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 Early Years

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Magic Man

 

Touch & Turn Musical Clown – Ambi

 

Toy No: 3.4

 

Toy No: 10.2

Notes: The clown sitting on the ball will make wobbling movements when it is rolled on a flat surface.

 

Notes: Repeated pressure on the big red key spins the happy little clown around to the accompaniment of a pretty tune. The brightly coloured ring of dots turns in the opposite direction as fast or as slowly as you please. Provides colour, sound and rhythm.

Ages: Infant

 

Ages: 6+ months

Location: Early Years

 

Location: Early Years

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play About House – Little Tikes

 

Castle Bead Frame

 
Toy No: 12.1   Toy No:  12.2
Notes: Toddle tots slide down the chimney; ring the bell and open the door; has 2 springs for children to hit; sliding colourful rings; a clicking phone dial; a squeaking lever; a jiggling face; spinning candy cane handle; 2 toddle tots.   Notes: Colourful beads help promote hand/eye coordination, developing motor skills, counting skills and imagination.
Ages: 3 months – 3 years   Ages: 2+ years
Location: Early Years   Location: Early Years
     
     

Easy Blocks - Ambi

 

Playabout Kingdom

 
 
Toy No: 12.3   Toy No:  12.4
Notes:  These basic building blocks allow easy building of simple structures as the fat rims and grooves help children to position the pieces securely.   Notes: : Includes 8 accessories and requires 2 x AA batteries.
Ages: 8+ months   Ages: Infant
Location: Early Years   Location: Early Years
     
     
 

Flip Fingers

   

Roll Bell

 
   
Toy No: 12.5   Toy No: 12.19
Notes:  This easy to hold toy is perfect for the infant who is starting to explore.   Notes:  This easy to hold toy is perfect for the infant who is starting to explore.
Ages: 6-12 months   Ages: 6-18 months
Location: Early Years   Location: Early Years
     
     

Nesting Farm Animals – Little Tikes

 

Primo Blocks – Duplo

 
     
Toy No: 12.6   Toy No: 12.7
Notes: The nine pieces combine to form 5 detailed farm animals which nest perfectly inside each other. Includes a chicken, pig, sheep and cow.   Notes: Sammy Seal provides convenient storage for the fun to play with blocks.
Ages: 6 months – 3 years   Ages: 6+ months
Location: Early Years   Location: Early Years
     
     

Rollaround Playground – Fisher Price

 

Rock ‘N Spin Mirror – Little Tikes

 
Toy No: 12.8   Toy No: 12.9 
Notes: Many activities to stimulate young minds.   Notes: Colourful balls whirl inside when baby plays with this toy. Smooth gently rounded edges and transparent top. Shatter resistant, high quality mirror.
Ages: 6+ months   Ages: 6 months - 3 years
Location: Early Years   Location: Early Years
     
     

Pop Up Pets

 

City Phone

 
Toy No: 12.10   Toy No: 12.11
Notes: Reward toy. Turn or press the different shapes to see the animal characters pop up.   Notes: Brightly coloured phone with pop up antenna, mirror, soundswitch and a smiling spinning face. Suction device.
Ages: 6+ months   Ages: 18+ months
Location: Early Years   Location: Early Years
     
     

Crocodile Shapes – Fisher Price

 

Bigger Family Merry-Go-Round – Step 2

 
Toy No: 12.12   Toy No: 12.13
Notes: When the shapes are inserted into the correct shape, an animal sound is made. Press down on the crocodile’s head and the shapes pop off. 3 x AA batteries required,   Notes: Merry-go-round rocks and turns. Four Bigger Family members fit snugly into the merry-go-round.
Ages: 18+ months   Ages: Infant+
Location: Early Years   Location: Early Years
     

Wobbly Fun Ball – Fisher Price

 

Bead Ball - Kiddicraft

 
Toy No: 12.14   Toy No: 12.15
Notes: Two small balls jingle inside, weighted base creates wobble   Notes: Colourful shapes manoeuvre along wires
Ages: Infant+   Ages: Infant+
Location: Early Years   Location: Early Years
     
     

Fisher Price Peek-a-Boo Blocks

 

Bead Shape Frame

 
Toy No: 12.16   Toy No: 12.17
Notes: Designed to stimulate an infant’s interest, these blocks contain a range of brightly coloured and interesting images. Easy to store and carry. Some items turn inside the cube.   Notes: Designed to stimulate an infant’s interest and improve hand-eye coordination, the beads thread along the wires easily.

