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Dexter has been obsessed with communication toys since he was a young baby. He’s played endlessly over the years with pretend phones, my actual phone, toy radios and tablets, so you can imagine how happy he was when I introduced him to The Discovery Digital Walkie Talkies.
Discovery make a wide range of learning toys and these particular walkie talkies are in fact a STEM product encouraging the learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics through play. These subjects are crucial to help us develop our kids into worldy, intelligent adults and these walkie talkies are a prime example of how we can use seemingly simple toys to encourage learning based play.
Features and benefits of The Discovery Walkie Talkies
Walkie talkies have been used for years for communication by the military, police and fire service – although these days many people use them for fun too. They work using radio waves – when you talk into them, the walkie talkie converts your voice into a radio signal which it then transmits to the other device which one received, turns it back into speech again. You can see now where the science and technology comes into play!
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The Discovery Walkie Talkies are super simple to use and are suitable for children aged 4+
The key features are:
- 3 channels with LED display
- LED torch for use in the dark
- A ringing alert button to let the receiver know you plan to communicate with them
- A belt clip so you can keep the walkie talkie close to you when not in use
- The ability to transmit messages up to 3km away.
What did we love?
The Discovery Walkie Talkies are easy to set up. Simply add three AAA batteries into each device and switch on using the ON/OFF button. You can call the other walkie talkie which will alert the recipient you want to talk before finally pressing the talk button to transmit speech.
The call button is a great feature to alert the other recipient meaning you will never miss out on a call if the walkie talkie is attached to your pants and you’re in a busy environment.
Even though Dex is only three and a half, so a little younger than the recommended age for use, it didn’t take him long to work out how to use them. It took a little practise that we needed to take turns to talk, unlike when you use a phone, but it was a great learning curve for him in turn taking.
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Dex loves the LED torch and it will come in really useful if out camping or using them on a dark evening.
The instructions come with lots of play ideas to encourage STEM based learning and role play which fuelled his imagination.
The size of the walkie talkies are perfect for little hands and the buttons are simple enough for a young child to grasp the understanding of how they work.
They are robust and although the instructions advise not to drop or bang them unnecessarily, as not to cause damage to the internal components, accidents can and do happen, and we have found the walkie talkies to be very durable.
Where can I buy The Discovery Walkie Talkies?
Available from Argos and Amazon priced at £24.99
You can also read more about the product on the TrendsUK website.
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Giveaway
These Discovery Walkie Talkies would make the perfect Christmas present for your little one who is ready to start learning how walkie talkies work and luckily for you I’m giving away a set for you to win in time for Christmas! Follow the competition instructions below to enter and good luck!
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Crystal Growing Experimental Kit
Discovery Binoculars & Case
The Coding toys are good, fun and educational
Measuring sticks! The kids love measuring everything and anything!
I recently shared a crystal growing kit with my older grandchildren and we all found it both fascinating and entertaining as well as learning a lot from it, so that’s my current favourite.
It has to be the discovery bug barn
I like the LED torch
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The Walkie Talkies would be so much fun they are my favourite
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The LED torch looks fab!
Crystal Growing Experimental Kit – very cool, I would have loved this as a kid
I like the LED light/torch my boys would like it too
The Ooze Labs Chemistry Station as I know Sophie would be really interested in this & so would her dad so it would be something they can learn about together,
The Crystal Growing kit, although they are all brilliant and great for the kids
I’m loving these Walkie talkies, they would be great for camping. My daughter would love to go,off and play and know she can still talk to mummy or daddy.
We love the STEM coding toys!
LED Touch looks so cool
Gravitrax building set
I love their coding robots – my daughters been learning about them at school
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I think it would be the walkie talkies, my granddaughter would love them.
The Crystal Growing kit, my daugter got one a few years ago and loved it
The STEM coding toys are the best
Discovery Binoculars & Case
Discovery Binoculars
The Edison robot
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The edison robot
Melissa & doug Abacus. Thinking of buying my 2 yr old granddaughter one for Christmas
Measuring sticks!
LED torch x
Crystal growing kit looks great my daughter would love something like this
The Crystal growing set, our daughter was lucky enough to get one for her Birthday and loved it , it was really interesting and like most of Stem toys educational which is just brilliant
Love the walkie talkies thanks for the chance
I like the LED torch
It’s got to be the good old chemistry set!
I love the Walkie Talkies!
The Discovery Bug Barn
My son has asked for the all terrain robot for Christmas.
Thank you for the competition. My choice would be the Solar System mini kit.
I think the crystal growing kit looks fab!
my favourite for my grandchildren to suit their interest is the Thames & Kosmos Ooze Labs Chemistry,great STEM toy
I love the Discovery Binoculars & Case.