Laughing Bear Toys

This mother and baby elephant are very cute and are a great way to start the sewing bug with your children. The kit contains all you need to make the elephants. Perhaps you could add a little lavender to the stuffing to make nice gifts for grandma with them?

From 8 years

This is a great little princess castle that your daughter can make and decorate herself. The wooden walls and towers glue together to make a little castle (16cm *16cm) and wooden furniture can be made to fill it. The castle comes with a prince and princess and a dragon and horse.

Once the castle is finished the box can be recycled into a walled garden for the princess.

From 4 years

Have great fun making these multi-coloured bouncy balls. The kit contains moulds and coloured mix to make up to four bouncy balls. You can mix the coloured powder to make your own unique designs.

Finished balls are 30mm diameter

From 6 years

This is a lovely book of card toys you and your children can cut out and make yourself. Printed on thick art card with fantastic designs these toys will be a joy to make and play with.

The book makes 15 great toys for all ages.

We are delighted to be the first people selling this book anywhere in the UK.

Click on more details for some samples of the pages.

Just like Meccano this metal construction kit can be made into lots of different models. This kit comes with instructions to make either a chunky tractor, Snowplough or a motor trike. A really nice toy for any child (or adult) over 6.

over 150 pieces

These colouring books are a real favourite. The line drawings leave the artist to fill in heads and hands then colour in the creatures themselves. Printed on good quality paper which makes the drawings stand out. We predict these will be hugely popular.

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A simple but effective little gift. One Hundred strips of coloured paper are provided to make tiny origami stars. A wish can be written on the paper making them perfect as little 'fortune cookies' for party decorations. THe set now comes with an excellent book giving instructions ans hundreds of suggestions for the stars.

Hint we found them excellent floating stars for a pretty game of 'Pooh Sticks'

5 Years +

Children respond to quality materials and this range of Stockmar and Lyra pencils, crayons and accessories will inspire their imagination. When children are being creative their tools should be the best possible to help them achieve the best they can.

We stock a wide range of the latest triangular pencils. These are recognised by experts as the best shape to develop a good grip for art and handwriting (it is virtually impossible to hold them in the wrong way)

Top quality uncarded wool. Assortment of 10 colours. Used to make gnomes, angels, and fairy tale figures. Approx 100grams

A wide range of colours in this top quality boxed set. Perfect for the budding artist in your house.

Colour tones are based on Goethes Colour wheel. Suited for plain and detailed work.

Lead diameter 6.5mm pencil diameter 10mm. 175mm long.

The triangular shape is accepted as the best grip for children

This sharpener has been specially designed to suit the triangular crayons and comes with a free spare blade.

Colour may vary

Most experts agree that thick triangular pencils like these are the best way to learn a good holding grip and these crayons are perfect for this. The short length (125mm) and medium thickness (10mm with 6mm 'lead') make them easier for younger children to manage and get great results.

These face "paints" are in pencil format so are much less messy and can let you make much more detailed effects than normal 'paint pots'. Easily removable with water. Each pack comes with an illustrated manual.

Basic Colours:white,yellow,red,blue,green,black
Extra Colours:orange,pink.violet,brown,gold,silver