Big Jig Toys - Review

BIG JIG TOYS - REVIEW

We were lucky enough to be sent a lovely selection of sensory toys from Big Jig Toys who are a family run toy company based in Folkestone. We've added all these toys to our collection at our Sensory classes, so they will be used and enjoyed many, many times!

This is a 'Bell Tree' from Big Jig Toy's 'Baby & Toddler - Tactile & Sensory Toys' range. It is suitable for children aged from 3 months and can be bought for £5.99 here: http://www.bigjigstoys.co.uk/p/bell-tree. This toy features brightly coloured ribbons and shiny bells to create wonderfully asthetically pleasing sounds when shaken. This made a welcome addition to our musical instruments station at our sensory class and really stands out amongst the plastic tambourines! It's easy to grip for little ones and can help improve hand eye co-ordination and dexterity. It is a classic toy that will last for many years to come!

Daisy loved the Bell Tree. She loves making different sounds and singing and spent a while exploring the different ribbons and did a lot of shaking! We practised shaking the Bell Tree to different songs such as 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'. Any toy that makes Daisy smile as much as she did is worth buying!

This is a pair of wooden Animal Maracas from Big Jig Toy's musical instruments range. They are suitable for children aged from 12 months and come in a variety of brightly coloured designs. They are perfect for little hands to hold and, as with the Bell Tree, they encourage rhythm and allow creativity when paired with music and song. These can be bought for £4.99 per pair here: http://www.bigjigstoys.co.uk/p/animal-maracas-one-pair-designs-vary.

These maracas also made a wonderful addition to our collection of musical instruments in our weekly classes. They are well made, ideal for all ages and make a lovely inviting sound when shaken. Daisy enjoyed playing with these. As a toddler who enjoys throwing her toys around at the moment (I'm hoping this is just a phase!) it has shown how durable these maracas are, which is great as a long lasting toy to be enjoyed again and again.

 

 I set up this tray of coloured moon sand at our Sensory Class to go with Big Jig Toy's 'Assortment of Sandmoulds' and their 'Ice Cream Sandmoulds'. 

The 'Assortment of Sandmoulds' are suitable for 12 months onwards and contain four brightly coloured moulds including a fish, duck, teddy bear and a spiral that can be filled with water. They can be bought for £4.49 here:  http://www.bigjigstoys.co.uk/p/sandmould-assortment

The Ice Cream Sandsmoulds are suitable for 12 months onwards and contain four brightly coloured cones and a scoop. They can be bought for £8.49 here: http://www.bigjigstoys.co.uk/p/sandmould-ice-cream. 

These Sandmould sets are great for sand play, but also can be used as a perfect addition to different sensory tray bases such as cloud dough, rice, coloured water, lentils, 'clean mud' or any other material that can be moulded or poured.

Here's Jack playing with the Sandmoulds at our class... lots of fun and great for exploring colours, role play and cause and effect. The adults in the class had lots of fun with these too! :)

This is the 'Bruno Activity Cube' from Big Jig Toy's 'Baby - Activity and Learning' range. A colourful, multi-textured activity cube which includes a rattle, soft handle, crinkly ears, a sturdy teething ring and delightful pictures on each side. This is suitable from birth and can be bought for £9.99 here: http://www.bigjigstoys.co.uk/p/bruno-activity-cube/baby-toddler_activity-learning?pp=24. This cube provides lots of stimulation for a baby and will improve their hand eye co-ordination as well as their dexterity.

This activity cube joined our 'Baby/quiet area' at our Wednesday sensory class, it made a lovely addition and the babies loved playing with it. Even though it is a little young for Daisy, she still enjoyed shaking it and looking at the different features... 'Doggy!' she exclaimed when she found the sewn dog character. When baby number 2 comes I'm sure they will enjoy this cube a lot and will help through the teething months which is always a good thing!

This is the 'Animal Shape Lorry' from Big Jig Toy's 'Baby & Toddler - Sorting and Stacking' range, designed for children aged 18 months onwards. A beautifully made wooden shape sorter with 10 coloured animals, a tailgate feature and it can be pulled along with a red string. This lovely toy encourages fine motor skills, co-ordination, problem solving and learning animal names, sizes, colours and noises. A great toy to explore independently or with 'leading' questions to develop learning. This can be bought for £13.99 here: http://www.bigjigstoys.co.uk/p/animal-shape-lorry... money well spent on a toy that will last and grow with your child :)

This was Daisy's absolute favourite... first of all she just put all the animals in the biggest hole shape on the top of the lorry, then she figured out each animal had it's own hole shape (and discovered the hole shapes on the sides of the lorry), she showed me each animal and told me what it was (Giraffe, cow, piggy, doggy...) and when she didn't know (elephant) she said 'big', so we talked about the sizes of the animals and also what noises they made... lots of learning! When Daisy put all the animals in the lorry, I encouraged her to find out how to get them all out again, at first she tried to get them back out of the hole shapes... but then she discovered the tailgate! She then did a few laps around the living room pulling the lorry.. she absolutely loved it! 

We've had a wonderful time exploring these toys. This is only a small selection, there are so many more fantastic toys for sale at www.bigjigtoys.com ranginf from classic wooden train sets to garden toys, art & crafts to pocket money toys... there's something for everyone at all ages. I'm looking forward to exploring more toys from this company for both Daisy, our new baby, and of course introducing them to all the lovely children who come to our Sensory Classes.

 We were sent a selection of Big Jig Toys for the purpose of this review.