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Friday Favourite - School Readiness Ideas - Games
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 18 January 2019
DJ8129 - Tactilo Lotto Animal Game: Match the texture on the wheel with the animal in the bag. No peeking!
DJ5230 - Balancing Game: How many sticks can you balance on this funky elephant? Needs a steady hand!
Here are some great little games to play with your 3+ child that will help develop their school readiness in a fun way.
Friday Favourite - Papo Baby
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 11 January 2019
P35000 Prince Leo and P35001 Princess Zoe
Brand new from Papo! A natural rubber range of teether figurines for birth and up.
Prince Leo and Princess Zoe have a soft supple feel, perfect for soothing a teething baby. The range has been designed with baby's health and safety in mind - the one piece design ensures that no moisture can...
Seasons Greetings
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 20 December 2018
Please note the Kaleidoscope office and warehouse will be closed from Friday December 21st until Monday 7th January.
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Friday Favourite - DJ6535 Pat & Ben
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 14 December 2018
Food Truck Role Play - Pat & Ben - DJ6535 - By Djeco
Perfect entertainment for Christmas Day! Pat and Ben run a super cute food truck serving pasta just how you like it!
Along with providing great interactive role play, these lovely boxed sets encourage sorting, counting, sequencing, matching and following instructions with their recipe suggestion card.
Collect the different cuisines and...
Friday Favourite FM3121
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 7 December 2018
Christmas Reindeer - FM3121 - Folkmanis Puppets
Is it Dasher or Comet or Cupid or Blitzen? It doesn't matter what you call him, this handsome reindeer is a fantastic way for younger children to interact with Christmas songs and stories. Look for "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore to introduce all the reindeer to your child. Folkmanis presents a beautifully detailed reindeer with fluffy fetlocks and a smart Christmas halter.
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Friday Favourite LETV181
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 30 November 2018
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Honeybee Market - LETV181 - Honeybake Le Toy Van
A beautiful traditional styled market stall that presents endless role play possibilities. Complete with an apples and pears fruit crate and a shopping bag, this is a great piece to build your role play corner around.
It also makes an excellent extension piece to a play kitchen or shop/cafe. Six other crates are available in various food groups. Mat...
Friday Favourite TL8121
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 23 November 2018
Pink Leaf House TL8121 - by Tender Leaf Toys
The Pink Leaf house is a gorgeous compact dolls house on a turntable base, making it perfect for small rooms and allowing all sides of the house to be easily accessed. Included with the house is a full set of furniture, a cute doll family and even the family dog!...
Friday's Favourite DJ5602
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 16 November 2018
The latest addition to the popular Kinoptiks range, suitable for age 5 - 8 years. Create a magical, moving garden with Kinoptiks Garden. Pack contains over 100 tiles to inspire your imagination and grow your garden with spinning flowers, flapping bees and bright butterflies.
The Kinoptiks range are a fantastic toy for developing design skills, logic and creativity. This awesome toy allows children to...
Friday's Favourite - Sensory Delights
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 9 November 2018
DJ8129 - Tactilo Loto Game - Animals
Touch is an integral part of the early development of children - being able to discern different textures is a first step towards development of fine motor control and grip strength. This cute game allows the child to focus only on what they can feel with their fingers to work out which animal they are holding. Tactile Loto - Animals also introduces basic game playing skil...
Friday's Favourite KC5214E
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 2 November 2018
Rainbow Fish Puzzle - KC5214E - Kiddie Connect
This bright and chunky puzzle provides endless opportunity for experimental play in sorting, balancing, stacking and logical thinking. Chunky jigsaw pieces are easy for little hands to hold. Suitable for age 18+ months.
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Friday's Favourite FM3113 & FM2219
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 26 October 2018
The cat and mouse are familiar characters, together in many a child's story and rhyme. Folkmanis presents a sweet white mouse, suitable for children to manipulate. The purring cat, a Russian Blue, suits a child or adult hand, and softly purrs if stroked gently. Great for storytime!
FM3113 - Purring Cat - The purring sound in the cat is made by a ball bearing inside a cylinder with ridges. The best way to achieve the purring sound is to have the puppeteer gently rock the head. It’s a...
Friday's Favourite - DJ6606 and DJ6600
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 18 October 2018
Beautiful musical treasure boxes - perfect for children to keep their prized possessions in.
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Polo 12 is a bright spaceship with an astronaut figure ready to reach for the moon! Wind up the box to hear "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" by Albert Von Tilzer as the astronaut spins.
- Cat's Song has a pretty little cat figure with a banjo. The country folk favourite "Oh! Susanna" by Stephen Foster p...
Friday's Favourite TL8341
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 12 October 2018
Monster Lock Box - TL8341 - Tender Leaf Toys
A new twist on a classic favourite! The Monster Lock box is a fantastic developmental toy for ages 3 and up. The eight different locks provide a challenge and assist with fine motor skills and problem solving. Finger strength and dexterity are important for children in developing pencil control for colouring and writing. The addition of two cute little monsters provides a shape sorting feature.
Sturdy construct...
Friday's Favourite LEPL092
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 5 October 2018
Hammer Game 'Mr Mushrooms' LEPL092 - Petilou by Le Toy Van
Take the little bunny hammer hopping from mushroom to mushroom to hide them! This sweet little game for toddlers helps develop hand – eye co-ordination, gross motor skills, cause and effect and gives them a good giggle as the mushrooms disappear.
Made from eco-friendly rubber wood and decorated with water based paint, Mr Mushrooms is an entertaining developmental toy for tod...
Friday's Favourite DJ8814
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 28 September 2018
8 Gel Pastels Sweet Colours DJ8814 by Djeco
Sweet sorbet colours make this set of 8 Djeco Sweet Gel Pastels (DJ8814) stand out. The Sweet Gel Pastels feature a sturdy plastic tube around the crayon to encourage grip and help prevent breakages. The smooth glide of the crayons is perfect for beginning writing as well as drawing and colouring in. This makes them an ideal school crayon for Prep through to Grade 2.
Suitable age: 5+
Excellent small gift or stocking stuffer for Christmas. Great for holiday projects.
Important Information Lion Wheely Bug
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 20 September 2018
This issue ONLY affects the Lion Wheely Bug. See poster below for contact information.
Just Arrived!
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 7 September 2018
Award winning role play toys from Le Toy Van - the Doctor's Kit and Popcorn Machine have just arrived and are selling fast!
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Le Toy Van Popcorn Machine - Gold Award!
Author: Lara Dolling Date Posted: 2 September 2018
The unique, vintage styled Popcorn Machine from Le Toy Van is continuing to take out international awards for design, quality and play value. The LETV318 Popcorn Machine was recently awarded Gold in the Role Play category by the Independent Toy Awards in the UK.
