Silver Award
Healthy Eating Kitchen and Market Stall
Manufacturer: Millhouse Manufacturing Design Ltd Tel: 01526 351 919 Web:
www.millhouseathome.co.uk Price: £110.00 Age range: 3 to 5 years
Description: This stall, supplied with a Healthy Veg Growing Kit, encourages children to grow and learn about food in a fun way, and supports healthy eating and active lifestyles. Made from sustainably sourced woods and child friendly paints, it is designed and handcrafted in the UK. Conforms to European safety standard, EN 71.
Score: 84.2%
What the testers said: “The children loved this product; they used it with great interest and still continue to play with it. It is great because it allows children to see and be involved in the concept of “where food comes from”, while still supporting play. It also fully supports the six areas of the EYFS.”
Cool School
Toys and Games 3-5
Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed
Supplier: University Games Tel: 01359 243 900 Price: £17.99 Age range: 3 years +
Manufacturer: Fisher-Price Tel: 01628 500 303 Price: £49.99 Age range: 4 to 6 years
Description: The Cool School from Fisher-Price brings fun to learning. Plugging into the PC via the USB port, the pen shaped mouse, kid-friendly keyboard and digital drawing surface enable pre- schoolers to work their way through activities in five subjects. Award certificates can be printed out, as well as additional worksheets for each subject. It can be locked with a password, so that children can’t reach other areas of the PC or the internet.
Score: 84.1%
What the testers said: “The children enjoyed using this product, especially the creative art studio and the music studio. They found everything easy to use. The only problem was that it often caused our computer to freeze, so it had to be turned on and off, wasting the child’s time on the programme.”
Description: This is a simple game, which introduces children to counting and strategy, while developing fine motor skills. The object of the game is to get all of your monkeys onto the bed. Sounds easy? Well watch out, your monkeys may jump off the bed at any time. When they do, it’s time to start over. This game will bring surprise, laughter and fun to both children and their parents.
Score: 83.1%
What the testers said: “The children loved the anticipation element of the game, which keeps it exciting and engaging. It is sturdy, durable and portable and doesn’t have a dice, which would be lost, if played outside. The game can be adapted to meet all areas of development across the EYFS.”
Tellatale Hand Puppets
Supplier: Fiesta Crafts Ltd Tel: 020 8804 0563 Web:
www.fiestacrafts.co.uk Price: £11.99 to £15.99 Age range: 3 to 7 years
Description: Tellatale Hand Puppets provide endless entertainment possibilities. The characters of ‘Arabella’ and ‘Knight’, both on horseback, bring exciting innovation to the range. These puppets are beautifully designed, using soft, bright fabrics with lots of adorable details and features.
Score: 82.0%
“FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS jumping on the bed! One fell off and bumped his head…no more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
Five mischievous monkeys that children adore, will educate them in a fun way about good bedtime practices like getting pyjamas on, washing their face and cleaning their teeth – and we will just have to accept the jumping on the bed!! A random-timed spring loaded bed can fl ip the monkeys off at any moment! Thrills and tension guaranteed for little ones as they play this fun packed board game.
Available at all good toy and game retailers. Contact: UNIVERSITY GAMES UK LTD
Unit 11 Brickfi elds Business Park, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP30 9QS.
E mail:
Info@ugames.uk.com www.
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What the testers said: “The puppets really brought stories alive and made the children much more attentive. The children also enjoyed acting out the stories themselves, as we read them. The puppets help to illustrate the actions in the story, aiding the younger children’s imagination. Really good for creative development, social interaction and coordination. They would be even better if they came with story books.”
Toys and Games 3-5
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