Activities for a Rainy Day

A quality children’s umbrella in black with dinosaurs, trees and scenery that changes colour when it rains.

Pretty colour changing umbrella with fairies, swans, flowers and palaces.

A quality children’s umbrella in clear plastic with a tropical print with exotic animals that fills with colour when it rains.

Magic colour changing umbrella, decorated with fairies, rainbows and unicorns.

A quality umbrella for children in pink with rainbows and unicorns that change colour when it rains.

A quality umbrella for children in black with space themed pictures and phrases that change colour when it rains.

A quality umbrella for children in blue with cheerful weather themed pictures that change colour when it rains.

A great introduction to board games for younger players with a big jigsaw playing board and chunky 3D playing pieces.  For 2-4 players

A quality children’s umbrella, in a gorgeous design, that changes colour when it rains. 

The classic wooden board game that’s fun for all the family as players race each other to the top of the board.

Brilliant boxed Art Set bursting with artists materials! Pens, pastels, paints, pencils and more in a case ready to be decorated!

Everything a budding artist would ever need in a robust card box, printed with pictures to colour in and make it recognisably their art box.

Make your own cool stickers by screen printing onto sticker sheets, cut them out and use to decorate your favourite things.  Craft set contains: wooden screen-printing frame, inks, stencils, squeegee and 4 large sticker sheets.

Fantastic screen printing set with everything you need to start screen printing and create your own prints, you only need to add your favourite fabric item and imagination!  Set includes paints, screen printing station, tools and sticker stencils, protective gloves and instructions.  A cool craft activity with great results.

A fun rock painting project that turns your garden into a magical, glowing outer space, set contains rocks, paint strip, glow paint and brush, glow alien figure and stars.

The perfect rainy day activity!  Decorate rocks with transfers and paint to create animals.

Turn any room into an escape room with this cleverly designed, family friendly game. A unique game containing everything you need to turn the room of your choice into an escape room, with clues to crack and puzzles to solve, all you need to add are the people to play and the cunning to escape!

Turn any room into an escape room with this cleverly designed, family friendly game.  A unique escape room adventure game, containing everything you need to turn the room of your choice into an escape room, with clever clues to crack and perplexing puzzles to solve all you need to add are the people to play and the cunning to escape!

Turn any room into an escape room with this cleverly designed, family friendly game.  A unique escape room adventure game, containing everything you need to turn the room of your choice into an escape room, with clever clues to crack and perplexing puzzles to solve all you need to add are the people to play and the cunning to escape! Puzzle Level - hard.

Create 6 awesome dinosaurs and mould n paint them into ferocious glow in the dark fridge magnets or badges!

Learn to tell the time with this fun social interaction game that links with National Curriculum English and Maths.

One for the "footie" fans! A board game from Orchard, be the first to score a goal to win in this exciting Football Game.

Shopping List Game from Orchard Toys

Comprehensive 63 piece colouring set in a personalised wooden case with handle.
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Countless challenges and solutions… but can you find one?

Create bewitchingly beautiful mermaids with this detailed, glitter by numbers craft set.

Stunningly beautiful and detailed craft set for an older child to glitter by numbers!

Beautifully illustrated, colourful first counting puzzle, match the number with the correct number of items. Set contains 20 x 2-piece puzzles, numbered 1 - 20.

A teacher tested, fun first reading game with two ways to play!

Scratch to create the details on four printed card pictures.  Set includes 4 cards to scratch and a scraping tool.

Learn to make paper with this environmentally friendly science craft set.  Make the paper and use it to make and paint planets, dinosaur fossils and an erupting volcano.

Fascinating 3D colouring set with printed pad of pictures of fierce creatures to colour and view through 3D glasses to bring them to life.  Pad of 36 pictures, 10 colouring pens and 3D glasses, stored in a rigid file with magnetic clasp.

Easy to follow guides to draw your own animals by following the 4 simple steps.

Place the coloured pegs in the 8 drawings to create a series of colourful animal pictures.

A game with the gruesome bits left in!  Discover how many metres your intestines measure or how many buckets of blood are in your body and learn lots of fascinating facts with this Horrible Science game for 2-6 players. 

Create window glow art including suncatchers and peelable window decorations.

Create 10 super sparkling foil badges

A delightful game, collect the most jewels for your unicorn to win in this magical colour guessing game.

Magical picture cards that reveal colourful pictures when you use the water pen.

A bumper compendium of games bursting with over 100 traditional games.

Collect the most scarves in this fun counting and colour matching game.

A falling marble logic game,  choose a challenge card and build a path through the towers to get the marble to the target and you win. 

