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Olipop Toyshop toys and puzzles have been created to be age-appropriate, safe, quality wooden educational toys. The toys and puzzles can assist deaf and hard of hearing children with learning sounds through toy association. Access to these sounds varying from low to high frequencies are needed to develop spoken language. Once the various sounds have been learned they can also be used to ensure their hearing technology is working appropriately. Being multipurpose, all children can benefit from these toys and puzzles. It can expose them to phonemic awareness, develop hand-eye coordination and work on their find motor skills.
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Ling Sound Toys
Ling sound toys (6 sounds)
Made from solid untreated, natural Beech wood. All toys are non-toxic.
Colours: Natural wood
Age: Children 3+, younger children should be under adult supervision while playing/using the toys
Sounds:
“ah” airplane
“oo” train
“ee” mouse
“mm” ice-cream
“sh” baby sleeping
“ss” snake
Packaged in a canvas bag with Olipop Toyshop love and inside a cardboard box. Care instructions are included.
Ling sound toys (6 sounds) flash cards
Printed on cards
Colours: Green & white
Age: Children 3+, younger children should be under adult supervision while playing/using the toys
Sounds:
“ah” airplane
“oo” train
“ee” mouse
“mm” ice-cream
“sh” baby sleeping
“ss” snake
Packaged in a canvas bag.
Puzzles
LMH sound puzzle (flat – 10 sounds)
Made from MDF wood and laser-cut with close fitting puzzle pieces that can be removed via a small finger-hole.
Colours: Natural wood / white
Age: Children 3+, younger children should be under adult supervision while playing/using the toys
Sounds:
“sh sh sh” baby sleeping
“o o o” train
“h h h” dog panting
“n n n” no, no, no, finger wagging side to side
“e e e” mouse
“m m m” ice cream
“j j j” frog “jump”
“s s s” snake
“z z z” bee zzzz sound
“ah ah ah” airplane
LMH sound puzzle (flat – 10 sounds) flashcards
Printed on cards
Colours: Green & white
Age: Children 3+, younger children should be under adult supervision while playing/using the toys
Sounds:
“sh sh sh” baby sleeping
“o o o” train
“h h h” dog panting
“n n n” no, no, no, finger wagging side to side
“e e e” mouse
“m m m” ice cream
“j j j” frog “jump”
“s s s” snake
“z z z” bee zzzz sound
“ah ah ah” airplane
LMH sound puzzle (box – 10 sounds)
Made from MDF wood and laser-cut with close fitting puzzle pieces that can be removed via a small finger-hole in card format, stored in a wooden box.
Colours: Natural wood / White cards & black box / Black cards & black box
Age: Children 3+, younger children should be under adult supervision while playing/using the toys
Sounds:
“sh sh sh” baby sleeping
“o o o” train
“h h h” dog panting
“n n n” no, no, no, fingering wagging side to side
“e e e” mouse
“m m m” ice cream
“j j j” frog “jump”
“s s s” snake
“z z z” bee zzzz sound
“ah ah ah” airplane
LMH sound puzzle (box – 10 sounds)
Made from MDF wood and laser-cut with close fitting puzzle pieces that can be removed via a small finger-hole in card format, stored in a wooden box.
Colours: Natural wood / White cards & black box / Black cards & black box
Age: Children 3+, younger children should be under adult supervision while playing/using the toys
Sounds:
“sh sh sh” baby sleeping
“o o o” train
“h h h” dog panting
“n n n” no, no, no, fingering wagging side to side
“e e e” mouse
“m m m” ice cream
“j j j” frog “jump”
“s s s” snake
“z z z” bee zzzz sound
“ah ah ah” airplane
Books
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Meet Ananya, a girl who is profoundly deaf and wears cochlear implants but like her hearing peers, has multi-identities. She is a daughter, a sister and a friend who likes Minecraft, tennis and the piano!
With its positive representation of deafness, ‘A Girl like Ananya’ will appeal to families of a deaf child as well as forming a valuable hearing loss awareness resource for mainstream schools with deaf pupils.
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A magical story for children with hearing aids or cochlear implants, their friends, classmates and families… Piper and Paige are best friends – you might even say they are two peas in a pod! These clever girls are both deaf, use listening technology, and are always ready for adventure. When they decide to build fairy houses, they are in for a big surprise!
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A gentle family tale of discovery, painting, rainbows and sign language – based on a true story!
What to do on a rainy day? Why not learn some signs? How about the signs for colours?
Jack, Caitlin and Mummy set out to find the most colourful things in their house and garden, learning the sign for each colour as they go along. Mummy is also collecting bottles of paint, one of each colour as they get ready to create the most wonderful picture. What could possibly go wrong?
Jack Signs Colours! is a beautiful addition to the Jack Signs! series of books, each designed to support the learning of sign language through fun and relatable stories for young children. The books provide “mirrors and windows” into the life of Jack, a little boy who is deaf and wears hearing aids, his typically-hearing sister Caitlin and their ever-resourceful mother.
Jack Signs Colours! integrates “sign along with me” icons, which prompt children (plus their parents and teachers) to sign along with Jack as they read the story. If they come across new vocabulary, they can hop online here to learn the sign from the video resources available below, and to watch the whole story signed in both BSL (British Sign Language) and ASL (American Sign Language).
