Silver Award
Outdoor Mark Making
Supplier: TTS Group Tel: 0800 318 686 Web:
www.tts-shopping.com Price: £79.95 Age range: 3 years +
Description: Engage children’s imaginations and create opportunities for mark making, using our innovative chalkboard range. Encourage children to write independently and transform dull, uninteresting playground fences into stimulating outdoor mark making areas using these wipe clean shapes. Made from strong weather proof plastic.
Score: 86.8%
What the testers said: “Bright and colourful, these were a hit with the children, enabling us as a setting to take mark making to the furthest corners of our outside play area. They are obviously great for letting the children display and improve their artistic skills, but also encourage children to practise letter formation and numbers in a fun way. The children have also played together in groups with the boards – encouraging cooperation and sharing. The boards have chipped a bit but they are still fine to use.”
Moon Dough Magic Zoo
Supplier: Spin Master Toys UK Ltd Tel: 01628 535 000 Web:
www.spinmastertoys.co.uk Price: £22.99 Age range: 3 years +
Description: With this Magic Zoo, you can magically create zoo animals that come to life and really walk! You can also mould fences to keep your animals safely inside the zoo! This set includes a magic zoo, penguin, gorilla and bear moulds, two winder walkers and three colours of Moon Dough.
Score: 86.2%
What the testers said: “Our children had a fantastic time playing with the Moon Dough Magic Zoo. It is so easy to use. We followed the instructions to work out how to make the figures and then the children were able to do it themselves – meaning it is a brilliant activity for busy mums! It encourages creative development, experimentation and team work as well as role-play. The only downside is that it is a bit messy – though easy to clear up as it does not get stuck in the carpet.”
Creative Play Big Stitch Little Stitch
Manufacturer: Dickory Dock Designs Tel: 01484 689 619 Web:
www.dickorydockdesigns.co.uk Price: £29.00 + VAT Age range: 3 years +
Description: Big Stitch Little Stitch provides a new way of introducing children to needle crafts by allowing them to develop their creative and imaginative ideas along with basic sewing skills. Teachers can show children the basic stitches and let them have a go on the Big Stitch fabric, then on their own Little Stitch fabric.
Score: 82.0%
What the testers said: “The children thoroughly enjoyed the activity, although at times they struggled to thread through the small holes so most of the activity had to be teacher-led or one-to-one. They especially enjoyed the big buttons! The Big Stitch is a great idea and was a very fun activity for the whole class.”
Bronze Awards
Moon Sand Destruction Spin Master Toys
Wheelie Painters TTS Group Ltd.
48 Practical Pre-School Awards 2011
Creative Play
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