From the Playroom

Choosing Holiday Gifts for Children 2020

The Christmas season is a special time of year which sees friends and family united together to share good will and happy moments. The idea of giving is central to the Christmas experience, and gif...

How Dolls Houses Foster Creative and Therapeutic Play

The history of toy-like figures is well documented. Archaeologists have discovered toys dating back several thousand years and some of the earliest examples were found in ancient Egypt, where minia...

Alternative Methods of Schooling

There are numerous ways to educate a child without an official ‘right way’, this is evident by the fact that different countries and societies across the globe all provide varying approaches with r...

Choosing Toys To Encourage STEM Learning

STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics – it is an educational concept or a philosophy with the aim of supporting and encouraging the growth of learning in the aforemention...

Why Choose Sustainable Toys?

A sustainable toy is one which is made from renewable, natural materials and involves a manufacturing process which does not pollute the environment, release carbon or greenhouse gases, and at the ...

How Toys Can Help A 3 Year Old’s Development

By the time a child has reached the age of three years they begin to move out of the toddler phase - with this comes significant development and much greater independence, both physically and emoti...