Educational Toys

This fantastic map puzzle of Great Britain and Ireland is sure to fascinate inquisitive children as they learn how the UK is pieced together. The carved out wooden base board provides extra help by listing key towns and cities upon which each brightly coloured piece will sit. With lots to look for and talk about, this puzzle is a great way to help improve language and social skills and is ideal fo…

This fantastic map of Europe is sure to fascinate inquisitive children as they learn how Europe is pieced together, country by country. Each piece, and the baseboard, are annotated to ensure young minds learn as they put the puzzle together. With lots to look for and talk about, this puzzle is a great way to help improve language and social skills and is ideal for parents and children to enjoy int…

This delightful magnetic weather board from Bigjigs Toys has plenty to see and do. Using a variety of colourful pictures and words, promising young weather presenters of 3 years+ will be fully supported to learn about and discuss seasons, dates and times. Great fun, whatever the weather! Age: 3 yrs+ Size: 38 X 44.5 cm Big Jig Toys are based in Folkestone, Kent. They bring us a glorious selection o…

These brightly coloured wooden numbers from Bigjigs are crafted from wood and have magnetic backs, great for a magnetic board or the fridge! These magnetic numbers are a great introduction to basic numeracy, and are ideal for youngsters who are ready to discover counting and basic arithmetic. Features numbers 0 to 9 and mathematical symbols. Made from high quality, responsibly sourced materials. C…

This beautifully illustrated wooden puzzle from Bigjigs is sure to fascinate inquisitive children as they explore the countries and continents of the world, and discover famous landmarks. Colour coded pieces ensure young minds stay fully engaged as they piece together the map. A great way for parents and youngsters to enjoy interactive play sessions. Once the puzzle is complete, there is plenty of…

Learning to count and add/subtract is one of the first things children will do when they enter school years, and is a key component of Early Years/Foundation stage education. This First Maths set from Fiesta Crafts has been designed to support this stage by helping children to learn in a way which makes it as much fun as it is educational. This set includes magnetic picture pieces, a sums board, n…

Turning education into a fun activity can really help children to master basic literacy much more quickly. This magnetic first writing set from Fiesta Crafts, has been designed to make learning an interactive experience and a bit of fun too. The read and write letters and words pack is perfect for children in the Early Years/Foundation stage of the curriculum, those who are just starting out on th…

Develop an understanding of fractions, percentages and decimals all in one resource. Fractions, percentages and decimals can be hard to understand, but these reversible magnetic pieces make it so much easier by being so visual and fun to work with. Simply turn over the pieces to see that 1/4th is the same as 0.25. Line them up on the board to see that 3 of them make 3/4 etc. Use the board to fill…

An ideal resource to learn first French words. Each chunky magnetic tile has and English word and picture on one side and the equivalent French word on the other. Place the tile either way up on the supplied dry-wipe board and write the translation on the board. Turn the tile over to see if it is correct. Keep trying until it is right. There are other activities to try too, making it a very tactil…

Teaches children phonics! Designed in conjunction with an educational expert to make learning the phonic sounds fun and engaging for the child. Not just a collection of words, but an all-round resource with fun pictures to match to the words and a dry wipe board to write more words and sentences. Chunky magnetic pieces - ideal for little fingers to grasp Set includes 48 words, 48 pictures, 24 phon…

An ideal resource to learn first Spanish words. Each chunky magnetic tile has an English word and picture on one side and the equivalent Spanish word on the other. Place the tile either way up on the supplied dry-wipe board and write the translation on the board. Turn the tile over to see if it is correct. Keep trying until it is right. There are other activities to try too, making it a very tacti…

Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock...children will know what sound a clock makes but telling the time can be tricky to grasp. With this magnetic teaching clock from Fiesta Crafts, learning how to tell the time is far easier. The clock teaches both 12 and 24 hour format and comes with a range of activity pieces which children can place on the chart to help them associate certain times with activities…

The Doowell Times Table pack from Fiesta Crafts is a wonderful resource to help learn the times table. It can be used individually or as an engaging activity for an adult and a child. Using the reversible magnetic pieces it is easy for a child to check if they have got the answer right. In support of a childs early years development, the magnetic times tables pack is colourful, pictorial and educa…

Magnetic Words and board for Reception Year includes the 45 High Frequency words for the Early Years Foundation Stage, providing valuable letter and word practice. Magnets are chunky and each one is 2cm high - ideal for little fingers to grasp. Children can have fun learning words, forming sentences and writing practice through suggested activities like Bingo, Hangman and Storymaker. Complements t…

Magnetic Words and board for school year 1 & 2 includes the 159 high frequency words for Key Stage 1 and helps to develop vocabulary and writing skills for children aged 5 - y years. Magnets are chunky and each one is 2cm high - ideal for little fingers to grasp. Children can have fun learning words, forming sentences and writing practice through suggested activities like Bingo, Hangman and Storym…