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Monkey

Name: First Friends Monkey
Brand: Tolo
SKU: 76064

The First Friends Monkey is a posable animal figure with a clicking head, tail and arms and feet that squeak when pressed. The child turns each part to hear it click, squeezes the feet for a squeak and poses the monkey in different positions. It is safe for teething, collectable and easily combined with other First Friends animals and figures for role play and animal talk. At home it plays in the living room; in a nursery or classroom it is made for group play.

Item number 76064 · EAN 0019287760644

Key features

Clicking head and arms

Head, tail and arms turn with a click the child can hear and feel.

Squeaking feet

Press the feet to hear them squeak.

Safe for teething

Made to be mouthed safely by younger children.

Collectable figure

Plays alongside the other animals and figures in the First Friends collection.

Learning & development

Fine motor skills

Turning the head, tail and arms and pressing the feet works small hand movements.

Cause and effect

Turns produce a click and presses produce a squeak, so actions have clear results.

Imaginative play

A posable monkey invites role play with other First Friends animals and figures.

Language development

Talking about the monkey's features, sounds and habits builds vocabulary.

Playguide

How to play and learn

Written by Tolo for parents and early-years staff: what to do with the toy, and what the child is learning while doing it.

1–5 YEARS

1Let your child explore the toy and find out which features move and make a sound - if necessary assist and show them all the moving, clicking parts.

2Ask your child simple questions such as 'can you make the head move?'

3Show them pictures/photos of animals in books and encourage them to recognise the similar features of image and toy.

4Talk about the animal in terms of size, colour, sounds they make and features they have such as mane, tail, hooves, claws, ears, etc.

5Encourage your child to imitate any sounds the animals might make.

6Introduce your child to rhymes and songs that feature the animals.

7Encourage imaginative play in combination with other items from the First Friends collection.

18 MONTHS +

8Introduce vocabulary such as ‘sitting’ ‘running’ ‘roaring’ ‘mooing’ etc according to the different actions and sounds the animals can demonstrate as you play together.

9Talk about where you might see the animals - eg on a farm, in a zoo, in the wild etc.

10Compare the animal's features and abilities to your own or that of your child e.g. ‘Can Mummy run as fast as the cheetah?’, ‘do you have as many teeth as the crocodile?’, ‘who has bigger ears, you or an elephant?’

11Talk about what the animals might eat - eg 'the giraffe likes to munch on leaves from a tall tree'

12Ask your child if he or she has a favourite animal and find out what he or she likes about that animal.

13Encourage your child to talk about the animal's different features and abilities.

14Encourage lots of pretend play with the animals, letting your child take the lead, but assisting with ideas if necessary.

15Compare the toy animals with their real life counter-parts in books, on the television or in real life.

16Show your child the similarities - eg, 'the elephant has big ears, just like your First Friends elephant'

Specification

Item number: 76064
Age: 1 - 5 years
Contents: First Friends Monkey
Product size: 7.2 × 6.8 × 9.5 cm
Packaging: Hangtag, paper bag
Weight: 0.049 kg
EAN: 0019287760644
Range: First Friends

Trade information

Master carton 36 pcs · 35 × 20 × 30 cm · 0.021 m³ · 2.51 kg gross · UPC #VALUE!

Built to last

Wipe-clean, no fabric, no decals to peel. Designed for shared use in group settings, and to be handed down rather than replaced.

Safety

Tested to EN71, ASTM and CPSIA. Smooth surfaces, no sharp edges, no batteries required.

Product sheet

One-page A4 data sheet: description, key features, learning & development, specifications, EAN.