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We are a husband and wife team based in West Sussex. We have two amazing children, Billy and Lara who are the inspiration behind everything we do. Happy Little Doers started on Instagram, as we started to create and share play/creative ideas to do at home during lockdown. On the hunt to find new ways to play and learn we had our light bulb moment. Billy and I would often sit and count and play with numbers. I would write down the numbers and dots on a separate piece of paper for him to match up. However, he always wanted to count higher than 10, and play more with numbers. The scraps of paper I had written on soon became bent and torn. We realised there wasn’t anything on the market that went higher than 10 or 20. That’s when we decided to launch NUMBERS.
Our aim is to inspire kids to reach their full potential by helping them discover their favourite way of learning through play. We do this by creating fun, interactive educational resources that are designed to be used both at home or out and about
We design educational activity resources for children’s development; including boosting confidence & happiness, building on language, speech and communication, improving literacy skills, problem-solving and developing memory recall. The style of our design uses modern typography with minimalist design and are created with longevity and sustainability in mind.
Flashcards are a fantastic way of learning individual topics as their purpose is to encourage active recall. Practising active recall with flashcards encourages strong neural connections within the brain which creates an effective method for improving memory. The flashcards created by Happy Little Doers are designed to work individually with one another, as well as working cross-product which makes them highly dynamic.r
We are based in the sunny countryside of West Sussex.
Yes, absolutely! All of our products are UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) tested. This is a legal requirement for all toys and goods that are used by children to verify toy safety. All paper stock is FSC-certified and, where possible we use vegetable-based inks and natural materials.
Yes! Each of our products is submitted for UKCA approval. What this means is that the products are tested to ensure that they are compliant to Toy Safety Standards in Great Britain. This is a legal requirement for all toys to undergo that are sold in the UK. Our Sensory Flashcards for Babies have been fully tested to ensure that they are safe for newborns. All of our activity flashcards and games display the UKCA mark as well as information relating to the safety test including which ages they are suitable for without parental guidance.
For more information, why not check out our blog on sensory flashcards for babies.
Research shows that bold black-and-white pictograms stimulate the development of the optic nerves and encourage cognitive development without over-stimulation. This is very particular in very young babies and early years development when starting to build an understanding of patterns, memory and the ability to absorb new information.
At birth, a baby’s eye has all the potential to see but the brain cannot process the visual information fully as its visual pathway is immature. In fact, in the womb, a baby can see red (the colour of the uterus!) and can track objects, although they can not distinguish between similar shades and the world appears fuzzy to them.
The visual pathway includes the back layer of the eye containing rod and cone photoreceptors which are responsible for converting light into electric signals. These signals are carried via the optic nerve to the visual centre in the brain where the signals are processed; ultimately allowing us to see.
For more information, why not check out our blog on sensory flashcards for babies.
From 0-4 months of age hold sensory flashcards 20-30cm from the baby’s face. This helps them to focus on an object. Start with a few flashcards, shuffling them around each day so that you start with a different card to keep it exciting for your baby. As your little one gets older, you can move the cards further way and from side to side or up and down, as well as add additional more complex black and white cards and flashcards with the colour red. This helps to improve focus and tracking and will also help to build muscle strength in the neck.
For more information, why not check out our blog on sensory flashcards for babies.
When teaching with phonics flashcards, it is incredibly important for parents to follow the guidance given by the individual product that is being used; Happy Little Doers or otherwise. In the same regard as learning in other subjects, learning each stage in order will make it easier to teach and learn subsequent stages (much like learning numbers – children should master 1 to 19 to build the confidence of learning 20 and upwards!). However… within each stage supplied with the Happy Little Doers Phonics Flashcards for kids, there are a number of fun ways that the cards can be used for learning.
Why not check out our blog on ‘How to use Phonics Flashcards‘?
At Happy Little Doers, we’ve spent a great deal of time researching different ways of learning phonics in resources already on the market and in early years settings. As a result, we have created a product that has been highly praised and approved by both parents as well as early years teaching professionals and speech and language therapists.