Ages: Infant+

 

Ages: Infant+    

Location: Early Years   Location: Early Years
     
     

Water & Ducks Ball

 

Peek-a-Boo Activity Tunnel – Little Tikes

 
Toy No: 12.18   Toy No: 13.1
Notes: The smallest touch will make the ducks move and roll.   Notes: A tunnel of fun for crawling baby and active toddlers. Open window invites peek-a-boo play. Large crawl through tunnel has a gentle angle slope. Activities include easy to spin birds, a clear globe with whirling beads inside and an activity ring with a ball inside for batting play.

Ages: Infant+

 

Ages: 6+ months

Location: Early Years   Location: Shed
     
     

Activity Garden – Little Tikes

 

Activity Table – Fisher Price

 
Toy No: 13.2     Toy No: 13.6
Notes: Toddler’s first play yard with lots of fun activities. Swinging door with squeaking doorbell, crawl through tunnel, opening mailbox with letters and flag that clicks as it is raised or lowered. Garden contains soft squeezable vegetables for shape sorting fun. Birdhouse, flowers and spinning birds on the fence.   Notes: One side has activities for childen with mirror, beads, etc. and then top flips over for more advanced toddler play with drawing surface, gears and shpae sorting blocks. All pieces are stored inside.

Ages: 9 months – 3 years

 

Ages: 18+ months

Location:  Shed

 

Location:  Early Years

     
     

Flip ‘n Play Table – Chicco

 

Activity Table – Fisher Price

   
Toy No:   Toy No: 13.9
Notes:   Notes: It can be used flat on the floor while baby is sitting, or can have the short legs on it for the baby who is standing. Good for when baby is first pulling up to stand. The activities on the table include shape sorter, spinning dial, sliding beads, pages that flip over etc. Also has a mirror in the middle.

Ages: 

 

Ages: 12 - 36 months

Location: 

 

Location: Early Years

     
     

Buzz about Mail Box – Little Tikes

 

Jinglers - Ambi

 
Toy No: 13.10   Toy No: 14.1
Notes: A spin-about bee makes electronic buzzing sounds when baby bats at him. Mail and retrieve letters from the box or play with the clicking flag and bat-about butterfly. Nest-and-stack packages fit into the base. Includes 6 accessories. Requires 2 x ‘AA’ batteries.   Notes: Each block contains a jingle bell. Simple linking system. Set of 4.

Ages: 6+ months

 

Ages:  Infant+

Location:  Early Years/Role Play

 

Location: Early Years

     
     

Activity Keys – Fisher Price

 

Wooden Rattle

 
Toy No: 14.2   Toy No: 14.3
Notes:  Bright keys with built in sight and sound activities   Notes:  A beautifully crafted wooden first rattle

Ages: Infant+

 

Ages: Infant+

Location: Early Years

 

Location: Early Years

     
     

Playabout Walker – Little Tikes

 

Nesting Animal Train – Fisher Price

 
Toy No: 15.1   Toy No: 15.2
Notes:  This extra sturdy walker has an easy to grip handle and chunky legs to help baby stand and walk. Has spinning rings, ratcheting slide, barber stripe spinning roller and clicking star on the activity panel. Wide wheel base is designed for stability. Unlocks to fold for storage or transportation.   Notes: Roll them, nest them or connect them. These four animals fit inside one another for nesting.

Ages:  1 – 3 years

 

Ages: 6 – 36 months

Location: Early Years/Floor

 

Location: Early Years

     
     

Activity Walker – Fisher Price

 

Wooden Activity Cart – 5 sided

 
Toy No: 15.3   Toy No: 15.4
Notes: Great way for baby to practice taking their first steps. Folds flat for additional play and easy storage.   Notes:  This colourful push cart has 5 sides of activities including a magnetic board with the alphabet, 9 shapes for sorting, a mirror, wooden striker for the musical instruments and a threading animals game.

