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Tamworth Toy Library

Locality: Tamworth, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6762 6692

Address: 1/6 Denne Street 2340 Tamworth, NSW, Australia

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16.01.2022 Members - Please don't drop off any returns at our front door while the library is unattended. We're always happy to organise a suitable time to meet with you to return items. Thank you!

14.01.2022 Ever lost the tv remote to find its been put in your handbag? Or found 20 blueberries carefully stashed into your coffee? Then odds are you've got a toddler pr...acticing posting! (Or a poltergeist ) This fascinating and exasperating stage is actually very important and starts a lot earlier than many parents think. It is known professionally as the Containment Schema, where children learn about spatial concepts like size, and what happens to things when we can't see them any more. This schema also helps develops fine motor skills and eventually will even help your child learn to write! Using relational language like in, out, next to and behind helps engage with your child and develop their verbal connections. What's the funniest thing you've ever found "posted"? At the toy library, you can find posting toys like letterboxes, barns with animals, nesting cups, even water table with containers for children to fill with water or rice giving children opportunities to practice these skills without putting surprises in your pockets! Can't help with poltergeists though #whoyagonnacall

13.01.2022 Kids and babies books and Tamworth City Library are celebrating Book Week with a range of activities. Head over and check them out

10.01.2022 My child is starting school next year, they need to be ready! A lot of people join toy libraries when their child is 3-4 years old, asking for items to help w...ith "school readiness". So what does "school readiness" mean? Most of these parents think it means resources that focus on letter and number recognition think flash cards, toys with letters on them. Any day of the week, you'll hear and see ads targeting parents - implying that if your child doesn't know the entire alphabet and can count to 20, and write them all, by the time they walk through those school doors, somehow you have failed as a parent. First of all - can we stop that now, please? You’ve been keeping at least one human being alive for several years now. You're doing amazing! Don’t let some ad designed to encourage you to buy something make you feel bad. To be ready for school, they need to be ready to learn. The great news is, all children are born ready to learn. All they need is to be healthy, safe, and interested. From a more practical stand point, there are a few things you can focus on to help make the transition easier when the time comes (and none of them involve flashcards): Fine motor development: Holding a pencil takes some serious muscles! Develop these through playdough, threading, and activities like tearing paper. Talk to your local toy library about suggested toys for fine motor strength. Gross Motor Development: Does your child have the core strength to sit up on the mat, or in a chair, for a period of time? Borrow stepping stones, balancing beams, kinder boards, ride ons anything that requires whole body movement. Turn Taking and Patience: Going from an environment where it’s just them and a parent, maybe a bonus sibling or two, to a room full of other children and only 1-2 adults is pretty full on! Board games are fantastic for developing these skills (and resilience!). An added bonus is most board games also develop maths concepts (counting numbers whilst moving pieces, recognising numbers on a die, etc), so you get more bang for your borrowing buck. Independence: Can your child take their shoes off and on by themselves? Can they go to the toilet independently? Can they use the zips on their bag? This is mainly fine motor development, but also ties into confidence and resilience. One of the best tips I was ever given for starting school was to take your child with you to buy their lunch box and make sure they can open it themselves without any help, and for a couple of weeks before starting school use it for regular lunches or picnics, so its completely familiar by the time that first day rolls around. Language and Literacy: Talking, and books. Books, and talking. Reading aloud to your child is one of the greatest things you can do for their development, even if it is the same book over and over again (although a bit of variety is good for your sanity!). By reading, you are teaching your child the basics of written English how a book should be held, that we turn pages in a particular way, that we read words left to right. Ask questions through the book to help develop comprehension skills (Can you point to the blue sheep?, Why do you think the green sheep is sleeping?). Toy libraries will have additional resources to help develop letter recognition but remember to keep it fun kids learn best through play!

06.01.2022 Renovation Update Have you seen how bright and inspiring the library is looking?! We're up to the most disruptive part of the renovations. So the office (and kitchenette) can be removed and renovated, the library will CLOSE from Saturday 3rd to Friday 16th October.... Thanks for your patience during the renovations!

02.01.2022 You know the toy. It has 8 different buttons, sings in 3 languages, 2 educational modes. But yet.... your kid is pressing the same button. Over. And over.... Again. Congrats! Your child is learning cause and effect! Toys that do something when a child interacts with them are called "instant reward toys", and help teach children that if they do something, there is a predictable reaction. But why the same song over and over? Allowing children to have control over their play (even if it means you have to listen to the same 6 notes ad nauseum) gives them a chance to develop a specific skill (such as fine motor strength and hand eye coordination required to press a button), to develop confidence, and identify their own likes and dislikes. It also provides a sense of familiarity and reassurance, which is soothing - like how many adults listen to the same album over and over, or watch reruns of their favourite shows (we see you, Friends). One of the greatest benefits of a toy library is you can take the toy back! Sick of that particular song? Back to the toy library it goes. Which toy is your child currently driving you mad with?

02.01.2022 We have something exciting to share with you!! Tamworth Library will be set up under our community tree near the picnic bench delivering story time between ...9-10am this Saturday. A lovely opportunity to bring the kids down before the heat and enjoy some family time at the markets #storytime #destinationtamworth #markets