Editor's letter
2 February 2006
The rattle is a favourite gift for a newborn baby, but
did you know that these simple toys go back as far as the second century BC?
Long ago they...
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Help with social skills
2 February 2006
The Time to Talk Game from LDA is the latest in its
Social Skills range, designed to encourage essential language in small groups
of reception and KS1 pupils. By rolling...
Let there be light
2 February 2006
You will find a new range of light boxes in this year's
Reflections on Learning catalogue. It includes a Giant Observation Platform
(above), which is 400mm high and features a...
Make money with Vanilla Cards
2 February 2006
Here's another way to raise funds. Teachers can send
the children's paintings or drawings to the Vanilla Card Company, which will
turn each into a greetings card and return it...
Common issues
2 February 2006
A CD-Rom resource pack from Speechmark has been
designed for professionals working with children and their families; its
purpose is to provide clearly written guidance on many of the common...
Table tops
2 February 2006
Toy Tidy's new Activity Table has four drawers for
storing all the building bricks or other toys that the children may want to
use, and a built-in 'construction top' that...
Mirror, mirror
2 February 2006
The How Tall Am I? mirror, from Mungai Mirrors, stands
120cm tall and is etched in centimetres and feet and inches, allowing children
to track their growth. This is not...
Pad it out
2 February 2006
Parents really value being kept in touch with what
their child has done during the day, but there's often little time to go into
detail or you don't get to...
Bedding update
2 February 2006
There are several new developments on the bedding
front, some of which use cutting-edge technology, while others are an extension
of more traditional methods. The PurFlo Sleepsystem has been developed...
The Climarelle duvet
2 February 2006
The Climarelle duvet, which has been developed by
Zorbit in conjunction with Dupont, also makes use of new technology. The
duvet's fabric is impregnated with Climarelle microcapsules, which actively
store...
