Games and Puzzles

Small  wooden jigsaw of a sailing boat with four large pieces.

Age suitability: 10+ months

15 x 15 x 1.5cm

34059

Wooden cube puzzle with nine cubes giving six puzzles of friendly dinosaurs.

10.5 x 10.5 x 3.5cm

Age suitability: 10+ months

BJ513

 A first matching and memory game.

Each person was a monster game board and then has to find its matching wellies.

2-4 players

Age suitability: 2 - 6 years

026 

Orchard Toys is a Norfolk-based company designing and making their games in-house. They have been going for years and have a reputation for producing good, honest games which are both fun and educational.  All the games are fully tested by teachers and of course by children so they are totally safe and dependable.

Most of the games are aimed at the 3-6 year olds.  To an adult the games will inevitably seem somewhat simplistic but they really know that age group so I never have any hesitation about recommending them.  Obviously children develop at different rates so some children may not be able to follow the instructions at first but that doesn't seem to matter as they enjoy playing with the colourful cards.  As the child develops, it isn't long before they fully appreciate the game and they benefit from the educational aspects whilst enjoying themselves.