All aboard the bright, shiny red Big Bus, full of interesting passengers. This large, shaped floor puzzle has just 15 big, chunky pieces, making it an ideal puzzle for very young children with little fingers. Children will love the bold colours and detailed illustration, and will find plenty to talk about. An activity guide on the box will suggest several ways to increase the play value of the puzzle; you can start by asking your child to find a piece with a number on, a piece with an animal on, or a piece showing a baby. Once the puzzle is complete, there are lots of things to promote conversation; how many female passengers are there? What could the girl outside the bus have in her case? What could the driver be saying to the elderly lady? Children will love to talk about the different characters on the bus and what they are doing. The puzzle is particularly suitable for children aged from 2 to 5, and as well as helping their talking skills, it will help with hand-eye co-ordination. Ref. Code:ORC249

Piece together this fun and challenging 150-piece jigsaw, finding hidden wildlife along the way! Around the edge of the jigsaw you will find useful and interesting wildlife and plants to look out for as you go. Ref. Code:ORC254

This colourful 50-piece puzzle depicts a wide array of dinosaurs in a lush, prehistoric setting. Children will love talking about the different dinosaurs they can spot, from a triceratops to a t-rex! Ref. Code:ORC256

This award-winning floor puzzle will appeal to little princesses everywhere. A large, shaped puzzle, measuring approximately 58cms x 43cms, with 40 large chunky pieces, this is a perfect puzzle for children aged between 3 and 6, especially little girls, who will love the magical theme and pretty colours.There is an activity guide on the box which suggests different ways of extending the play value of the puzzle: you can look for pieces that have a wizard on, or a piece showing some sort of fruit. Once the puzzle has been completed, you can talk about some of the things going on in the picture: how many flags can you see? What can you see swimming in the moat? What colour is the castle door? How many toadstools are there? Is the knight above or below the wizard? By talking about what you can see, you may even be able to come up with your own fairy stories: why is the knight trying to scare away the dragon? Why is the Magician casting a spell? The clear, bright illustration is designed to encourage hand-eye co-ordination, and the more you talk about the puzzle with your child, the more you are expanding their vocabulary and literacy skills. Ref. Code:ORC263

A colourful 70-piece jigsaw, depicting an enchanted woodland with lots of familiar characters and magical animal friends! Children will have fun piecing together this fairytale party and spotting all the different characters and animals. Ref. Code:ORC269

The passengers are very excited as they wait to take off on this colourful aeroplane. There`s lots to talk about as you put together this big, bright, 30-piece puzzle, which is ideal for children aged approximately 3 to 6 years old. The Captain is all ready to climb into the cockpit, and the cabin crew are waving goodbye as they close the doors ready for take-off. The mechanics are making their final checks, and it will soon be time to fly up into the sky. Where do you think they are going to? This shaped puzzle, measuring approximately 25.5cms x 41cms, has 30 large, chunky pieces, making it perfect for little hands and fingers. This puzzle is perfect for helping children with literacy skills, as you can make up stories for all the passengers - could the elderly passengers at the front of the plane be going to visit their grandchildren? Perhaps the couple at the back of the plane are going somewhere sunny on holiday? You could also ask who is at the bottom of the steps? How many passengers can you see through the windows between the doors? What is written on the wing? As well as simply putting the puzzle together, children will love talking about this bright, colourful aeroplane. Ref. Code:ORC273

Learn the alphabet and develop early reading skills in a fun way with this huge, 26-piece floor puzzle. There is a large, colourful piece for each letter of the alphabet, showing a corresponding word and a brightly coloured illustration. The whole puzzle, when finished, measures 88 x 60.5cm, making it one of our largest jigsaws. The colours are very bright and cheerful, with appealing illustrations of familiar and unfamiliar objects, from socks to rockets! Although the appropriate age range for this puzzle is from 3 to 6, even younger children will enjoy familiarising themselves with the letters and pointing out the different objects. Older children who are more confident with the alphabet and are learning to read and write can copy the printed words, and later see if they can write them without looking at the puzzle. Ref. Code:OR282

This mini 12-piece puzzle shows a colourful red tractor working in the fields, appealing to tractor loving children aged 3 and over. However, it also has an added twist: on the back there is also a blue tractor to piece together! Cows, sheep and horses look on from the surrounding fields, and a happy sheepdog is riding in the cab behind the driver. As with all our jigsaws, there are several things in the picture you can talk about with your child: what colour is the cow behind the fence? How many animals can you see in the finished picture? What noises do the animals make? Ref. Code:ORC300

This mini puzzle is really two puzzles in one, so twice the fun. It is double-sided, each side showing a picture of a brightly coloured bus and its passengers. This means that there is a bit of a challenge as you start to put the puzzle together, as you need to decide which side of each piece belongs to the picture you are trying to complete. With pictures on both sides, it is not so easy, even with just 12 pieces. However, there are some big differences in the pictures which make it a little simpler; one bus is bright red, and full of people, while the bus on the other side is bright yellow and all its passengers are animals. Both buses are full, so there is plenty of opportunity to help your child`s literacy skills by discussing the passengers; on the red bus you can ask how many people are waiting at the bus stop? What colour is the driver`s shirt? What number is on the front of the bus? Can you spot a man with a beard? Are there any animals in this picture? Where do you think the people on the bus could be going? And if you complete the puzzle with the yellow bus, you can talk about the different animals and what noises they make; which animal is waiting at the bus stop? What can you see in the cab next to the monkey driver? Which animals would you find on a farm, and which in a zoo? Ref. Code:ORC301

Two colourful activity jigsaws in one box, perfect for ages 3 and over! children can use the number puzzle to learn and identify numbers from 1-10. Ref. Code:ORC331

Two colour activity jigsaws in one box - great value, great fun! One jigsaw shows a variety of colours and the other a fun summer scene. After piecing together both the puzzles, children can use them together by matching the items shown on both to encourage them to identify shapes and patterns. This activity also helps to develop matching, discussion and observational skills, with collaboration between parent/adult and child. Children will love piecing together the colourful scene in this fun jigsaw puzzle, which helps make learning colours fun! No Ref. Code:ORC332

Two colourful activity jigsaws in one box, perfect for ages 3 and over! children can use the shapes puzzle to learn and identify a variety of different shapes. They can then find matching shapes in the fun underwater animal scene. Ref. Code:ORC333

A fun, travel size version of the popular family classic board game ith jungle theme. Roll the dice and move the number of spaces shown. Ref. Code:ORC352

Match the friendly dinosaur characters in this fun packed travel game! Based on traditional dominoes, the aim of the game is to get rid of your cards the fastest by building a domino line! Dinosaur Dominoes develops matching and observation skills as players match the right dinosaur to the end of the domino line. Older children will also enjoy talking about the different types of dinosaurs they can see on the cards! This travel size game is for 2 - 4 players and suitable for ages 3 - 5 years. The mini games are Orchard Toys` smallest games in a compact and portable size, perfect for at home or on the move. Ref. Code:ORC353

Based on the classic game of Beetle, players must match the beetle body parts in the correct order by using their number and colour matching skills. Fun and laughter are guaranteed as players try to be the first to build their colourful beetle characters! This travel game is for 2 - 4 players and suitable for ages 4 - 8 years. Ref. Code:ORC354