Alexis Ralphs

I'm Alexis, father of four and founder of One Hundred Toys, Get Set Five, A Year With My Child. I taught in London primary schools for thirteen years, specialising in the early years. I studied at the Institute of Education, part of the University of London, both for my PGCE and my as-yet-unfinished masters. I'm especially interested in schemas and how they help us understand the motivations behind toddlers' play.

Forest school fun in your garden with HABA tools

Supporting exploration German toy manufacturers HABA have been making their tough outdoor toys and forest school accessories for many generations. Their mission is to stimulate children’s natural curiosity and innate drive to explore, with toys that support them on their adventures in the natural world. HABA dinosaur carving blanks are cut from wood soft enough

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Better than any toy

Better than any toy

You’ll often hear us say children don’t really need toys. In fact it’s one of the big ideas at the heart of our mission: we believe play is about so much more than entertainment, for children it’s about learning through their own investigations. By supporting them in their explorations, not only with toys but with

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Introducing Peaceable Kingdom: Non-competitive board games

Peaceable Kingdom produce board games that get children working together, instead of against each other. These award-winning games require cooperation between players in order for everyone to win. Games such as Hoot Owl Hoot, Feed The Woozle, and Count Your Chickens, pit players against an opposing force such as a forthcoming sunrise or a wicked

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