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Pullable toys
Ms Johnston says children who have just learned to walk enjoy the challenge of walking and pulling something behind them, such as the wooden pull-along array of animals.
Ms Brierley says with some pullable toys maybe the ears flap, the tail wags or it makes a noise as it rolls along, which adds interest. You can just add up a string to a wheeled toy for older children to tow and some kids choose pushable toys.
Soft toys
Ms Johnston says the only value of soft toys is as a comforter. Ms Brierley says puppets are a good alternative, particularly ones that link in with vocals that the children know, but whatever you pick it has to be washable.
Dolls
Purchase a range of gender and ethnic appropriate dolls, suggests Ms Johnston. But consider of how the children will play with them, says Ms Brierley.
Ms Thomas recommends that a biting dolly be about 18cm long, not jointed and made of a plastic that gives without cracking.
For youngsters approximately 26-29 months, she proposes providing some dolls 20-25cm high (in both genders, different races and some twins).
Puzzles
Keep it simplistic. Maybe follow a theme with nursery rhymes practiced in the baby's room so there is a thread running through the provision that the kids can recognise.
Strength is important, because puzzles will get chewed.
Mirrors
'Mirrors aid minors educate a sense of self-reflection both literally and metaphorically,' says Martin Pace, managing director of Reflections Nurseries.
He says the large wall-mounted mirrors, infinity cube and Mirror Exploratory are made from strong acrylic or plastic with great reflective properties so they are safe for young children to use.
Practitioners can use mirrors at floor level to provide young children with interesting viewpoints and to engage their attention.
Mirrors can also be sited behind resources to create exciting environments to explore.
Ms Johnston is fan of the Combi Mirror as it has both concave and covex reflections
Magnets
Magnets always enchants kids. Ms Johnston suggests getting a magnetic knife rack from IKEA
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