Discovery Magic Set

Abracadabra! This fantastic wooden magic set from Melissa and Doug includes four easy to perform tricks for beginners. It is made of solid wood, including the storage box. Magic tricks are particularly good for developing fine motor coordination in children, as well as improving confidence and providing a sense of achievement. Amaze family and friends with these four tricks - Magic Jewel Box, Colour Changing String, Chamber of Illusion and Sword in the Stone.

Folkmanis - Two headed dragon puppet

As anyone with a sibling knows, brothers and sisters sometimes don't get along! How much harder would it be if you were attached, and could breathe fire? Find out with this three-headed dragon puppet. Just slip your hand inside to animate the arms and heads, then let the bickering begin! A great puppet for developing fine motor coordination in children as all five fingers need to work to animate the puppet. Choose from red or blue.

4m - Mould and paint craft kits

Mould and paint craft kits from 4M are great fun and one of our most popular birthday party gifts. They are easy to do - you just have to mix the plaster, place in the mould, let the plaster set, place the magnet or pin to the back of the mould, remove the mould and paint. These kits will keep your child entertained for hours. Boys particularly enjoy the dinosaur and rainforest themed sets.

Swatch - Flik Flak watch

Flik Flak is part of the Swatch group and is the world's best selling children's watch. It introduces the concept of teaching the time, through the brother and sister characters 'Flik' (the big hand) and 'Flak' (the small hand), and colour matching of the hands with watch face numbers. Swiss made with quartz movement, machine washable, shock and water resistant. Popular picks for boys include Adventure Boy, and Enquote d'aventures.  

Wedgits - Construction set

There is so much more to Wedgits that you can imagine. The basic pyramidal shape of Wedgits is a symmetrical alignment of five primary block designs using rhombus and octahedral shapes. The junior set integrates a total of 15 blocks that are nested within each other forming a large diamond shape. Comes with a clear plastic storage stand and a design booklet with over forty unique product designs.

Le Toy Van - Barbarossa pirate ship

Get set for an adventure on the high seas with this award winning pirate ship from Le Toy Van. Le Toy Van design and manufacture high quality, original, painted wooden toys. The Barbarossa pirate ship features an opening stern, working anchor, and crows nest with elastic rope ladder. It is scaled to be compatible with Papo figurines. Assembled dimensions are 48x49x15cm.

Creative Education - Knight Dress Up

A truly stunning dress up. The tunic is made from gold metallic knit and velour panne. The front bears the king's emblem, ties at the waist with a satin sash and is trimmed with fancy gold braid. Has an attached cape (gold metallic knit on one side, red panne knit on the reverse) and the outfit easily goes on over the head. The gold king side reverses to a black knight. 

Melissa and Doug - See and Spell

See and Spell from Melissa and Doug is a versatile wooden educational toy. Complete a puzzle to spell a word, while developing a sight-reading vocabulary. You can also use the letters for stenciling. 72 colourful wooden letters fit into the 8 two-sided cutout boards to spell three- and four-letter words. All this spelling and fine motor fun fits into one compact wooden storage case.

Papo Figurines

Papo from France make high quality, finely detailed figurines. They are great for stand alone play, but are scaled well for play with many of the wooden Le Toy Van products. It is a complete world of knights, animals, historic and fantasy characters. Day after day your child invents stories with Papo figurines.

Wooden bug catcher

Do you have a budding entomologist at home? This bug catcher would make an ideal gift. Made of wood with mesh screens on three sides and a clever trap door opening (maybe for a trap door spider?).