Asco Educational Supplies Autumn Brochure 2015 by Asco Educational Supplies

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AUTUMN NEW ITEMS

Lock & Roll Rescue Garage 2.

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Encourage the development of problem solving and fine motor skills with the colourcoded locks and keys on this garage play set. Behind the three doors is a trio of wooden rescue vehicles - perfect for imaginative play! 27 x 14 x 15.5cm Ages 3+

KA33 £19.99 set

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Dressing Apron

This unique activity apron provides an entertaining way for children to learn how to dress and undress. With three layers, children gain plenty of practice with zip, button, clasp and velcro fastenings. When the apron is undressed, children will delight as they discover a smiley face! Age 3+

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Suction cups ‘POP’ as you tilt, wobble and twist!

Lock and Latch Board 3.

Discover what’s behind the locked and latched panels! This wooden play board is great for building fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination while learning colours, numbers, animals and more! 30.5 x 24 x 1.5cm Ages 3+

KA39 £14.99 each

Teeter Popper

This new twist on the teeter-totter features silicone suction cups that create a fun popping sound as children wobble, tilt and twist. While they explore and play, children will develop core strength, leg strength, balance, coordination, and gross motor skills. It also serves as a great lesson in cause-and-effect! 71 x 29 x 19cm Weight capacity: 50kg Age 3+

CY85 £29.99 each

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Material Experience Board These blocks of natural materials invite a very hands-on experience of different textures, weights and colours. As children slot each block into the wooden board, they will love to play with and discuss the different materials, making the set ideal for sensory play, promoting fine motor skills and early language development. Board: 20 x 20 x 2cm Blocks: 6.5cm long 12 months +

CL15 £65.00 set

CL14 £15.00 set of 12

These stones are a natural resource that children will find hugely appealing. They are smooth and tactile and have been created to inspire children’s natural curiosity as they explore and sort. Children will enjoy sorting by colour, ordering by size, stacking and matching. They are an ideal resource for a treasure baskets and sensory play activities and durable for use in sand, water or outdoors. Each set includes twelve stones in three different sizes (55-80mm), and four colours. Suitable from birth.

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Dinosaur Bones Discovery Set Perfect for budding palaeontologists, these bones will instantly appeal to children’s instincts to explore, investi¬gate, sort, collect and measure. Bury them in sand, soil or even water, they are just waiting to be discovered and will introduce children to early concepts of measurement. Durable enough to be used throughout an early years setting including outdoors and safe for use with your youngest learners, the set includes twelve dinosaur bones in three different lengths ranging from 60–120mm. Age 2+

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CL13 £15.00 set of 12

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Fill and Spill Sorting Tubes

As little ones sort these colourful balls into the clear-view tubes, they build colour recognition, coordination & more! Simply drop each soft, easy-grip ball into the tube with the matching-colour base & watch the balls stack up…then turn the tubes over to pour the balls out and start sorting again! You get 9 textured balls in 3 different colours, plus 3 tubes; tubes are 25cm. 12 months+

• motor skills • pretend • balance

TR07 £38.50 set

Take-Along Activity Box 2.

Loaded with brilliant colours, versatile activities, and made entirely of safe, durable wood, the Take-Along Activity Box mesmerizes the senses from all angles at once. L24.6 x W23.4 x D21.1cm 10 months +

£29.99 each

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KA85 £79.99 each

Discover many ways for a new walker to build confidence and stability in this multi-purpose wooden wagon. Also safe for passengers to ride or haul and store toys. Pull handle folds up conveniently and locks in place. L56 x W43 x D50cm 12 months+

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Wonder Wagon

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Animal Rescue Shape-Sorting Truck 3.

This lovely wooden shape-sorting truck introduces little ones to sorting, stacking and animals they love at the zoo! The play set encourages fine motor and problem solving skills, and includes 7 friendly animals and 2 animal rescuers perfect for inspiring endless creative play. 26.5 x 18 x 11.5cm Age 2+

KA86 £14.99 set

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Squigz

This unique and incredibly tactile “suction construction” toy will provide hours of playful creative experimentation. Made from squishable silicone, Squigz push together and make a satisfying popping sound when they are pulled apart. They will also stick to almost any flat surface without leaving marks, and are flexible to make all kinds of bendy, abstract structures. Age 3+

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£48.00 set of 50

Squigz Benders 2.

