Everyone talks about the importance of Sensory Play, but what actually is it?

October half term is rapidly approaching and its time to plan your half term activities.  A few well chosen family days out can really make the half term holiday memorable but with so many to choose from, we thought we would give you some suggestions.

Best Years introduced knitted dinosaurs to the world - you may ask "why"?  And the answer is that we are dinosaur mad!  Throughout lockdown we have been seeing some fantastic ideas for dinosaur crafts on the internet and we thought we would share our favourites with you.

It probably doesn’t surprise anyone to know that a significant amount of the reviews left on websites such as Amazon are actually fake.

Why is it that people seem to think that girls will only be interested in dinosaurs if they are offered pink dinosaur toys?

If you are looking for dinosaur toys for dinosaur mad kids our dinosaur toys  include everything from T Rex toys to Triceratops toys to Pterodactyl toys and are available to buy online or from lovely independent stores.

We think we have the best Dinosaur toys but now heres our collection of the best dinosaur jokes around. Warning, there maybe a few really bad ones in this lot!

When we think of dinosaurs we tend to think first of the T Rex but did you know that actually most dinosaurs were herbivores? Kids love dinosaur, dinosaur toys and they love dinosaur facts so here's a quick run down on the gentle giants of the dinosaur world.

Best Years was set up in 2001 and we have always been conscious of ethical sourcing. We have always known the people who make our toys and we have never gone in search for cheap over ethics. Our concern for ethical sourcing was solidified in 2008 when the financial crisis arrived. Our customers at this time were larger retailers and they all demanded price reductions. Many of our fellow wholesalers managed this by finding cheaper manufacturers. We managed it by finding better customers.

Best Years are well known for our knitted dinosaur toys. It all started with our iconic T Rex dinosaur toy, and over the years we have added everything from a Stegosaurus to a Diplodocus and Triceratops dinosaur toys.

Most children love dinosaurs but finding dinosaur toys which are safe for babies and suitable for small hands can be difficult. If you are looking for dinosaur toy or dinosaur teddies for babies and toddlers we have loads for you to chose from.

Swims like a penguin, and looks like the Loch Ness Monster, our new dinosaur toy is not even a dinosaur really but a marine reptile. We have many dinosaur toys but this is the first one which lived purely in the sea.

The gap between wanting to do something good and actually doing it can sometimes be paper thin, and this is especially true when you run a small business.

Whether it's because an older sibling loves Dinosaurs or you are a dinosaur loving household but our baby dinosaur toys are always popular.

Best Years are one of the UK's leading suppliers of wholesale toys and wholesale baby gifts. As a leading supplier to retailers, and as a wholesale soft toy and baby gift supplier we source, manufacture, wholesale and distribute ethical toys, but with a difference.

Established over 10 years ago our huge range of wholesale baby toys and dinosaur toys are available at trade prices to Independent retailers, museums and other tourist destinations. Many of our wholesale baby toys are used in nappy cakes, gift baskets, hampers and other new baby gifts and we also have a wide range of wholesale organic baby comforters, perfect for personalisation.

Our wholesale ranges

Wholesale baby toys

All our wholesale baby toys are designed exclusively by Best Years and we are the exclusive UK distributor of Under the Nile organic baby comforters and organic baby toys.

We design and manufacture all our wholesale ethical toys to be suitable from birth and machine washable, and all our toys are tested to UKCA and CE.

Our wholesale organic baby toys are made in India and Sri Lanka by our trusted partners.

Wholesale dinosaur toys

As a UK toy company we design and manufacture our exclusive range of wholesale dinosaur toys.Our knitted dinosaur toys are tactile, bright and robust. Designs stretch from T Rex dinosaur toys to Diplodocus to Dodos

Wholesale wooden toys

Our wholesale wooden toys are both fair trade and handmade in Sri Lanka. Centred around our wholesale wooden rainbow toys the range is exclusive to Best Years. The wood we use is a by-product of tea plantations so the toys are fair trade, handmade and upcycled.

Wholesale organic baby hamper gifts

Our wholesale organic baby toys are perfect for baby hampers. suitable from birth and machine washable they are available in traditional pastels and contemporary tonal colours.

How to place a wholesale order

You can easily place orders for our wholesale toys, baby gifts and baby toys on our website by signing in to our wholesale/trade area.

We have no pack quantities, and our online minimum order is £75.

Wholesale delivery is usually just 3 days and there are no delivery charges on orders within UK over £300.

We are happy to supply our wholesale toys to independent retailers of all shapes and sizes but please note that we cannot allow our toys to be sold on EBay or Amazon.

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Trade Shows

 We would love to show you our current range in person and introduce to our toys that will coming soon.  We will be at the following trade shows in 2026 and would love to see you there:

Top Drawer, London Olympia   11th - 13th January

Harrogate Christmas and Gift Fair  11th - 14th January

Living and Giving, Exeter 18th - 20th January

Association for Cultural Enterprises Conference 9-11 February

We all like to give our kids teddies, but why choose a dinosaur teddy instead of a more traditional bear or bunny? Here are 3 reasons why we think a dinosaur teddy is the best choice.