TURTLE Toy Library
Twerton Ultimate Radical Toy Lending Experience
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Toy Library Membership form may be downloaded here
(please print and return by post)
TURTLE Toy Library flyer may be downloaded here
BAPP were awarded a grant from the European Social Fund in 2002 to develop and set up a toy library.
We spent some time consulting with local children and families about what they thought a toy library was, how they might use it and the kinds of things they would like to borrow. There were many surprises!
The Twerton Ultimate Radical Toy Lending Experience is open to any family in B&NES with children under 16 years of age. It is also open to groups which work with children e.g. nurseries, pre-schools and out of school clubs. We are also linked with the Bath Childminding Network who use the Library and the Hut twice a month to meet.
Turtle Toy Library at the Hut- Opening
Dates 2008 - 2009
Turtle Toy Library will be open at The Hut every other Saturday of
each month from 10am – 12 noon. Sessions will take place on the
following dates:
October 11th and 25th
November 8th and 22nd
December 6th and 20th
January 10th and 24th
February 7th and 21st
March 7th and 21st
April 4th and 18th
May 9th and 23rd
June 6th and 20th
July 4th and 18th
August 1st
September 5th and 19th
The Childminding Network meet on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month and people may choose to return toys and equipment on those days if it is easier.
The Toy Library has a Development Worker - Val Rowlands who monitors toy usage, maintains toys and equipment and where parents want suggestions for child development or other reasons, she is able to suggest items that may be suitable. The toy library has a large range of toys and equipment which is all catalogued and numbered with a system of borrowing like in a book library.
Members joining TURTLE, are issued with a membership card and then can borrow 2 toys per child for up to a month.
There are baby toys, pre-school toys, dressing up clothes, pop up tents, board games, construction sets including lego, k’nex, a go-kart, camping equipment, skateboard ramps, musical instruments, story bags and even a karaoke machine.
Types of toys and equipment that can be borrowed from TURTLE Toy LIbrary.
All toys and equipment are suitable for most children; toys with
lights and noises are particularly suited to children who enjoy that
type of play. The Development Worker will advise parents and carers
if she feels that the toy would not be suitable e.g. due to the age
of the child and small components.
These are just a very small number of the large selection of toys, games and equipment that we have available to borrow. To see the full range, please call into a Toy Library session to look through the picture catalogues or call to speak to a member of staff.
 Musical Instruments |
 Construction |
 Role Play including dressing up |
 Board games |
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Acoustic guitar, electric
guitar, amplifier, keyboard, bells, steel drum, drum
machine, ocean drum, karaoke machine, xylophone,
percussion
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Knex,
Lego Technic, Duplo,
Polydron, Mobilo, Magnetix, Meccano
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Doctors kit and clothes, kitchen, policeman stuff, pretend shop including till and food, home including teasets and cooking equipment and lots of dressing up outfits for ages 1 - 10 years. | Educational, Boggle, Scrabble and Ssh don't wake dad. |
 Jigsaws for all ages |
 Baby toys |
 Toddler toys |
 Imaginative play (small world) |
| Lift out trays, wooden, chunky, foam |
Aquarium, activity centre,
pat mats, walkers, light and sound toys, baby Sticklebricks, foam activity centre
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Trikes, Duplo, sit n rides, slides, organ, tape recorder, Thomas toys. | Farm, house, hospital, cottage, village square, wooden dolls house, pirate ship, Noahs ark |
 Outside Play |
 Electronic toys and games |
 Transport |
Group settings |
| Camping, skateboard ramp, basketball hoop, go kart, goal nets, body boards, scooters | Leapfrog books and units for baby 1- 3 years, 3 - 5 years and 5 - 8 years, Who wants to be a millionaire, chess , Wheels on the bus, Spin the bottle, Bug builders, Scalextric |
Train sets, airport, bus,
aeroplane, camper van
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Group settings including Badge Machine, Wood burning tools, Giant Jenga, Mega Connect 4, Candy Floss machine, Chocolate fountain and Karaoke machine |