These fun little suckers bend, twist and loop their way into creative play! Completely interchangeable with original Squigz. Includes 6 x 10cm and 6 x 15cm Benders, and 6 original Squigz. Age 3+

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Joinks

Bend the rules of building as you flex, connect, and extend with Joinks! Made from flexible connectors and wooden sticks, you’ll be constructing all kinds of creative structures that bounce, wiggle and move! Colorful, chunky and super-flexible, Joinks connectors are made from silicone and make construction simple with ever-expanding possibilities. Includes 39 connectors, and 37 sticks in 3 different lengths (7.5, 13 and 20cm). Age 3+

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• tactile • experiment • STEM

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£22.50 set of 18

AUTUMN NEW ITEMS

Safety Nursery Kitchen 1.

£256.00 each

Discovery Houses These Discovery Houses are not only a lovely decorative addition to any setting, but also provide fun hiding places for discovering little treasures. Children can decorate each house with a different theme or create various scenes using dolls furniture and figures. The facades have embedded magnets, allowing them to be easily removed. Largest house: 25 x 25cm, 11cm deep from roof. 18 months+

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Orange, Yellow, Purple and Red

Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery

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Specifically designed for nursery use, this is the perfect kitchen for little chefs! The unit features rounded edges to protect little cooks from harm, while the grab handles on both sides offer support for pulling themselves up and holding on. To prevent trapped fingers, there are no moving doors or removable sink. It also has a moveable tap and chunky dials that turn – great for little hands. Made from birch wood. W60 x H39 x D34 12 months+

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WF34 £124.50 set of 4 3. Set two Light Blue, Blue, Light Green, Green

WF35

£124.50 set of 4

Fantasy Figures

Bring imaginations to life with our fantasy collection of hand painted fairy and gnomee figures! Age 3+

4. Fairy Set

Each fairy represents a flower, and has the wings of a butterfly. Includes 5 fairies and a fairy pony. Measures 10cm high.

KA54 5. Gnomes

£39.95 set of 6

These friendly fellas are part of the dynamic duo in the fantasy realm! Measures 7cm high.

KA55

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£8.00 set of 2

AUTUMN NEW ITEMS Indigo Jamm

Designed here in the UK, this unique range of high quality wooden toys inspire development through play and are suitable for 12 months+

1. London Number Bus

3. Retro Camper Van

KA87 £35.99 set 2. Tractor Ted Farm Set

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£35.99 set

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Includes a tractor with a detachable trailer, peg farmer, and 5 wooden farm animals great for imaginative play. Tractor L20 x H12.5 x D10cm

This retro camper van comes complete with a wooden peg family and a dog. The removeable roof allows easy access to the inside, where the peg people can be matched by colour to their seats. L25 x H13 x D9.5cm

Match the six passengers by colour and number to their seats in this durable double-decker London bus. With removeable roof and top floor, this fun toy helps promote fine motor skills, communication and interaction. L22 x H19 x D9.5cm

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£34.99 set 3.

4. Charlie’s Car L20 x H10 x D10cm

KA90 £18.99 each 5. Percy Plane

L18 x H11 x D18.5cm

KA91 £15.99 each 6. Racing Rocky

L20 x H8 x D9.5cm

KA92

£15.99 each

Castle Blocks

With these enchanting all-natural wood blocks, children can create a fascinating fortress, grand palace and more! Includes 16 castle wall and tower blocks in a net bag. Wall block: 12 x 4.5 x 4cm. Suitable for 18 months + under adult supervision.

