We are excited and proud for the release of this our new website. This site has been designed to a provide fresh, informative, interesting experience and to show off our products in a bright presentation.
The new site has new options for your experience:
Wish List: For an out of stock product, you can now mark that as one for your wish list. When the item is back in stock, you will be notified.
Quick View: This is shown as an eye on the product and when pressed will show a short-form view of the product. Click away from the view to close it.
Payment Links: This easy to use payment option provided by one of the modern payment transaction companies ‘iZettle’ allows you to order your items and simply provide us with a text number, email address or another social link, that we can sent the iZettle payment link to you by. On receipt a one off link provides direct connection to iZettle to pay by card transaction. On notification of payment, we then send your order. During this transaction we do NOT need your bank details and it is a safe transaction method for yourselves. See the FAQ page for more details.
PlanToys mainly focuses on safety wooden toys made of reclaimed rubber woods that enhance development for children, especially during their first five formative years when parents should encourage children to experience the freedom of playing and the proximity to nature.
Back in 1981, seven university graduates have been holding a mission to infuse the world with positive vibes. Vitool Viraponsavan, one of the main driving force established PlanToys, has been inspiring children and families over the world with steadfast determination to sustain environment and economy to the fullest through innovative toys. At present, PlanToys has branched out the philosophy with our partners in Asia, America, Europe and Australia.
With a strong mission to create a sustainable world, PlanToys thoroughly concerns about every single step of production line as well as other activities as we are wholeheartedly committed to minimizing environmental impacts.
In addition, Sustainable Play is a fundamental foundation of how PlanToys nurtures creative minds bringing children to understand what nature gives back to them. We have seen the results of our efforts for four decades and know that our children will grow up with the knowledge and values to respect and preserve natural resources for future generations and make the world a better place.
The story of PlanToys is described in the three pillars of how we do our business, “Sustainable Way”. This includes Sustainable Material, Sustainable Manufacturing and Sustainable Mind.
At PlanToys®, we work toward our belief of “Better Kids for Better World”.
PlanToys daily mindset was built on and remains today: a focus of sustainability and child development as our top priority. Our path of being a green company has been defined in “Sustainable Way” which includes Sustainable Material, Sustainable Manufacturing and Sustainable Mind.
We apply innovation to our materials and manufacturing to make them more eco-friendly and green to the environment. Along with child development, PlanToys cultivates children around the world through toys that animate children’s imagination while enhancing all ranges of development. The skills and the dedication of our PlanToys team are embed in every single toy to make sure that the development of children are enhanced in every minute of playing and the environment are protected for future generations.
PlanToys® has received more than 70 awards from 11 countries around the world.
Over the years PlanToys® has gained reconition globally through our philospphies and beatifully crafted wooden toys. With this said, we truly believe our outcome is “Better Kids, Better World”.
Yes something fishy is a going on here at Salty Dog. Various fish and their friends are available in store to entertain the children..
Touch ring fish with pearls
This wooden touch ring is a indispensable play for your baby’s hand. They trigger the grip reflex and promote the development process.
They transmit sensations which help your baby to discover their environment. From 3 months.
Sea Life Bath Set
Splash and make waves in the bath with this set. The fun never ends! Float them on the water, fill them up and squirt the water out.
Set of 4 ECO made animals: Shell, Starfish, Turtle, and Dolphin. From 6 months.
Fishing Game
Who wouldn’t like to catch a big fish? The fishing game stimulates hand-eye coordination.
There are lots of fish splashing about in the pond. You have to try to catch the “most valuable” of them with your magnetic ended fishing rod. But be careful of the old boot!
For 2-3 players. 19 pieces including dice. From 3 years.
Celebration Time – Salty Dog Emporium’s 1st Birthday
Salty Dog Emporium is excited to announce that local author Lynne Healy and Birdham Bear are helping us to celebrate our 1st Birthday. So please join us for a lovely start to half term on Saturday 26th May.
There will be two FREE Birdham Bear Story times with Lynne.
11.00am – 11.30am and 2.30pm – 3pm. Suitable for children aged 4 – 8 and their adults*
Places for each session are limited to 12 children so booking is essential. You can either pop into Salty Dog Emporium or email Julie at julie@saltydogemporium.co.uk
Signed copies of ‘Birdham Bear’ will be available to buy on the day.
Plus we will have a colouring competition, balloons, cake andfor Saturday 26th only, a 10% discount on purchases made in store from Salty Dog Emporium.
Can’t make the story times? Never mind, you can still enter our Celebration Colouring Competition – call in store any time from the 26th to pick up a colouring card – return it by Friday 1st June. Winners will be announced on Monday 4th June.
There are 2 categories – 4 and under and 5-8. The winner of each category will receive a Birdham Bear colouring book and a £10.00 Gift Voucher, to be spent in store, at Salty Dog Emporium.
* Salty Dog Emporium has limited space in the store and would respectfully request that only one responsible adult stays with their child for the story time with Lynne and Birdham Bear. Very sorry we cannot accept unaccompanied children. Thank you.
Well can you believe it Salty Dog Emporium opened its doors just over a year ago and what a year it has been! Looking back on the photos of our opening day (how nervous were we) and comparing to the shop today we have so
2017
much more variety and merchandise to offer our customers, including the very recent development of our model railway resources www.modelrailwayresource.co.uk.
2018
However it doesn’t stop there as we have lots of exciting ideas and developments over the coming year so watch this space!
We opened Salty Dog Emporium because Julie (proprietor) understood, through having worked in the childcare sector for over 20 years the frustration that parents and carers alike have experienced in finding good quality, toys and games. Parents were wanting products with added value that promoted children’s learning and development, whilst still letting children enjoy themselves. (So important).
We believe that play is fundamental to helping children become confident, competent learners and supporting good quality play helps to turn the key to unlock their learning. Tuning in to children and watching for when a child becomes curious, fascinated, absorbed and excited in what they are doing, is a lovely and privileged experience and here at Salty Dog Emporium we understand that it is then when they are going to learn the most.
Possibly children have loved the sounds of the sea, and sometimes putting a shell to the ear
mimics that sound. However another lovely way of replicating that unique noise at different levels and speeds is with a ‘Drum-ocean sounds’, helping children to create sounds for themselves.
Furthermore our Spot & Learn sticker books are brilliant at enabling children to find out some fascinating facts about
different creatures and plants and about the environments they inhabit. Children can take the books outside with them, using them to help identify what they see. Maybe if they are lucky having the opportunity (only if safe to do so) to touch, feel, smell and talk about the things they have found.
There can be no doubt helping to stimulate children’s senses supports them in becoming much more aware of the environment around them and wanting to know so much more!
Naturally there are plenty of opportunities to play, build and discover with very little such as cardboard boxes, home made play-dough, gloop, jar lids, bark and scraps of textured materials to name but a few. However this is when a well thought out toy or game can come into its own or help to sustain and build on developing interests that a child might have. For example introducing a farm animal or two, creatures from far away like an elephant or kangaroo or even a fearsome dinosaur (there are not many children who don’t like dinosaurs!) into a tray of bark is always exiting and can prompt opportunities for children to develop and extend their language. The beautifully crafted and hand painted Holztiger creatures are perfect to support such an activity and have a wonderful feel to them too.
There are of course many ways to engage children in play however by opening Salty Dog Emporium it has become a wonderful opportunity to promote play and enable our customers both young and old alike to get involved and have some fun! Please do follow us on Facebook and come pay us a visit either in store, or on-line at the store
Want to be one of the first to receive our Newsletter and communications, then go to theContact pageand use the ‘Newsletter Subscribe’ option
