Twirlywoos Big Red Boat Playset

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The boat also has the two portholes either side of the horn light up whenever the ring is pulled and a tune played or when the horn is pushed down. Written by by Zoe Bourn, whose stage-transfer credits include Thomas And Friends and Fireman Sam Live! Packed full of stimulating and innovative play features, this huge playset also includes a version of the famous Fruit Tea Machine.

Children learn more about things by observing how certain characteristics are similar or different (e. This is a fantastic toy which is aimed at 18months and over and as the smallest piece is Peekaboo, I personally would have been happy for my daughter to play with this with careful supervision from maybe 12months on but that's a decision to be made by the parents concerned.The series was co-created by Teletubbies devisor Anne Wood, and Steve Roberts, Wood’s co-creator of the BAFTA-winning CBeebies series Dipdap. Each episode was, developed in collaboration with Professor Cathy Nutbrown, an early year’s educational expert, Head of the School of Education at the University of Sheffield. Helping to encourage imagination through pretend play, little ones will have endless bath time fun as they move the boat around the bath. I haven't deducted any stars for the couple of little niggles I have as the set is fantastic and very much loved and played with. Turn the wheel on the back of funnel to hear fun bird sounds and watch as they spin on the boat’s mast, promoting hand to eye co-ordination.

There is something about those funny little creatures that I am drawn to and of course the girls love them too. For me, one of the best thing about having kids is being able to play with the toys and I love little play sets, doing the voices and acting out with characters is my forte! There is a little hideaway door for Peekaboo to hide behind and the side door opens to reveal the inside play area of the boat. I have found myself humming the tune (or singing full pelt in the car) many a time and we all enjoy a little snuggle on the sofa to watch it. The boat is great, it comes with Great Big Hoo and Peekaboo and has plenty of little buttons and pully bits that makes noises.Comical, colourful and curious, the Twirlywoos are back on CBeebies with a new set of adorable antics, from Monday 27 July. For example, they mention it's a brilliant toy with lots of different sounds and things to press or play with. For the uninitiated, the Twirlywoos are “four small, bird-like characters who are inquisitive, enthusiastic and always looking to learn something new about the world. The Big Red Boat Playset measures approx 34cm long by 33cm high (including ducks) by 20cm wide and it comes with a Great Big Hoo character and a Peekaboo character.

TOODLOO, Great BigHoo, Chick and Peekaboo set sail for York next week on board the Big Red Boat for their Theatre Royal theatrical adventure Twirlywoos Live! The Twirlywoos use funny sounds to accompany movements on screen and this helps children focus attention and imitate the movements themselves. Great BigHoo and Peekaboo figurines are included and are the perfect size for little hands to grasp, these colourful figurines will help children to develop fine motor skills whilst encouraging them to use their imagination through pretend play. The episodes encourage children to think for themselves, gain confidence in perceptions of their own lives and develop their wonderful sense of inquisitiveness through each story. Opening doors and hatches as well as electronic sounds and phrases can all be activated from various points on the boat.However, by the 27th December it has stopped working, assumed it was the batteries, this was not the case it was broken and only the lights flashed no sound. To fully appreciate it I think you need to see and hear it for yourselves though so we have made a short video.

Whether in the real world or on their big red boat, they love to hide, imitate and be surprised as they discover fresh things”. Push the mast and watch as water cheekily squirts from the hooter for even more bath time fun and giggles! and 4pm on June 11, then 10am and 2pm, June 12 and 13, with a running time of 55 minutes and no interval.The spinning drum features all of the Twirlywoos and says their names plus has their voices along with the boat announcing "round and round". You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Once absorbed, ideas like ‘up and down’, or ‘round and round’ or ‘over and under’ begin to be used by children when they progress to making marks on paper. The ducks on the top can be turned around either by hand or the dial on the back and this makes them quack. Twirlywoos has a very strong spatial relations component, with Great BigHoo, Toodloo, Chickedy, and Chick learning about up, down, over, underneath, around, through, and various other relational concepts throughout their explorations.