Ages: 6 – 36 months

 

Ages: Infant+

Location: Early Years/Floor

 

Location: Early Years/Floor

     
     

Push ‘n Go Train & Plane - Tomy

 

Push ‘n Go Fire Engine & Train - Tomy

 
Toy No: 15.5   Toy No: 15.6
Notes: Easy to push, these toys are designed for the early learner.   Notes: Easy to push, these toys are designed for the early learner. Includes a fire engine and train

Ages: Infant+

 

Ages: Infant+

Location: Early Years

 

Location: Early Years

     
     

Max

 

Pull Along Caterpillar - Wombi

 
Toy No: 16.1   Toy No: 16.2 
Notes: Max is a pull along dog that shakes his head, wags his tail and follows you wherever you go.   Notes: A wooden caterpillar that moves when pulled along the floor.

Ages: 18+ months

 

Ages: 18+ months

Location: Early Years

 

Location: Early Years

     
     

Clattering Caterpillar

 

Pull along Fire Engine – Step 2

 
Toy No: 16.3   Toy No: 16.4
Notes: Pull along clattering caterpillar   Notes: This pull along fire engine has 2 fire fighters and a ladder than raises and lowers. Easy to grip handle.

Ages: 18+ months

  Ages: 18+ months

Location: Early Years

  Location: Transport
     
     

Pull along Dog - Wombi

 

Pull along Caterpillar

 
Toy No: 16.5   Toy No: 16.6
Notes: This wooden dog wigs and wags as he’s pulled along   Notes: Pull along clattering caterpillar

Ages: 18+ months

 

Ages: Infant

Location: Early Years

 

Location: Early Years

     
     

Pull along Toy

 

Pull Along Telephone

 
Toy No: 16.7   Toy No: 16.8
Notes: The coloured circles roll when the toy is pulled along.   Notes: This pull along telephone makes noises and provides stimulation through movement.

Ages: Infant

 

Ages: Infant

Location: Early Years

 

Location: Early Years

     
     

Pop Up Pencil - Galt

 

Fisher Price Hammering Shapes Bench

 
Toy No: 20.1   Toy No: 20.2
Notes: Made of beechwood, this toy aids hand/eye coordination and an introduction to colour awareness. The coloured figures bob up and down on the concealed springs.   Notes: Instant reward toy as shapes pop through on reverse side when hit with the hammer.

Ages: Infant

 

Ages: 

Location: Early Years

 

Location: Early Years

     
     

Active Baby – Ambi

 

Acrobats

 
Toy No: 21.3   Toy No: 21.7
Notes: 4 action toys rattle, roll, whistle and squeak and can be piled up. The cube has a polyester mirror.  

Notes: Five figures in five different colours interlink and stack up in an almost infinite number of configurations. The smallest children can make the firm dovetail connections but as their dexterity increases much more precarious feats of balance can be attempted

Ages: Infant+

 

Ages: 2+ years

Location: Early Years

 

Location: Early Years

     
     

Hammer Balls – Plan Toys

 

Shapes Screwing

 

Toy No: 22.1

 

Toy No: 23.3

Notes: A great toy for improving hand/eye coordination. When the balls are struck they roll down an inner path so as to not scatter away.  

Notes: Three shapes that can be screwed and turned on a thread.

Ages: 2+ years

 

Ages: Infant  

Location: Early Years

 

Location: Early Years

     
     

Shape Sorter – Fisher Price

 

Shape Sorter – Tupperware

 

Toy No: 30.1

 

Toy No: 30.2

Notes: This toy can be used as a shape sorter or for open ended play.

 

Notes: more complex shape sorter for the older toddler.

Ages: 12+ months

 

Ages: 3+ years

Location: Early Years

 

Location: Early Years

     
     

Lock-A-Block - Ambi

 

Abacus

 

Toy No: 30.3

 

Toy No: 32.4

Notes: Teaches shape and colour matching with 3 basic shapes and primary colours. The door unlocks, makes a little sound and enables the child to recover a double set of 3 dimensional blocks.

 

Notes: This sturdy and colourful abacus can be used as an aid to counting or as a bead frame.

Ages: 3+ years

 

Ages: All ages

Location: Early Years

 

Location: Early Years