This post How to prepare for going back to primary school: An essentials list was written in collaboration with Very. My only worry is that eventually, some of the plastic letters will disappear, as they’re really quite tricky for little fingers to get them back into the slots. Such factors as a child's developmental skill set and toy popularity help determine the enjoyment levels of a product. Inserting the 26 letter pieces into the letter spaces teaches the letter name, letter sound, an animal that begins with that letter and more.

Toy animal vehicle: This LEGO DUPLO My First Animal Train set comes with three removable carriages and four farm animal toys for children 18 months and above. I do recommend this is a toy that is not kept out at all times and is one of the toys that only comes out once a week. When Jaime is not writing about her family she is can be found writing about her journey of self-discovery in learning to cook and fall in love with her home again on her food and interiors blog notTHATJaimeOliver. Children will love how the alphabet comes to life and with every press of the letter buttons the toy will reinforce the relationship between letter names, sounds and words, an important foundation for learning to read. The Mr Pencil backpack has seven activities that teach letter names, letter sounds, letter writing, reading and even drawing animals.

With this Kai and Ras's Car and Bike Battle ninja toy for kids aged 4+, young ninjas can reenact events from the NINJAGO Dragons Rising TV series.

With school now only around 18 months away we are super keen to help teach him the alphabet, learn to recognise and spell his name. They mention that its an excellent product for kids development, it looks like a good little turning toy and that the back straps are easy to put on together. This is so that the toy actually gets used to its full potential and your little one benefit from using it. Larger items, primarily outdoor or ride-on products are shipped directly from Hamleys partners and may take longer to arrive.So often, electronic learning toys focus on the letter name, when children start off with the phonetic sound, which can be a little confusing for them.