Featured / 11 June, 2026 / Christina Walter
Giving your child a toy that’s educational and fun at the same time is a great way to encourage learning. We’ve pulled together some of the best educational toys and games for kids. From smart globes to construction sets, each toy or activity set we’ve listed is specially designed to make learning fun for your child.
The Count & Learn Cookie Jar is a fun and interactive way to introduce young children to early maths concepts. Designed to make learning numbers enjoyable, it encourages kids to count from 1 to 10 by placing cookie pieces into the jar, turning a simple activity into an engaging hands-on learning experience. The talking and guiding features provide friendly voice feedback, helping children learn independently while building confidence with numbers and counting.
With multiple play modes, the toy supports number recognition and early problem-solving skills in an entertaining and accessible way. The interactive element keeps children engaged, while also helping to develop attention span, listening skills, and hand-eye coordination. By combining playful interaction with educational content, the Count & Learn Cookie Jar offers a well-rounded introduction to maths that feels more like play than learning. It’s an excellent choice for parents looking to support early development through fun, interactive learning experiences.
Age suitability: 2+ years
The Numberblocks® Rainbow Counting Bus is a fun and engaging toy that brings the world of Numberland to life for preschoolers. Featuring Seven as the driver, it encourages imaginative play while introducing early maths concepts in a playful way.
Children will love exploring the bus’s interactive features, including 12 songs and sounds from the popular TV series. There are plenty of opportunities to practise counting too, from discovering the hidden rainbow behind the drop-down back panel to counting the colourful Numberblocks characters displayed along the side of the bus.
The bus also has room for Numberblocks Friends One to Six figures (sold separately), allowing little fans to expand their adventures and recreate favourite moments from the show. With batteries included, the toy is ready to play with straight out of the box.
Combining learning and entertainment, the Rainbow Counting Bus is a colourful, educational toy that encourages counting, imagination and role-play, making it an excellent choice for young Numberblocks enthusiasts.
Age suitability: 3+ years
GeoSafari® Orbiting Solar System & Projector turns any room into a mini planetarium and is a fantastic addition to a space-themed bedroom. This STEM-focused set quickly captures children’s attention and encourages hands-on learning about our solar system. Assembly is straightforward: children insert the arms into the Sun in the correct positions, then watch as the 3D planets orbit realistically around it. The movement helps bring abstract space concepts to life in a tangible way. The Sun-shaped projector adds another layer of excitement, displaying 32 high-quality images, including NASA photographs of planets, asteroids, and constellations. When projected onto a ceiling or wall, the images create an immersive stargazing experience that feels both educational and magical. It blends play with learning effectively, making it ideal for curious young astronomers. Overall, it’s an engaging, interactive tool that inspires interest in space exploration while doubling as a captivating night-time projector and space enthusiasts alike.
Age suitability: 5+ years
This educational laptop is a fantastic way to make learning both fun and engaging for young children. Packed with 40 curriculum-based activities, it covers a wide range of subjects including English, maths, music, phonics, vocabulary, and even basic French. The quiz-show style gameplay keeps children entertained while encouraging them to build essential academic skills and confidence.
Designed to grow with your child, the Progressive Learning System adjusts the challenge level as they improve, helping to maintain interest and support ongoing development. The built-in progress report allows parents to track learning achievements, while the 2-player mode adds a social element that makes learning even more enjoyable. Featuring a realistic QWERTY keyboard and working mouse, the laptop also introduces children to basic computer skills in a familiar and accessible way. Slim, portable, and packed with educational content, it’s an excellent choice for parents looking to combine screen time with meaningful learning experiences.
Age suitability: 4+ years
The Wooden Counting & Stacking Board is a bright and engaging educational toy designed to introduce young children to early number skills in a hands-on way. Featuring a sturdy wooden base with ten numbered columns from 1 to 10, it encourages children to learn counting, sorting, and number recognition through interactive play.
Each column is topped with colourful wooden shapes and discs, helping to reinforce number association while also supporting colour recognition and visual learning. As children stack and arrange the pieces, they naturally develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and problem-solving abilities.
Simple yet highly effective, this classic learning toy blends education with play, making early maths concepts accessible and enjoyable. It’s a great resource for encouraging independent exploration while building confidence with numbers and patterns from an early age.
Age suitability: 3+ years
The Deep Space Home Planetarium and Projector is an impressive STEM toy that transforms any dark room into a captivating outer space experience. It projects a clear, detailed image up to one metre wide, making it ideal for immersive learning and bedtime exploration. With three interchangeable slide discs featuring 24 NASA and Hubble Telescope images, children can view planets, spacecraft, astronauts, and nebulae in vivid colour. The adjustable focus lens ensures sharp projection on walls or ceilings, while rotating star and constellation domes create dynamic moving patterns that bring the night sky indoors.
