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gltc.co.uk
Toy Collection 2021
BEST CHILDREN’S BRAND 2021
gltc.co.uk
About us Great Little Trading Co. (GLTC) is a small, passionate and independent British business specialising in solution-oriented, stylish products for family homes. Voted Best Children’s Brand 2021, we design and produce a unique collection of high-quality wooden toys, children’s furniture, genuinely useful storage solutions and beautiful room accessories. We aim to help parents create a happy home with our ideas on how to organise, play, learn, unwind, and connect:
Play that lasts and lasts. Our award-winning range of play now, love-forever toys are made from long-lasting wood and offer unlimited hours of imaginative, educational fun.
Learn. Create. Flourish. From toys that teach to creative tools for an inspiration station, we’ve got everything your little one needs to learn and develop.
Great design. Great products. Great service. We guarantee all three. But don’t just take our word for it… We received a Feefo Gold Tr usted Ser vice Award in 2021 for the third year in a row and have won numerous awards over the year s for our product design and innovation.
Buy Wood, Buy Once We’re helping to preserve our planet for the next generation by designing and creating inspiring wooden toys for children with four amazing super powers:
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They’re long-lasting We rigorously test each and every one to ensure they’re safe, durable and can withstand lots of hands-on play. More long-lasting than their plastic counterparts; they’re heirlooms in the making designed to be passed on to the next generation.
They’re better for the planet While all those plastic toys cluttering up homes will still be plaguing the planet for centuries to come, our wooden toys are biodegradable.
They spark imagination They’re powered by makebelieve not batteries, so it’s the child’s own creativity that does the legwork. They’ll be having fun while also developing essential social, visual and motor skills.
They’ve got curb appeal Our toys are so beautiful that there’s no need to hide them away. Parents are happy to have them on display ready to tempt their child to play with them.
Sustainability We are striving to find more eco-friendly alternatives and have already made positive steps forward:
Sustainable Toys Responsibly sourced, high quality wooden toys.
EU Timber We follow EU timber regulations – these require all wood and wood-based products to be traced back to forest source and proven to be from sustainable, legal sources.
Safe materials We use water-based paints on our furniture and toys, so you can be sure they don’t contain any nasty chemicals.
Contents 04 R O L E P L AY Our colourful kitchens, play shops & cafes provide hours of fun, open-ended role play for little entrepreneurs in the making.
22 TO D D L E R & B A B Y TOY S Our vibrant range of baby and toddler toys help to develop your child’s essential skills, from hand-eye coordination to colour and shape recognition.
26 C R E AT I V I T Y Putting paint brush to easel gives mini Monets the chance to unleash their creativity, as well as strengthen their motor skills.
32 E D U C AT I O N A L T O Y S Our educational toys are a fun way to learn about everything, from telling the time to letter formation, and they strengthen hands and fingers in preparation for school.
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“Play is the work of the child” Maria Montessori
Our clever wooden toys are guaranteed to draw squeals of excitement from children. Made from responsibly sourced wood, they’re long-lasting and designed to be passed on to siblings - and to the next generation! Take your pick from beautiful role play toys, enticing play sets and fun toddler toys. Look out for these icons showing the range of benefits of learning through playing with GLTC toys.
Aid numeracy
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Develop motor skills
Nur ture creativity
Boost confidence
Encourage social skills
Promote independence
Inspire imagination
Encourage reading
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L4975 Coffee Cup Kitchen Our newest wooden kitchen has so many lovely details to provide budding chefs with lots of potential for creative pretend play. 3yrs+ | Wooden | 91H x 30D x 62.5W (cm) Worktop height: 51.2cm
Select food options for cooking & temperatures
Grill pan detail on internal shelf
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Pull out powder drawer and washing machine door opens
Clicking hob dials turn the rings red
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Built in coffee machine with clicking dial
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Stand for wafers and sauces Lolly stick jokes
Magnetic scoop and ice creams help build motor skills
L4175 Lolly & Scoop Ice Cream Shop Our award-winning play set features 25 accessories, including wooden cones, lollies, toppings and ice creams to slot or snap together.
Spinning sign
3yrs+ | Wooden | 27H x 48W x 26D (cm) Food illustrated buttons
L5178 Wooden Till, Shell Pink
Imaginative play and communication skills are so impor tant for a little one’s development. This wooden play till is the ideal accessory for our Wooden Play Shop & Café to add a little extra authenticity to a child’s role play fun. 3yrs+ | Wooden | 12H x 18W x 18D (cm)
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Includes set of notes & coins
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Comes with 25 wooden accessories, inlcuding magnetised scoops of ice cream, cones, wafers, toppings, lollies and a scoop
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360˚ play area with sliding window at the back
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17 delicious accessories
Chalkboard for specials
Beautiful details
L4447 Star Beans Coffee Shop This beautiful, wooden play set really is a-latte fun. It features a fun toy coffee machine and 17 delicious accessories. 3yrs+ | Wooden | 30H x 43W x 20D (cm).
