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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 range of animals. Ms Brierley says with some pullable playthings maybe the ears flap, the tail wags or it makes a noise as it rolls along, which brings interest. You can just add up a string to a wheeled plaything for older children to tow and some children opt for 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 youngsters know, but whatever you pick it has to be washable.

Dolls
Buy 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 suggests that a biting doll 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, diverse races and some twins).

Puzzles
Keep it painless. Maybe follow a theme with nursery rhymes used in the nursery so there is a thread running through the provision that the youngsters can recognise. Durability is significant, because puzzles will get chewed.

Mirrors
'Mirrors assist youngsters educate a sense of self-reflection both literally and
metaphorically,' says Martin Pace, managing director of Reflections Nurseries.
He says the big wall-mounted mirrors, infinity cube and Mirror Exploratory are made from robust acrylic or plastic with great reflective properties so they are safe for young children to use. Practitioners can utilize mirrors at floor level to supply young kids with interesting viewpoints and to engross their attention.
Mirrors can also be sited behind resources to make challenging environments to explore. Ms Johnston likes the Combi mirror with both concave and convex mirror images.

Magnets
Children are always fascinated my magnets. Ms Johnston recommends geting a magnetic knife rack from IKEA store

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