Games and Puzzles

Lovely ten-piece, colourful wooden puzzle of a fire engine.

Made from responsibly sourced rubberwood in workshops in Sri Lanka following the 10 Principles of Fair Trade.

Age suitability: 3+

 

 

 

Lovely ten-piece, colourful wooden puzzle of a shark.

Made from responsibly sourced rubberwood in workshops in Sri Lanka following the 10 Principles of Fair Trade.

Age suitability: 3+

 

 

 

Lovely ten-piece, colourful wooden puzzle of an elephant, no doubt an Indian rather than an African one,

Made from responsibly sourced rubberwood in workshops in Sri Lanka following the 10 Principles of Fair Trade.

Age suitability: 3+

 

 

 

Unicorns, fairies, including a boy fairy (and why not?), and dancing mice.

50 piece jigsaw for ages 4+.

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Fun 50-piece jigsaw for children aged 4+.

Lots of facts about dinosaurs printed on the back of the box.

58 x 40 cm

Large 15-piece jigsaw suitable for 3-6 year olds

62 x 42 cm, 24x16.5 in

Chunky cardboard pieces.

A matching game - Pick a card and try to choose a tail to match up with your unicorn's head.  If you succeed, you can move your unicorn one square across the rainbow towards that pot of gold.

A game for 2 to 4 players.

Age suitability: 3 - 5 years

A simple matching and memory game.  Each player has a board with 6 dinosaur pictures on.  The picture cards are placed faced downwards on the table.  Players take it in turn to pick a card.  If it matches one of the pictures on their card, they keep it.  If not, the card is returned to the table face downwards and it's the next player's turn.

The winner is the one who completes their dinosaur board first.

2 - 4 players

Age suitability: 3 - 7 years

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Orchard Toys is a Norfolk-based company designing and making their games in-house. They have been going for years and have a reputation for producing good, honest games which are both fun and educational.  All the games are fully tested by teachers and of course by children so they are totally safe and dependable.

Most of the games are aimed at the 3-6 year olds.  To an adult the games will inevitably seem somewhat simplistic but they really know that age group so I never have any hesitation about recommending them.  Obviously children develop at different rates so some children may not be able to follow the instructions at first but that doesn't seem to matter as they enjoy playing with the colourful cards.  As the child develops, it isn't long before they fully appreciate the game and they benefit from the educational aspects whilst enjoying themselves.

A simple matching and memory game.  Each player has a board with 6 dinosaur pictures on.  The picture cards are placed faced downwards on the table.  Players take it in turn to pick a card.  If it matches one of the pictures on their card, they keep it.  If not, the card is returned to the table face downwards and it's the next player's turn.

The winner is the one who completes their dinosaur board first.

2 - 4 players

Age suitability: 3 - 7 years

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Orchard Toys is a Norfolk-based company designing and making their games in-house. They have been going for years and have a reputation for producing good, honest games which are both fun and educational.  All the games are fully tested by teachers and of course by children so they are totally safe and dependable.

Most of the games are aimed at the 3-6 year olds.  To an adult the games will inevitably seem somewhat simplistic but they really know that age group so I never have any hesitation about recommending them.  Obviously children develop at different rates so some children may not be able to follow the instructions at first but that doesn't seem to matter as they enjoy playing with the colourful cards.  As the child develops, it isn't long before they fully appreciate the game and they benefit from the educational aspects whilst enjoying themselves.