On the spot

Kids from the age of three can get to grips with the alphabet using Learning Resources’ Alphabet Marks the Spot game.

With a big (137cm square) playmat festooned with colourful letters, one or more players can enjoy eight different letter games, including Jump Around, Hop and Spell and Know Your Sounds.

Introducing letter recognition, letter-sound correspondence, word building and alphabetical order, the game comes with five inflatable picture cubes and 28 game markers. It is priced around £34.