Secret Santa Contest at ToyQueen.com

@Derek Wilmot Photography

Secret Santa contest! Show us a picture of you or your family receiving your favorite holiday toy or game that you received this holiday. Enter by: 1. Sending a photo through Twitpic to @ToyQueen on Twitter.com 2. Upload a photo to our Facebook (www.facebook.com/toyqueen) page under Secret Santa post 3. Tag an image “ToyQueen” through [...]

ToyQueen’s Interactive Toy and Game (I-TAG) Awards of 2010

Twinkle Twinkle Little Scout by Leap Frog

This year we are highlighting what are my Top 12 Interactive Toys and Games (I-TAG) of 2010.   These are toys and games that not only provide the child with pure fun, but can be utilized to promote their education and learning in many different ways over the course of time. 1. Twinkle Twinkle Little [...]

Dragon Dictate for MAC Software & Dragon Naturally Speaking 11

Dragon Dictate Software

Are you wondering about a last minute holiday gift that the entire family could utilize? Over the past few months I have heard many commercials about Dragon Dictate and I’ve spent the past few months testing it out. I first learned to use dictation with my work in a hospital setting, where we often dictated [...]

Beyblede Metal Fusion vs. Battlestrikers

Beyblade Metal Fusion

This year I have heard from many friends who are talking about the buzz and excitement about their children asking for Beyblede Metal Fusion from Hasbro for one of the most requested holiday gift of the year amongst boys 8 and up.  Last year, we had a lot of fun with Battlestrikers from Mega Bloks, so [...]

Gamewright assists ToyQueen.com with Toys for Tots Donation

Gamewright logo

A few weeks ago we contacted Gamewright, one of our favorite local companies to ask for their assistance with a Toys for Tots donation.  Toys for Tots, is an organization affiliated with the US Marine Corp, where new toys are collected and given to needy children during the holiday season. Without question, Gamewright agreed to [...]

Chuggington Die Cast Training Yard Playset with Loop

Chuggington Die Cast Training Loop

I recently was given a promotional DVD with a few short episodes of Chuggington. Move over Thomas, Chuggington is pulling into the station and honestly, I think this is one of the most adorable animated series I have seen in a long time. Now there is a Die Cast Train Set for your children three [...]

Sassy Stay Clean Silly Squirts Tub Toys

Sassy Baby Silly Squirts

Are you looking for some cute, adorable stocking stuffers this week? Sassy has created the Stay Clean Silly Squirts Tub Toys.  The set includes a yellow cat and a blue fish that actually break apart into two separate pieces.  You take them apart, fill them with water and then re-attach them by pushing them together.  Squeeze [...]

Infantino Firefly Soother

At Toy Fair 2010, we had the chance to preview the Firefly Soother from Infantino. It’s an adorable looking firefly jar that attaches to the crib slats. It plays music, has blinking lights and is a great toy for infants that will help them to fall asleep by themselves or calm themselves when they might [...]

Let’s Talk Toys for Mobile Babies and Toddlers

I recently had the opportunity to visit the Isis Parenting store at the Prudential Center in Boston, MA to film a video promoting some of the new educational toys Isis Parenting is selling in their stores. Cindy Meltzer, Community Manager at Isis Parenting and I discuss some of the educational benefits of these great toys. [...]

Let’s Talk Toys For Nonmobile Babies with Isis Parenting

I recently had the opportunity to visit the Isis Parenting store at the Prudential Center in Boston, MA to film a video promoting some of the new educational toys Isis Parenting is selling in their stores. Cindy Meltzer, Community Manager at Isis Parenting and I discuss some of the educational benefits of these great toys. [...]

ToyQueen on Dad Labs Talking Holiday Toys for 2010!

Last week I appeared on Dad Labs with Daddy Clay and Daddy Brad on their online show, where we chatted about some of my holiday toy picks for kids that were both fun and have some educational value. My appearance is 11 minutes into the video. Enjoy, these guys are hilarious! Toys and products featured [...]

Mega Bloks Play n’ Go Musical Train Set

Play N Go Musical Train

This 28 piece Play n’Go Train Set by Mega Bloks marries two fabulous concepts for the one year old child: trains and farms! This motorized train will follow the round, green, track carrying on board a farmer, cow and sheep. It will also propel itself across the floor, when not attached to the track. When [...]

U-Build Connect 4 by Hasbro

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So my husband and I recently decided to have our own Family Game Night. Pre-Gavin, Derek and I would frequently play all sorts of games together and I will admit, we even brought Yahtzee with us on our honeymoon. So since we are at home with our one year old and lacking in date nights, [...]

Mega Bloks Pull Along Musical Pirate Ship

Pull Along Musical Pirate ship

So when Gavin turned one we could not wait to take the MegaBloks Pull Along Musical Pirate Ship out of the box. I had seen this pirate ship a few times in the past year while in the development stages, and I was eagerly awaiting its entrance into the retail world. One thing I love [...]

Fisher Price iXL Learning System

The Fisher-Price iXL Learning System is a portable, hand held learning tool for children ages 3 – 7. This is a combination device! It will play downloaded music, store individual photos, read digital story books and allows children to practice writing letters, words and numbers on the notepad. The drawing stylus allows children to draw [...]

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