Its versatility is a standout feature—the unit can switch between a full planetarium light show and a calming night light using the included dome. A hidden online code adds an educational layer, unlocking extra facts about space. Easy to use and thoughtfully designed, it encourages curiosity about science and astronomy while delivering an engaging visual experience that feels both magical and educational.
Age suitability: 3 + years
The Speedy Monkey Hedgehog Educational Clock is a charming and engaging learning toy that helps young children explore numbers, shapes, and the basics of telling time through playful, hands-on interaction. Designed in an adorable hedgehog shape, it features 12 colourful shape-matching blocks that encourage early problem-solving and cognitive development while keeping children entertained.
The movable clock hands introduce the concept of time in a simple and accessible way, helping little ones begin to understand daily routines through play. As children match shapes, place pieces, and adjust the clock, they naturally build fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and early numeracy awareness.
Made from FSC-certified wood and finished with non-toxic, child-safe paints, it is designed with durability and safety in mind. The pieces are perfectly sized for small hands and feature smooth edges for added reassurance. Suitable for children aged 1–5 years, this educational clock is a wonderful blend of learning and fun, making it a great early years resource for developing essential foundational skills.
Age suitability: 12+ months
The Magic Adventures™ Microscope is an exciting educational toy that brings science to life through hands-on exploration and interactive learning. Designed for curious young minds, it combines a real microscope with engaging multimedia content, allowing children to discover the fascinating details hidden within everyday objects. With up to 200x magnification, budding scientists can closely examine flowers, food, minerals, insects, and more, uncovering a whole new world of tiny wonders.
The microscope includes eight double-sided smart slides that activate incredible BBC videos and images, helping children learn about topics such as plant cells, changing leaf colours, and the composition of sand. It also encourages independent discovery, with reusable slides and a large sample tray for examining objects found around the home or garden. Children can capture and save their favourite findings on-screen, adding another layer of engagement. Interactive games and quizzes further enhance the learning experience, making science both fun and educational. Combining real scientific exploration with digital content, the Magic Adventures™ Microscope is a fantastic STEM toy that inspires curiosity and discovery.
Age suitability: 5+ years
The Earth and Constellation Globe is a clever 2-in-1 STEM educational toy that transforms how children explore both geography and astronomy. By day, it functions as a detailed 22.8cm world globe, showing countries, capital cities, oceans, latitude and longitude lines, and major geographic features with impressive clarity. At night, it reveals a completely different experience: an illuminated constellation map that brings the stars and constellations into view in a calming, visual way.
One of its best features is the automatic light sensor, which switches the globe from day to night mode when the room darkens, creating a seamless transition. There’s also a manual override option to save battery life, and it can even be powered via micro USB for convenience. The globe sits on a sturdy, stylish stand, making it suitable as both an educational tool and an attractive room feature. Engaging, practical, and inspiring, it encourages curiosity about both Earth and space.
Age suitability: 8+ years
The Magic Adventures™ Telescope is a fantastic STEM toy that inspires young explorers to discover the wonders of both Earth and space. Combining a real telescope with interactive digital learning, it allows children to observe the Moon at night or explore nature during the day with up to 110x magnification. The built-in colour video screen makes viewing easy and enjoyable, while the ability to capture and save photos encourages children to document their discoveries like real astronomers.
What sets this telescope apart is its rich educational content. Featuring over 100 NASA and European Space Agency videos and images, it introduces children to the solar system, constellations, star life cycles, and major space discoveries in an engaging and accessible way. Interactive games and quizzes add another layer of fun, helping reinforce learning through play. The included Cosmic Cards provide even more fascinating facts and images to explore, while the detachable tripod ensures steady viewing indoors or outdoors. Combining hands-on observation with expert educational content, the Magic Adventures™ Telescope is an excellent choice for curious children with a passion for science, nature, and space exploration.
Age suitability: 5+ years
Send your little one off on the adventure of a lifetime with our personalised safari shape sorter. Designed to look like a cool Jeep, this wooden toy is decorated with zebra stripes, colourful jungle-inspired detailing and four wheels. This adorable toy comes with ten beautifully painted blocks, designed to be easy for little hands to pick up and ideal for developing hand-eye coordination, problem-solving, and matching skills.
Can your little learner push the eight animal-shaped blocks through the holes in the car and place the two zookeepers in the front seats? Plus, the back hinges open so you can quickly tidy the blocks away after another exciting playtime. Add a wild child’s name to the car’s number plate for a fun and cute educational gift.
Age suitability: 12+ months
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