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Toy Categories
toy_categories.jpgWe loan a variety of good quality toys and equipment which are vital to a child's development in all areas of learning The following provides a list of different toy catagories. You can click the image displayed to see a picture of our toys. To reserve a toy you are interested in simply ....

Audio/ Visual
Videos and DVD's
A child explores different contexts, sounds and helps to develop interests in new subjects such as animals, characters, places etc.

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Baby

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From the moment a baby is born, it's surrounded by opportunities to play. Tiny teddies and rattles are easy for their little fingers to grab, while the noises and different textures encourage that child to explore!

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Books

Children love books and with these they develop their love of languagebooks.jpg
andtheir literacy skills, their imagination and their cognitive skills.


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Communication & Language
From birth children learn to communicate through sounds and later language and how to express themselves.

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Construction
From as small as lego to larger duplo, stickle bricks, mobilo and wooden blocks.
Children develop hand / eye co ordination, balance and manipulation of small objects.

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Imaginative Play
From dressing up clothes to puppets, dolls houses and medical cases.
Children are developing their knowledge and understanding of the world around them. Learning to role-play, pretend play and use their imaginations to invent people and places animals and things.

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Jigsaws
Jigsaws help to develop concentration, hand-eye-co-ordination, problem solving, language and mathematical skills.

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Large physical toys
Includes large balls, pop up tunnels and tents, trikes, ride-along toys and seesaws.
These toys get children moving, using gross/large motor skills, developing co-ordination and balance and exercising muscles. Exercise in young children encourages self-esteem and a sense of well-being.

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Life skills
Toys such as Kitchen, microwave ovens, baby dolls, prams and buggies, small brushes and dust pans.
Children make sense of their world with these toys. They encourage creativity and language development. Children will make links with home with these toys and learn to role-play.

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Multi media
Children's p.c./laptop games and information.
Encourages cognitive development and preparation of life skills, problem solving and awareness of technology.

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Multi Sensory
These include toys, which have mirrors, chimes and bells. UV lamp and accessories, toys with textures: soft, bumpy, scrunchy , smooth and scratchy.
These toys stimulate children's senses and encourage speech and language development through expressing how objects feel, sound and look.

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Music
Toys include a range of musical instruments from percussion to whistles and recorders.
Music tapes and c.d's and tape players. Music encourages children's creativity and imagination. It develops children's sense of rhythm and makes children feel different emotions.
Music is expressive and fun!

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Skills and activities
These include jigsaws, games and puzzles with balls and beads.
These toys require children to use fine motor skills, learning to post, thread and manipulate small objects.

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