Spinning sign
Food illustrated buttons
L5167 Wooden Till, Blue A sweet wooden toy till that lends itself brilliantly to playing shops, cafés or post offices! It’s made from smooth, sturdy wood with lots of gorgeous details; we love the little pull-out money drawer. 3yrs+ | Wooden | 12H x 18W x 18D (cm)
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Includes set of notes & coins
R O L E P L AY
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360˚ play area
Clicking dials & handle turns left to right and clicks
Fridge for milk
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Velcro fastenings that can be ‘chopped’ with the cake knife
Candles slot in and out
L5170 Rainbow Happy Birthday Cake Serve up imaginary birthday fun with this delicious wooden toy! Children can take the candles on and off and cut the cake into individual slices to share with family, friends and teddies. It’s great for imaginative play and communication skills 3yrs+ | Wooden Cake: 14D x 4.5H, Plate 16dia (cm).
Beautiful painted details
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R O L E P L AY
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L4710 Piccolo Café
Includes a whopping 53 accessories
Mamma mia! This lovely wooden play set has lots of foodie fun on the menu, including a pizza oven and ingredients, felt pasta shapes, a twisting pepper grinder and lots more. 3yrs+ | Wooden | 19H x 42W x 20D (cm).
Check out the illustrated hob and bricks around the oven
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Beautifully written poems on postcards
L4971 First Class Toy Post Office Little letter writers will love this charming post office play set. It comes with lots of lovely accessories to inspire creative play and to help little ones to develop their communication and motor skills. 3yrs+ | Wooden | 21H x 15D x 42.5L (cm)
Open the door to retrieve the post
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TRI O T LLEE H P LE AY RE
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Pop letters and cards through the letterbox and drop parcels down the hatch
Comes with velcro stamps to attach Weigh parcels on the working scales
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L5156 Growing Garden Wooden Toy Even grown ups won’t be able to resist picking fresh fruit and veg with our brand new gardening toy. It’s a winner for encouraging kids to use their imagination and improve their hand-eye coordination while having fun. 3yrs+ | Wooden | 22H x 44.6W x 14.1D (cm)
Seed markers aid colour recognition
Use the trowel to dig up the veg
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Strawberries velcro on to sides
Shake the realistic-sounding seed packet
Don’t forget to water your flowers!
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L5157 Create & Play Wooden Mud Kitchen Mud pies will most definitely be on the menu with this beautiful outdoor kitchen. There’s lots to keep little ones busy while enjoying time out in the fresh air and it’s fully treated for use outdoors too. Accessories not included. 3yrs+ | Wooden | 101H x 60W x 41D (cm)
360˚ play area
Bowl features a gloss effect to add additional protection against the elements
Lots of storage space
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Weather station on side panel
Easel for petite Picassos
TRI O T LLEE H P LE AY RE
Made of treated natural wood, resistant to the var ying British weather
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L5152 Ambulance Doctor’s Set Our beautiful doctor’s set is great for developing everyday knowledge and social skills. It includes 12 doctor’s tools and medicines, as well as a chunky ambulance that can be pushed or carried around. 3yrs+ | Wooden 5H x 25W x 15D (cm)
Handle for easy rolling or carr ying
Spring mounted syringe
12 wooden accessories
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Moving, rubbertrimmed wheels
TRI O T LLEE H P LE AY RE
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L4972 A Job Well Done Tool Set Here’s a classic toy that all kids will love. Watch them hammer, screw, measure and saw. No job is too big with this tactile tool set.
Holes for playing with nuts and bolts
3yrs+ | Wooden Truck 15.3H x 25L x 16.4D (cm)
Great for fine motor skills
Moving, rubbertrimmed wheels
Sliding spirit level
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TRI O T LLEE H P LE AY RE
Working tape measure pulls out and winds shut for real measuring
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B A B Y & TO D D L E R TOY S
“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” J.R.R. Tolkien
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B A B Y & TO D D L E R TOY S
L5069 Wooden Walker, Fox This adorable fox walker is ready to join little ones on their toddling adventures. A sturdy companion to help them to walk and play; it also has a handy compartment for carrying small toys, teddies or comforters around with them.
