A 6 piece set allowing children to see the world through new eyes. The solid rubberwood frames enclose lenses to change the colour of everything they see, a giant magnifier and mirrors to give true and distorted reflections of the world around them. Can be stacked for colour mixing and for use on a light box.

Set includes 3 translucent acrylic colour panels in light red, blue & yellow, a magnifying lens (with 2x and 3x magnification), a two sided convex/concave mirror and a plane mirror.

Supports the following areas of learning:

• Understanding the World - observation
• Personal Development - self-awareness
• Understanding the World - colour
• Physical Development - motor skills

Specification

• Size of frame: 185 x 120 x 20mm (insert 80mm dia.)
• Suitable from 12 months

Identify and match up the 12 tactile turned hardwood counters, each with a different textured top surface. Can be used as a game or for sensory stimulus.

Please note the older blue style counters will soon be replaced with natural wood finish counters as shown.

Supports the following areas of learning:

• Personal Development - sensory
• Physical Development - motor skills
• Communication & Language - descriptive language
• SEND - sensory stimulation
• SEND - reasoning

Specification

• 2008 PPS Bronze Award Winner
• Size of board: 220 x 170 x 35mm. Counters: 35mm x 35mm
• Age: Suitable from 3 years

Beautiful solid beechwood giant bolt with seven nuts in different shapes and in the seven colours of the rainbow. Each bolt shape has a different number of edges, increasing from 1 (circle) to 8 (octagon). The chunky pieces are the ideal size for young children to manipulate and come in a natural finish to show the grain of the wood. Perfect for learning about colour and shape as well as improving manual dexterity and fine motor strength.

The colours match our Rainbow Wooden Loose Parts, Rainbow Architect Sets, Rainbow Wooden Buttons and Rainbow Wooden Nuts & Bolts Sets so can be used in conjunction with these or any loose parts ranges for extended imaginative play.

Supports the following areas of learning:

• Physical Development - motor skills
• Understanding the World - colour
• Maths - shape & space
• Communication & Language - descriptive language

Specification

• Size: approx. 200mm
• Age: Suitable from 18 months

Set of 3 solid rubberwood frames with easy hold handles enclosing a panel of sparkling glitter, one in each colour - purple, silver and gold. The panels can be twisted and turned to make the glitter liquid move and flow in fascinating ways. Ideal for sensory discovery and broadening descriptive vocabulary.

Supports the following areas of learning:

• Understanding the World - colour
• Understanding the World - observation
• Physical Development - motor skills

Specification

• Size of frame: 185 x 120 x 20mm (glitter panel 80mm dia.) Pk3
• Age: Suitable from 12 months

14 pairs of smooth and tactile basswood ply square tiles, each colour printed on one side with clear detailed photographic images of real wild animal adults and their young. The chunky tiles are easy for small hands to grip, rotate and turn over.

This versatile set provides endless opportunities for exploring the fascinating animal kingdom and can be used in a number of ways:

1. As a matching game - turn all the tiles face up and match the adult animal with its corresponding infant.
2. As a memory game - turn all the tiles face down and try to remember where the matching animal family pairs are located.
3. For sorting into groups - e.g. by habitat, continent, skin type (skin, fur, hair or feathers), or ordered by size.

Ideal for promoting discussions about how and where animals live, what they eat, which are - or have - predators, what dangers the animals face from each other, the environment or from humankind, and the differences between the adults and their young. Children will enjoy playing whilst developing several aspects of learning, including descriptive language, mathematical language, collaborative play, fine motor skills, imaginative play and understanding the wider world around them. Includes colour identification guide in 8 languages - click here to view.

Supports the following areas of learning:

• Personal Development - collaborative play
• Physical Development - motor skills
• Communication & Language - descriptive language
• Communication & Language - reasoning
• Understanding the World - the world

Nursery World Equipment & Resources Awards 2019 (Silver - Understanding the World category)

What the NW Award testers said:

Children at the tester settings enjoyed discussing the sounds that the wild animals make... They also spent a lot of time independently playing with the animals, adding stories and characters to their small-world play. Playing with the animals prompted discussion about size and change over time, and comparing this with human growth.

Specification

• Size: 70 x 70 x 10mm. Pk28
• Age: Suitable from 12 months

14 pairs of smooth and tactile basswood ply square tiles, each colour printed on one side with clear detailed photographic images of real domestic animal adults and their young. The chunky tiles are easy for small hands to grip, rotate and turn over.

This versatile set provides endless opportunities for exploring the fascinating animal kingdom and can be used in a number of ways

1. As a matching game - turn all the tiles face up and match the adult animal with its corresponding infant.
2. As a memory game - turn all the tiles face down and try to remember where the matching animal family pairs are located.
3. For sorting into groups - e.g. by habitat, how their feet are different (hooves, claws or paws), which are pets and which are farm animals, or ordered by size.

Ideal for promoting discussions about where animals live, what they eat and what eats them, where children can see or visit them, and the differences between the adults and their young. Children will enjoy playing whilst developing several aspects of learning, including descriptive language, mathematical language, collaborative play, fine motor skills, imaginative play and understanding the wider world around them. Includes colour identification guide in 8 languages - click here to view.

Supports the following areas of learning:

• Personal Development - collaborative play
• Physical Development - motor skills
• Communication & Language - descriptive language
• Communication & Language - reasoning
• Understanding the World - the world

Nursery World Equipment & Resources Awards 2019 (Silver - Understanding the World category)

What the NW Award testers said:

Children enjoyed arranging them and then independently discussed the animals in the pictures, stating which they had at home. Practitioners discussed the names of adults and babies and the children then went on to group them in their families. In one setting, it provided an opportunity to use technology to look up the names of baby animals.

24 rubberwood blocks in 6 shapes and with 4 different transparent coloured acrylic inserts for building, comparing, shape recognition, colour mixing and for use on a light box. These are the same size as the Mirror Block Set (73378) which form a natural extension to this set.

Supports the following areas of learning:

• Personal Development - sensory
• Physical Development - construction
• Understanding the World - observation
• Understanding the World - colour
• Maths - shape & space

Specification

• Size of rectangle: 100 x 50 x 25mm
• Suitable from 12 months

Beautiful solid beechwood nuts and bolts in seven different shapes and in the seven colours of the rainbow. Each nut has a corresponding matching bolt for pairing by colour and shape, and each shape has a different number of edges, increasing from 1 to 8. The chunky pieces are the ideal size for young children to manipulate and come in a natural finish to show the grain of the wood. Perfect for learning about colour and shape, for supporting counting and early numeracy, as well as improving manual dexterity and fine motor strength. Includes cotton bag.

The colours match our Rainbow Wooden Loose Parts, Rainbow Architect Sets and Rainbow Wooden Buttons so can be used in conjunction with these or any loose parts ranges for extended imaginative play.

Supports the following areas of learning:

• Physical Development - motor skills
• Understanding the World - colour
• Maths - shape & space
• Communication & Language - descriptive language

Specification

• Size: 65mm. Pk7
• Suitable from 12 months