The benefit of games in Early Learning: how Orchard Toys ticks the best boxes! Orchard Toys has been around for more than 40 years! They started as a grassroots company making blocks and stencils for a local nursery school in Britain around their kitchen table; and now ship to more than 50 countries around the world! There is no doubt that Orchard Toys has stood the test of time, being a family favourite for generations; but at the very heart of the company is the key to their success – ‘Learning made fun!’. From my roots in Early Childhood Education where play is the law of the land; I came to realise that play is essential for older children and adults too! If something is fun to do then we are more likely to do it; and our brains are geared to associate learning with how it makes us feel. If we feel good, we are more likely to process and retain the information we learn. The team at Orchard Toys understands this all too well and want to see children learning through fun experiences, which is why all of their games and puzzles are designed to balance education and play. They have games and resources to suit just about every educational need in every key learning area, including:
Language & Literacy
Number & counting
Colour & Shape Recognition
Matching & Memory Skills
Observation Skills
Personal & Social Skills
And of course, Imaginative Play!
The best part about these resources is that they show us that learning doesn’t have to be boring, and it definitely doesn’t have to involve workbooks, pencils, and writing; children can learn effectively while playing with all of the incredible characters and being immersed in the exciting themes!
Our own Little Sprouts (and even the bigger ones) love Orchard Toys games; they are something that the whole family can play together and have some fun!
While catering to the needs of our littlest family members is often a challenge when it comes to game-time; the little ones can be right in the middle of the action with Orchard Toys.
Orchard Toys has over 70 games suitable for children aged 18 months and over! Three of our favourites are Cake Monster, Insey Winsey Spider, and Pizza, Pizza!
All of these games are targeted at the 3-7 years age group; but they are something that everyone in the family can enjoy being part of.
Our Little Sprout is three, so these games are perfect and cater to her interests well.
Over the next few weeks in our Wednesday Reviews I'll be showing you how they work for our family and how they might work for yours! We’ll look at these games in detail, how we use them and what our Little Sprout loves about them the most!
Next Wednesday...
We’ll review Cake Monster!
In the meantime, pop over to Orchard Toys to see their full range and find some games to suit your family!
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