Worm-on-a-String

The Worm-on-a-String brings a rewarding sensory element to the gift box. The Worm-on-a-String can be viewed as a fidget toy that children love to hold and weave in and out of their fingers. The soft texture is incredibly satisfying for them and they find lots of ways to play with this trendy toy. Our community of kids had fun naming the worms and even building them houses out of cardboard and treating them like a pet. The house building alone has meant many hours of imaginative play and fun with this particular toy!

Flippin Dolphins Brain Teaser Puzzle

The Flippin Dolphins brain teaser puzzle is another quality educational toy from Smart Games, which was rated highly by our panel of kids as a fun activity. Developmentally, it brings problem-solving, planning and spatial relations into the mix, as your child learns how best to arrange the dolphins under the water, so that they all fit in the grid. Each of the 7 pieces is magnetised with a snap to grid feel, making the experience quite unique and also highly rewarding for developing brains. The activity is also graded from easy to expert (48 challenges in all) and thus provides a good mix of both quick wins and a sense of accomplishment, helping to create that healthy screen-free, feel-good factor/feelings of reward, while still encouraging children to challenge themselves further! Best of all – it can be played over and over again!

Roblox

This Roblox book is on-trend and in demand. This Search and Find book scored 5/5 for the fun factor, by our panel of kids, as they loved searching for their well-known Roblox characters from their on-line world. It is well illustrated, with just enough challenge for this age group. Your child should enjoy the quick wins of the ‘look and find’ experience creating feelings of reward in a healthy and off-screen way. Developmentally, this book is excellent for sharpening those visual perceptual and concentration skills. This is bound to provide hours of off-screen fun!

Addict a Ball

A handheld 3D maze game. Another toy that was rated 5/5 for the fun factor by our panel of kids. Their parents said they couldn’t put it down! It’s perfect for eye-hand coordination, not to mention concentration and spatial awareness, as your child rotates the spherical puzzle to guide the ball through the 3D maze.Another excellent choice for achieving both quick and progressive wins to ensure captivated screen-free fun. Best of all – it can be played over and over again!

The Human Body Puzzle

Let your child learn all about the facilitating world inside the human body, with this 100-piece puzzle by Whiz Kids. This activity was highly rated by our panel of children as well as their parents for not only being fun, but educational. The large puzzle pieces means children of this age group can concentrate not only on what they are building, but are also able to concentrate and understand what they are seeing. The Puzzle comes with a 16-page reference book in easy language for children of this age group can understand. A wonderful learning activity that stimulates fine motor skills, visual perception and cognition. This is also the perfect screen-free activity to deliver those feel-good neurotransmitters/feelings of reward.

Silky Scents Marker

Crayola Scented Markers are another quality sensory experience children fall in love with. It enhances their colouring experience, keeping them engaged for longer. These slim markers are perfect for enhancing the fine-motor skills of this age group.

Nature Word Search Book

This Nature Word Search book has a similar effect as a Look and Find book, providing quick wins to captivate children’s attention and provide feelings of pleasure and reward, as well as progressive wins for that sense of achievement. Good for visio-spatial skills and attention and better yet, it’s educational! Beautifully illustrated and presented, children will enjoy their searches, even more so, with the use of their Silly Scents Sensory Markers.