Educational

Learning doesn't have to be boring and having fun doesn't have to be without educational value. There are toys specifically designed to make learning an enjoyable experience.

These toys can be used to help introduce concepts to young children before they enter school or they can be used as complementary activities to school study.

Educational Toys - Shopping

• Young Minds - Children's educational products and toys catering for all children from newborn up. Based in Sydney, they offer free gift wrapping and flat rate delivery Australia wide.
  • Bilingual Dolls and Dolls
  • Educational Toys and Games - Activity puzzles and tangrams, brainy blocks, reading card games, lacing sets.
  • Books and Flashcards - Heaps of books about animals, nature, language, colour and shape. 
  • Literacy, Numeracy Resources
  • Geomag magnetics
  • Puzzles - Jigsaw puzzles, cube puzzles, counting, shapes, alphabet, transport and a princess.   
  • Science Kits - Science experiment kits, chemistry kits, electronics set, construct your own robots, rockets, magic kit, magnetic kits, microscope kits, clocks, outdoor sets, wobble science kits, spy kits.
     
• PeeDee Toys is a Melbourne-based toy shop with the widest range of brand-name toys. Delivers Australia-wide and to New Zealand, USA and Canada, England and Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan.
  • Learning Toys - For the young scientist in training. Fisher Price, Leap Frog, VTech and much more.
     
• My Wooden Toys - is a Western Australian family run business offering quality, affordable wooden, educational, and fun toys for delivery Australia-wide.
  • Wooden Toys - includes puzzles, threading and lacing toys, dress up dolls, rattles and games. Many of these toys are reminiscent of the wooden toys we used to play with as children.
  • Puzzles - Brain Teasers, Tangram, Cubes and More - silhouette, princess and medieval castle puzzles, Tangrams, brainteasers, infants' chunky puzzles. Puzzles help your child with fine motor skills and spatial awareness.
     
• Peanut Gallery - Australian online toyshop offering a beautiful selection of wooden, educational and traditional toys for children aged birth to 8 years. They specialise in children's toys with educational value that challenge young minds and assist with literacy, numeracy, motor skills and social development. Beautifully crafted wooden toys and traditional toys with a timeless quality. For toys to help children develop literacy, numeracy and motor skills, see their Educational toys
   
• Best Games - Games store featuring board games, card games, and brainteasers that are perfect for fun learning. Best Games is a family-operated business based in NSW and delivers Australia-wide and internationally. Free shipping for most orders over $100 and free gift wrapping is available. Some of their games include:
  • Trivial Pursuit Family Edition
    Fun, family-friendly trivia is here! Now you and the kids can show off your trivia smarts together on family game night. (from BestGames)
  • I Spy Memory Game
    I spy a spider, a baby in blue, memory riddles are fun to do! Beginners search for matching pairs while advanced players solve the riddles. (from BestGames)
  • Catch the Match
    Eye-catching pattern recognition game. Encourages visual perception, social interaction, endless combinations for replayability. (from BestGames)
  
  
• Silly Gifts - The gift of silliness! - website devoted to the sort of silly gifts that lighten the mood and encourage creativity. See:
  • Silly Active Gifts Gifts to get everyone up and active, laughing and having fun.
  • Silly Remote Control Who can resist the remote control?
  • Silly Musical Gifts Move on from playing the spoons!
  • Just Plain Silly Gifts