Ethnic toys, Where??????

[tamula]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a website or place to buy toys, games or books that depict an array of cultures or colours of people/characters?

thanx

Hamley's have a good selection of dolls which includes 'ethnic' dolls.

ELC

Oxfam shop - www.oxfam.org.uk

and Hope educational have a really really wide range

here

just put the word 'multicultural into the search box for a starting point

dolls and games

list of suppliers here

supplies for under5s

east west

mobile toy van type thingy

Will that do you darling?

Wow - these are fantastic - I LOVE the dressing up range - my credit card is going to take a serious caning - thanks for sharing these.

I'll add... (in longhand - sorry!)

www.zawadi-enterprises.co.uk/
www.letterboxlibrary.com/acatalog/index.html

let's see if this works

and again

puppets from Baker Ross and here and here

Also skintone pencil crayons and felt tips

I think there is more on there too.

Thanking you all, some of the places listed I have already visited and not found any, perhaps it was just my local store and not representative of the entire range.

Thanks again.

where are you Tamula? Have you ordered online from the shops that you visited, in case they have stock just for web orders?

Tamula, our local sainsburys has balamory josie jump dolls in this week if they're any good?

Hello again,

I'm based in East London and looked in my local ELC which had one 'tan' coloured play figure out of a bunch of about 20, this isnt what I had in mind. I looked briefly at the Hamleys website and didnt find much joy, but then I didnt look thoroughly. I know I can always find various coloured dolls in most toy shops.

But I'm not a huge dolly fan, if pushed I'd like male and female ones and not your typical thrilly and lacy ones or 'tiny tears' type!

Right now I am just browsing to compile a resource list. I'm basically looking for flashcards, posters, books, play figures, dressing up clothes, just everything in general!! I just want bubba to grow up seeing and being confident with what is reflective of their specific environment and themselves, which in London is a melting pot!

I found www.positive-identity.com a pretty good site, so thanks for whoever posted that one!

You're welcome. I don't use ELC for my "ethnic" toys. They've never had a selection and so I don't bother. Glad that you found some of the other sites a help.

www.eduzone.co.uk

Crayola do ethnic skin tone felt pens.

As a childminder I use www.theequaloppshop.co.uk, They are fab!

sorry, meant to do a link, Here it is again www.theequaloppshop.co.uk
I have ordered off them 3 times and all ok, Also i get the newsletter every 3 months which is fab for Ofsted!

if you have time, have a look in your local charity shops. This is where I have got all of dd's black and mixed dolls/figures from - I have no idea where they came from originally, but we've now got a good collection of dolls with all different skin tones and hair types! Our local library also does book sales every now and then and we have picked up some good books from there for 20p a go.