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Arts & Crafts for Kids!

By Nikki Bush|2021-09-20T12:35:33+02:00September 13th, 2019|2 – 4 years, 4 – 6 years, 6 - 10 years, Arts & crafts, Blog, children play, Fine motor control, Learn & play, Toy Talk, Types of Toys, Visual perception|

Arts & Crafts for creative fun! Arts and crafts bring hours of creative fun and enjoyment to children. They get to put their skills to good use in creating stuff – enjoying the process as well as the end product. [...]

Winter and Family Board Games Go Together!

By Nikki Bush|2021-09-20T12:35:34+02:00August 7th, 2019|0 – 2 years, 10 years +, 10+ Years, 2 – 4 years, 4 – 6 years, 6 - 10 years, Blog, Board games, Brain/logic games, children play, Early learning, Educational games, Family, Learn & play, Life skills, Toy & game reviews, Toy Talk, Types of Toys|

Board Games Are Perfect For Quality Family Time! Board games are a great family togetherness activity. Children learn to follow rules of the game, develop strategic thinking and forward planning, work together co-operatively, take turns, learn how to compete - [...]

10 STEM Toys and Games To Get Your Child’s Curiosity Pumping!

By Nikki Bush|2021-09-20T12:35:34+02:00July 2nd, 2019|10+ Years, 4 – 6 years, 6 - 10 years, Blog, Construction, Education & school, Educational games, Family, Learn & play, Life skills, Number games, Tech toys, Toy Talk|

Do you know what STEM Toys and Games are? STEM toys and games stimulate a child’s curiosity, thinking and learning about science, technology, engineering and maths. Encourage playful discovery through experimentation. Up their tech skills with robotics, gaming and drones. [...]

Every child is born to build, so let them!

By Nikki Bush|2021-09-20T12:36:24+02:00May 31st, 2019|2 – 4 years, 4 – 6 years, 6 - 10 years, Blog, Construction, Early learning, Learn & play, Toy Talk, Types of Toys|

Help Your Child To Connect The Dots With Construction Toys Play is one of the highest forms of research. Construction toys tick this box many times over. Create opportunities to enable your child to imagine, build and learn. Help them [...]

Global Outdoor Classroom Day puts the spotlight on school break times

By Nikki Bush|2021-09-20T12:36:25+02:00May 10th, 2019|Blog, children play, Future-proof your child, Learn & play, Nikki Bush|

23 May 2019 marks the next Global Outdoor Classroom Day in which South Africa is involved, part of a global movement to ensure that children get enough playtime and that they have better outdoor environments in which to play. Since [...]

Top 10 Brain Booster Games

By Nikki Bush|2021-09-20T12:37:28+02:00January 19th, 2019|10 years - Adult Games, 10 years +, After school, Analysis & synthesis, Auditory perception, Back-to-school, Bilateral integration, Blog, Brain/logic games, Card games, Classifying and matching, Educational games, Eye-hand co-ordination, Family, Fine motor control, Gross motor control, Laterality & directionality, Learn & play, Memory, Number Games, Ordering & seriation, Perceptual skills, Problem solving, Puzzles, Sensopathic play, Sequencing, Spatial planning, Toy & game reviews, Toy Talk, Types of Toys, Visual perception|

The long summer holidays are over and now it's time to get your children back into routine and in the right head space for school. Why not give them a little reminder in a fun way to sharpen up their [...]

Toy Talk 2018 10+Years Collection and Videos

By Nikki Bush|2021-09-20T12:37:32+02:00November 19th, 2018|10 years - Adult Games, 10 years +, 10+ Years, Analysis & synthesis, Blog, Board games, Brain/logic games, Card games, children play, Classifying and matching, Construction, Dice games, Educational games, Eye-hand co-ordination, Fine motor control, Gross motor control, Learn & play, Memory, Nikki Bush, Number games, Perceptual skills, Problem solving, Puzzles, Sensopathic play, Sensory Toys and Games, Sequencing, Spatial planning, Tech toys, Toy & game reviews, Toy Talk, Types of Toys, Word Games|

Toy Talk 2018 10+Years Collection Whether it's a high tech gadget or a family board game, quality time face-to-face, away from a screen, is what memories are made of. Big kids still want to play and have fun. They want [...]

Toy Talk 2018 Ages 6-10 Years Collection and Videos

By Nikki Bush|2021-09-20T12:37:33+02:00November 18th, 2018|6 - 10 years, Blog, Board games, Brain/logic games, Card games, children play, Construction, Dice games, Educational games, Learn & play, Nikki Bush, Number games, Puzzles, Tech toys, Toy & game reviews, Toy Talk, Types of Toys, Word Games|

Toy Talk 2018 6-10 Years Collection If you have kids from 6 - 10 years of age, then you need to be upping the ante if you want to compete with the fun and excitement they can find on a [...]

Toy Talk 2018 4-6 Years Collection and Videos

By Nikki Bush|2021-09-20T12:37:33+02:00November 18th, 2018|4 – 6 years, Bathtime Toys, Blog, Board games, Brain/logic games, Card games, children play, Classifying and matching, Dice games, Early learning, Educational games, Eye-hand co-ordination, Fine motor control, Gross motor control, Laterality & directionality, Learn & play, Memory, Nikki Bush, Number games, Perceptual skills, Problem solving, Proprioception, Puzzles, Sensopathic play, Sensory Toys and Games, Sequencing, Spatial planning, Tech toys, Toy & game reviews, Toy Talk, Types of Toys, Visual perception, Word Games|

Toy Talk 2018 4-6 years Collection Your 4 - 6 year old child is now in preschool and school readiness skills are being developed in earnest now. Colour, shape and quantity become an important feature in many preschool activities and [...]