A fun game of chance for all the family! An exciting counting and strategy game,Includes 3D tree,Strong, wipe clean cardboard. Ref. Code:OR068

Where Do I Live? is a fun animals of the world lotto, perfect for any budding explorers! Players develop their knowledge and understanding of the world as they match the different animals to their habitats on the double-sided lotto boards. Children will enjoy talking about the unusual animals from around the world, including dolphins in the ocean, camels in the desert, tigers in the jungle and polar bears in the Arctic. Ref. Code:ORC069

A simple lotto game with a farmyard theme, perfect for very young players aged 2-6. Children will be giggling as they find the farm cards to match the pictures on their playing board, making lots of noises and actions as they go! The first player to match all of their cards, followed by the farmer, wins the game. Children will love the colourful illustrations, showing different farmyard scenes and lots of friendly animals. As well as enhancing matching and memory skills, Old Macdonald Lotto is great for developing children`s knowledge and understanding of the world by finding extra things to talk about: e.g. What can you see standing in the ploughed field? What is the rabbit holding? What is sitting on the stone in the pond? How many bees can you count? Ref. Code:ORC071

Collect 1-10 in this first colour and number game. Teach number sequencing Friendly caterpillar characters. Ref. Code:ORC075

This simple lotto game will help children to recognize letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make. Choose which side of the board you play on and try and be the first player to find all the cards that match the letters or pictures on your lotto board. There are 4 different ways to play: matching picture to picture, letter to letter, letter to picture or picture to letter! The different play styles develop with children’s ability, from early stage matching to recognising words from pictures. Although this game is ideal for children aged 3 and over, even younger children will enjoy being helped to match the pictures. You can also ask children to find a card with a fish on, or a card with something red on it, or a card with the letter `s`. The letter cards can be used to spell out words as well, so there are many opportunities for extra play value. Children will have so much fun with this game they won`t realise that they are learning the alphabet at the same time! Ref. Code:ORC083

We`ve taken the fun magical elements of our magic cauldron game and made them even better to create magic maths! magic maths is an exciting new KS1 maths game from Orchard Toys, designed for children aged 5-7. Players take turn to solve the sums and fill their boards with yucky spell ingredients, from worm-infested cupcakes to brains and bogies! once they have worked out the answer, the real magic begins rubbing the magical heat sensitive patch to see if their answer is correct. Featuring new competitive gameplay, fun wizard characters and a broad range of simple and challenging sums, this spellbinding game is bound to be a favourite amongst conscientious parents and budding Wizards! Ref. Code:ORC092

The Crazy Chefs are in the kitchen and they have lots of delicious food to prepare. There are five tasty dishes on the menu - pizza, kebabs, shepherd`s pie, stir-fried noodles and iced cupcakes. But the Crazy Chefs need lots of help collecting the utensils and ingredients they`ll need before they can start cooking! Players start by turning over cards, trying to find all the things they need to prepare their meal. Once they have collected everything on their game board, they spin the spinner to get a plate and `cook` their meal. Who will be the first to serve up a tasty treat? This popular, bestselling game for ages 3-7 encourages children to talk about food and food preparation. You could add to the play value by asking your child about some of the ingredients and utensils in the game e.g. find me a picture of some prawns; can you see a picture of a spatula? Crazy Chefs encourages young children to get interested in cooking, and may even lead to some extra helping hands in the kitchen too! Ref. Code:OR152

Children will have great fun learning all about shapes and colours with these friendly, coloured dinosaurs. Dotty Dinosaurs includes two games in one, with the option for children to play the shapes game or the colour game. In the shape game, players must roll the dice and find a matching shape card to put on their dinosaur board. The colour game is played in a similar way, using the reverse of the boards and a colour spot dice to match the coloured spots on the dinosaurs. This is a very simple and colourful game, which helps dinosaur-loving children to learn and identify different colours and shapes in a fun way. Featuring beautifully hand drawn dinosaur illustrations, this colourful game is sure to be a big hit with children aged 3-6. Ref. Code:ORC153