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Inspirational stories of deaf children listening and speaking, told by their families
Through these personal accounts, thirteen families share their journeys as their deaf children learned to listen and speak. Each story is different, reflecting the diversity of deafness and the families’ different cultures, hopes and dreams for their children. They describe what it was like at the start, when they did not know what the future held for their children or what might be possible, and how far they have come since those fraught early days.
As a resource for newly diagnosed families, and the professionals who support them, this book is both inspiring and reassuring, whilst being open and frank about the challenges faced along the way
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Mr Mellow likes yellow….but what about red, orange, green and blue, and all the other colours too? Can his quirky animal crew persuade bright, bimodal* Mr Mellow that there’s more to like than just yellow?
*Mr Mellow is deaf; to help him to hear, he wears a hearing aid on one ear and a cochlear implant on the other!
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Introducing the eight Bear Buddies, FRIENDS TOGETHER is all about making friends in the playground, helping children learn and practice early social language and interpersonal skills. In addition to modelling simple playtime language that children will need to make friends and join in, the story demonstrates the importance of inclusivity, acceptance, kindness and diverse friendships.
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Today, Jack is in for a big surprise! He’s not going to Nursery…he’s off to THE FARM!
Accompanied by Mummy, sister Caitlin and Pink Pig, his favourite toy, Jack has fun learning the signs for all the animals as they explore the farm, then stop for a yummy picnic in the sun. (You too can learn along with Jack, by using the free ASL and BSL resources on the AVID Language website, where you can also see the whole story signed!). Then, with thirst quenched and tummies full, it’s off to find more animals.
Everything is going so well until… oh no! Where is Pink Pig? Jack is distraught – he wants to show his favourite toy to the real pigs, but he can’t find him! What can be done to save the day?
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A tale of cochlear implants lost and found on the farm (the young farmer has hearing loss), told through rhyming verse packed with ‘learning to listen’ animal sounds for early learners. This rollicking rhyming story incorporates a wide range of ‘learning to listen’ animal sounds as we go on a journey across the farm in search of the farmer’s missing magic ears!
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3-in-1 OMNIBUS EDITION!
A trilogy of social stories starring the eight Bear Buddies, one of whom is deaf and wears cochlear implants, teaching children how to get help when someone else needs it as well as how to self-advocate and help themselves, all while on a team quest to find a lost cochlear implant.
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Jasper is a puppy that is deaf. Despite his moulds having bones on them, he does not like his hearing aids… You wouldn’t believe where he hides them and what he does to avoid wearing them! Then one day, he gives himself a fright by rushing headlong into the street. Surrounded by angry drivers and honking car horns (which he can’t hear because he’s buried his hearing aids in the garden!), he is rescued by Mummy and decides that, after all, his life is more fun – and safer – with his hearing aids on!
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Another raucous Farmyard Heroes story, told in rhyming verse and packed full of ‘learning to listen’ sounds, brought to life by Faith Broomfield-Payne’s enchanting illustrations of the cheerful farmyard crew. From the braying donkey (haw haw haw) to the cackling crow (caw caw caw), they’re all there to witness the playful duck and the handsome horse getting themselves into a rather sticky situation…but who will come to the rescue and be declared today’s Farmyard Hero?
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Over 60 festive puzzles, word games and creative challenges!
Busy festive fun with the lovable Ling Ling Bird!
This travel-sized Christmas Activity Book, perfect for stocking fillers, offers over 60 festive puzzles, word games, and creative challenges to entertain children while enhancing their Christmas vocabulary, speech, and language skills. Building on themes from its sister title, Ling Ling Bird Loves Christmas, the book explores the five senses of Christmas through progressively challenging activities. It features speech and language games, festive word puzzles, sensory challenges, and activities that develop cognitive, math, and emotional intelligence skills, encouraging children to think, create, and learn in a fun, festive way.
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Based on a true story, Jack Signs! is the heart-warming story of a little boy who is deaf, his typically hearing sister and their Mum. When his Mum discovers a book of sign language, their family life is transformed and Jack blossoms with his new-found communication skills. The book integrates “sign along with me” icons, which prompt children (and their parents) to sign along with Jack as they read the story.
These are toys and toys are meant to be played with and so they will inevitably get dirty. Using a soft, damp cloth, you can easily dab and wipe down the toys. Please do not use any cleaning agents on them.
Kids love water and they love to dunk all their toys in water even more. The toys are not intended for water play but if they happen to go for a bit of a swim it shouldn’t harm them. After rescuing the toys from their swim, simply place them in the sun for a few hours and they should be just fine.
Although wood is a hard material, the toys are not indestructible. If the toys happen to take a hard knock and accidentally break, a little wood glue should be able to do the trick.
We do recommend that you oil the toys from time to time to help with the natural wear and tear that occurs. You can use any food grade or natural oil; cutting board oil or beeswax.
The puzzles are a lot more fragile than the toys, so it is recommended not to get them wet or drop them. They do not need to be oiled and if they need a cleaning, you can wipe them with an alcohol free baby wipe or wet wipe and follow immediately with a dry cloth.