KW18 £32.00 set of 16 8. Plain wall set

30 non-beveled castle wall blocks in a net bag. Block: 7 x 7 x 3.5cm

KW19

£49.95 set of 30

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Experiment Tray

Light Table Creative Messy Play This handy tray with a raised rim opens up an entirely new way of workiing with light. Whether it‘s painting, experimenting with liquid colour or getting messy with sand or shaving cream - the Experiment Tray provides endless opportunities for discovering new, creative uses and play. Not suitable for pigment colours. Fits to the LED light box SQ38. Size: 69 x 53 x 2cm, inside dimensions 65 x 50 x 1.7cm. 12 months+

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£39.95 each

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Experiment Kit

Explore a range of activities with your Experiment Tray! Includes 1tub (115g) of water marbles, 3 x 500ml bottles of food colouring, 3 foam paint bottles, 15 squiggle pipettes and 4 paint scrapers.

CZ23

£49.95 set

3. Food Colouring

These jumbo 500ml bottles of food colouring are ideal for any messy play activities!

CZ2401 Red CZ2402 Blue CZ2403 Yellow

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4. Foam Paint Bottles

Pump up rich coloured foam paint by adding washing-up liquid and food colouring to these child-sized bottles! 9 x 12.5 cm

CZ25

£8.00 set of 3

5. Squiggle Pipettes

Use the pipettes to develop fine motor skills while having a blast! 15 pipettes (15 cm). Age 3+

CZ26

£9.95 set of 15

Colour Diffusing Paper Spritz liquid watercolour paint or food colouring over this fabric-like paper and watch the colours flow and blend. Great for all ages!

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Flowers Sealife

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£10.00 pack of 80 £8.50 pack of 48

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Transparent Sorting Trays

Use these trays to explore sorting, graphing and master challenging concepts like similarities, differences and merging groups. Brilliant for using on a light table! Includes one Venn, bar and web graph tray, plus a guide. Tray: 25 x 38 x 2cm

Great for counting and sorting, these transparent chips look brilliant when used on a light box. Each chip has a steel ring allowing it be picked up by a magnet. Tub of 500 chips, dia: 2cm Age 3+

Colour Counting Chips

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£16.00 set of 3

Perception Spheres

Sets of 8 brightly coloured transparent spheres and semispheres, which are beautifully smooth to the touch and made from a tough and safe acrylic. Place them onto an object to see it magically magnified in a different colour. Great for sensory play, treasure baskets, exploring colours and for use on a light panel. Size 50mm diameter. Suitable from birth.

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3. Perception Spheres CZ21 £39.99 set of 8 4. Perception Semi-Spheres CZ20

£34.99 set of 8

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Crystal Colour Stacking Blocks 6.

Turn simple stacking into a sensory experience! The blocks stack easily with the help of specially designed grooves. Use the blocks on a light table to create glowing towers while exploring colour mixing. Includes: 50 blocks (5 x 6 cm) Age 3+

CZ22 5.

£15.00 set of 50

Coloured Kinetic Sand

This sand-in-motion flows slowly and shapes just like wet sand, but leaves surfaces completely dry and mess-free. Now available in 3 vibrant colours! Includes 1kg of red, blue and green.

SW73

£38.00 3kg

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Cable Car Kit

Everything you need to run a shuttle cable car service! This fantastic cable car will travel across the room, or from tree to tree at a gentle pace or go full speed down into the valley. Includes two cable cars and a station/winch. Requires adult assembly. Cable car: 16 x 10 x 3cm Height to top support: 20cm Age 4+

KW06

£49.95 set

• STEM • outdoors • explore

Sneak & Peek Periscope

Young explorers can remain undetected as they peek through this child-friendly periscope and see over large rocks or around trees. Use the featured LED light to spy on nocturnal animals or peer into a dark space. Periscope is 35.5cm high and has a wide viewing area for two eyes. Requires 2 AAA batteries. Age 4+

TR14

£14.95 each

KORXX Big Blocks

Strong like bricks, yet light enough for little builders to create towering structures! The lightness of the blocks, together with their surface friction allow them to be stacked imperfectly at different angles, making them easier to build with and ideal for younger children. The blocks have bevelled edges and polished surfaces. Includes 20 big (9 x 9 x 18cm) and 8 small (9 x 9 x 9cm). Age 3+ (suitable for 2+ under adult supervision)

