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Husky

Name: First Friends Husky
Brand: Tolo
SKU: 76049

First Friends Husky is the polar-themed dog that pulls the First Friends Sledge. The child clicks its head, tail and legs into different positions, poses it standing or running, and harnesses it to the sledge for polar adventures. Safe for teething, it suits children from one to five years, who move from mouthing and clicking to barking, naming and storytelling. At home it plays in the living room; in a nursery or classroom it is made for group play.

Item number 76049 · EAN 0019287760491

Key features

Clicking head and legs

Each part clicks as it moves.

Poseable legs

Stand, sit or run in a variety of poses.

Pulls the sledge

The essential animal for the First Friends Sledge.

Safe for teething

Suitable for the youngest children to mouth.

Learning & development

Imaginative play

Pulls the sledge and joins the other polar characters in stories.

Fine motor skills

Clicking the head, tail and legs into position works small hands.

Language development

Children imitate barking and learn words for ears, tail and paws.

Social interaction

Adult and child compare the toy with real dogs in books and life.

Playguide

How to play and learn

Written by Tolo for parents and early-years staff: what to do with the toy, and what the child is learning while doing it.

1–5 YEARS

1Let your child explore the toy and find out which features move and make a sound - if necessary assist and show them all the moving, clicking parts.

2Ask your child simple questions such as 'can you make the head move?'

3Encourage your child to imitate any sounds the animals might make.

4Encourage imaginative play in combination with other items from the First Friends collection.

5Talk about the animal in terms of size, colour, sounds they make and features they have such as mane, tail, hooves, claws, ears, etc.

6Show them pictures/photos of animals in books and encourage them to recognise the similar features of image and toy.

18 MONTHS +

7Introduce vocabulary such as ‘sitting’ ‘running’ ‘barking’ ‘mooing’ etc according to the different actions and sounds the animals can demonstrate as you play together.

8Talk about where you might see the animals - eg in the wild, on a farm, in a zoo etc.

9Compare the toy animals with their real life counter-parts in books, on the television or in real life.

10Show your child the similarities - eg, 'the elephant has big ears, just like your First Friends elephant'

11Ask your child if he or she has a favourite animal and find out what he or she likes about that animal.

12Encourage your child to talk about the animal's different features and abilities.

13Encourage lots of pretend play with the animals, letting your child take the lead, but assisting with ideas if necessary.

14Compare the animal's features and abilities to your own or that of your child e.g. ‘Can Mummy run as fast as the cheetah?’, ‘do you have as many teeth as the crocodile?’, ‘who has bigger ears, you or an elephant?’

15Talk about what the animals might eat - eg 'the giraffe likes to munch on leaves from a tall tree'

Specification

Item number: 76049
Age: 1–5 years
Contents: First Friends Husky
Product size: 11 × 5.5 × 7.9 cm
Packaging: Hangtag, paper bag
Weight: 0.0796 kg
EAN: 0019287760491
Range: First Friends

Trade information

Master carton 36 pcs · 36.5 × 20 × 34 cm · 0.025 m³ · 3.46 kg gross · UPC 019287760491

Built to last

Wipe-clean, no fabric, no decals to peel. Designed for shared use in group settings, and to be handed down rather than replaced.

Safety

Tested to EN71, ASTM and CPSIA. Smooth surfaces, no sharp edges, no batteries required.

Product sheet

One-page A4 data sheet: description, key features, learning & development, specifications, EAN.