Toys theme loan boxes
Our loan boxes are a great way of bringing a little bit of the museum into your classroom.
Boxes in this theme contain a wide range of useful resources and can be used to inspire a range of classroom activities with enjoyment and fun.
Our loan boxes based on a Toys theme include:
20th century toys
1940s and 1950s toys and books
1970s, 80, and 90s Toys
Animal Picture Block Puzzle
Snow White Picture Block Puzzle
Bagatelle
Big Book – Looking at Teddy Bears
Toys and Big Book
Children's Books of the 1960's
Fairground Rides (fragile)
Victorian Dolls House (reproduction)
1950s Dolls House
Model Toy Soldiers (1920s-1930s)
Model Wild Animals (Metal)
Moving Toys
Moving Toys with CAMs
Punch and Judy Theatre
Punch and Judy – original puppets (cased)
Puppets – rod, string, shadow and glove.
Snakes and Ladders and Sorry Board Games
Eight Soldier Skittles
Table Top Six Pins
Toy Hoops – Old and New
Toys and Games Old and New
Toys Old and New – Pushes Pulls (Box and Bag)
Toy Vehicles
Traditional Toys and Games
Victorian Doll and Comparisons
Victorian Toys and Games
Victorian Toy Theatre with Scenes and Characters
Victorian Zoetrope (Reproduction)
Wooden Toys and Games
Egyptian Toys
Greek Childhood
Mexican Toys
Toys from other countries
If you choose this theme, three loan boxes will be classed as one loan.
Please quote your preferred choice of boxes on your booking form. All boxes are subject to availability.
What's in a box?
Listed below are the replica objects found in one of our Toys and Games boxes*.
Zoetrope
Snakes and Ladders
Halma
Long Skipping Rope
Teddy Bear
Whip and Top
Diabolo
Marbles and Arch
Pick up Sticks
Acrobat
Happy Families card game
Snap
Thaumotropes
Flick Book
For more information or advice about the use of any of our objects, please contact us.
* The contents of our loans varies between boxes and occasionally it may be necessary to remove