Toys and Learning Resources for Children 5 yrs+

Freckled Frog's My Town Vehicle Set consists of 10 beautifully crafted, colourful wooden vehicles. It completes any small world or playscape. Featuring a varieties of vehicles found in our community, each are smooth and lightweight, designed to be easily grasped by little fingers. Children are encouraged to create imaginative scenarios and embark on exciting adventures, whether they’re racing cars, delivering goods with trucks, or ​​flying high into space on a rocket ship, the possibilities for storytelling are endless.   The wooden vehicles are designed to be easily manipulated by little hands. As children engage in play, they enhance their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and finger dexterity.   This is an excellent set to promote creative and imaginative play. Images are printed double-sided using non-toxic heat transfer technology and sealed with a clear matt varnish to ensure they last for years to come. Specifications: 10-piece set.  Made with FSC-certified New Zealand pine.  Smallest piece 7.6cm wide, largest piece – 12.8 cm wide. Smallest piece 6.9cm high  – largest piece 13.2 cm high.  For children 1 year and over. 

The Happy Architect Emergency is a wooden building set which encourages creative and imaginative play. The colourful, open-ended building set contains 20 pieces that represent the world of emergency services. It includes a police station, fire station, jail, hospital, emergency vehicles, wooden people, generously sized police car, ambulance and firetruck. The Emergency Set is designed to be lightweight therefore making it greaat for children to practice their fine motor skills. It encourages a sense of accomplishment as well as nurturing social and emotional development.  Combine the Happy Architect Emergency with other Happy Architect products for even more imaginative play. You can find the full Freckled Frog range here. Specifications: 20 sturdy wooden pieces. Largest building is 30 cm x 15 cm, largest vehicle is 3 cm thick x 11 cm high and wooden people are 2 cm x 7 cm. Made using FSC Birch plywood and New Zealand pine. Printed using non toxic heat transfer technology which ensures years of playtime. Suitable from 2 yrs+ Storage Tip: Sit the individual pieces into a plate rack to neatly store them out of the way but keeping them visible and ready for more play.

The Happy Architect Farm is an open ended play set that encourages imagination and creativity. Included are a moving windmill, people, a tractor, a truck, fences, barn and a whole lot of farm animals. Practice your fine motor skills when sliding the individual pieces together. There are no instructions, just your imagination so get ready to build and play. The illustrated images on The Happy Architect Farm are printed using a non-toxic heat transfer technology and additionally sealed with a clear matte varnish so will stay vibrant for years to come. Combine the Farm Set with other Happy Architect products to encourage even more imaginative play. Additional products from the Freckled Frog range are available here. Specifications: 26 wooden pieces. Largest piece measures 15 cm wide x 33.5 cm high. Made with FSC natural wood Recommended from 2 yrs+ Compatible with other Happy Architect products. Storage Tip: Sit the individual farm building pieces into a plate rack to neatly store them out of the way but keeping them visible and ready for more play.  

The Happy Architect Natural is a creative, open-ended wooden building set that encourages children to use their imagination and creative thinking. This natural version is a brilliant resource for pretend play and to practice fine motor skills. There are no instructions, just your imagination so get ready to build and create. The Happy Architect Natural Building Set includes a variety of different shaped wooden pieces with some featuring windows or doors and some being solid. The individual pieces are easy to slot together in a variety of ways. This natural version can be combined with the other Happy Architect products for even more imaginative play. You can find the full Freckled Frog range here. Specifications: 28 wooden pieces per set. The largest piece measures 15 cm wide x 24.5 cm high. Made with FSC certified New Zealand Pine. Compatible with other Happy Architect products. Suitable for children aged 2 years+ Early STEM Resource (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). Storage Tip: Sit the individual pieces into a plate rack to neatly store them out of the way but keeping them visible and ready for more play. /

The Happy Architect Town includes 26 wooden pieces including a fire station, supermarket, post office, police station, library and school. Where are you going to visit today? Do you need to post a letter you wrote or is it a school day today? This Happy Architect town themed building set is made up of a variety of different shaped wooden pieces with some featuring windows or doors and some being solid. They are easily slotted together and the use of non-toxic heat transfer technology ensures it lasts for years to come. The Happy Architect Town promotes creativity and imaginative play while also developing fine motor skills. There are no instructions, just your imagination so get ready to build and play. Learning through play encourages the development of new skills and to grow without any pressure or set task.  Combine the Happy Architect Town with other Happy Architect products for even more imaginative play. You can find the full Freckled Frog range here. Specifications: 26 pieces in each set. Printed using heat transfer technology. Largest piece measures 30 x 15 cm, smallest piece measures 12.5 x 15 cm. Made using FSC certified Birch plywood. Compatible with other Happy Architect products. Suitable for children ages 2 years and over Storage Tip: Sit the individual pieces into a plate rack to neatly store them out of the way but keeping them visible and ready for more play.

