PlayBox Information

DREAM & DISCOVER PLAYBOX 0-3 MONTHS

In their first three months, babies can only see strong contrasts of dark and light. That’s why this PlayBox is full of beautiful black and white toys, carefully chosen to help your little one get to know the big wide world around them.

BLACK AND WHITE BOOK

Our 'Welcome To The World' introductory book is freestanding, foldable, and made of soft cotton. This black and white book is perfect for a baby's first six months, as the black and white images are designed to assist newborn eyes to focus and keep attention - great for mat time, changing time or out in the pram. 

  • Age recommendation: Newborn +
  • Size: 15cm x 15cm
  • Material: Made of cotton with soft filling
  • Detail: 10 sides. Soft filling makes this book extra nice to hold and touch.
  • Development: Speech and language, Cognitive, Social and Emotional

    SENSORY CUBE

    This sensory cube might look simple, but to your new baby it’ll be fascinating. With different textures and contrasting black and white features, it has all the ingredients for an engaging activity and hours of fun. The cube’s fabrics, ribbon, and natural wood are made to encourage both fine and gross motor skills.

    • Size: 12cm x 12cm
    • Material: Made of polyester for easy cleaning. Wooden rings are finished with non-toxic, water-based varnish. The rings are not recommended as a teether.
    • Detail: There is a gentle rattling noise when shaken.
    • Development areas: Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor

    ROUND RATTLE

    This rattle was made for little hands to grasp and for little mouths to chew. Grabbing is a basic reflex that babies have from day one, so this rattle is ideal for newborns. Grasping helps babies learn to open and close their hands, which supports their budding fine motor skills.

    • Size: 9cm diameter
    • Material: Made with both beech wood and silicone beads. The silicone beads are non-toxic, BPA free, and phthalate free
    • Detail: Makes a soft rattle sound when moved
    • Development areas: Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor

    ACTIVITY GYM PENDANTS

    These stimulating activity gym toys will get your baby practicing reaching up, building their hand-eye coordination and visual tracking skills. Ribbons and one hanging rod are included within the PlayBox.

    • Size: 30cm in length with varying widths (10cm maximum)
    • Material: Wood and felt.
    • Detail: The set includes three hanging pendants, plus black and white ribbons and one hanging rod. Please note, due to the nature of this product there could be minor imperfections in the wood. 
    • Development areas: Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor

    BLACK AND WHITE CARDS

    Bold, high-contrasting, black and white patterns and shapes are proven to do a better job of promoting visual and brain development than bright colours. Designed for newborn babies, these double-sided high contrasting black and white pictures are great for your baby’s visual development.

    • Size: 10.5cm x 14.8cm
    • Material: The cards are 400gsm and durable. They come in a storage pouch for safe keeping
    • Detail: Six double-sided cards are provided per set.
    • Development: Speech and language, Cognitive

     

    EXCITE & IGNITE PLAYBOX 4-6 MONTHS

    By 4-6 months of age, your baby is busy soaking up their world like an adorable little sponge. This PlayBox is designed to help them do just that, with plenty of play-things targeted to grow all five of their senses, and all five areas of child development.

    PEEK-A-BOO BOOK

    One of the first things babies learn to recognise is faces. In our Peekaboo - I See You book little ones will meet a group of babies, just like them. The mirror at the end is a sweet surprise.

    • Age recommendation: Newborn +
    • Size: 16cm x 16cm
    • Material: Board book
    • Written by Megan Stuart Adams
    • Detail: Includes mirror on front and back.
    • Development areas: Cognitive, Speech & Language, Social & Emotional 

      WOODEN GRABBER

      This lightweight hexagon ball is perfect for babies to grasp and squeeze - developing fine motor and gross motor skills. Squeeze it into other shapes and watch it return to its original form. The beads slide back and forth along the dowels when shaken, producing a pleasing rattle sound and while teaching cause-and-effect. 

      • Age recommendation: 3 months +
      • Size: 12cm diameter
      • Material: Made from sustainable rubber wood. Painted using non-toxic finishes.
      • Development areas: Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor 

      WOODEN PLAYBEADS

      Entertain your little one with a set of these Wooden PlayBeads. They look simple, but to your baby they'll be an exciting sensory toy to explore and manipulate. Look at those fine motor skills develop! 

      • Age recommendation: 3 months +
      • Size: 8cm x 8cm 
      • Material: Non-toxic, water based paint finish 
      • Detail: Made of wood with strong elastic cord
      • Development areas: Cognitive, Fine Motor

      CRINKLE PAPER

      This crinkle square has been created to excite your baby’s sensory side. Pieces of fabric might seem simple, but they’re a great way to build your baby’s cognitive, emotional, and social development, especially if they make a noise.

      • Size: 21cm x 21xm
      • Material: Cotton fabric with crinkle foil inside
      • Detail: This can be used with the 'Grabber' to build hand strength as well as on its own
      • Development areas: Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Social and Emotional

        BABY-SAFE MIRROR

        This baby-safe mirror will kick-start your baby’s self-recognition and understanding of reflection. Babies love faces, so it’s natural to show them their own. This mirror can be free-standing but also laid flat. Due to the mirror-surface design, the reflection is very clear without any distortion. 

        • Age recommendation: Newborn +
        • Round: 18cm - NZ/AS 8124 Safety Certified
        • Materials: Made from non-breakable acrylic, with soft BPA, toxin-free silicone
        • Development areas: Speech and language, Cognitive, Social and Emotional

           

          RATTLE & ROLL PLAYBOX 7-9 MONTHS

          By 7-9-months, your little one is learning so much every day – and their personality is really starting to shine. The Rattle & Roll PlayBox is packed with play-things designed for imaginative and interactive play, to help get your baby’s cognitive, motor, language, and social skills growing.

