The Importance of PlayThursday, 30 April 2020
The Importance of Play
Play is an essential part of children’s learning and development which is often overlooked, but whilst children are having fun there are a range of social, physical and emotional skills that they are developing! Take a look at some of the benefits of play...
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Home Learning Top TipsMonday, 23 March 2020
Top Tips for Teaching Your Child from Home
Parents across the country have found themselves faced with home-schooling their children and whilst this initially seems like a daunting prospect, there’s actually lots of fun to be had! Here’s our top tips to help make teaching your children at home...
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UK Supplier of the YearMonday, 27 January 2020
UK Supplier of the Year Award
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the UK Supplier of the Year Award at the Toy Industry Awards 2019!
The Toy Industry Awards recognise the very best in toy retail, product design and toy supply for the UK and Ireland. They celebrate outstanding...
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Six New Games and a Magical JigsawFriday, 24 January 2020
Seven New Additions to the Orchard Toys Range
We have launched six fantastic new games and a magical puzzle to our range, whether children are learning sounds, practising their maths or beginning their times tables, this collection has got it covered! There's unicorns and llamas and mammoths...
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Activity Jigsaw PuzzlesFriday, 10 January 2020
Four fun activity jigsaw puzzles to help teach pre-schoolers key early learning skills such as colour recognition, counting and alphabet skills.
Within our varied range of jigsaw puzzles is our collection of activity jigsaws, which are perfect for practising colour and shape recognition,...
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Top Counting Games For KidsFriday, 06 December 2019
Top Counting Games for Kids
Maths is engrained in our everyday life, from buying shopping and following recipes to problem-solving and map reading. Before children come to tackling the more challenging aspects of maths, the first step in their understanding is learning to count and becoming...
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The Benefits of Teaching Children About MoneyWednesday, 27 November 2019
The Benefits of Teaching Children About Money
In a time of contactless, Apple Pay and online shopping, young children are interacting less and less with tangible money. There are plenty of ways to introduce children to coins and notes, whether this is by introducing pocket money, a visit from...
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Top Literacy GamesFriday, 01 November 2019
Top Literacy Games
Whether your little one is just beginning to recognise letters or whether they’re tackling their spellings, our literacy games are the perfect learning companions! From magic to animals, the fun themes with simple and engaging gameplay make spelling practise a funfilled...
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Learning to Count Top TipsFriday, 11 October 2019
Learning to Count Top Tips
Learning to count doesn’t have to wait until your child starts school, there’s lots of ways to start preparing your child and to make those first steps fun! Counting is a key part of a child’s mathematical understanding and once they master this they can tackle...
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Orchard Toys and Nelson's JourneySaturday, 14 September 2019
Orchard Toys and Nelson's Journey
We have been working with Norfolk based bereavement charity Nelson’s Journey developing a new resource specifically for the charity. The giant board game is designed to encourage children and young people to talk about their feelings and views regarding...
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Magical, Medieval Matching!Monday, 02 September 2019
Two Fantastic New Games
We have launched two magical new matching games!
Rainbow Unicorns is the perfect game for young unicorn lovers! Featuring a colourful rainbow board and friendly characters, players match unicorns by colour to gallop one step along the rainbow towards the pot of gold....
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Right Start Awards!Friday, 30 August 2019
We are absolutely delighted to announce that we have won Right Start awards for two of our games - Llamas in Pyjamas and Giraffes in Scarves! We can’t wait to find out what level of award they have achieved when it is announced in October!
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The Benefits of Using Colouring BooksThursday, 22 August 2019
The Benefits of Colouring Books
Whether it's adding colour to the jungle or outer space or practising ABCs and 123s, the versatility of colouring books has made them a timeless source of fun. They’re great at home or on the move and are the perfect addition to any travel bag. But did you know...
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Number One in Preschool GamesMonday, 08 July 2019
Number One in Preschool Games
We’re absolutely thrilled that Orchard Toys has been named as the number one manufacturer of preschool children’s games by a leading global information company! The NPD Group tracks sales from Amazon, John Lewis, The Entertainer and other major toy retailers....
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The Benefits of Jigsaw Puzzles For ChildrenWednesday, 22 May 2019
The Benefits of Jigsaw Puzzles For Children
The satisfaction of putting the final piece of a puzzle into place is timeless. From children embarking on their first puzzles right up to adults working on their latest 5,000 piece project, puzzles are something that all the family can enjoy. But...
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New Lines Taking Off!Monday, 29 April 2019
New Lines Taking Off
We have launched six new colouring books, a preschool game and a collection of jigsaws to our range! The new products include six colouring books, a travel themed lotto game and jigsaw puzzles for children as young as 18 months.
Let's Go Lotto is a preschool lotto game...
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Autism Awareness Week - Great Resources for Children with AutismFriday, 05 April 2019
Georgina Durrant runs The SEN Resources Blog which is a site for parents and teachers of children with a Special Educational Needs. Georgina is a qualified teacher and former SENDCO with a BSc in Medical Sciences and Post Graduate Diploma In Vulnerable Learners and Inclusion. Her site SEN...
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January 2019 New LinesThursday, 24 January 2019
New From Orchard Toys
We have launched five new lines to our much-loved educational range! The new products include a sound game, a dinosaur themed lotto, a magical spelling game, a counting and addition game and a first numbers jigsaw puzzle!
Magic Spelling is our new language and literacy...
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A Magical Award Win!Tuesday, 22 January 2019
Our new game Magic Spelling was a winner of the Hero Toy Award at London Toy Fair!
Toy Fair’s Hero Toy Award represents the top toys expected to influence the industry in 2019. Orchard Toys is delighted to be recognised amongst some of the most innovative items launched at Toy Fair...
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Orchard Toys celebrate Norfolk Day with Norfolk Rocks Competition!Monday, 23 July 2018
To celebrate Norfolk Day, staff at Orchard Toys will be designing and decorating their own Norfolk rocks to hide around the county. Finders keepers…whoever finds an Orchard Toys rock gets to claim a free game or jigsaw of their choice!
On Norfolk Day the 50 strong workforce will spend time...
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