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Koala

Name: First Friends Koala
Brand: Tolo
SKU: 76067

The First Friends Koala is a posable animal figure that can sit or stand. The child turns the clicking head and tail and moves the arms and legs into a variety of poses. It is safe for teething and collectable, and its friendly character makes it an easy starting point for pretend play, animal sounds and talk about where koalas live and what they eat. At home it plays in the living room; in a nursery or classroom it is made for group play.

Item number 76067 · EAN 0019287760675

Key features

Clicking head and tail

Head and tail turn with a click the child can hear and feel.

Moveable arms and legs

Arms and legs move into a variety of poses.

Sits or stands

The koala can be posed sitting or standing.

Safe for teething

Made to be mouthed safely by younger children.

Learning & development

Fine motor skills

Turning the head and tail and posing arms and legs works small hand movements.

Cause and effect

Each turn produces a click, linking the child's action to a result.

Imaginative play

A koala that sits or stands invites role play with other First Friends animals.

Language development

Talking about the koala's features, home and food builds vocabulary.

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: 76067
Age: 1–5 years
Contents: First Friends Koala
Product size: 7 × 4 × 9 cm
Packaging: Hangtag, paper bag
Weight: 0.0461 kg
EAN: 0019287760675
Range: First Friends

Trade information

Master carton 36 pcs · 38.7 × 20.2 × 25 cm · 0.02 m³ · 2.62 kg gross · UPC #VALUE!

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.