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Sea creature ocean toys

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Crispynoodle · 03/10/2023 20:55

I have a 5 year old DGS who is fanatical about ocean creatures and can name every type of shark and whale. Can anyone suggest a Christmas present for him. No budget lol

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Octobermeterreadtime · 03/10/2023 20:58

Omg Jellycat do some amazing ones..

husbandcallsmepickle · 03/10/2023 21:01

Sea monkeys?

bambier · 03/10/2023 21:03

The Schleich figures are lovely realistic toys & they do lots of different types of sea creatures

soundsys · 03/10/2023 21:04

IKEA have got some great ones at the moment now as well

user1475406595 · 03/10/2023 21:05

I also thought of jellycat!

OtherSideofNowhere · 03/10/2023 21:08

IKEA have a lovely range of soft toys. Sharks, Orca, Whale, an awesome octopus that I want for myself. https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/blavingad-soft-toy-octopus-yellow-20522107/

BLÅVINGAD Soft toy, octopus/yellow, 50 cm - IKEA

BLÅVINGAD Soft toy, octopus/yellow, 50 cm The octopus is a truly unique marine animal with its 8 arms and the ability to camouflage itself. Imagine all the exciting adventures your child can experience with such a companion by their side.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/blavingad-soft-toy-octopus-yellow-20522107

mnahmnah · 03/10/2023 21:11

We recently got some fun water squirting bath toys that are sea creatures. From Dunelm.

NuffSaidSam · 03/10/2023 21:11

Does he like Octonauts? Could go for some books/activity books/playset.

Some realistic animal toys.

Soft toys.

Trip to an aquarium.

newmama311 · 03/10/2023 21:13

Hidden worlds habitat books in a trio

Finchgold · 03/10/2023 21:23

There’s a cool thing called Deep Blue Seascape he might like by Clockwork Soldier. The Flying Eye Books are good. My ocean obsessed boy has Obsessive About Octopuses and I’m going to get Smart About Sharks next. Highly recommend the big ikea octopus. I got a bag of lots of wee sea creatures cheap off Amazon a few years back and they are played with loads. I might get him a snorkel for Christmas so he can play at being a marine biologist diving in the bath!

parietal · 03/10/2023 21:27

books on ocean creatures

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Look-Inside-Oceans-Megan-Cullis/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Axel-Schefflers-Flip-Flap-Ocean/

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Crispynoodle · 03/10/2023 21:53

Thank you so much

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wellingtonsandwaffles · 03/10/2023 21:56

This is a great 3 in 1 ocean lego set. With a bit of help an average 5 year old should be able to do it even though it says 7+

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8863342

if you had a bit more to spare though I’d get a ticket to an aquarium with a walk through shark tunnel - depends where you are in the country! You can often get 2 for 1 type deals with a bit of searching.

22WR · 03/10/2023 22:23

usborne.com/gb/see-inside-oceans-9781474968911

spiritowl · 03/10/2023 22:30

Halftoys do some brilliant ocean creature toys / models (among other things) which you can take apart and come with a background that you create, take a look at this link www.half-toys.com/product/44/ and see - there are a few independent sellers of them if you look online. We got ours from an independent toy shop. The animal comes apart and you can take out their skeleton. My son loves his!

AliasGraceful · 03/10/2023 23:11

You can track a Dolphin, turtle or shark with Fahlo - they send a little bracelet & a tracking link so you can see where your chosen creature has been?

Choose Your Adventure

Our mission is to Save Wildlife. Each Fahlo bracelet comes with an animal to track through our partnerships with the Sea Turtle Conservancy, Save the Elephants, Polar Bears International, and Saving the Blue

https://myfahlo.com/en-gb/pages/choose-your-journey

Ididivfama · 04/10/2023 20:40

I love the jumbo ones

HedgerowRobin · 04/10/2023 20:51

I feel like this is my specialist subject as my 2 year old son is exactly the same - obsessed with all things sea creature - especially whales!

I second the ideas of schleich figures (not cheap but so realistic and last really well) and the IKEA sea life soft toys - we have the whale with the zipper mouth (perfect for PJ storage) and the orca.

Usborne do some great ‘my first sticker’ books - we have coral reef and narwhals/whales. I think another poster mentioned the ‘look/peep inside’ books - they do lovely ones on the coral reef and oceans. We also have a book called The Storm Whale which is a real favourite and part of a series.

Rex London do a great ocean matching game - really great quality cards and box with species names on. There is also a small company called ‘Button and Squirt’ who do animal facts cards - we have the sharks set and the whales one.

Octonauts play sets are a favourite here too!

Aug12 · 06/10/2023 10:16

My 5 yr old is the same with sea creatures and specifically, Megladons! I’ve found it quite hard to source bits but I ended up getting a remote control shark that you put in water so he can have fun on the beach or at the local pond. I found a few realistic looking ones on Amazon and he has asked for the mega chomp shark from Smyths.

whimsical1975 · 06/10/2023 21:33

Obviously dependant on his parents agreement 😁 but perhaps an idea could be to have a full wall painted with an ocean life, or under the sea mural (would be dependant on sourcing a good artist) - alternatively places like Etsy have some of the most beautiful sea-life wall paper ranging from virtual experience under sea scenes to more gentle child-like paint effect sea life imagery.

Just a different idea ☺️

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