Who can collect the most stones in their Mancala in this game of strategy?  Wooden set with hinged playing board and wooden stones.

Assemble and paint a wooden bird house with your child.  Pre-cut and pre-drilled pieces of wood to screw together and decorate with the paint and brush supplied.  Simple assembly but younger children will benefit from adult help.  Requires a cross head screwdriver for assembly.

Master times tables from 2 to 12 with these exciting games.  Practice 2, 5 & 10 times tables with Multiplication Bingo, or flip of the board and save the city with the Times Tables Heroes!  The perfect balance between education and fun.

Explore the depths of the ocean by creating an amazing seascape.  A 3 in 1 project with a 3D wall chart, fact packed board game and playful activities.

Create 4 animal collages following the step-by step instructions to get fantastic results.

A great combination of craft and art, using colour by numbers with sand and glitter to create stunning pictures of fish.

Create 8 sparkly pictures in a variety of styles.

Create cute animal fridge magnets and badges in moulded plaster, then paint them.  

A must for every household,  this compendium contains over 50 traditional family games, from the familiar and some to learn that need no accessories at all!

The Balancing Polar Circle is a multi-use painted wooden toy.  Stack and balance the polar inhabitants to make the base level and not topple over.

Sudoku game with wooden board and coloured, numbered pegs.

Make two adorable string art pieces to decorate your room with this engaging craft set.  Includes everything you need to make and decorate 2 colourful string art pictures.

Flip a letter card and race to be the first to find something beginning with that letter from the playing board. 

Make a beautiful two hoop dream catcher, using your creative skills and materials in this clever craft set. Hang the finished dream catcher in your bedroom to catch bad dreams.

Create 80 delicate glittery designs on your skin, books and accessories using this original Glitza Art set.  Apply the sticky design sticker to skin or chosen surface and peel off the coating, leaving behind a sticky surface, brush your chosen glitter onto the design, mixing the colours for special effects!  Includes 3 pots of glitter and brush.

Travel back in time to the world of dinosaurs and find all the prehistoric items on your board in this fun memory game!  A game for 2-4 players.

Four printed pictures of dinosaurs, just use the tool provided to lift sections of the picture then apply foil to the sticky areas to create glistening masterpieces.  Everything you need to make 4 pictures in a presentation box.

Christian Montenegro brings you 4 images inspired by the work of Roy Lichtenstein in the style of comic strip panels to colour in then transfer to paper using the frames provided.  Set includes 4 pictures, felt brush pens, transfers and a fully illustrated guide to create 4 incredible works of art.

Jumbo tip washable paint brushes – no mess, the paint is in the brush, squeeze gently to dispense the paint!  5 x 24 ml paint brushes with paint that are refillable.

Four little wooden stamps with a garden theme and 4 colour stamp pad.

Such a clever concept and great quality!  A cotton bag (15 x 20 cms), filled with a reversible cotton placemat, one side printed with butterflies to colour and 10 double ended fabric pens for colouring and doodling on the go, pop it in the wash and you can use it over and over!  Perfect “on the go”, non-screen entertainment for travelling and restaurants, or anywhere children need amusing!

Such a clever concept and great quality!  A cotton bag (15 x 20 cms), filled with a reversible cotton placemat, one side printed with a mythical scene to colour and 10 double ended fabric pens for colouring and doodling on the go, pop it in the wash and you can do it over and over!  Perfect “on the go”, non-screen entertainment for travelling and restaurants, or anywhere children need amusing!

Such a clever concept and great quality!  A cotton bag (15 x 20 cms), filled with a reversible cotton placemat, printed with a space scene and facts to learn and colour, with 10 double ended fabric pens for colouring and doodling on the go, pop it in the wash and you can do it over and over!  Perfect “on the go”, non-screen entertainment for travelling and restaurants, or anywhere children need amusing!

Prepare to test your powers of deduction in this solve-it-yourself who did it!  Solve the deadly crime committed on the Orient Express.  Become a famous detective as you solve clues in this murderous family board game.

Quality painting set with stunning printed cards of underwater life, watercolour inks and brush.

 

Build your own solar operated solar system kit, paint the planets with the paint and brushes included and take it out in the sunshine to make it work.

A lockable secret diary with a pretty cover illustration with glittery unicorns and rainbows and blank pages.

A lockable secret diary with a pretty cover illustration with glitter rainbow and flowers and blank pages.

Race through history, out-smarting everyone with your knowledge of our horrible past!  From Rotten Romans to Vile Victorians, this is the other side of history.  A game for 2-4 players.

