Christmas Gift Ideas for Children – Plan Toys

Child Development

Playing is a powerful tool for development to and learning. At PlanToys, child development is a top priority. By focusing on child safety and age milestones during design and production, the wooden toys enhance both physical and cognitive development.

Our favourite children’s toys available at our Tiny Town Play Centre!

At our play centres in Sheffield and Chesterfield, we are running a Black Friday Deal, with 20% OFF all of the toys in our shop! Perfect for if you’re looking for gift ideas for children this Christmas. Take a look at a few of our favourites from Plan Toys, that are now available at a discounted price on our website. Make sure you keep an eye out for more toys coming to our website very soon…

Wooden Animal Puzzles

Little animal fans will love these wooden elephant, giraffe and dog puzzles! Children can take out the three wooden animals, put them back into the right places and play with them independently. Solving the puzzle can help develop problem solving and fine motor skills. Additionally, the figures can also be used to create a story, encouraging imaginative play! Fine and gross motor skills can be enhanced as children grab and hold the wooden figurines.

Wooden Stacking Rocket Toy

Stack and match the pieces to build this colourful wooden rocket toy! Place the astronaut on the seat and start the countdown 3…2…1, lift off! This wooden rocket enhances shape matching and co-ordination skills as children have to try and match each layer of the rocket to the corresponding shapes. Concentration skills are enhanced as children stack the rocket toy. Sit and watch your little ones imagination take off!

Wooden Animal Toy Sets

Wether you want to become a farmer, dive into the deep blue sea, travel back in time to the dinosaurs or experience life on the wild side, these wooden animal sets are the perfect toys for your little ones! Experience life on the countryside with the Farm Animals Set and keep track of your livestock – a cow, horse, sheep and pig. Children can dive into the world of imaginative play with our Sea Life Animals Set, learning about the different marine animals that live in the sea. Explore the safari as children play with the Wild Animals Play Set – a giraffe, lion, elephant and zebra! Learn about the Diplodocus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops and Stegosaurus with the Wooden Dinosaur Play Set. All of the wooden animal figurines are the perfect size for small hands; smooth, tactile and easy to hold. Enhancing a child’s fine and gross motor skills as they play with the figures. The sets are great for pretend and imaginative play and children can develop their language and communication skills as they talk through what they’re playing with.

Play Hairdresser Set

Grab your scissors and comb and become a hairstylist with the Plan Toys Hairdresser Set! This pretend play set includes all the essentials a hairdresser needs – scissors, hair dryer, comb, straightener, hair clipper and a belt to keep al your hair tools safe! Imaginative and pretend play is developed as children create hairstyles on themselves, family members and friends, or their dolls. The wooden toy tools are perfect for those little hands to grab as they are small, smooth and tactile. This a child’s physical development is enhanced while they hold the hairdryer and combs and as they move the scissors between their fingers.

Play Hairdresser Set

Grab your scissors and comb and become a hairstylist with the Plan Toys Hairdresser Set! This pretend play set includes all the essentials a hairdresser needs – scissors, hair dryer, womb, straightener, hair clipper and a belt to keep al your hair tools safe! Imaginative and pretend play is developed as children create hairstyles on themselves, family members and friends, or their dolls. The wooden toy tools are perfect for those little hands to grab as they are small, smooth and tactile. This a child’s physical development is enhanced while they hold the hairdryer and combs and as they move the scissors between their fingers.

Mini Wooden Toy Car Set

Take a ride around town with the colourful, solid-wood Mini Car Set! Designed using a simple and minimal style, this set helps develop hand-eye coordination as children push the cars along with their moving wheels as well as stimulating imaginative play. A child’s fine and gross motor skills can be developed whilst playing with the Mini Wooden Toy Car Set as they hold and grab the small cars and move them along the floor. This set includes 5 different vehicles – a bus, van, truck, and two cars with a different shape.

Tree House Play Set

This Plan Toys Wooden Tree House is perfect for little explorers. Get closer to nature by spending time in the Tree House Play Set. Children can play with the tree-top play set while discovering and learning about the wildlife! This set comes with everything a little explorer needs: a treehouse, a figure, squirrel, 3 mushrooms, a chest, lantern, table and a chair, a removable ladder, a rope tree swing and a working pulley. Children can use their imagination to create stories while they pretend play with the figures in the tree-house set. This develops a child’s communication and language skills.

