Made by a leading manufacturer of good quality natural wood toys - Selecta Spielzeug, it’s made from maple wood, coloured with non-toxic food colourings, and sealed with beeswax instead of lacquer so it’s safe for your youngster. Each panel represents a day of the week which is written in five different languages: English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian - very educational!

What a creative way to teach your pre-schooler about foods, which can only help to promote a healthy attitude towards food…. It is a shame they included what looks like a burger bun though…

On the back of the flash cards are ‘Teaching Tips’ which give a few bullet points of different things that you can tell your baby about the animal. Even though she has no clue what I mean when I explain about what the animal does, she clearly has her favourites who she shrieks with delight at when she sees.