The Popoids 140 Piece Animal and Man Set is a classic, highly tactile construction system designed to spark imagination, motor development, and creative building in early years environments. Featuring colorful, flexible concertina tubes that stretch, bend, twist, and pop alongside character heads, hands, and feet, this set allows young builders to create endless combinations of funny people, animals, creatures, and imaginative figures.

Engineered for small hands and tactile exploration, the unique poppit tubing produces satisfying auditory feedback as it expands and compresses. This pop-sound mechanism not only delights young children but also provides valuable sensory stimulation that encourages repetitive fine motor practice. The pieces push together effortlessly and hold their bent positions, allowing children to manipulate the posture and limbs of their created characters with ease.

Housed in a sturdy, heavy-duty storage tub with a lid, this 140-piece classroom set is built for high-frequency use in day nurseries, preschools, and primary classrooms. It serves as an exceptional resource for collaborative group play, encouraging spatial reasoning, problem-solving, and storytelling as children build alongside one another.

Key Features

Product Type & Multi-Piece Set

• 140-Piece High-Capacity Set: Packed with flexible popping tubes, connector blocks, animal heads, character faces, hands, and feet to support multiple children building simultaneously.
• Includes Storage Tub: Comes supplied in a durable plastic bucket with a secure lid and carrying handle for fast cleanup and organized classroom storage.

Tactile & Auditory Sensory Design

• Flexible Popping Tubes: Expandable concertina tubes bend, twist, and stretch in any direction while emitting a fun popping sound that provides auditory and tactile sensory feedback.
• Push-Fit Interlocking System: Connects smoothly with gentle pressure, making construction accessible and frustration-free for toddlers and young children.

School & Nursery Grade Quality

• Durable, Child-Safe Materials: Made from high-grade, non-toxic, BPA-free plastic designed to withstand continuous stretching, twisting, and popping.
• Safety Certified: Fully tested and certified to UKCA, CE, and EN71 European toy safety standards.
• Easy to Clean: Non-porous plastic surfaces wipe down easily or wash with warm soapy water to maintain high hygiene standards in shared play areas.

Benefits

• Strengthens Fine Motor Skills: Pushing, pulling, twisting, and stretching the popping tubes builds hand strength, finger dexterity, and bilateral coordination.
• Fosters Creative & Social Play: Open-ended pieces encourage storytelling, role-play, and small-world exploration as children design custom figures and animals.
• Supports SEN & Sensory Needs: The combination of visual colors, tactile movement, and popping sounds makes Popoids a favored resource for occupational therapy and sensory integration.

Ideal For

• Day nurseries, preschools, and reception classrooms seeking durable, multi-child construction sets.
• Childminders and home playrooms focusing on early STEM and tactile learning.
• Occupational therapists and SEN quiet zones for fine motor and sensory processing activities.

Specifications

• Product Name: Popoids 140 Piece Animal and Man Set
• Piece Count: 140 Assorted Components
• Material: Durable, non-toxic, washable plastic
• Packaging: Heavy-duty plastic storage tub with lid
• Recommended Age: 3+ Years
• Safety Standards: UKCA / CE / EN71 Certified

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Delivery

Dispatched quickly with standard UK delivery options available at checkout. Tested and approved for early years educational settings and home learning.

The delivery charge for orders under £25 is £5.95. For orders of £25 and over, delivery is Free of charge.

We currently offer delivery services to addresses within the United Kingdom (UK). For international delivery please see the section below below.

If all your items ordered are "In Stock" has been chosen, you should receive them within 5 - 7 days.

Although we will make every reasonable effort to ensure your Products are dispatched and delivered within the stated timescales, we cannot guarantee that they will not be affected by unforeseen issues affecting the manufacturer of the Product or our delivery partners. If we are unable to meet the estimated dispatch or delivery date, we will contact you with a revised estimated date.

Your delivery will be completed when our couriers deliver the products to the address you gave us. If no one is available at your address to take delivery, our couriers will leave you a note with information about how to rearrange delivery. If you have not accepted delivery after two attempts by us, we may treat the contract as having been cancelled by you in accordance with the terms of clause 9 of our Terms and Conditions.

INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY

To avoid risk of damage, most international orders will be sent on pallets with a minimum order quantity of 1 pallet. A limited number of products are also available as non palletised orders. 

Kindly note that any customs charges are the responsibility of the customer to arrange and pay for.

You can obtain a quote for international delivery by contacting us directly as follows:

Email: care@educationaltoys.co.uk

Quotes will be calculated as follows:
Pallet only orders

• Price of products
• Delivery cost
• Pallet charge  
• Orders under £500 will be subject to an admin fee

Non pallet orders

• Price of products
• Delivery cost
• Orders under £500 will be subject to admin fee