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On this page we have tried to select a range of products that will keep children aged 0-5 entertained indoors. All the products come recommended by parents. At the end of the page is a list of other web sites that offer resources and ideas for young children.

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Stickybobs Craft activities for little fingers All from just £6.99 (+P&P) Ideal to give as presents or to have fun with your own little one, Stickybobs Activity Packs for under-fives contain all you need for you and your child to complete four marvelous craft activities together. We’ll send you everything you need to make great things like these: With themes like gardens, transport, numbers and ABC’s, packs have been developed to complement the National Curriculum, whilst still providing exciting activities for your toddler or preschooler. Packs are suitable for children for 18 months. Order Online NOW Or call our order line on 0161 7963652
For older children, rainy summer days can be broken up by quality CD-ROM based products. www.brainworks.co.uk offers an excellent range of products at good prices. The site clearly identifies the age range for each product and gives a concise overview of what each product offers the child in terms of educational input. The site also identifies what specification of PC you need to run the games - a very important consideration to avoid a frustrated and disappointed recipient! If you are the parent of a special needs child, Brainworks are actively recruiting parents to become official testers of their products so they can see which ones work best for special needs children. You will receive one free product for every four tested. If you are interested, please email the site at admin@forparentsbyparents.com and we will progress on your behalf. www.brainworks.co.uk
Launch Pad for Kids has developed a great programme of crafts and activities packs designed for 3 and 4 year-olds. Each kit contains: games and crafts for you to do with your child so that you spend quality, fun time together; activities that your child can do on their own, developing their skills and concentration (and giving you a few minutes peace!). The kits go a long way to replace the nursery/school activity sessions that kids often miss during holiday time without you having to try to find a shop that still sells pipe cleaners! www.fundee.co.uk
FELTKids is a range of reusable indoor play materials are from Flairplc. Made up of reusable thick felt pieces that attach to feltboards, children can create countless different scenes and characters. There are themed 'Playscenes' like Fairy garden and the Farm as well as blank feltboards that can be purchased alongside felt kits like Cinderella and the Zoo. Overall the range is more aimed at girls than boys. All the figures are interchangeable across all products in the collection. www.flairplc.co.uk/Brands/Feltkids/FELTKidsIntroduction.htm
Orchard Toys sell what we believe is the best selection of jigsaws for quality, selection and price.
Barefoot Books offer a fantastic range of audio books - brilliant for rainy days or long car journeys.
All their audio books are unabridged versions of their most popular anthologies and come beautifully packaged in cases that include 8 page leaflets about the stories. Click here to see their full range of audio books. Barefoot Books has formed an innovative partnership with the Manchester Art Gallery. Barefoot are currently holding monthly children's workshops at the Gallery and from 21st Sept to 17th Nov will be running a special exhibition aimed at families called 'Imagine'. Click here for more information.
The Early Learning Centre produce a brilliant range of Soft Stuff. "We especially love the new range of Bob the Builder soft stuff. My daughter's completely hooked. Creating the characters has given our usual 'soft stuff blobs' a new dimension!" www.elc.co.uk
www.bigeyedowl.co.uk - This 'early years experience' web site is intended to provide help and ideas to all those involved with young children, including parents and educators in Playgroups, Nurseries or Schools. Inspired by the difficulty of finding concise, relevant information for young children, this web site contains information that has proved to be helpful together with a growing collection of new resources and ideas.
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/printables - The cbeebies web site has a separate area devoted to 'Fun things to do and print'. Do you know of another web site? If you do please let us know so that we can add it to this page. Email: contributions@forparentsbyparents.com