This classic Orchard Toys counting game helps children develop basic maths skills, including counting, addition and subtraction. Throw the dice to move your bus counter around the board and then spin the spinner to count passengers on and off, depending on whether you land on a plus or minus space. The winner is the player with the most passengers when their bus reaches the bus station! In Bus Stop, children learn simple addition and subtraction skills whilst also having fun! There's plenty to talk about with so many passengers - Where are they going? How many are wearing hats? Can you find a passenger with a moustache? Can you spot the helter skelter on the board? Made from thick, durable board, this brightly-coloured board game for ages 4-8 is bound to give years of enjoyment. Ref. Code:OR154

Most will know the popular story of the three little pigs, all trying to build their houses before the big bad wolf huffs and puffs and blows them down! This is a fun and simple board game, where players roll the dice to try and land on a pile of straw, sticks or bricks to start building their houses. But...they must watch out for someone landing on a wolf square. If this happens, the player spins the spinner, giving the wolf the chance to blow down another player's house! Once someone has completed all three of their houses, they have to try to get to the centre of the playing board before the sneaky wolf starts huffing and puffing again! This game of chance is really exciting, as players have to watch out for the wolf right up to the last minute. Ref. Code:OR176

Have fun on the farm with this first card game. // Amuse-toi avec les animaux de la ferme en jouant aux cartes. A fun first snap game which can also be used to encourage children to name farmyard animals. Contents: 48 farm snap cards 1 instruction leaflet Ref. Code:ORC179

...With a moo moo here, and a moo moo there... // …Avec une meuh-meuh ici, et une meuh-meuh là… Learn about different farmyard animals and objects with this fun and simple farm lotto game. Contents: 4 farm boards 24 farm cards 4 farmer cards 1 instruction leaflet Ref. Code:ORC180

A delightful set of 24 mini puzzles with a farmyard theme, each with just 2 pieces, so perfect for younger children. Each puzzle shows a pair of images which will teach your child about opposites, using bright colours and cheerful illustrations. There is a donkey, shown from the front and the back; a big pink pig next to a little tiny piglet; a heavy sack of potatoes with a light feather floating next to it. The corresponding words also appear with the pictures, so the puzzles will help children with their literacy and reading skills. There is plenty to talk about within each little puzzle; why is the snail so slow, when the rabbit can go bounding past so fast? Why is the farmer so happy in one picture but so sad in the other? Why does the scarecrow near to us look so much bigger than the one that is far away? You can also pick one of a pair of cards and ask your child if they know what the opposite word is without looking at the picture. Each mini-puzzle is just 13.5cms x 7cms, and they are made with strong recycled board. Each piece of the puzzle will only fit with it`s correct partner. Although ideally suited to children aged from 3 to 6, slightly younger children will still enjoy putting the puzzle pieces together and talking about the pictures. Ref. Code:OR208

A set of four bright, colourful farmyard puzzles which will appeal to younger children. Each puzzle has a different number of pieces; the bright red tractor ploughing the field has just 4 pieces, making it a good starter puzzle. It shows one tractor so has a number 1 in the corner. Then they can progress to the 6 piece puzzle, showing two friendly cows in a field, with a number 2. The 8 piece puzzle has 3 woolly sheep, and the 12 piece puzzle has 4 cheeky chickens. Children will enjoy progressing towards the harder puzzle. Initially they can be given the pieces for just one puzzle to complete, but as they become more accomplished, they can mix all the puzzle pieces together to make it a little bit more challenging. The puzzles are made of sturdy, recycled board, with a wipe-clean surface. An activity guide printed on the box will suggest other ways to enhance the play value of the puzzles: how many eggs can you see in the chicken puzzle? Which puzzle has a bird in? What noise do cows make? Is the bush in front of or behind the cows? Children will enjoy the clear, colourful illustrations while learning basic number skills and extending their vocabulary. Ref. Code:ORC209

Match and Spell encourages letter recognition, teaches phonetic word building and promotes matching of pictures and words, from simple words like `cat` to more complex four letter words. There are two ways to play, and the game is designed for both guided and independent word building. In the first version of the game, players must match the letter cards to the letters shown on their board in the correct order to build a word. This is a simple matching game which is a great way to introduce letter shapes and sounds. As children get more familar with the letter sounds they will progress to reading the words out loud. In the more challenging version of the game, players use the blank side of their boards and use the letter cards to build the word of the picture shown. These must be placed in the correct order. With friendly illustrations and simple gameplay that progresses as children learn, it`s no surprise that Match and Spell is our bestselling language and literacy game! Ref. Code:ORC218