Build the tallest tree, by matching either animal or colour to win using this 3-ways to play game!  For 2-4 players.

Create fantastic, glow in the dark nail art that paints on and peels off, complete with stickers!

Six awesome, wide ranging craft projects bursting with fun!  Make everything from a unicorn headband, a stuffed felt unicorn, a rainbow garland and so much more.  Pretty crafted items to wear and display.

Complete a colourful scratch art project, then assemble to make a nightlight lantern.  Scratch the 4 dinosaur themed sheets to reveal exciting multi coloured pictures, fix them to the pre-cut panels to slot-together and create a lantern with a battery operated tealight.  Set includes everything you need, including a dinosaur keepsake box and full instructions.  It’s roarsome!

Doodle, colour, puzzle and play with this comprehensive set, contains doodle board, colour and play scene, enchanting magnetic play pieces, 4 dry wipe pens and when you finish everything folds together with a neat carry handle.  Folds out to 63 cms play area.

Doodle, colour, puzzle and play with this comprehensive set, contains doodle board, colour and play scene, dinosaur themed magnetic play pieces, 4 dry wipe pens and when you finish everything folds together with a neat carry handle.  Folds out to 63 cms play area.

Create 5 colourful scrunchies, make the tubes and decorate with pompoms and sequins to make them unique.

Mould two cute 3D puppies and paint them in your own design with this cute craft kit.  Includes 2-piece mould, plaster, 6 pot paint strip and brush. 

Four scratch cards with highly detailed nautical designs.  Scrape away the design to reveal colourful pictures.

A set of 14 stamps to mix and match and create different characters on 4 pre-printed boards.  Stunning results with this enchanting art set.

A wooden case, with two magnetic surfaces, to position magnets and create animals using the 60-piece set, using chalks to enhance the magnetic creations.  Complete with activity cards to copy.

A quality hardback painting pad with 8 single sided printed pictures, 8 card paint palettes and a fine brush.  Great quality with tips on colour mixing too!

Turn your world upside down, by wearing special goggles and attempting to complete simple tasks, they become a real challenge!  With 100 drawing and activity challenges.  Hilarious family game for 2-6 players.

Five classic thaumatropic optical illusions, four printed to colour in and one blank for you to invent your own.  Roll the stick back and forth to create the illusions.

Learn to make perfect stencils prints with this easy to create set, includes paint, sticky stencils and a fabric drawstring backpack

A school yearbook to fill with memories, messages and signatures from class mates and teachers, with special pages for best friends and future dreams.  24 bright and colourful pages.

Six large bead shaped colouring crayons on a cord for mess-free colouring.

"All aboard!" Race your bus to the depot with this fun addition and subtraction game.

Increase your knowledge of the world we live in and have fun in the process with this exciting board game.  Try to reach your destination and get the most Destination Cards before other players, learn fascinating facts but beware of the Journey and Arrival cards or you could lose your luggage or miss a turn.  The playing board is an illustrated map of the world 84 x 52 cms.

Colourful 48-piece floor puzzle with a dinosaur theme.  The chunky wooden puzzle pieces are the perfect size for little hands and the vibrant image is full of opportunities for developing conversation and observation.

Create a masterpiece that looks like leaded glass by pressing the textured stickers into the butterfly in a heart shaped frame.

Artie Max is a Wi-Fi enabled drawing robot you control via the Wi-fi from your tablet or computer. A fascinating introduction to coding and programming using 5 different languages , Blockly, Snap!, JavaScript, Python and C++  Artie will draw whatever you input into its program.

Magical picture cards that reveal colourful pictures when you use the water pen.

A dinosaur board game with a 3D playing board.  Dig in the mud and search for the bones to build your own 7-piece 3D dinosaur, but watch out for terrible T-Rex as he’ll make you put a bone back.  A matching and memory game for 2-4 dinosaur loving players.

Learn the traditional art of quilling and create 4 stunning, colourful pictures with a unicorn theme.  Includes 4 pictures, quilling pen, quilling paper strips, glue bottle (use your own glue) and storage box.

A “who’s to blame” game of logic.  Use your problem-solving powers to uncover the identity of the guilty cat by reading the clues, the cat “suspect bios” and your logical deduction skills.

Create unique & trendy bracelets, keyrings, necklaces and rings using this shrink art kit.  Design, shrink and wear with 30 projects to make!

Colour in the four highly detailed cards with pictures of weird and whacky creatures, using the pens provided, put on 3D glasses and watch the incredible illustrations come to life with this mesmerising art project.

Four scratch cards and a scraping tool with stunning details.  Scratch to reveal beautiful dresses with colourful details.