Stickers
Teaching Off The Wall stocks a vast range of stickers from motivational to seasonal and decorative. New for this term are Photographic Shape Stickers.
These come in sets of Farm Animals, Fruit, Vegetables, Pets and Insects.
Each set contains from 84 to 156 die-cut shapes that are acid and lignin free -which means they last longer. Priced 1.50 per set.
Telephone 0845 6121 www.teachingoffthewall.co.uk
PTS also stocks a fantastic array of stickers from the French language to scratch-and-sniff stickers. One of the most popular sets for schools is the Class Packs of Times Table Stickers that depict brightly-coloured flowers, animal, rockets and planes, among other things. Going from two to 12 with 40 of each, there are 440 in each pack, priced 4.50. You can also purchase single sheets of these stickers, priced 1 for 96.
Sticker Saver Cards are also available to enable children to save the stickers you award them during the term or set down their sticker sums.
Each card has a place for the child's name on the front and opens out three-fold. Sticker Savers fold down to A5 size and come in an underwater or witch/wizard theme. Available in packs of ten, priced 1.95.
Telephone 0800 783 2468 www.ptsstickers.co.uk
New this term, Sticker Scratcherz are described by the manufacturer as 'holographic design transfers'. Each set comes with 50 foam stickers, 12 foil sheets, three stencils and one scratcher tool. To achieve the desired result the child needs to choose a foam sticker shape and rub on the foil using the tool. Suitable for four-year-olds upwards and priced 19.99 from Flair.
Telephone 020 8643 0320 www.flairplc.co.uk
Lakeland has several new sticker sets in its craft range this season and they are all suitable for three-year-olds upwards. Wobble Eye 3D Sticker Sets consists of 26 self-adhesive foam creatures from farm, ocean and zoo.
Each sticker measures around 6.5cm and the set is priced 5.95. Funky Foam Zoo Stickers come in a plastic tub that includes a selection of squashy, self-adhesive animal shapes and palm trees in assorted sizes. The stickers are acid free and self-adhesive, priced 9.95. Puffalicious Letter Stickers are padded, lower case, alphabet stickers that are also acid free and self-adhesive; they measure approximately 3cm in width. Each pack contains 57 letters and 11 punctuation marks, priced 4.95.
Telephone 015394 88100 www.lakelandlimited.co.uk
Stamps and pads
The latest addition to the Urchin craft range is this Stampers set (shown below) in two themes. Each set consists of five wooden and rubber stampers, measuring 4.5cm in diameter. The Animal Stamper set consists of three bird-shaped stampers, one cat and a frog. The Space Set has easy to grasp handles with the designs printed on the top as well as on the stamps themselves; these include three planets, one alien and a rocket. Each set comes with an inkpad and is priced 9.99.
Telephone 0870 112 6006 www.urchin.co.uk
Using stamps to teach numbers and the alphabet may encourage children who are usually less enthusiastic. Lowercase Alphabet Stamps from Learning Resources consists of a set of 26 letters, measuring 2.5 x 2.5cm and eight punctuation marks, measuring 1 x 2.5cm. Sets of Jumbo Letters are available and these measure 3 x 3cm. Uppercase Letters; Numbers and Operations; and Numbers and Letters Tracing Stamp sets are also available. Priced from 8.95 to 10.95.
Learning Resources also stocks a selection of Washable Ink Stamp Pads. You can choose from single black pads to six colour pads, all suitable for three-year-olds upwards, priced from 3.95.
Telephone 0845 241 0484 www.learningresources.co.uk
If you want to stamp it large you could take a look at Paint Stampers from Eduzone. These come in five different sets - Alphabet Picture, Alphabet Jungle, Life Cycle and Bug, and they are washable with large, 'easy to grip' handles. Priced from 10.95.
Telephone 08456 445 556 www.eduzone.co.uk
Lakeland's Flying Friends Stamps are made from transparent acrylic so that the user can see where the impression is being made - useful if children are designing a card or picture. The set consists of 14 dragonflies, butterflies and other airborne insects on stampers that measure between 3 and 10cm. Priced 10.95.
Lakeland also has packs of water-based, quick-drying Ink Pads that can be used on glossy or coated paper and card. Each set contains 30 mini pads measuring 3cm square in a variety of bright colours, priced 9.95.
Telephone as before.
The Stamper Fun Creative Kit by Fisher Price comes in a farm theme with four paper pads that depict different rural scenes. Eight stamps are also included with which to make individual pictures, plus a set of postcards and an inkpad. The Kit also includes a Play Guide that conveys how complex the task is; how much adult help is likely to be needed and how messy the project is likely to be. Suitable for three-year-olds upwards, priced 4.99 and available from Flair.
Telephone as before.
For quick and easy stamping, Galt's washable Stamper Pens come in packs of eight assorted colours with a different mini stamp design on each, priced 1.99 from Mail Order Express.
Telephone 08700 663366 www.mailorderexpress.co.uk
