At age 3 the range of suitable toys increases substantially, as children move beyond the mandatory ‘small parts warning' stage. Good choices include puzzles, activity toys, musical toys and some early concept teaching games.    

Dobbin and Drum - Mellow drum

Dobbin and Drum Toys mellow sounding kid's drum is parent friendly and has a clean resonant sound and a beautiful finish. Printed drums feature robust construction and are printed with specially designed patterns in a range of colours. Unlike lots of musical toys, these drums are very pleasant to the ear! One of our most popular musical toys.

Fiesta Crafts - Creatiles soft construction set

A new toy everyday, just add imagination. CreAtiles are fabric tiles that can be easily attached to each other in many different ways. Create theatres, houses, forests, boats, office blocks, parks, fish, planes, furniture, robots, garages and much much more. CreAtiles is whatever you want it to be. Helps develops children's creative, imaginative, communicative and motor skills. CreAtiles is expandable and grows with your child. All pieces are surface washable.

Mini Micro Scooter

These mini micro scooters are a perfect first scooter for children. They are great for developing balance, coordination and motor skills. They are especially designed for younger children with low ground clearance in case of a fall. The micro has two wheels at the front so it is more stable for beginner scooters, and is easy to manouvre. It has large wheels for a smooth ride and a T-bar steering column that provides for safety and stability. Make your walks whinge free as your child cruises along next to you on a mini micro.

Be Educated - ABC Flash cards

These alphabet flash cards are spiral bound so there is no mess to clean up and no missing cards. The cards sit in a self supporting A-frame reinforced stand with upper case letters on one side and lower case letters on the other. The cards have simple words and bright colours with 'lift the flap' pictures. They also have handy, wipe clean pages. 

Tike - Wooden Balance Bike

Tike is a high quality wooden balance bike that is carbon neutral and eco friendly. What is a balance bike? Simply put, it's a cross between a bike and a scooter. When learning to ride a bike children have difficulty combining the balance and coordination for pedalling that is necessary. A Tike is much easier as children can learn to ride without trainer wheels. At first children will walk on the Tike, then as their confidence and skill develops they run with it and coast along, putting their feet down to propel, balance and stop.

Young Learners - Games

Young Learners by Clementoni is an award winning series of games. Clementoni is an Italian company that has been creating great educational games for more than 40 years. The Young Learners series is specifically designed for children from the age of 3 - 7 years. Each game focuses on developing important skills in children, and has great teaching notes and extension activities. They are beautifully packaged and make ideal gifts.

Plan Toys Musical Band

Bring out your child's inner rock star with this colourful wooden Plan Toys musical band. It has realistic functions and includes two rubber drums, metal drum and sticks. It is one of our most popular musical toys for toddlers and helps stimulate hand-eye coordination without them ever knowing! Assembled dimensions are 34x35x26cm.

Melissa and Doug - Maze puzzles

This innovative wooden puzzle includes nine colourful animal pieces that slide around a colorful farm scene on slotted tracks. Uniquely designed sliding pieces move freely around the puzzle, but can't be removed or lost! This great activity encourages hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. Also available in vehicle and shapes themes.

This old man wall hanging

What a wonderful toy for singing and having fun. Lovely soft 'old man' with pockets on his clothes filled with a character for each part of the song. This old man he played 1 he played nic nac on my drum, 2 - shoe, 3 - knee, 4 - door, 5 - hive, 6 - bricks, 7 - heaven (it's an angel), 8 - gate, 9 - line (as in washing line), 10 - hen.

Babal Play ball  

Babal is a ball that is actually two balls, together, big and small, soft and colourful, they open up endless possibilities: play, touch, throw, catch, join, mix and match, build towers or balance them on your head, use them as gloves or theatre props. Babal appeals to many basic playing behaviours of children and stimulates their imagination. Large ball - 170mm, small ball 62mm diameter. Available in a variety of colour combinations.