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12mths+ | Wooden | 44H x 30W x 59.8D (cm) A sturdy companion to help them to walk and play
Handy compar tment for carr ying small toys or teddies
Rubber-trimmed wheels,
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L5161 Wooden Baby Gym, Woodland Animals by Ryn Frank This adorable wooden baby gym is perfect for playtime. It’s a calm addition to a little one’s play area that’s nicely interactive for baby but also looks lovely in the home. A fox, a bird and a rabbit hang down from the centre pole and feature bells and beads to add sound and texture to a child’s every grasp of the three sweet animals 2mths+ | Wooden | 63.5W x 48D x 42.5H (cm)
Bells and beads to add sound and texture to a child’s ever y grasp
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Rigoroulsy tested for safe use by babies
B A B Y & T O DTDI TL LE ER H TO ER Y ES
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C R E AT I V I T Y
“Creativity now is as important in education as literacy, & we should treat it with the same status” Sir Ken Robinson
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CT RI TE LAT E IHV EI T RY E
L4702 Wooden Art Easel Our children’s easel is an essential part of every parents Rainy Day Survival Kit, and the antidote to boring afternoons indoors. It’s easy to set up or store away thanks to its folding frame. 3yrs+ | Wooden | 102H x 58.5W (cm) when open
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Carry Caddies Children will love carrying all sorts of things in our Carry Caddies, from books to toys to favourite treasures. It’s also perfect for keeping art supplies, pens and stationery tidy and great for impromptu craft sessions or homework time at the kitchen table 3yrs+ | Wooden |
L5035 Fox
22H x 33W x 17D (cm)
L1194 Confetti Spot 22H x 33W x 17D (cm)
L5103 Rainbow
20H x 40W x 19D (cm)
L4500 Miss Cat
22H x 33W x 17D (cm)
L5102 Alphabet
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Book Storage Carts
Little ones will love these sweet pull-along carts; they’re so much fun to load up with favourite books and toys and pull around the house. 3yrs+ | Wooden |
L5044 Hedgehog
23.9H x 28.6W x 48.3D (cm)
L5042 Dinosaur
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L5041 Fox
23H x 28.5W x 34.5D (cm)
L4506 Cat
22.5H x 28.5W x 34.5D (cm)
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E D U C AT I O N A L T O Y S
“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you” B.B. King
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E D U C AT I O N A L T O Y S
L5039 Children’s Daily Calendar This wonderful, wooden planner encourages discussion and independence. Children can track the days of the week, the weather and the temperature. There’s also prompts for clothes and activities - What shall I wear today? What am I doing today? with painted, wooden blocks depicting different items and scenarios. 3yrs+ | Wooden 30H x 21W x 5.8D (cm)
Choose from 6 activities
A handy ledge to store tiles
Move the wooden slider up as the temperature rises!
It’s raining, it’s pouring-spin the dial to the raincloud
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L5158 Alphabet Learning Toy Play is all about having fun alongside learning new things. This lovely toy is designed to help little ones become more familiar with reading and writing while improving their fine motor skills and hand eye coordination. 3yrs+ | Wooden 26H x 15.8W x 6.5D (cm)
Beautifully illustrated Alphabet flash cards
Wooden pencil to use with play sand tray
Great for practicing letter formation
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Space for play sand on reverse of blackboard
Letters to spell out your favourite words!
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L4107 Perpetual Calendar A simple wooden calendar and a brilliant learning tool; it will help children to learn the days of the week, the months of the year, numbers and colours, as well as helping them get to grips with our brilliant British weather! Children will love turning over the different coloured blocks to find the right face for the day.
Set the date yourself!
3yrs+ | Wooden 10H x 18.1W x 6.3D (cm)
All accessories store neatly into the display box What’s the weather like today?
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L5040 Teach The Time Clock
E D U C AT I T OIN TA L EL H TO ER Y ES
Features easy to read numbers and contrasting colours to differentiate between ‘to’ and ‘past’, and hours and minutes. 3yrs+ | Wooden | 27H x 25W x 13D (cm)
Contrasting colours to help children differentiate between ‘to’ and ‘past’, and hours and minutes. Can be lifted off stand
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Money Boxes
Children can watch their coins roll over the rainbow and then drop in to the cloud below. It’s a fun way to encourage little ones to save up their pocket money. 3yrs+ | Wooden with acrylic screen
L5033 Hungry Dinosaur Money Box 15.7H x 25W x 4.8D (cm)
L5034 Over The Rainbow Money Box 11H x 28W x 5D (cm)
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E D U C AT I O N A L T O Y S
Reward Charts
These reward char ts will have children completing chores and doing good deeds in no time. A fun twist on the traditional reward char ts; children can choose a colourful star to pop into the rocket or cloud every time they’ve been good. 3yrs+ | Wooden with acrylic screen
Helps to reinforce good behaviour
L5037 Shoot For The Stars 27H x 17W x 6D(cm)
L4648 You’re A Star
13.9H x 23.5W x 5.3D (cm) Handy storage shelf for stars
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B E S T C H I L D R E N’S BR A ND 2021
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