Educational Toys

These wooden Animal Compasses from Bigjigs each feature a cheerful animal face. Compasses help youngsters to learn all about direction. An ideal pocket money treat, each one is brightly coloured and supplied with a handy wrist strap. Great for educational play sessions. Please note: Price is for 1 animal compass. Available in three bright designs. Your design will be selected at random. Should you…

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…

The Bigjigs Teaching Clock creates a fun way to learn about numbers, shapes, colours and telling the time. The clock features 12 round, removable pieces with numbers 1 to 12. Each piece is colour co-ordinated with its base slot to develop recall and recognition skills. There are even handy annotations around the clock to teach children "telling the time" vocabulary including "quarter to", "quarter…

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…

Good Night Chart makes bedtime hassle a thing of the past! Using the 20 easy-to-follow activity pieces, such as ‘brush my teeth’ and ‘go to bed nicely’, parents can create a daily bedtime routine that children will love to follow. When they achieve the activity, they simply turn the piece over before bedtime or the next morning and reveal a happy star. It is a wonderfully colourful and interactive…

With this magnetic money board set from Fiesta Crafts, children are presented with an easy to use, visual aid designed to help develop their basic numeracy skills. This pack comes with double-sided activity board and activities printed on the pack to follow to help improve money skills. Children use the magnetic money to work out how much to pay, how to pay the correct amount, how much change is n…

Family life can get hectic, which is why My To Do List is the perfect daily activity to help children become organised, learn good habits, and become more independent and responsible. Each magnetic piece is double sided, with a task on one side, and "Done" with a smiley face on the other. Choose from the 12 activities, such as cleaning the table, feeding the pet, or even doing something nice for s…

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…