numbers and letters [Archive] - Childminding Forum

mandy moo

07-01-2009, 10:01 AM

A few hundred years ago when I worked in a nursery, they had numbers and letters made of wood, thinish wood, and approx 3 inches high, does any body know what Im talking about and can you still get them, and if so where?
Thank you

Chatterbox Childcare

07-01-2009, 10:02 AM

Sorry no haven't seen these

angeldelight

07-01-2009, 10:29 AM

Do you mean like these ?

These may be a bit small though

http://www.crafty-devils.com/search.asp?craftsearch=letters

Angel xx

PixiePetal

07-01-2009, 10:35 AM

Do you mean like these ?

These may be a bit small though

http://www.crafty-devils.com/search.asp?craftsearch=letters

Angel xx

Don't know about the letters but looks a good site:)

mandy moo

07-01-2009, 05:25 PM

Do you mean like these ?

These may be a bit small though

http://www.crafty-devils.com/search.asp?craftsearch=letters

Angel xx

The plain wooden ones thats 'em:clapping:
Ta Angel

miffy

07-01-2009, 05:41 PM

Nice site Angel - thanks :thumbsup:

Miffy xx

Kes

07-01-2009, 08:08 PM

I have found them occasionally in the works if you have one near you.

Kerry.

loocyloo

07-01-2009, 08:24 PM

hope i am allowed to post this link!

if not Pm me and i'll send it to you!

i have got lots of templates from this company ( and lots of other stuff too! )
i've got a ' number' theme going on at the moment, and so i have these out so they see/touch/feel etc the number!

xxx

http://www.woodentoysonline.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ewoodentoyso nline%2eco%2euk%2facatalog%2findex%2ehtml&WD=templates&PN=Templates1%2ehtml%23aBJ092#aBJ092

mandy moo

08-01-2009, 08:20 AM

I have found them occasionally in the works if you have one near you.

Kerry.

Thanks Kerry, yes we have, I kinda thought i'd seen them in there before but we only havea small Works in town, and they didnt have any tuesday when I was in there:(

mandy moo

08-01-2009, 08:22 AM

hope i am allowed to post this link!

if not Pm me and i'll send it to you!

i have got lots of templates from this company ( and lots of other stuff too! )
i've got a ' number' theme going on at the moment, and so i have these out so they see/touch/feel etc the number!

xxx

http://www.woodentoysonline.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ewoodentoyso nline%2eco%2euk%2facatalog%2findex%2ehtml&WD=templates&PN=Templates1%2ehtml%23aBJ092#aBJ092

Thanks for that loocy will have a look later:)