May 2022: Best in Children’s Development Products, Central England Prestige Award.
I am thrilled to say I have won this award for the second year running! Pictured here with my daughter holding a box of Toys For Talking goodies :)
19th March 2024 BRAND NEW! Sensory Stories: I am adding a new section on Sensory Stories based on familiar picture books. The first one, Stick Man, is available now! See the links below for the pack without the book, and with the book:
https://www.toysfortalking.co.uk/store/Stick-Man-Sensory-Story-Pack-no-book-p638735541
https://www.toysfortalking.co.uk/store/Stick-Man-Sensory-Story-Pack-with-Paperback-Book-p638735124
27th March 2024 BRAND NEW! The Very Hungry Caterpillar Sensory Story Packs are now up in the shop and ready to go:
I will gradually be adding packs to this section - contact me if you have any sensory story requests :)
You can find the stories in the ‘Sensory Toys’ section.
May 2023 BRAND NEW! Delivery to U.S.A and to Australia: I am now dispatching to these 2 countries from this website shop. There is a Flat Rate of £30 delivery charge per order, regardless of number of packs bought, and there is no goods and services tax as my business does not reach the threshold for paying/charging this tax.
February 2023 Delivery Update: Free Delivery within the U.K. Orders are dispatched within 1 week, and sent using Royal Mail 48 (or Next Day delivery for large orders). You will receive a tracking number as soon as your order is dispatched.
I accept a range of payment methods in my website shop: PayPal, credit/debit card or Bank Transfer. I now also accept Purchase Orders from schools, nurseries, and NHS Trusts. Just choose your preferred method at the checkout for further information.
For shipping to countries in the E.U., please go to my Etsy shop. Bear with me - I will try to find a way to process the latest taxes for products to E.U. Countries from my website shop, but in the meantime please go to my Etsy shop. All the same packs are available, and I have been sending packs to Europe for the last 5 years.
BRAND NEW in August 2021: Gift Cards now available for £25, £50 or £100! Follow the link below.
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
THE GRUFFALO STORY SEQUENCING CARDS
“Top class resources and the children I work with loved them. Gwen is so helpful and always goes out of her way to help. Highly recommend.”
Kay H. (U.K.) 01/06/24
BIG AND LITTLE OBJECTS AND PICTURES 4 WORD LEVEL PACK
” Lovely. Great value. Highly recommended.”
Shameena S. (U.K.) 03/04/24
DEAR ZOO 2 WORD LEVEL PICTURE PACK
”Perfect story companion for kids.”
Sarah T. (U.S.A.) 10/04/24
CONVERSATION SKILLS PACK WITH TOYS
”Great value for money. Simple, engaging games and exercises for my 6 year old daughter to practise her conversation skills. All SPs should have these.”
Laura M. (Australia) 15/02/24
BUILD 2 DINOSAURS PACK
”Another quality item. I am so excited to use this in Speech Therapy. Very well made product and easy to use.”
Steffani W. (U.S.A.) 12/03/23
PEPPA LOVES THE PARK BLANK LEVELS 1-3 THERAPY PACK “This resource kit is amazing and has everything you could need for your language goals. Everything is great quality and well planned out for you to use straight away. I can’t wait to use it with my clients.”
Christina S. (Australia) 07/03/23
PEPPA LOVES THE PARK BLANK LEVELS 1-3 THERAPY PACK
”I have been very happy with the resources I bought at toys for talking. I came across the company by recommendation of a speech and language therapist working with my daughter who has a diagnosis of ASD and she is 5y old. My daughter is confident of single words, mainly nouns but we are trying to expand language to verbs/action words and 2 words together. I find the visuals very good.”
Sonia C.A. (U.K.). 27/02/23
PINEAPPLE FEELINGS PACK
Dyan D. (U.S.A.). 19/11/22
BLANK LEVELS SCREEN SUPERMARKET TRIP
”Fantastic resource! My 2nd purchase.”
Julie S. (U.K.) 28/08/22
DEAR ZOO 2 WORD LEVEL PICTURE PACK
”I required 25 word packs from Gwen and from the start she has been so helpful and friendly and has answered every question I have had! Nothing has been too much trouble for her and I really appreciate all the work that has been put into these Word packs. The children receiving them are going to find them as brilliant as i do.”
Zoe S. (U.K.). 19/03/22
FIRE ENGINE AND HELICOPTER BUILDING SET
”This set was just what I needed. Well made as usual. I think I may have a slight addiction to Gwen’s products.”
Steffani W. (U.S.A.). 06/04/22
BIG AND LITTLE OBJECTS AND PICTURES 4 WL PACK (1)
”Great for SL groups, lovely item received quickly”
Sally B (U.K.). 07/04/22
WHY? AND HOW? QUESTIONS BUMPER PICTURE PACK
”Absolutely amazing products. very high quality. I will be purchasing more in the future! Thank you for offering such wonderful tools for our babies!”
