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Better Educational Toys
At Rocketheads we believe "less is more", so we don't sell all children's toys & games, just the best educational toys for boys aged between 3 and 11 years of age.
We researched thousands of popular, award winning kids toys to find the ones best suited to the way boys like to learn, and then tested them with boys & their families. So these were our top boys educational toys for boys aged between 3 to 11 years old. more...
Our site makes it easier for you to find the best children's educational toys and games and you can be confident that they will work at home with families.
A hand picked range of the best children's educational toys, learning games and puzzle toys. From brainteasers to science toys & kits, literacy aids to remote controlled helicopters and creative building sets to educational wooden toys. Our of educational learning toys have been hand picked to ensure they develop, entertain and educate.
Toys and learning
Toys and play are very effective in teaching learning to learn skills. As more and more is discovered about the human brain it is clear that learning in a natural is best. At pre-school and early primary stages (3 to 7) the natural way to learn is through active play. These are skills like problem solving, paying attention, trial and error. Unfortunately, they are not studied at primary school and are difficult to teach without hands on play. However, they provide the foundation for how well children will learn in the future. Our range of learning toys teaches these skills without children ever realising.
Construction Toys
Construction toys help to build learning skills following instructions as well as stimulating creativity. They are probably the best value developmental toys that you can buy. They help with everything from hand eye coordination to primary maths.
When children reach preschool age, it's time to start learning about letters, numbers and language skills. There are lots of pre-school educational toys that encourage this type of learning, from simple alphabet puzzles to high-tech electronic gadgets. These can give your child a head start by introducing them to the things they will be learning in primary school.
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Hotwires is an science toy that teaches and reinforces important electronics principles. It also supports the National Curriculum.
John Adams Hot Wires science kit is the ultimate in snap together electronics sets You can make anything from a flying disk to a burglar alarm, from a voice recorder to an FM radio with automatic station selection or even a lie-detector, and that's just for starters! Simply follow the full colour step-by-step instructions to become your very own resident electronic wizard! Great fun for boys in general or children with an interest in science. Learn More (New: 02/11/2009) |
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Zoobmobile is an award winning building kit from Zoobs Toys. Zoob car designer kit is a fun and educational construction toy that enhances building skills and stimulates the imagination.
Zoobmobile racer is an exciting and versatile construction toy that allows you to create, build and race different Zoob car models. You can follow the instructions to make 9 different vehicles or you can invent your own design. A terrific gift to introduce any budding engineers to the moving, mind-building, modelling system that is ZOOB! Children are motivated to finish models as they can be raced once complete. Age 6 to 10 Learn More (New: 27/10/2009) |
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The Nerf Maverick gun is a fun and safe way for children to develop hand eye coordination.
In our opinion this is the best toy pistol you can buy. The Nerf N Strike Maverick is awesome for quick loading and rapid firing. This is a great quick-firing rotating barrel. Simply slide, lock and load your way to N-STRIKE victory! Learn More (New: 26/10/2009) |
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Zoobmobile is an award winning construction set from Zoob Toys. Zoob car designer kit is a fun and educational construction toy that enhances building skills and stimulates the imagination.
Zoobmobile car is an exciting and versatile construction toy that allows you to create, build and race different Zoob car models. You can follow the instructions to make 13 different vehicles or you can invent your own design. This deluxe kit has enough parts to build up to 3 Zoob cars or trucks at the same time! Children are motivated to finish models as they can be raced once complete. During testing it kept even older children interested, boys up to 10 years old enjoyed this. Age 6 to 10 Learn More (New: 25/10/2009) |
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Qwirkle is a board game that develops visual spatial skills, as well as strategy and paying attention.
Qwirkle is an ideal entry board game for younger children, with no reading required and rules that are simple to learn. Qwirkle is a true family board game where adults and kids can compete equally. This is because it is a mixture of luck of the draw, strategy and visual skills. As a result kids often beat the adults, so parents no dumbing down needed to avoid those tantrums! We discovered the Qwirkle game from a group of friends who raved on about it, and once we played it we could see it's appeal. It's a classic. Manufacturers age is 6+ BUT in our testing panel children as young as 4 were able to play and have fun. Age 6+, 2 to 6 players, avge playing time 20-30 mins. Learn More (New: 12/10/2009) |
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Quercetti Skyrail roller coaster is an innovative construction set that also demonstrates physics principles like velocity, acceleration, gravity and friction.
Skyrail 150 Roller Coaster Marble Run, enables the building of a variety of marble roller coaster suspension tracks including loop the loops and can run for over 8 meters in total length. For ages 6 years and over. Skill and dynamics of speed can be perceived by changes to the angles, descents, turns and twists to the marble runs. Learn More (New: 05/10/2009) |
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Math Shark is an electroninc learning game that sharpens primary maths skills from basic math facts to pre-algebra practice.
Maths Shark is ideal for individual, self-directed time testing of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, and percents with 8 levels of difficulty for each basic operation. Learn More (New: 05/10/2009) |
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Ingenious game is a family strategy game that develops logic skills in both young and old.
Ingenious is a game that can be enjoyed by the whole family as it has just enough strategy to reward planning, and just enough random luck to keep children motivated. Ingenious is a good follow on game after Qwirkle, because it is simple to play but strategy plays a bigger part than luck. It also takes longer to play than Qwirkle so it builds up concentration skills. The Ingenious game travel edition is recommended if you frequently play with just 2 players. The game is shorter and gives you chance for some quality one on one time. Rules for Ingenious are simple and quick to learn so even the first game is enjoyable. Lots of room for improvement the more you play. Age 8+, 2-4 players, average game takes 30-45 mins Learn More (New: 05/10/2009) |
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Blokus is a geometric and spatial strategy board game for the whole family. Blokus is out of stock because it will be relaunched later this year. We highly recommend Ingenious an award winning game from Reiner Knizia.
Blokus is a game with simple rules that take 1 minute to learn "Only the corners of your colour pieces can touch!" It is enjoyable for both experts and beginners. We found that for 2 players, children find that Blokus classic is too slow moving and can lose interest. So if you are going to play in twos we strongly recommend buying Blokus Duo. However, for 3 and more playersBlokus is great fun. Although age is 7+ during panel testing boys as young as 5 were able to play and enjoy the game. Age 7+, 2-4 players, 20 mins playing time Learn More (New: 05/10/2009) |
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Georello Tech is an intelligent construction set from Quercetti that stimulates discovery and action in children.
Fantastic Set using Gears and exclusive universal joints which transmit rotary motion to distant gears not in the same plane. It reproduces the fundamental mechanical function used in most machines. It demonstrates cause and effect, stimulates reasoning and creativity and develops concentration for many hours of discovery & fun. Winner of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal, recommended by the National Association for Gifted Children. For ages 5 years and upwards. Learn More (New: 02/10/2009) |
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