Garden Hedgehogs
| Kate Luke

Help Hedgehogs on Bonfire Night

This bonfire night, you may not be headed out to a local firework display, but, if your household bubble does light up a garden bonfire, here are some quick tips for keeping your garden wildlife safe.

Team games
| Kate Luke

Jaques’ 225th – Team Games for Tots

November is all about our 225th Birthday! So, this month you can enjoy some discounts, offers and fun facts about our 225 year-long heritage by signing up to our newsletter below!

Fun in the Jungle and ZSL!
| Amber Gravenell

Fun in the Jungle and ZSL!

Can you think of a better combination than animals, play and creativity? This blog contains free downloadable activities for kids. Animal themed for hours of fun, creative and educational fun! Plus, fun facts about the legendary ZSL London Zoo!

Christmas Toys

Toy of the Week - Week 5

It’s now just 8 Weeks until Christmas, which means we are announcing our third Toy of the Week for you! In the run-up to the Festive Season, Jaques will be announcing a Top Toy every week based on the best benefits for your little learners.

Jaques of London Birthday
| Kate Luke

Happy Birthday Jaques of London – 225 today!

Today is Jaques of London’s 225th Birthday. To put that in perspective, this means we are older than Steam Trains, Big Ben AND Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity—if you can believe it!

History of Dominoes
| Kate Luke

History of games – Dominoes

This blog series will investigate some of the UK's favourite family games and looks at when and why they were created. This is a great opportunity to encourage kids to start playing garden games for more Montessori play!Over the next five weeks, we will explore a game per week to...

Fun and Learning with Autumn Leaves
| Amber Gravenell

Fun and Learning with Autumn Leaves

With the trees shedding their leaves and winter fast approaching, we take a look at how you can use autumn leaves to help your little learner's development both creatively and educationally. A fun and fuss-free set of activities to excite and inspire your kids.

Alice in Wonderland and Jaques of London
| Amber Gravenell

Alice in Wonderland and Jaques of London

At Jaques of London, we LOVE Lewis Carroll's iconic Alice in Wonderland. We have an historic link with Alice in Wonderland and reveal all in this post.