          COLOURS BOOK

          Baby Touch: Colours is a bold, bright board book perfect for little hands to explore. With a big touch-and-feel on every double page, it helps to stimulate your baby's senses as well as gently helping to teach first colours such as red, blue, green, yellow and purple.

          • Size: 18cm x 18cm
          • Material: Board book with textured finishes
          • Detail: 10 pages. Published 3 September 2019 by Ladybird
          • Development areas: Speech and language, Cognitive, Social and Emotional

            MOON STACKER

            This fun, safe, educational, silicone teether and toy is multi-purpose and great for your baby’s development. It can be used as a teether and provides relief for tender gums and it can be used as a stacker toy to encourage hand eye-coordination, creative thinking and problem-solving skills. 

            • Age recommendation: 7 months +
            • Size: 9cm x 10cm
            • Material: Made from BPA free, phthalate free, non-toxic silicone
            • Detail: There are five stackable rings, in five different colours
            • Development areas: Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor

              ROLLING RATTLE

              This auditory and visual baby rattle makes a great source of stimulation, and engages all five of your baby’s senses. Whenever it’s rolled, the balls inside will hit the wooden rods – stimulating their hearing and vision. Following its path with their little eyes and ears, they’ll be delighted to see the colours rolling around as they push it along.

              • Size: 10cm x 13cm
              • Materials: Rattle and balls, made from wood. Non-toxic, water-based finishes
              • Detail: Five different coloured balls inside
              • Development areas: Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor

              SENSORY BALL

              The Sensory Ball is a squeezable and fun toy, suitable for both babies and children. The malleable silicone is soft and bounce-able and makes the ball an ideal toy for babies during their early development stages and also during the following years.

              • Age recommendation: 3 months +
              • Size: 12cm diameter
              • Material: Made from BPA free, phthalate free, non-toxic silicone
              • Detail: Machine-washable and easy to clean
              • Development areas: Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor

              DOUBLE-SIDED MARACA

              Playing with this gorgeous coloured maraca is an engaging and inviting activity. With a soft and gentle sound, it creates the perfect opportunity for your baby (and you!) to practice musical patterns. 

              • Age recommendation: 7 months +
              • Size: 15cm x 5cm
              • Material: Oak wood with a non-toxic water-based paint finish. These double-sided maracas have been hand painted.
              • Detail: Blue
              • Development areas: Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor

                 

                ENGAGE AND EXPLORE PLAYBOX 10-12 MONTHS

                Packed with playthings designed to help babies understand the world around them, the Engage & Explore PlayBox was made just for 10-12-month-olds. From music-making play to learning complex new ideas like self-awareness, this box comes complete with hours of fun.

                SHAPES BOOK

                Baby Touch: Shapes is a bold, bright board book perfect for little hands to explore. With a big touch-and-feel on every double page, it helps to stimulate your baby's senses as well as gently helping to teach first shapes such as square, circle, triangle, star and rectangle

                • Size: 18cm x 18cm
                • Material: Board book with textured finishes
                • Detail: 10 pages. Published 3 September 2019 by Ladybird
                • Development areas: Speech and language, Cognitive, Social and Emotional

                  STACKING CUPS

                  This set of stacking cups is a delight. Stacking toys help develop both the body and the brain, improving fine motor skills and building connections and concentration. Stacking cups are a very versatile toy, and your baby will love discovering new and exciting ways to play with them as they grow and learn.

                  • Size: Box size 9cm x 9.5cm
                  • Material: 100% free from BPA, PVC and phthalates.
                  • Detail: Set of 7 stacking cups.
                  • Development areas: Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor

                  BOX AND BALL DROP

                  The box and ball drop is a simple and clever way to teach object permanence. This toy shows them that when they put the ball in the box, it’s still there – even if they can’t see it. This is also a great toy to support pincer grip development as they learn to open the drawer.

                  • Size: 12cm x 12cm x 8.5cm (ball is 4cm)
                  • Material: Wood with non-toxic, water-based finish
                  • Detail: The box comes with a mirror ball. Please note, due to the nature of stainless steel, there could be minor surface rubbing or scratches on this product.
                  • Development areas: Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor

                  MIRROR BALL

                  This reflective mirrored ball creates a stretched and distorted version of reality that your baby will find endlessly fascinating. The other-worldly reflective surface will help your baby discover reflection, light, shadow, temperature, and weight.

                  • Size: 4.5cm
                  • Material: Hollow, coasted stainless steel finish
                  • Detail: This can be used with the Box and Ball Drop as well as on its own. Please note, due to the nature of stainless steel, there could be minor surface rubbing or scratches on this product.
                  • Development areas: Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Social and Emotional

                    BABY TAMBOURINE

                    The tambourine is part of the percussion family of instruments. A long-time staple for any child’s toybox, it promotes listening, playful interaction, and sensory learning. These baby sized tambourines are a fun shape making it easy for your little one to hold and grip.

                    • Size: 10cm diameter
                    • Material: Plywood
                    • Detail: One piece provided
                    • Development areas: Cognitive, Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Social and Emotional

                    FEELINGS CARDS

                    There are so many ways to use a set of 'feelings' cards with your little one. These cards are particularly valuable as your little one is learning to recognise and regulate their own feelings and emotions.

                    • Size: 15cm x 10cm
                    • Material: Durable cardboard
                    • Detail: Set of 10 different cards with images and descriptions.
                    • Main development areas: Cognitive, Social and Emotional, Speech and Language