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Starta Learning Table (34.99) from Leapfrog ****

Available from all major toy retailers. Customer line 0800 169 5435

Tested by Hopes and Dreams Montessori Nursery, Islington, London This is designed for children from the age of six months and works in two modes, Learning Activities and Musical Discovery. In the first, each instrument on the table teaches a different discipline. The drum is linked to learning shapes, the trombone to numbers, for instance, and the children can also listen to songs teaching shapes, number or colour. In the second mode, the instruments play multiple musical riffs and melodies which should encourage movement and dancing.

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