You can choose a product by its USAGE:

• HOME - these include toys, teaching aids and books that can be used by a few children or by parents along with their children.
  
  
• SCHOOL - these include toys, teaching aids and books that are more durable and can be used by many children. They also include teacher tools and kits.
  
  
• SPECIAL NEEDS - these include toys, teaching aids and books suggested by special educators for children with special needs. They foster sensory awareness (such as texture or sound), help develop hand-eye co-ordination, and encourage understanding of simple concepts.

You can also choose a product by the AGE of the child or user.

Birth +

Colour, sound, shape, texture and movement - these are a baby's first impressions of the world. Rattles, mobiles and bright toys stimulate a young child's senses.

Suggested toys and books:

• Rattles
  
  
• Mobiles
  
  
• Soft toys

1+ years

As children learn to grasp objects, they enjoy the rewards of stacking and sorting. Pull-push toys encourage them to take their first steps.

Suggested toys and books:

• Stackers
  
  
• Sorters
  
  
• Music
  
  
• Pull-push toys

2+ years Children at this age enjoy playthings they can manipulate. And as they play, they develop a finer eye-hand co-ordination.

Suggested toys and books:

• Pull-push toys
  
  
• Blocks
  
  
• Beads
  
  
• Balls
  
  
• Insets
  
  
• Jigsaw puzzles ( two piece)
  
  
• Sorters (shape, colour, size)
  
  
• Stackers
  
  
• Music
  
  
• Flash cards
  
  
• Books (picture books, board books)

3+ years

Concepts of big-small, before-after, similar-different, cause-effect are what we apply through life. Toys that build these thinking skills also prepare children for reading and maths.

Children at this age also enjoy open-ended play with dolls, puppets and playsets, and this encourages the imaginative use of language. They also enjoy doing art and craft activities with stencils and stamps.

Suggested toys and books:

• Feely bag
  
  
• Blocks
  
  
• Construction sets
  
  
• Beads
  
  
• Jigsaw puzzles ( 5-piece)
  
  
• Sorters (shape, colour, size)
  
  
• Stackers
  
  
• Stencils
  
  
• Stamps
  
  
• Lacing toys
  
  
• Music
  
  
• Flash cards
  
  
• Picture books
  
  
• Maths (counting, addition)
  
  
• Playsets (dolls, kitchen sets, animals, fruit)
  
  
• Puppets
  
  
• Language (alphabets)
  
  
• Concept toys (pairing, sequence, dominoes)
  
  
• Art and craft
  
  
• Books (alphabets, numbers, pictures, colours)

6+ years

As children develop greater mental and physical agility, they begin to enjoy board games as well as science, art and activity kits.

Suggested toys and books:

• Outdoor play
  
  
• Construction sets
  
  
• Jigsaw puzzles (many piece)
  
  
• Games and teasers
  
  
• Science
  
  
• Maths (counting, addition, time)
  
  
• Activity kits
  
  
• Music (cassettes, audio books, instruments)
  
  
• Art and craft
  
  
• Playsets (dolls, kitchen sets, animals, fruit)
  
  
• Puppets
  
  
• Language (words, spelling)
  
  
• Art and craft
  
  
• Folk toys
  
  
• Books (picture -word books, short sentences)

8+ years

Games of strategy and skill appeal to children of this age. Science and math toys, tools and kits encourage investigation of the world. They also enjoy more sophisticated construction and activity kits.

Suggested toys and books:

• Outdoor play
  
  
• Construction sets
  
  
• Science (microscope, magnets, telescope, optics)
  
  
• Games and teasers
  
  
• Maths (percentages, decimals, fractions, multiplication, time)
  
  
• Activity kits
  
  
• Art and craft
  
  
• Language (spelling, grammar)
  
  
• Books (Long stories)