Educational Toys

It could be said that any toy is educational, after all a child learns about the world through play. However the online shops listed here have toys which are specifically geared towards learning - basic reading, maths and science skills as well as toys that promote artistic or musical creativity.

• Early Learning Centre
  All Early Learning Centre toys are chosen help children grow into happy, self-confident people. they create toys that help develop vital skills and help children get off to the best possible start. Their toys are designed to help children explore the boundaries of their imaginations and creativity and to make learning fun. Get 10% off at ELC - add discount code AFF08 at checkout until 31st May.
• Toys R Us
  Big brand educational toys from BRIO, Bubble, Crayola, Fuzzy Felt, Galt, Geomag, Hama, LeapFrog, Magnetix, MB Creation, National Geographic and Play-Doh.
• Pricerighthome.com
  Nice selection of Vtech educational toys including laptops and play'n'learn tables from favourite characters such as Winnie The Pooh and Dora.
• Urchin
  Science kits, jigsaws and some lovely wooden toys.
• Yellow Moon
  Nice selection of craft kits, science kits, CD roms, language and maths development toys and books. Every time you buy from Yellow Moon you can nominate a school, group or charity to receive up to 25% cash-back.
• Creaters
  Creaters craft kits are great fun for children and their parents. Creaters develop cutting and pasting skills, using templates printed on coloured and textured papers, in a way that creates unique, high-quality pictures. See www.creaters.co.uk
• Just Childsplay
  Just Childsplay specialise in educational and fun toys for kids. Their range caters for children from birth to around 12 years of age. They have toys to support all areas of the national curriculum plus revision products for GCSE and SATs. Additional customer services include an online 'Wish List' creator, gift-wrapping service and express next day delivery. Free delivery on orders over £75.
• Blooming Marvellous
  Great ideas for children and parents that you won't find everywhere else. Unusual, good quality products that encourage your child's development and make growing up fun.
• Otherland Toys
  A big selection of science kits, discovery toys and creative kits. Some products are "limited editions" or "licensed runs", many products are not available in the High street.
• Prezzybox
  Everything for the budding scientist, with worm farms and rockets, make your own helicopter and discover wildlife. Lots of gifts to make nature and science fascinating.
• Gadgets.co.uk
  Discover science with some great kits for experiments to do at home.
• The Gifted Goat
  Specialising in traditional and unusual toys, The Gifted Goat have educational toys for pre-schoolers with lovely wooden counting games and classic bricks and blocks.
• Amazon.co.uk
  Amazon have a huge selection of LeapPad and Leapster toys, maths games, science kits, spy gear(!) and musical toys. With Amazon's usual great discounts and Free Delivery for orders over £15.
• Oxbridge Baby
  Oxbridge Baby creates DVDs and developmental media for preschool children that entertain and stimulate in order to enhance the learning experience. Our latest product 'Oxbridge Baby - My First DVD' is an enchanting experience that exposes babies and toddlers to the wonderful world around them through an ensemble of live action images interspersed with loveable animation and puppets.
• kidEstore.co.uk
  Large selection of construction sets, puzzles, wooden toys, games, jigsaws, creative toys, craft kits and more. Stock big names such as Geomag and K'Nex but also have lots of more unusual brands such as Automoblox and Melissa & Doug.
• Littlesheep Learning
  Fun educational resources for everyone - books, games, flashcards and lots more! Ideal for home educators, those with special needs or anyone who wants to enhance their child's learning.

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