For more information, why not check out our blog on ‘How to use Phonics Flashcards‘?
The answer to this is yes, however… remember that every child, or grown-up for that matter, learns in their own individual way and at their own pace. There are some great resources out there that are effective in learning language and phonics – from books to television programmes. Most parents with young children over the last 15 years or so may be familiar with books written by Julia Donaldson, best known for writing The Gruffalo and Zog. Those that prefer to learn the language through books, and more specifically phonics, are in luck as a selection of 36 short stories are included with her Songbird Phonics Collection.
So, how do the Happy Little Doers Phonics Flashcards compare to these books?… Find out more by reading our blog at https://happylittledoers.com/how-to-use-phonics-flashcards/.
Our Times Tables Activity Flashcards feature 3 different ways of learning the times tables; skip-counting (i.e. 2, 4, 6, 8…), traditional times tables grid and the practise question cards.
We won first award for the Times Tables Flashcards in the Junior Design Awards 2021 for ‘Best Educational Toy’. Our Times Tables Activity Flashcards are incredibly popular and we are very proud to have received this particular award.
Your child starts learning as soon as their eyes are able to focus on objects so really, it is completely up to you from this point. Our early-year cards are specifically designed in black and white to minimise distraction, but also engage better focus early on in the childs development. The cards that have a greater focus on high contrast are our ‘Learn by Doing… Numbers’ and ‘Learn by Doing… Shapes‘ packs
Happy Little Doers is an award-winning brand, winning an award for ‘Best Educational Toy/Game’ in the Junior Design Awards, 2021 for our ‘Learn by Doing… Times Tables‘ flashcards, also available as a designer wall print. All of our products are conceptualised and designed in-house, with extensive research going into every product manufactured. Happy Little Doers products are all manufactured in the UK, from product to packaging, to ensure that we provide quality products that are sustainable and environmentally friendly.
You can follow Happy Little Doers on Instagram, Facebook & LinkedIn. We have joined TikTok so watch this space as we are still working it out!
Yes, all our products are printed in the UK. The ink used is 100% eco-friendly and entirely plant-based, manufactured from renewable sources.
We use a variety of paper stocks depending on the requirement of the product, you can see specific details on each product page under material spec and packaging. All our products are FSC. The ink used is 100% eco-friendly and entirely plant-based, manufactured from renewable sources.
All within the UK so there is no unnecessary footprint.
Learning should be fun and there are so many exciting ways to learn through play. Play is vital in helping children be ready and confident for school as well as encouraging their imagination and helping them with literacy and numeracy skills. Try to incorporate their interests when learning through play. Incorporating school topics into home play and activities shows your child that learning can be fun! Plan a trip to the museum/beach/forest to further explore their current topic.
Please get in touch and send us an email to [email protected] or message us on Instagram.
We have lots of product ideas in the pipeline. We’re always inspired by our little ones and would like to grow our business with them. If you have any ideas that you would like to see us produce, please get in touch and send us an email [email protected]
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Yes of course, anybody can apply to our Affiliate Partner Program – no matter where you are in the world! We are looking for individuals (not companies!) who have a love for Happy Little Doers and our products. Each affiliate needs to show that they are proactive on social media, and have good engagement with their followers on Instagram (quality, not quantity is what we are about!).
The answer is… YES! Once you have been approved as an affiliate, you will receive access to your own customised affiliate portal. Within your account, you will get access to magic tools to help you promote our products – this includes your own personalised affiliate link. These tools help you earn a commission from every completed sale through your link. So, the better you share, the more you earn… simple!
You can earn as much or as little as you want! Once approved, you will get access to your own link to share. When someone you know, or one of your followers clicks your link and buys something through our site, you will automatically be rewarded a commission.
To start off with, we offer 5% commission (excluding delivery). What that means is that for every £100 of sales you earn yourself £5. Not only that, but we have a tiered affiliate scheme so, when you reach a certain level of referrals, this increases to 10% – so £10 for every £100 of sales and so on.
There is no cap on the amount you may earn!
Please read Happy Little Doers Affiliate T&Cs for full details.