Games and Puzzles

Four scratch cards, each one 20 x 20 cm, featuring some happy looking jungle animals.

Age suitability: 3- 6 years

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Rummikub is a tile game and claims to be the UK's no.1 family stategy game.  The tiles are numbered 1 to 13 in four colours. Each player starts with fourteen tiles and tries to discard them in sets, three or more of the same number but in different colours, or runs, three or more consecutive numbers in the same colour. The first to clear his tiles is the winner.

Rummikub was invented in Romania 70 years ago by Ephraim Hertzano following the Romanian government's decision to ban card games.  It works on a similar principle to a central European card game called Vatikan, played with two packs of cards, with tiles substituting for cards.  Initially Mr Hertzano made every game himself, carefully cutting and painting each tile by hand in his little workshop.  Word spread about the game and it slowly began to be exported.  In 1977, it became one of the best-selling games in America.  In 1980 it won Game of the Year in Germany and other awards in Holland and Poland in subsequent years. It is now exported to more than 50 countries from a high-tech factory in Israel still run by the Hertzano family.

2 - 4 players.

Age suitability: 7 - Adult

Here is an excellent youtube video explaining how to play:

Blade and Rose Maura the Toadstool Leggings

We hang the Blade and Rose leggings on a washing line across the top of our shop window.  The funky patterns get a lot of positive comments but they are also designed for comfort and made from a top quality cotton mix that is soft, durable and washes well. So much so, customers keep coming back for more.

They are perfect for little crawlers proudly displaying the picture on their bottoms but, because they look so good, older children look great in them too.  Handy for potty training too.

Made from 65% combed cotton, 20% nylon, 10% polyester and 5% spandex for loads of stretch.

Machine washable at 40C.  Do not tumble dry or iron.

Blade and Rose are a lovely little company based in Cumbria.  We have stocked them for years and, each season, they just get better and better.

Made in China. 

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Useful zip-up blue romper featuring Paddington. Contrasting zip and cuffs.

2-way zip for easy dressing.  Fold-down cuffs to keep little feet and hands warm.

100% cotton.

Please note that the dribble bib in the picture is not included.

Useful zip-up blue romper with a Peter Rabbit print and contrasting zip and cuffs.

2-way zip for easy dressing.  Fold-down cuffs to keep little feet and hands warm.

100% cotton.

Please note that the dribble bib in the picture is not included.

Two pairs of socks, one with the Gruffalo on the top of each foot, the other with the Mouse.

75% cotton, 20% polyamide and 5% elastane.

Please wash at 40C on a gentle cycle, preferably inside out. Ideally dry flat, rather than in the tumble dryer.

Long-sleeved t-shirt with the Gruffalo's happy, smiling face on the front.

Soft and stretchy blend of  95% and 5% elastane.

Wash at 30C on a gentle cycle.  Ideally dry flat rather than in the tumble dryer.

Blade and Rose are a small company from Cumbria.  They have a reputation for practical, hard-working clothes.  We are pleased to have stocked them for years and find customers keep coming back for more.

Sturdy wooden toy for children 18 months onwards.

Steam engine and carriage, both of which have removable rooves.  Pegman driver and three colour-coded pegmen passengers.

Made from sustainable rubberwood.

Length 38cm, height 13.5cm, depth 11cm.

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Electronic piano with three modes:

Freestyle - Create your own tunes by tapping away on the keys.

Instructor - Pop in one of the cards and follow the coloured dots to play one of the six tunes.

Composer - Play any note and the next note in the tune will play.

Uses 3 AA batteries (included)

30 x 22 x 18 cm approx.

Age suitability : 6 months plus.

Musical shape sorter in the form of a shopping basket.

Push each of the four plastic shapes, with a rattle inside them, through their colour-coded holes and it will say what it represents (carton of milk, triangle of cheese, apple or broccoli) and play a tune.

There's also a touch-sensitive keyboard with pictures of four foods (bread, grapes, carrots and blueberries).  Again it tells you what they are and plays an tune.

Also works in French, Spanish and German.

14 x 27 x 20 cm approx.

Age suitability : 9 months to 4 years.

Pull-along wooden dog with wagging tail and nodding head and, yes, it can sit.

22 x 16 x 9 cm.

Age suitability: 12 months plus.

Hop on this metal scooter and just pretend you are cruising along the Italian Riviera.

Sturdily made of steel with solid tyres, this three-wheeled scooter is crafted to resemble a well-known brand of real scooters.  

Suitable in size for children from three to five years old, with a maximum weight of 20kg.

Push-along - no motor involved.

Made in Vietnam. Adult assembly (straight-forward) required to attach the front wheels and the steering handles.  

30 cm x 43 cm x 76 cm and weighs 5kg.