NAME OUR NEW DRAGON FRIEND! and WIN a plush Melissa & Doug Dragon worth £30 We have made some radical changes to our website to make it easier to use. You can now quickly find the toys and gifts that you want for your children by age, theme and your favourite brands using the big selector buttons at the top. Our toy and gift images are now much larger allowing you to see them in much greater detail.   We also changed our logo - and as a result we have a new Dragon...

Playing with numbers or learning with numbers. It could also be playing and learning with numbers. In earlier posts, we have talked about how much we love the idea of learning through play. This week we look at number based toys that help your children in more ways that you would have thought. Two of the leading suppliers in this field are Bigjigs and Melissa & Doug and we are delighted to showcase more of their beautiful toys for you. Bigjigs Wooden Number Tower is a beautifull...

There are some things that it seems will always be a part of growing up and the enthusiasm for dressing up seems as undiminished as ever. And so, with our friends at Melissa & Doug we thought we would bring you as many different costumes as possible to cover as many different interests and preferences. If you want action then the Firemen dressing up kit, complete with jacket, a helmet, a badge, a fire exstinquisher and a totally realistic sounding bull horn will give them hours of fun....

This week we return to a familiar and favourite theme of the team here at Butterflies & Dragons. We just love the idea that our children can play with fantastic toys that not only keep them amused but also help with their educational development. For this entry, we are looking at development of language skills through play with classic letter based toys. The focus on this comes from about the age of 3+ and hence you will find all the toys featured today suitable from that age. Melissa...

We all go to a lot of trouble to make the rooms in our homes look and feel good so that they become places we love to spend time. So probably not too surprising to hear that we agree and have some wonderful pieces of furniture and accessories that will make your child's bedroom somewhere they will want to spend many happy hours playing. Here are just a few things that will look great. Pintoy's Natural Toy Chest is a beautiful, quality, wooden toy box. This wooden toy box has a large c...

How many of us remember the times when we were children that we used to dress up with our friends and pretend being pirates, firemen, doctors and nurses or the like. Well, some things will always be a part of growing up and we saw our own children grow up loving to imagine and pretend. It's amazing to see just how creative and imaginative young minds can be given a few simple props to help them on the way to hours and hours of fun play. This week we are looking at some of the ways children can c...

Butterflies and Dragons are really proud to announce the introduction of the range of Lilliputiens soft toys into their expanding collection. Lilliputiens toys cannot be easily described. But if we were to use one word that sums them up, then it would be ‘wonder’. Wonder is the common theme in all the Lilliputiens toy creations. The magic of hidden surprises, the stirrings of curiosity, the shapes that get you thinking... every plaything is a voyage of discovery. In a world ful...

As soon as they arrive, our children are active and there's nothing we like better than seeing them happily playing. Whether it is a soft and cuddly toy in the crib or something for the slightly older child who is crawling or walking around, we have something which we know you will love. We haven't got enough space for everything but this week we are looking at a selection of some of our beautiful toys, as ever from some of our favourite suppliers.    ...

One of the most pleasurable things in life is playing games with our children or watching them enjoy their toys. But what do we love even more than that? Knowing that as they play, they are engaged in developmental activities such as using hand-eye coordination to put shapes into tubs, or fine motor skills to pick up small objects. Learning whilst playing is key to a child's growth and development. Many of our toys encourage children to explore the world around them, how things work and t...

Lilliputiens Toys cannot be easily described. But if you were to use one word that sums them up, then it would be 'wonder'. Wonder is the common theme in all the creations. The magic of hidden surprises, the stirrings of curiosity...every plaything is a voyage of discovery. In their world full of little wonders, every toy has its own fun story. Soft materials and disarming characters will captivate while the many shapes, colours, noises and hidden surprises will continuously challenge...

Our Red Scooter is actually a fun, and super cool wooden balance bike. Kids will simply enjoy racing around on it for hours on end! This stylish red scooter balance bike has a retro feel, and is comfortable and safe for children to learn to ride on. It also has easy grip handlebars to make steering the scooter both easy and safe. Kids will enjoy learning their cycling skills on this red scooter balance bike.

Kids love bath time and so do we. But why not make it even more like play time with some of the fun bath time toys from Alex Toys that are available in our shop. We've got something for boys and girls - and a few different things because we know variety is the key to a contented child at bath time! Like our Farm & Vehicle squirters available from Alex Toys. A set of five, soft, squirting bath toys, packed in a zippered PVC bag with handles. There are five cheerful farm animals in the ...