CW57 £199.00 set of 28

Tourer Balance Bike

Lightweight and durable first balance vehicle

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Weighing only 2.9kg, the bike is very safe and easy for young children to handle. Made from high quality polyamide, it is solid, weather proof and made to last - perfect for nurseries and pre-schools! With maintenance-free EVA tyres, there is no risk of punctures. Weight capacity 30kg. Height to handle bars: 53cm Height adjustable seat (37-45cm) EAL FO Length: 79cm Age 2-5

AUTUMN NEW ITEMS

A great addition to any outdoor play area! Each element has a 10 year guarantee and includes a post, post end and metal mounting which can be concreted into the ground.

1. Sand Crane

2. Outdoor Scale

With an integrated spirit level, this durable stainless steel scale takes measuring outdoors! W64 x H90 x D27cm.

SW75

£368.00 each

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3. Sand Mixer

Complete with sand bucket, this fun sand crane allows children to experiment with transporting sand. W10 x H120 x D65cm.

When the stainless steel drum is turned, sand is seived. A slight incline means that the sand stays in the drum when it’s turned. W54 x H137 x D45 cm

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Sand Baking Set

Make fabulous mudpies and sand cakes with this sea-creature inspired ‘baking’ set. Age 3+

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Wooden Exploration Table 5.

Whether it’s collecting leaves, examining insects or natural materials, this sturdy table will provide the perfect outdoor workstation for the young investigator. Complete with wooden lid that can be attached to clips on the side of the unit when being used, otherwise the top of the lid can transform this unit into a table top. Sorting boxes sold separately. W120 x D40 x H60cm

SW77 £195.00 each

Bricklayer Set

6. Sorting Boxes

SW78

SW79 £5.00 set

Set of 6 hardwood boxes that fit neatly into the exploration table. Small box: 18 x 24 x 2.5cm Large box: 36 x 24 x 2.5cm

£79.00 set of 6

Create the ultimate sand structures! Also suitable for playing in snow. Brick mould: 13 x 13 x 7cm 18 months +

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SW80 £9.99 set

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AUTUMN NEW ITEMS Experimental Letters

Letter recognition, fine motor skills and concentration

Step 1: Learn the letter sounds

These beautifully made wooden numbers allow children to trace and fill the letters with beads, marbles or pipe cleaners helping develop motor skills while learning the alphabet.

TR19 £69.50 set

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Step 4: Read the book!

Road to Reading Activity Centre

Our hands-on activity centre gets children ready to read—by building one skill at a time! First, children complete alphabet puzzles to learn letter sounds…then they use picture cards & letter tiles to build simple words. Next, they progress to tracing sight-words with fun-to-touch tactile word cards. Finally, children put it all together to read an entire book...all on their own! Centre comes with 5 folders—each includes letter sound puzzles, word-building cards & letter tiles, sight-word cards and a book. Centre is 19cm.

TR04 £45.00 set

Match the lowercase to the uppercase letter

Alphabet Learning Locks

Help children recognise uppercase and lowercase letters, while building fine motor skills. Kids simply match the lowecase letter on the key to the uppercase letter or picture on the lock—when they make a successful match, the key will turn and the lock will open for instant reinforcement! Includes 26 locks & 26 keys; locks are 8cm tall. Age 3+

TR05 £38.50 set

Glow in the Dark Pebbles

Create excitement in the classroom and add a magical dimension to phonics learning! The pebble’s ‘glow in the dark’ feature makes them ideal for use with dark dens, torches and other sensory play materials. The pebbles glow for up to one hour and quickly recharge in daylight within minutes. The set includes 26 pebbles. Each pebble measures between 48–52mm. Age 3+

TR15 £40.00 set

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Positional Words Resource Box 1.

Our hands-on resource box helps children recognise and understand positional words—as they move cute manipulatives into one position after the next! You get 4 pairs of manipulatives that children will love to work with, plus 24 cards with simple, rebus-style instructions. Children just follow the instructions to move the objects into place, then flip the cards over to check their work. Bear is 8cm.