Freckled Frog's - Wooden Sign Language Discs are a valuable resource in any home or early learning centre. A great conversation starter about inclusion and different ways of communication. Included in this set are the signs of the alphabet as well as some commonly used words such as please, no and happy. One side of the disc shows the sign and the other side shows the letter or word. A playful way to introduce or practise sign language. Specifications: 44 wooden discs in a handy drawstring bag. Each disc is 5 cm in diameter. Made with FSC certified beech wood. Using Auslan. Recommended from 2 yrs+

The Freckled Frog Wooden Threading Reels are a gorgeous set of 40 high quality, solid threading reels. A great resource for improving children's fine motor skills and finger strength. For more creativity and imagination, the threading reels are also great for stacking and building. Specifications: Threading Reels are from solid wood and quality cotton. Contains 40 x wooden bobbins and 10 x tipped threading laces. Wooden storage box included Each reel measures 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm  and the lacing threads measure 40 cm long each. Recommended from 18 mths+ If you are looking for open ended resources with many different play opportunities for your child, then the Freckled Frog Wooden Threading Reels are a great choice.

Freckled Frog's Wooden Village People are great for role playing and storytelling. This 42 piece set includes a diverse range of people from different ages, genders and occupations.  It can also assist children to develop a sense of identity by understanding different cultures, languages, families and appearances while they learn about their community as well as themselves through play. Images are printed using non-toxic heat transfer technology and sealed with a clear matte varnish to ensure they last for years to come. Perfectly scaled to fit the Happy Architect range of play sets. Check them out to not only expand on imagination and role playing but also fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.  - Create n'Play- Natural- Town Specifications: 42 wooden village people in each set. Varying in height from 6 to 8 cm with a thickness of 2 cm. Made with FSC certified New Zealand pine. Suitable for children 1 year and over.

Use your observation skills and replicate the 8 patterns with the wooden tiles included in this set. Or let your imagination guide you and create your own masterpiece. Size: Wooden Box 33 cm x 22 cm Recommended from 3 yrs+ We also stock the Build a Picture set from Viga Toys.

The Fun Factory - Tap a Shape let's you be creative while practising your fine motor skills and imagination. Use the wooden hammer to nail the different shapes into place on the cork board. You can replicate a picture from the included card or use your imagination and create your own masterpiece. The Tap a Shape set comes with in a wooden box with perspex lid for easy storage. Everything you need for a fun educational activity is included. Specifications: Wooden storage box, with cork board, hammer, nails, wooden pieces and a sheet with ideas. Size of box : 30cm x 22cm x 4cm Recommended from 4 yrs+ Choking Hazard. Contains small parts. Not suitable for children under 3 yrs.

The Fun Factory wooden abacus features metal bars for easy movement of the beads. A fantastic tool to assist with math skills and visual learning. It is a generous size with a solid base. Size: 30.5cm x 30.5cm x 7.5cm Recommended from 3 yrs+

Learn about the lifecycle of a butterfly with this wooden 5 layer puzzle. An interactive puzzle for hands on learning. The puzzle challenges problem solving and memory skills while practicing fine motor skills. Size: 19.5 cm x 19.5 cm Recommended from 3 yrs+

A lovely four layered wooden puzzle explaining the lifecycle of a chicken. The four different layers go from the egg to chick to adult hen. With each layer the number of puzzle pieces increases. Size: 18 x 18 x 1.5 cm Recommended from 3 yrs+

A lovely four layered wooden puzzle explaining the lifecycle of a frog. The four different layers go from eggs to tadpole to froglet to adult frog. With each layer the number of puzzle pieces increases. Size: 18 x 18 x 1.5 cm Recommended from 3 yrs+

Add some extra fun to your city or road play spaces with these Fun Factory wooden traffic signs. They would also make a great tool for teaching basic road safety and sign recognition. Includes 20 Australian street signs from pedestrian crossing to school zone and other well known sign. Size: Approx. 10 cm high Recommended from 3 yrs+

This wooden abacus will make counting a piece of cake. Add and subtract by moving the balls around to build an understanding of quantities and visualise early math equations. Size: 17 × 5 × 16.5 cm Recommended from 3 yrs+

The goki Colour Assorting Board promotes the recognition of colours and shapes as well as hand-eye coordination and logical thinking. The flowers, squares, circles and stars need to be moved into the correct position according to one of the 18 included pattern cards. This is by far not as easy as it sounds. Some of the shapes need to be "parked away" in a different position before they can take their correct spot. Consists of a wooden board with wooden shapes and 18 wooden pattern cards. Size: 22 x 19.5 x 4.2 cm Recommended from 4 yrs+

Use your imagination to create fantastic images and patterns. The Geo Shapes Puzzle consists of 250 wooden pieces in six different shapes and colours in a convenient cardboard bucket with handle. A great open ended resource that will challenge and encourage creativity and perseverance. Size: square 2.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm Recommended from 3 yrs+