is the winner! 

Designed for ages 4+, Nutty Numbers offers the perfect balance between learning and fun, where players will develop counting and observational skills in this number based game! 

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type:
Price: 40.00

A fun word and picture rhyming game

• Great to help teach rhyming words in a fun way
• Match rhyming pairs, then feed them to the Slime Monster
• Encourages imaginative and social play
• Encourages speech and language development

Match rhyming pairs to make silly sentences, then feed them to the slime monster in this fun rhyming game. 

Players start with a selection of five green slime cards. Taking it in turns they choose a purple slime card - if the card rhymes with one of the cards in front of them, the player must think of a silly sentence using the two words. Once they have a rhyming sentence they spin the spinner to find out in what style they must say their silly sentence in: whilst either holding their nose, with their teeth together, or in a squeaky voice!

Once they've said their funny sentence, they post their cards into the 3D slime monster. The winner is the first player to post all their green cards into the slime monsters mouth.

A fun, yet educational game, perfect for at home or in the classroom.

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type:
Price: 34.00

Alphabet Flashcards are the perfect tool for conscientious parents to introduce children to the letters of the alphabet and first words in a fun way.

The cards are double-sided, featuring a colourful, friendly illustration of the word on one side and the letter of the alphabet on the other. There is one card for every letter of the alphabet. The flashcards include a wide range of simple and more complex words, from ‘Ant’ to ‘Umbrella’.

Alphabet Flashcards are incredibly versatile and can be used in a variety of different ways to develop children's literacy skills, from learning the letters of the alphabet to using the picture side to learn first words. The cards also feature a handy alphabet guide to help teach children the order of the alphabet and shapes of letters

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type:
Price: 40.00

Spin the octopus spinner to see how many fish you can catch, but do take care...there's a shark out there! Spin the spinner, count the number of bubbles and collect the matching cards on your fish board. But watch out! If you turn over a shark card, it will eat all of your fish and you'll have to start again! The player with the most fish at the end of the game is the winner!

The excitement of this game is in the anticipation of turning over cards...will you turn over a shark card or collect more fish?! Children will also love the fun shell spinner. Player boards and cards feature a number of friendly sea creatures, including clown fish, starfish, crabs and puffer fish, and can be used to show children the different creatures that live underwater.

Best-selling game suits 3 years+

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type: Brands,Play
Price: 34.00

Act out crazy combinations in this fun-filled action and performance game

• A fun twist on charades that will have the whole family laughing
• You could be a sneezing chicken, a cold astronaut or even a tired penguin!
• Suitable for ages 5+

Collect the most pairs of cards before the donkey reaches the carrot in this high energy action and performance game!

Players take turns to pick two cards, one card that shows an action and another card that shows a character. Once you have your cards it's time to take to the stage and start performing - will you be a 'sneezing chicken', a 'cold astronaut' or even a 'tired penguin'?!

This game is full of exciting twists - turn over a 'spin' card and everyone jumps up and spins around, but turn over a donkey card and everyone must pop up their donkey ears and move the donkey one step closer to the carrot!

Not only is Dizzy Donkey jampacked with fun for all the family, it's also a great way to encourage children to talk about different feelings and emotions.

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type: Brands,Play
Price: 34.00

A brainteasing word game for the whole family that makes spelling fun!

• Includes double-sided cards to maximise the combinations of words
• Develops literacy skills and makes spelling practice fun
• Features hilarious characters that are sure to have players laughing
• Suitable for players 6-adult

The race is on to play all of your cards in this brainteasing literacy game for players 6-adult!

Players use their worm cards to add to the wiggly line by joining heads with tails to spell words. Not only are the cards double-sided to maximise the number of combinations, they also feature hilarious characters that children will love! There's sailors, superheroes, and even a punk, to name just a few!

Children will be able to practise spellings they already know as well as learning new words. You might need a dictionary to hand too in case you need to check a players word..! 

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type: Brands,Play
Price: 34.00

Fill your tub with squeaky clean dinosaurs in this fun colour, counting and observation game with three ways to play!

Spread the cards in the middle of the table, spin the spinner and race to find a dirty dino that matches by colour and type. Once everyone has a tub full of clean dinos, count the number of bubbles...the player with the most wins the game! 

• Fill your tub with dinosaurs in this colour and counting game!
• Develops observation skills
• 3 ways to play
• Suitable for ages 3+
• Fun educational game for 2-4 players

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type: Brands,Play
Price: 34.00

A fun and simple matching game for children aged 2-6. Turn over welly cards to find matching pairs of wellies for your monsters. The first player to fill their board wins!

There are two ways to play this colourful game, for both younger and more advanced players. This means children of all ages can play and enjoy the game together, either as a simple pairs matching or more complex memory game. The patterned welly cards can also be used to encourage children to identify the objects they can see on them.

Featuring an array of colourful character illustrations, the quirky monsters are bound to get children giggling! Why not ask your child to pick their favourite monster?

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type: Brands,Play
Price: 48.00

Race and count your 3D character from shop to shop, using play money to buy lots of different items! The winner is the first person to collect 6 items on their board. This fun board game offers older Orchard Toys fans longer and more varied gameplay than some of our traditional matching games.

Children will learn about handling money and giving change as well as developing their imagination as they take on the roles of shop keeper and banker, playing with pretend money. The game also encourages good manners, as players say 'please' and 'thank you' to the shopkeeper every time they buy an item. Children can also add their own tills and purses to the game for extra play value!

Contents:

• 1 jigged game board
• 48 item cards
• 4 shopping bag boards
• 4 characters
• 4 character stands
• Play money
• 1 dice
• 1 instruction leaflet

Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Choking hazard.