TR06 £29.95 set

Combino

Complete the images on the wooden game boards with help of the transparent picture cards. This playful game stimulates visual discrimination, concentration and fine motor skills. Includes 3 game boards and 24 transparent picture cards. Game board: 24 x 14 cm Age 4+

TR16 £14.99 set

• language • communicate • preposition

Topologic

Learning to manipulate three-dimentional space is key to this game. Recreate the two dimentional scenes represented on the workcards using the wooden house and chunky characters. The game not only trains concentration and hand-eye coordination, but also vocabulary as particular attention must be paid to prepositions when describing different points in the scene. Children can check their work on the reverse side of the cards. Includes 1 wooden game board, flat pack house, 9 figures and 40 workcards in 3 difficulty levels. Age 3+

TR17 £72.00 set

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Puzzle Pies

Simplify fractions with homemade pies! This batch features three different pies in colourful pans, divided into halves, thirds, and fourths, and numbered 1–4 on the bottom for self-checking. Take role play and fine motor one step further with a pie server that kids can use to dish out, mix and match, and enjoy. Each pie measures 11cm dia. Age 2+

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A fun way to learn about balance with this set of wooden balance buddies. Throw the dice and add a buddy of the same colour to the balance. But watch out! Don’t bring the seesaw out of balance, because if a buddie slips off, you’re off! Includes 19 buddies, 1 balance seesaw, 1 dice and a storage bag. Balance measures 50cm Age 3+

£39.95 set

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Nesting Gummies 3.

Build fine motor skills, size and colour recognition with these vibrant gummy bears! Includes four two piece bears and one small bear. Largest bear: 15cm. Age 2+

TR13

£15.95 set

Theme Count

This game introduces children to numbers 1-10 while developing their visual perception. Children organise the 8 theme cards along the top and bottom of the game board to match the equal quantities. Afer play is complete, flip the cards over and on to the game board. When played successfully, the combined back side of the playing cards will reveal a large image. Includes 4 wooden game boards and 32 playing cards. Game board: 24 x 14cm Age 3+

TR43

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£14.99 set

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Fairy Tales Problem Solving STEM Kits Children engineer happier endings to fairy tales - as they design a house that can’t be blown down and construct a bridge that keeps 3 goats safe from the troll! Our kits help children discover the STEM in their favourite fairy tales - and naturally inspire them to explore each challenging situation until they find a solution! Age 3+

1. The Three Little Pigs Kit

Includes 18 foam blocks, 36 panels in 2 sizes, cards, 3 pigs, a wolf and a guide. Blocks are 3.8cm.

TR09

£39.95 set

2. The Three Billy Goats Gruff Kit

Includes 35 wooden blocks with hook and loop fastener, cards, 3 goats, a troll and a guide. Trolll measures 10cm.

TR10

£49.95 set

Sail Away! Make It Flow!

Water Play STEM Early Learning Kit

This simple learning kit offers a great introduction to STEM! Set out the materials & display one of the illustrated activity cards, then let children start discovering on their own—naturally solving problems as they play & explore. Plus, the back of each card has teacher tips and discussion questions. It couldn’t be easier to guide children along—as they learn about STEM concepts while exploring properties of water! Includes 22 water pipes, 50 foam boat pieces, 4 weighted figures and a measuring cup, plus 8 cards and a card stand with suction feet for stability in a water table. Age 3+

TR08

£69.95 set

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• design • problem solve • discover

AUTUMN NEW ITEMS Adventure Maze One cannot escape the fascination of a maze! Mazes can enhance children’s spacial awareness, coordination and perception. This Adventure Maze Kit is easy to construct and gives rise to a lot of fun and interesting maze designs, games and outdoor play uses. Includes 12 bases ( to be filled wih sand or small stones), 12 poles, 2 polyester, flame retardant lanes (530 x 80cm), a storage bag and instructions. Available in two heights: 120cm and 100cm for nursery children. Ages 2+

1. Adventure Maze Height: 120cm

GC40 £216.45 set 2. Adventure Maze Nursery Height: 100cm

£193.15 set

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