Learning the letters of the alphabet is an important part of your child’s development and introducing letter shapes into their everyday life has obvious benefits.
There are many ways in which you can do this, for example wooden alphabet shapes and child’s building bricks which incorporate alphabet letters are a great way to familiarise a young and inquisitive mind with the different letters and their phonic pronunciation.
Decorative Alphabet Letters
Decorative wooden wall letters have become a popular way to introduce letter shapes at a very young age, often in the form of the child’s own name or initials.
Children will learn quickly what these shapes represent and will, naturally, want to explore other similar letters, their sounds and their meaning. In addition, wooden wall letters are a great way to decorate and personalise a child’s room and there are a variety of different designs and colour options available.
Individual letters you can decorate yourself – These white large wooden letters can stand on their own or be stuck to a wall to spell out a name, your child’s initials, or any message you chose. Leave them pure white for a contemporary look or have some fun and paint them in your own unique style. From £5.99 each at notonthehighstreet.com where you’ll also find a few more ideas on the theme of wooden alphabet letters including the colourful stripy letters shown above.
Individual Wooden Letters from John Lewis – Individual wooden letters in an old English letter style, made from lightweight albesia wood and finished in white gesso which has an authentic antique look. You can ad your own paint finish if preferred but we think they look great as they are. £4.95 each
Individual Animal Themed Nursery Letters from amazon.co.uk – Thick wooden letters each featuring a separate animal figure – ideal for spelling out a child’s name or initials. £1.29 each. Alternatively, the teddy design letters each feature the same teddy bear character in a selection of poses on different coloured letter backgrounds. £0.95 each.
Hand-painted individual wooden letters from Precious Parcels – Individual hand-painted wooden letters in 4 bright colours, hung from twine with a coordinating gingham ribbon – ideal for hanging from a cot or as a wall decoration they also make great Christening and birthday gifts. £5.95 each
Personalised Book Shelves incorporating wooden letters – a novel idea using the alphabet letter theme these book shelves incorporate wooden letters as shelf supports in white, red, dark blue, light blue, mauve, or hot pink and are available with 3, 4 or 5 characters. You can also add spacers which can be decorated to match. From £89 at Kid’s Rooms
