Author Archives: Keriannot
New LEGO Game: Ramses Pyramid
I recently had the opportunity to review Ramses Pyramid with a 7 year old friend of mine. Ramses Pyramid is one variation of 10 new LEGO GAMES. In this game children construct a pyramid, complete with removable layers and hidden treasures. After they construct the pyramid, there is a dice that can be utilized which [...]
Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Toys Tagged 8 and up, building, color recognition, construction toy, cooperative play, creationary, crystals, directions, fine motor skills, Games, games.lego.com, hand strength, hidden treasures, imaginative play, Keri Wilmot, keriann Wilmot, lava dragon, Lego, LEGO adventurer, lego bricks, lego lover, lunar command, magikus, memory, minotaurus, monster 4, mummy king, pirate code, problem solving, pyramid, race 3000, Ramses Pyramid, robo champ, secret temple, sequence, strategy, toyqueen, tutorials, visual memory Leave a comment
Constructive Playthings New Toy Catalog
When my Constructive Playthings free toy catalog arrived in the mail, I couldn’t wait for a free moment to sit down and take a good look at it. I have finally realized that for all the times I complain about getting way to much mail, there is something to be said for being able to [...]
Posted in Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys Tagged building imagination, catalog, categories, Christmas, christmas list, constructing play, constructive playthings, creative minds, explore your world, fine motor, free toy catalog, i like to pretend, just for me, light and sound town, little wonders, my wish list, organization, own little world, put on a show, santa, the perfect gift, vehicles, we're on the move, Wish book Leave a comment
Tommee Tippee Feeding Products
For months I have been in and out of Babies R Us, perusing the feeding aisle, looking for items for my feeding therapy work as an occupational therapist, as well as searching for cool and innovative products to use with my now 9 month old, Gavin. I’ve recently had the opportunity to review a few [...]
Posted in Baby Registry, Feeding, Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Uncategorized Tagged babiesrus, babiesrus.com, bowl, bpa, bpa free, cool, cups, dishwasher, easy, easy hold, explora, Feeding, feeding products, food, fork, independence, innovative, keriann Wilmot, lid, microwave, mom bloggers club, no spill water bottle, no-spill, non slip easy mat, on-the-go, phthalate free, self-feeding, spoon, stabilize, tommee tippee, toyqueen, toyqueen.com, travel, weaning bowl, weaning bowl with lid, yogurt Leave a comment
We love Wubbanub’s!
Keri talks with Carla, the designer of the Wubbanub. The Wubbanub was designed initially as a soft cuddly attachment for the Soothie pacifier. The Soothie pacifier is very commonly distributed to parents for their infants throughout well baby nurseries, special care nurseries and the NICU. Wubbanubs come in a variety of different animals including a [...]
Posted in Baby Registry, Feeding, Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Self-calming Tagged animal, babies, Baby Registry, carla schneider, carseat straps, comfort, cow, Creator, Derek Wilmot, duck, Founder, giraffe, infants, Jacob Javits Center, Keri Wilmot, kids, Monkey, New York City, newborns, pacifier, pressure, soft, Soothie, soothing, teething, toy fair 2010, toyqueen, wubbanub Leave a comment
Toy Story 3 Game Review
Review of Toy Story 3 game called Woody’s Run Around Round-up. For ages 3 and up. Price: $34.95 at www.wildplanet.com .
Posted in Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toys Tagged ages 3 and up, Buzz, Derek Wilmot, developmental, Disney, Educational, instructional, learning, letters, Lightyear, numbers, Pixar, queen, Review, Round up, Run Around, Story3, toy, Toy Story 3, toyqueen, Video, Woody Leave a comment
Constructive Playthings Hop and Learn Mat
Picking my first toy for review from Constructive Playthings was a challenge. As my experience is mainly with children with special needs, I also have an 8 month old. Those of you who know me well enough know that I like to use toys many ways with different age groups and abilities, so I chose [...]
Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Gross Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys, Uncategorized Tagged activity level, circle, colors, constructive playthings, coordination, cptoy, crawling, developmental toys, educational toys, following directions, gross motor play, indoor game, interactive hop and learn mat, jumping, keriann Wilmot, motor planning, numbers, recognition, shapes, skipping, toyqueen, triangle, ustoy 139 Comments
Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest!
The 3rd Annual Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest is happening now! Here is your chance to send in your best photos – in categories like Animals/Wildlife, Travel, and Weather-for a chance to win a National Geographic Expeditions trip for two to Greece and a feature in an upcoming issue of National Geographic magazine. My friends at [...]
Boochie Boochie Boochie!
So if you are looking for family games to play with your kids over the summer during the nice outdoor weather (or even inside in the rain), than you’ll need to get Boochie from Gamewright! To me it’s a modern, kid approved spin on the traditional game of bocce ball. The orange Boochie ball is thrown [...]
Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Gross Motor Skills, Toys, Uncategorized Tagged adults, bocce, boccee, boochie, children, close, far, gamewright, hand/eye coordinatino, indoor, math, measuring, near, outdoor weather, point system, repetition of directions, ruler, short time frame, tape measure, toss ball eyes closed, visual spatial, wrist tracker, yard stick Leave a comment
Aquafina FlavorSplash Boston Event
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a mom influencer event sponsored by Aquafina FlavorSplash that was hosted at the home of Stacy DeBroff with her Mom Central Consulting team! Several mom influencers from the Boston area met to enjoy good food and conversation while sampling all 6 tastes of Aquafina FlavorSplash: [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged aquafina flavorsplash, boston, Flavorsplash, grape, lemon, mom central, mom influencer, peach mango, raspberry, stacy debroff, strawberry kiwi, wild berry 2 Comments
BEABA Infant Spoons
For hours I stood in the aisle at Babies R Us it felt like looking for the perfect spoon. Much to my surprise, apparently I was standing in the wrong store! For Christmas this past year, my mother found these unbelievable BEABA spoons at Williams-Sonoma and purchased them for Gavin. I know this is strange [...]
Posted in Baby Registry, Feeding, Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Uncategorized Tagged Baby Registry, beaba infant spoon, booster seat, chewing, Feeding, gnawing, infant spoon, mouthe, scandinavian child, self-feeding, side spoon feeding, silicone, spoon, svan high chair, teether, tongue lateralization, williams sonoma Leave a comment
Sassy Look Book!
For a great way to introduce your child of any age to pictures and books get the Sassy Look Book! It has bright primary colors with interesting shapes and patterns for infants, where real 4×6 pictures can be added into the pages as well, making a personalized photo album. It’s soft
Posted in Baby Registry, Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Self-calming, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys Tagged calm down, calming activities, communication, communication device, dad, daily schedule, daycare, dog, family, fine motor skills, foods, friends, grandparents, infants, language, minimize frustration, mom, people, photo album, photographs, picture schedule, pictures, point to picture, preschooler, primary colors, refocusing, regroup, reorganizing, routine, Sassy look book, Self-calming, sensory integration, separation anxiety, sippy cup, soft, structure, temper tantrum, toddler, Toys, transition item, visual field, visual schedule, visual tracking, washable Leave a comment
Safety First Needs You!
Safety 1st Invites You to Join their Research Events in Foxboro, MA! Are you pregnant for the first time? Do you have a child age 3 or younger? If so, they’d love to hear from you! Participants in the research events are rewarded for their time with a gift card! If interested in learning more [...]
Constructive Playthings Clay Center with Play-Doh Giveaway!