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type: Brands,Play
Price: 48.00

What's The Time Mr Wolf? is a great board game which is both fun and educational as it develops analogue and digital time telling skills. Players must race their character around the board matching the times to the central clock - but watch out for the hungry wolf!

There are two ways to play this educational game - one by matching analogue times and moving the clock hands, but watch out, if you land on Mr.Wolf you must feed one of the cards from your board to the 3D wolf for dinner! The second game is won by matching digital times to analogue. What's the Time Mr Wolf features cute woodland animals which children will love, including bunnies and hedgehogs.

Contents:

• 1 jigged forest playing board
• 20 double sided square cards
• 4 jigged double sided collection boards
• 1 large clock face
• 1 set of movable clock hands
• 1 slot-together 3D wolf
• 1 dice
• 4 animal character playing pieces
• 4 character stands
• 1 instruction leaflet

Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Choking hazard.

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type: Brands,Play
Price: 22.00

The best-selling and award winning Shopping List Game now adds additional items to the shopping list. 

Add to the fun of Shopping List with more everyday items and lists, as well as the ability to play with up to 6 people!

Children will also have fun matching and identifying the healthy foods from the supermarket as they add this to our popular Shopping List memory game. The 'Fruit & Veg' extras pack is great to teach children about healthy eating, including everyday foods like potatoes and pears to more unusual items such as asparagus and kiwis. This game is for 2 players (6 if combined with Shopping List) and is suitable for age 3 - 7 years.

Please note: Shopping List Fruit & Veg is most fun when combined with Shopping List to increase players and items.

For 2-6players. Suitable for 3-7 years.

Vendor: Books
Type: Brands,Play
Price: 29.95

From the Adelie penguin to the Zigzag Heron, this A-Z book is jam-packed with over 400 animal species and all kinds of interesting animal facts.

Discover why the American flamingo is pink, how emerald tree boas hunt their food, what a baby echidna is called and whether the dusky leaf money really has four stomachs.

A companion book to Jennifer Cossins’ Ultimate Animal Counting Book, this one’s for budding zoologists aged 5+.

‘Cossins’ illustration style is at once so naturalistic yet so fun that you’ll want to reach into the page to pat the beagle and give the Chihuahua a treat.’ Readings Kids on The Ultimate Animal Counting Book

‘For those interested in words, and especially those with children who have an enquiring mind and a thirst for knowledge, any book by Tasmanian author and artist Jennifer Cossins is ideal.’ Kids’ Book Review

Vendor: Books
Type: Brands,Play
Price: 29.95

Can you count one blue whale? Probably. How about 16 lions? Or 44 penguins? Or 100 fairy flies? Join CBCA Award-winner Jennifer Cossins on an expedition through the animal kingdom, counting one to 100 and collecting fascinating animal facts along the way. Discover the colour of a zebra’s skin under its stripes, how a tapir uses its nose as a snorkel when it swims, and that cranes are famous for their dancing! Beautifully illustrated with full-colour pictures of animals great and small, from all over the world – from the familiar wombat and sea turtle to the unusual gerenuk and caracal – the Ultimate Animal Counting Book is an utter delight.

A CBCA "Notable Book" 2020

Vendor: Thames & Hudson
Type: Brands,Play
Price: 30.00

A beautifully illustrated, informative book for children introducing them to birds of all shapes, sizes and feathers. 

The Big Book of Birds is the first fact-filled book for children to explore the vast array of feathered friends that share our Earth.

Why is a flamingo pink? Can a parrot talk? Is a bald eagle really bald?

This follow-up to the hugely successful The Big Book of Bugs, The Big Book of Beasts and The Big Book of the Blue answers these questions and many more. It opens with introductory spreads explaining how to recognize different bird’s eggs, the bird family tree, why different species of birds have different beaks and feathers, and why some birds migrate and travel vast distances every year.
The conversational, funny text is also full of facts that will astonish children and adults, and accompanied by Yuval Zommer's colourful illustrations.

Hardback. 62 pages.

Vendor: Thames & Hudson
Type:
Price: 30.00

The Big Book of Belonging is for all the children who like to climb trees, run barefoot, splash in paddles, search for bugs, sing with the birds, taste snowflakes and count the stars. By placing children at the heart of the natural world, the book celebrates our connection with planet Earth and reveals the often surprising similarities between humans, animals and plants.

Illustrated in Yuval Zommer’s inimitable style and packed with quirky natural history facts, readers will discover that sea otters hold hands just like humans do; hermit crabs have homes; and that butterflies also have bedtimes. They’ll learn that just as humans have unique fingerprints, zebras have different stripes, cowrie shells have distinct spots and that no two snowflakes are identical.

The book’s uplifting message will inspire environmentalists young and old alike – we all belong to nature, and nature belongs to us all.

64 pages. Hardcover.

Vendor: Orchard Toys
Type: Brands,Play
Price: 34.00

Vendor: Tiger Tribe
Type:
Price: 15.00

This set of 3 stackable Shape Shakers will get your child grooving in no time.

Made from bio plastic and sturdy enough to last, these easy to grip Shape Shakers are perfect for little ones who love to boogie. A great educational, musical tool for your little ones, Shape Shakers encourage understanding of rhythm and sound. They’re stackable, the perfect size for little hands to grip and hold and even better, made from bioplastic, making them a more sustainable choice.

• 3-Piece set of colourful Shape Shakers
• Each Shaker makes it own unique sound
• Durable and perfectly sized for little hands
• Ideal for ages 1-5