Michelle F. (Australia). 25/03/22
ZOG WHY AND HOW BUMPER PACK
”Amazing activity once again. Top quality. The kids really enjoyed it.”
Steffani W. (U.S.A.) 06/04/22
STORY SEQUENCING PACK - BASEBOARD WITH 2 STORY SETS ‘
“The story sequencing pack is great, it is being used for a child who will not talk in our setting. We've only had chance to use it once so far, but she was very interested in it, and I am sure that it will help. “
Julie W. (U.K.) 16/12/21
WHAT’S INSIDE: MINI FIDGET TOYS IN BRICK BOXES
“As a Special Needs Teacher this resource is amazing. My children absolutely LOVED it! learning without realising it. FUN, FUN, FUN.” Julie S. (U.K.) 05/03/22
ACTIVITY REQUESTS VOCABULARY PACK (COMMISSION)
“I'm delighted that I came across Gwen online. Her resources are truly excellent! They are engaging, varied and well thought out. I placed a second order days after receiving my first packs! Gwen has saved me so much time in preparing home lessons for my daughter. She also made some bespoke resources for me. Her care and attention in creating these resources is second to none! Gwen's wealth of experience is evident as she had some excellent suggestions. I will definitely be buying much more from Gwen in the future!”
Leila L. (U.K.) 27/10/21
GRANDPA PIG’S BOAT BUILDING SET
“This worked so well for the children I am working with . The toys came on time and in great condition . Very easy to use. I would highly recommend Toys for Talking.”
Lynne D. (U.K.) 12/08/21
MR POTATO HEAD PICTURE EXCHANGE & ACTION LOTTO
“My niece loves it. Also the seller sent me an e-mail to say she had just updated the pack after I had placed the order and would send me the new and improved version, which I thought was a lovely thing to do and much appreciated.”
Hannah McL. (U.K.) 11/06/21
BLUE WHALE AND GREEN HELICOPTER SMALL BUILDING SET
“The lego sets have been great for some Lego therapy type groups that I am running with some year 1 children. The accompanying vocab sheets and "I want... " cards have proved very useful for them too.“
Nicola B. (U.K.) 23/06/21
BLANK LEVELS 1-3+ BUMPER PACK GIRAFFES CAN’T DANCE
”A very nice and well-made set of materials - perfect for my work as a SLP and ESL teacher! I love this seller’s materials and can’t get enough!”
Ellen V. (Spain) 27/02/21
THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE 2 WORD LEVEL PACK
”These are the best tools for language development - from age 1.5-6 - and so much fun. Each book/set grows with the child and can be really fun and inspiring through all the stages from beginning speech through reading development. Very interactive! Beautiful and child-friendly graphics. Highly recommend to all parents. “
Anna S. (USA) 09/02/21
1-4 WL LANGUAGE SCREENING PACK
“I love Gwen Brown's therapy resources and children love them too! The key to a great initial assessment of a child's speech and language = engaging the child in play that is so fun, they are only focused on the toys and me and don't even notice they are being assessed!”
Lisa T-J (UK) 31/10/20
FARM ANIMALS 3WL COLOURFUL SEMANTICS PACK
“Really well made set with clear ideas on how to utilise with my child! Will absolutely be buying more! Thank you”
Aisling S (UK) 24/07/20
BLANK LEVELS 1-4 THERAPY PACK SUPERHEROES
”Thank you so much. Your Superhero Blank Pack arrived today. It’s absolutely brilliant! So many great ideas and resources for each blank level in one pack. I can’t wait to use it with children on my caseload (most of whom are superhero mad!) This pack is such good value considering how long it must have taken you to Plan and create it. Thank you.”
Bryony A (UK) 17/06/20
WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT 2WL PACK “Gwen has made my life so much easier! I am a self-contained special education teacher, working with students with multiple disabilities. All of her language kits provide engaging formats that keeps students wanting more!...I have bought 6 of her items and have NEVER been disappointed.”
Meghan H. (USA) 24/10/19
GOLDILOCKS AND THE 3 BEARS 4WL PACK “I love Gwen's imaginative and fun resources and have a good selection now- though always room for more😉My favourite to date is Goldilocks and the 3 bears. They are very versatile- I've used them for language concept work; ICW; and phonology work too. So they are ideal for busy therapists who need to have ready resources. Gwen is so helpful too and will adapt her resources to your needs and also custom make them if there's something specific that you need.”
Maxine J. (UK) 06/05/19
MR POTATO HEAD PACK
“This product has been so amazing! My son wasn’t able to use PECS prior to this but he loves Mr Potato Head so much that he will finally reach out and tell me he knows the body parts on the cards.”
Ashley E. (USA) 03/07/19