The world is so full of wonder when you are a 4 year old. At this age there’s so much to learn, see and do. Your child’s imagination is bursting with ideas and craving learning opportunities.

Your 4 year old’s pretend play is becoming more imaginative and creative, their fine motor skills are improving allowing them to better grip and handle smaller toys and complete more complex tasks

Fun Educational toys are an ideal way to support ongoing learning. At 4 years old, they’re at the ideal age to introduce more complex toys such as coding and programming robot toys, early science learning, hands-on experiments, fun outdoor play and discovery, construction and more. It’s important to remember the main thing your child needs from playing with you is to have fun. It’s important not to turn play into ‘lessons’. Try and provide an interesting environment and enough time to play, and follow your child’s lead.

Crazy Forts Glow in the Dark

Just add bedsheets for endless fun! Crazy Fort is powered by a child's imagination. A single Crazy Fort Kit contains 25 geometrically precise balls and 44 sticks that connect to create a multitude of possible play structures. Simply throw a bed sheet over top and watch their creativity flourish.

Make Your Own Crazy Fort!

Create a Cave one day, an Igloo, Pirate Ship or Castle the next put the pieces together in different configurations, that glows in the dark. Toys that promote collaborative play between boys and girls are few and far between. The more they have, the better it gets as multiple kit structures are even more impressive.

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Connetix Magnetic Tiles 1

Let your child’s imagination run wild this Christmas with Connetix Magnetic Tiles! Designed for children aged 3 and up, these colourful tiles snap together to create everything from towering castles to intricate patterns. Whether it’s solo play or a group activity, the open-ended possibilities will keep your little one entertained for hours.

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Stomp Rocket Jr Glow

The Stomp Rocket Jr Glow provides active outdoor entertainment, day or night.

The Jr Glow version is suitable for younger children (Age 3 +).

Part of the Stomp Rocket range, it is guaranteed to provide all ages with endless hours of fun.

An excellent STEM toy which encourages learning through play and will keep the kids playing outdoors for hours.

Winner of Creative Child Magazine’s 2014 Preferred Choice Award. Multiple Award Winner , Preferred Choice Award, iParenting Media Award for Best Product

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Primary Science® Lab Set

Primary Science® Lab Set: The Ultimate Christmas Gift for Curious Little Scientists!

Fuel your child's curiosity and love for science this Christmas with the Primary Science® Lab Set—perfect for budding scientists aged 4 and up! This colourful, hands-on set includes real tools like beakers, magnifying glasses, and test tubes, sized just right for little hands.

With exciting experiments to try, your child will explore concepts like measuring, mixing, and observing while developing critical thinking and fine motor skills. It’s the perfect introduction to the wonders of science through fun, interactive play!

Inspire hours of discovery and learning with the Primary Science® Lab Set, available at Cogs Toys and Games. Give the gift of exploration and watch your child’s scientific adventures unfold!

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Numberblocks 1-10 Activity Set

Go on a learning adventure in Numberland with the award winning MathLink® Cubes Numberblocks 1–10 Activity Set. There are enough Numberblocks MathLink Cubes to build One to Ten in all the ways shown in the episodes! The 11 language-free character cards help deepen children’s number sense. The set also includes 15 double-sided write-and-wipe activity cards with maths learning activities that tie in with selected episodes. Use the Supporting Activity Guide for episode themed activities. Watch the episode that matches that activity. Follow along, learn and play!

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Squigz 22 Piece Set

One of Cogs The Brain Shops all time best seller, Squigz are fun little suckers! Construction with suction! Apply pressure to two Squigz. Air rushes out and the fun rushes in! Named Best in Play by Parenting Magazine, these fun, flexible little suckers come in eight different shapes and stick to each other and any flat, non-porous surface without leaving a mark. Just break out your creativity and fine motor skills to make anything your pliable little mind can dream up. Build a tree, a rocket ship, an octopus.

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Lottie Dolls

Designed in Donegal, Ireland, Lottie Dolls are very popular and have featured on the Late Late Toy Show on a number of occasions including 2023.

Lottie Dolls are based on the average proportions of a nine-year-old child rather than those of an adult, celebrate childhood and promote the empowerment of children by encouraging kids: to be themselves, to play – imaginatively and adventurously, to have fun!

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Melissa & Doug Super Smile Dentist Kit Play Set

Smile, the dentist will see you now! This Melissa and Doug Super Smile Dentist Kit Play Set features an over-sized set of pretend teeth so young dentists-in-training can give cleanings, treat cavities, and even fit retainers and braces! Mark the pretend teeth with cavity stickers, then use the vibrating tool with interchangeable polishing and drill heads, and the toothbrush to clean.

The set includes realistic instruments like a pick, mirror, floss, a dental rinse bottle and cup, 2 gauze pads, 2 tooth polish cups, and an instrument tray to keep organised. A mask, reusable ID tag on a lanyard, and a double-sided reusable activity card round out the dentists office experience. The play set is a fun and engaging way to teach good dental health practices, and to ease kids fears or feelings of stress associated with a visit to the dentist. Spark a childs creativity and imagination and inspire young dentists for years to come.

Melissa & Doug Super Smile Dentist Kit Play Set

Hurlóg

The Hurlóg is the perfect gift for your 3 year old budding hurlers / camogie players. Made of a light, soft foam it is safer for younger children to use. A soft foam ball is also included. The Hurlóg is soft, light, safe and great fun to use both indoors and outdoors. The Hurlóg has been hugely popular at Cogs since we started stocking it in late 2022.

junior hockey version is also available here.

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Pengoloo

Go on an eggs-pedition with this enchanting memory game for children. Detailed wooden playing pieces transport you to the South Pole where our quirky little penguins are ready to play with you!

Roll the coloured dice and look for the matching eggs underneath the penguins. The first player to collect six penguins with their eggs on their iceberg wins the game. A good memory and a little luck will help you along the way!

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Railway Bucket Builder Set Hape

Load up the train, chuff-chuff the cargo round the winding track, but look out for changing signals and workmen on the tracks!

Kids will adore this railway set, which has all the props they need for hours of play and storytelling.

Quick to tidy, and easy to store: all 50 pieces of the set fit easily into the bucket. Both the bucket and its lid are cleverly designed as part of the railway and scenery.

Enlarge the scene with other Hape toy train sets - such as the Hape Busy City Rail Set. Then watch the kids’ pretend-play stories get bigger and even more imaginative. It’s even compatible with other companies’ train sets, so you can add it to what you already have.

The smart bucket design makes the whole railway set easy to transport and store, ideal for busy bedrooms or taking on holiday.

Age: 3+ Years

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Slice & Stack Sandwich Counter

Create piled-high sandwiches, made to order, for your friends and family with this wooden sandwich counter play set with all the fixin’s! The sturdy wooden deli counter includes a play meat and cheese slicer for the wooden play food, and felt sandwich roll and toppings to create sandwiches ordered from the menu. There is a wooden dressing bottle, play snacks, and a cup with drink insert to round out meals that customers can pay for with the included play money! An illustrated guide helps with sandwich prep and shows kids how to use the slicer. All 52 pieces store in the sandwich counter for easy cleanup. It’s a deliciously fun way to encourage counting, sorting, and fine motor skills, as well as imaginative play.

Slice & Stack Sandwich Counter