Play Pet Care Set

Look after your furry friends with the Plan Toys Pet Care Set! This set includes a hair brush, play ball, feeding bowl with food, collar, accessory bag and fabric pet carrying bag. Children can use the Pet Care Set to stimulate imaginative play with their toy animals and have the responsibility of looking after a pet!

Wooden Tea Set

Anyone for a tea party? The Plan Toys Wooden Tea Set includes a teapot with two teacups, sugar bowl, pitcher and 2 tea bags for endless imaginary play! Little people will love to serve up tea using the wooden, neutral-coloured tea set. The cups are the perfect sizes for small hands to hold and grab, furthering their physical development.

Red Wooden Helicopter Toy

Enhance your pretend-play transportation system with this Plan Toys Red Wooden Helicopter! This Helicopter encourages children to explore open-ended pretend play and improve language and communication skills by incorporating the toy in to any play environment. This wooden helicopter is perfect for engaging your child’s imagination! Hand eye coordination and physical development skills can also be improved as your child immerses themselves in role play!

Mini Golf Play Set

Try and get a hole in one with this Mini Golf Play Set! This set is perfect for any aspiring golfers, it can be played indoors or outdoors. An exciting challenge and great for developing a child’s coordination skills! The golf clubs are lightweight, easy to hold, and the perfect height for little golfers. Children can set up and design their own course, setting themselves challenges! The full set consists of 2 wooden kids-sized golf clubs, 2 wooden balls, 3 different types of challenging tracks and 1 hole. Ideal for 2 two players!

Play Shave Set

Start your morning routine off right with the Plan Toys Shave Set! Children will love imaginative play with this shaving kit, the moveable razor blade giving a close shave and a handy mirror to inspect their work. This toy is the perfect addition to any child’s pretend-play collection. Children can develop their imagination through role play using the wooden toy tools. Each tool is small, lightweight and easy to hold, perfect for children’s little hands! The set is complete with a comb, knife, trimmer, bowl and brush, razor, mirror, aftershave bottle and a fabric carrying bag to store it all!

Woden Kaleidoscope Toy Camera

Lights, camera, action! Young photographers can use the adjustable focus and features on this wooden toy camera to create the perfect snapshot. Point, focus and click the camera to see the different patterns and images through the kaleidoscope lens. Children can use the wrist trap top keep it safe and secure when you’re out and about. The smooth wooden camera is the perfect shape for children to hold while they’re pretend playing!

Wooden Lacing Sheep Toy

The Plan Toys Lacing Sheep is a great toy for sorting and stacking! Each piece is colour coordinated with little beads inside. Children can lace the sheep together by matching the colours of the rings to the beads inside. This simple activity helps children develop problem-solving skills, an understanding of different colours and sequences and concentration skills. When all laced together in the right order, it creates true perfect little sheep! Children can then use the sheep within role and rented play, stimulating their imagination.

Secret Agent Play Set

Be a sneaky undercover agent with the Secret Agent Play Set and discover all the mysteries in town. Children can bring this set with them wherever they go, as it comes with ability belt that can keep all gadgets safe inside! This fully equipped play set includes an ID badge, finger scanner, walkie-talkie handset, L-shaped scale and colouring comic – everything you need to become the best secret agent around! Children can fully immerse themselves into role play to develop their creative thinking and imagination skills.

Play Vet Set

The Vet Set is the perfect pretend play toy for young veterinarians. Encourage your children to be empathetic and learn how to treat animals with all the tools you need inside! Children’s creative thinking skills can be put into practice when role playing being a vet with this set. This set can be used on their own animal teddies at home! Consists of 3 basic pieces of medical equipment, a vaccine bottle, a bandage, a collar, 2 x-ray films, and a handy doctor bag to store all the important tools.

Wooden Beehive Sorting Game

We need the help of a beekeeper to match the bess to their hives! Develop fine motor skills by using the forceps, returning the bees home. Children can reinforce colour recognition and colour matching as they place the coloured bee within the corresponding beehive. Beautiful pastel colours are used to create this wooden beehive toy!

Just visit tinytownuk.co.uk/shop to browse the lovely range of wooden toys from Plan Toys.