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Hi,
Winter has been busy at Flying Penguin. During the school holidays we had a stall at Winterland - a European Winter inspired market - and we have also been busy ordering lots of stimulating and beautiful toys to entertain children during the colder months.
Check out our Orchard Toys and Ravensberger puzzles sale - up to 20% off selected items. Pick up a catalogue from Newtown Flying Penguin or reply to this email with your address if you would like us to mail or email you one.
To those of you who voted for us in the Business Achiever Awards, we thank you. We have been named finalists in the Specialty Store and New Business categories! The results are announced on 1 September 2010. You can see an article about Flying Penguin on page 32 of the Inner West Courier: click here.
What's new?
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We think the Lindenwood range of blocks may be the most beautiful we have seen. Embossed, with smooth edges and clean design. The Greek and Russian versions are the most popular so far - these blocks come in over a dozen different languages.
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In our last update we introduced you to Sophie. Now Sophie has a house! It is gorgeous and multi-purpose, perfect for toddlers to carry around but also converts to a playmat for baby. Contact us if you would like more information about Sophie's House.
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By popular demand we now stock a very sweet range of Bajo wooden toys, made in Poland. The ambulance is a staff favourite and the abacus and the dachshund on wheels have already sold out!
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The benefits of blocks
Flying Penguin stocks many different types of blocks. We have blocks made from natural untreated beech wood, blocks that look like they have just been cut out of a tree, embossed blocks, sound blocks, patience blocks, groovie blocks and blocks that make a marble run. We keep lots of blocks because blocks are such a great eductional toy. This is how....
- Blocks grow with your child. Infants and toddlers simply enjoy gripping and touching blocks, toddlers will start to stack them and two year olds may begin using them for pretend-play. Older children may build serious bridges, enclosures and marbel runs.
- Blocks help develop physical skills. Block play builds strength in fingers and hands and increases hand-eye coordination. Blocks help build a child's understanding of perspectives, design, representation, balance, stability and the basic laws of structural engineering.
- Blocks exercise the intellect. While young children will develop their vocabulary describing sizes, shapes and positions of blocks, older children will develop math skills by grouping, adding and subtracting with blocks, as well as experimenting with gravity, balance and geometry.
- Blocks encourage creativity. Through block play, children can make their own designs and create something that did not exist before. From two years of age, children may use blocks for pretend-play, use figures to create dramas in miniture landscapes or become life-sized actors in large block structures.
With thanks to the US organisation, National Association of Education for the Young for this information.)
Looking forward to seeing you again in Newtown.
All the best,
Vicki, Jackie and Brenna
From your local eco-friendly toy store
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