Animal Friends Yellow Door sensory stones ideal for sensory trays, messy play and small world
£24.99
These beautiful sculptures will charm the children with their tactile nature and are ideal for sensory play. The set consists of eight figures: a bear, an owl, a bird, a whale, a fish, an elephant, a mouse, and a rabbit (measuring between 26-75mm high). Once discovered, the animals can be sorted and matched by different criteria, including colour, habitat, and characteristics, promoting language and discussion. Why not design and build habitats for the animals: a nest for the bird, a river for the fish, an icy ocean for the bear. Children will enjoy creating a personality for each creature, making the set ideal for storytelling activities and small-world play. These engaging animals will be a great springboard to learning more about life in the wild, what animals are in your own environment and how the children might better care for them. Each piece is created from our unique stone mix and can be used outside. Age 2+.
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Birds – Yellow Door Sensory Play Stones Ideal for play doh, messy or small world play
£13.50 – £25.00
This stunning collection of eight realistic birds is perfect for all sorts of outdoor adventures! The tactile, realistic detailing will inspire curiosity and conversation while providing lots of wonderful sensory feedback. Their sturdy bases mean the birds are easy to stand, making them versatile for imaginary play as children’s vocabulary and storytelling skills take flight. Durable enough to be used in water, soil, mud and play clay, these gorgeous birds can be easily cleaned after each activity.
Children will enjoy using a magnifier to examine their detailed markings, comparing them to each other and with birds seen locally, developing their comparing and sorting skills. The tactile markings can be felt as well as seen, and children will enjoy gathering natural materials to make nests for the birds.
Butterfly / Butterflies – Sensory Play Stones from Yellow Door ideal for small world, messy or play doh play
£13.50 – £25.00
Great price these retail at £27 This charming selection of eight tactile butterflies is perfect for nature-based activities inside and outdoors. With sturdy bases, they are perfect for imaginary play, enabling children to develop rich language and storytelling skills as they flutter away on enchanting adventures! Delightfully sensory, the details can be felt as well as seen and children will enjoy making imprints in play clay or taking rubbings using wax crayons. Made from a stone resin mix, they are durable enough to be used in water, soil, mud and play clay, and easily cleaned!
Ideal for investigations, children can compare their wing shapes and details, and explore how they are similar to butterflies locally. By observing their tonal and tactile attributes, children will develop comparing and sorting skills and develop their descriptive vocabulary whilst discussing the similarities and differences between the butterflies.
Count & Thread Stones
£8.00 – £23.00
These appealing tactile stones and soft chunky laces offer many enjoyable ways to develop recognition of shape and number, as well as improving fine motor skills. Sort the stones by colour and shape (circle, square, hexagon), then count, order and thread them together. Shapes can also be matched by the number of holes, or threaded to create sequences with a missing number. Contains 15 stones and three laces. Stones measure 50mm. Laces measure 600mm. Safe for age 2+. YD1144
Dinosaur Match and Measure Activity cards Yellow Door great activity to go with the Dinosaur match and measure bones
£10.00 – £42.50
Designed to use alongside the Dinosaur Bones, these exciting activity cards encourage children to match, count, compare, order and measure the bones they discover. Made from durable plastic, the cards are tough enough to use in the outdoor area (including water play) as children discover the buried bones. Each set includes 8 cards measuring 275 x 210mm. A playful way for children to take their first steps into measurement. Age 2+.
Dinosaur Match and Measure Bones by Yellow Door ideal for messy play, dinosaur themes, or using with the activity cards available separately
£32.50 – £42.50
Perfect for all those budding palaeontologists, these dinosaur bones, cast from a durable and unique mix, are just waiting to be discovered. Bury them in sand, soil, or even water, and they will instantly appeal to children’s instincts to explore, investigate, collect, compare, and measure. The bones increase in size by 2cm and can be used to introduce the concept and language of measurement, doubling, and halving. The set includes 16 bones, two of each size: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20cm. Age 3+. Dinosaur Bones Match and Measure Activity Cards Use the Dinosaur Bones with these exciting activity cards. They will encourage children to match, count, compare, order, and measure the bones they discover. Made from durable PVC, the cards are tough enough to use in the outdoor area (including water play). Each set includes 8 cards measuring 275 x 210mm.
Dinosaurs Wooden Characters Ideal for small world play
£38.00
Great value these retail at £42 Dinosaurs are a source of great fascination for many children, and this set of double-sided dinosaurs will not disappoint! One side beautifully depicts the skin tones of the dinosaur, while the reverse shows the animal’s skeleton in simplified form. Young children will be absorbed by such intriguing details, and be inspired in their storytelling, imaginative play and fact-finding.
Ideal for prehistoric small worlds, the set includes eight dinosaurs: Ankylosaurus, Diplodocus, Iguanodon, Spinosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor. Made from FSC-certified pine, the play pieces measure between 77mm and 263mm in length. Safe for 18m+.
Endangered Animal Families Wooden Characters ideal for small world play
£21.00 – £39.00
This exquisitely illustrated set of 12 double-sided endangered animals is a wonderful way to nurture a child’s understanding of our fragile natural world and inspire them to care for it. Members of each family face each other for extra play value. This also works across families, increasing opportunities for imaginary play and the development of storytelling skills. The flat bases allow the animals to be used in an upright position to better facilitate such play. One side of each piece depicts a male/female adult, with each reverse showing a related baby in a different pose, enabling children to sort and compare the animals based on their attributes. This can be enhanced by studying the artwork with a magnifier. There are also clues to the habitats of the animals, providing a stimulus for discussion and the sharing of ideas. The set is divided in to six families: elephant, orangutan, panda, rhinoceros, snow leopard, and tiger.
