Author Archives: Keriannot

Boochie Boochie Boochie!

By Keriannot | Published: June 17, 2010

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

Constructive Moms Ambassador Program

By Keriannot | Published: June 13, 2010

Some exciting news is happening at ToyQueen.com! I have recently been picked to be a member of a core group of 12 bloggers who are part of the Constructive Moms Ambassador Program for Constructive Playthings! Constructive Playthings/US Toy Company is a family owned and operated business for the last 57 years whose vision is to [...]

Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys, Uncategorized | Tagged 3garnets2sapphires, ambassador, babies, children, constructive moms, constructive moms ambassador program, constructive playthings, consumerqueen, crazyadventuresinparenting, creative, development, feistyfrugalandfabulous, help, infants, Keri Wilmot, kids, mommadjane, mommymoment, Moms, month old, mysentimentexactlee, notimeforflashcards, notsoblog, Occupational Therapist, playing, program, raisingolives, suggestions, toy recommendations, toyqueen, toyqueen.com, Toys, unique, us toy, wrestling addicted mommy, years old | 3 Comments

Aquafina FlavorSplash Boston Event

By Keriannot | Published: June 10, 2010

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

By Keriannot | Published: June 8, 2010

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 | 1 Comment

Sassy Look Book!

By Keriannot | Published: June 6, 2010

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!

By Keriannot | Published: June 3, 2010

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 [...]

Posted in Baby Registry, Infant 0-12 months, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Uncategorized | Tagged ashley cohen, dorel juvenile group, foxboro, MA, product review, safety first, toyqueen | Leave a comment

PixOs! PixOs! PixOs!

By Keriannot | Published: May 25, 2010

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been reviewing PixOs, yet another fabulous arts and crafts type activity created by Spinmaster (designers of Aquadoodle, Moon Sand, Aquasand) where children create designs from a template using small colored beads that are brought to life with the spray of WATER! As an OT we have spent many a [...]

Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toys | Tagged 4, academic skills, Aquadoodle, aquasand, beads, birthday gift, colored beads, communication, dispenser, dispensor, easy, english language arts, fine motor coordination, Glodoodle, handwriting, hard, holiday gift, index finger, journal, keriann Wilmot, letter formation, medium, moonsand, online, organize, Pixos, sizing, social skills, spacing, Spinmaster, sprayer, storage container, story, teachers, template, toyqueen, tripod grasp, visual spatial skills, water, written communication, www.pixos.com, xylophone | Leave a comment

SVAN High Chair: ToyQueen’s Favorite High Chair

By Keriannot | Published: May 16, 2010

Being a full time working mom who happens to specialize in feeding therapy, I only have a few hours of the day to spend with Gavin, one of which is typically dinner. This post highlights one of my most treasured products for our mealtimes, the SVAN High Chair. When considering purchasing a high chair or [...]

Posted in Baby Registry, Elementary, Family Games, Feeding, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old | Tagged 90-90-90 rule of positioning, allen wrench, arts and crafts, baby bjorn, beaba, chewing, core strength, dinner, Feeding, feeding seat, feeding spoons, footplate, footrest, hand eye coordination, head, head control, high chair, homework, Isis Maternity, Isis Parenting, Keri Wilmot, mealtime, neck control, plastic soft bib, playtime, positioning, posture, safety guard, scandinavian child, svan, tray | Leave a comment

Buckley Boo

By Keriannot | Published: May 10, 2010

ToyQueen interviews Jane Ross from Buckley Boo at ToyFair 2010 in New York City.

Posted in Fine Motor Skills, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old | Tagged babies, Bear, buckles, Buckley Boo, children, color matching, finger puppets, infants, Jane Ross, Kangaroo, Keri Wilmot, kids, Monkey, motor skills, Stuffed animals, toyqueen | Leave a comment

Isis Parenting, ToyQueen’s new home away from home!

By Keriannot | Published: May 9, 2010

As today is Mother’s Day, I thought I’d share one of my favorite places that all mothers, grandmothers and parents should be aware of! One week and a half ago, we were invited to several events at Isis Parenting (formerly Isis Maternity) a well known, and respected group of stores in the Boston area, to [...]

Posted in Baby Registry, Feeding, 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, Uncategorized | Tagged arlington, Baby Registry, boston, breastfeeding supplies, brigham and women's hospital, brookline, car seat, cpr, estate planning, feeding chair, first aid, Greater Boston, groups, infant, infant carrier, Isis Maternity, Isis Parenting, jelly jam babies, language, lectures, maclaren, motor skills, movement, multiples, music, nanny, needham, neonatal intensive care, pacifier, parenting, photographing infants, postnatal, preconception, prenatal, prenatal yoga, preschooler, prudential center, sleep support, social skils, the stork fund, toddler, Toys, yoga | Leave a comment

Inventor of Ant-O Sphere Peter Smith speaks with ToyQueen

By Keriannot | Published: May 7, 2010

Inventor of Ant-O Sphere speaks with ToyQueen at Toy Fair 2010 in New York City

Posted in Toys | Tagged Ant, Ant-O Sphere, bugs, chamber, children, Derek Wilmot, dirt, Education, Elementary, elementary school age, entomology, farm, insects, international playthings, Jacob Javits Center, Keri Wilmot, kids, peter smith, pods, school, science, ToyFair, toyqueen, Toys, wild, worms | Leave a comment

ToyQueen’s Celebrities of Toy Fair 2010

By Keriannot | Published: May 1, 2010

It’s been a few months since Toy Fair and for as quickly as it came and went, on this nice spring day I was thinking about the whirlwind that it was, as we searched for all sorts of new toys and gadgets that our children will love and learn from. While most people searched the [...]

Posted in Baby Registry, Elementary, Family Games, 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, Uncategorized | Tagged baby genius, baby's favorite songs cd, carla schneider, cd, circle of education, dvd, go, international playthings, iplay games, jim engle, Keri Wilmot, keriann Wilmot, larry balaban, little kids inc, lullaby, New York City, no spill bubble container, nursery rhyme, peter smith, red light green light, stop, toy fair 2010, toyqueen, wild science, wubbanub | Leave a comment

Baby Goes Pro speaks w/ ToyQueen in NY at ToyFair

By Keriannot | Published: April 26, 2010

Baby Goes Pro speaks w/ ToyQueen in NY at ToyFair Gigi Fernandez and Valerie Stern developed Baby Goes Pro. Gigi is a two time olympic gold medalist in tennis. She has two year old twins and wanted a creative way to introduce her children to sports. Baby Goes Pro introduces young children to sports like [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged baby Goes pro, Babygoespro, baseball, Educational, golf, Keri Wilmot, kids, learning, outdoors, play, sports, tennis, toyqueen, training | Leave a comment

Guidecraft designer speaks with ToyQueen at ToyFair in New York city

By Keriannot | Published: April 26, 2010

Guidecraft designer speaks with ToyQueen at ToyFair in New York city Gary from Guidecraft previews some of their toys. Guidecraft is a creator of wooden toys and furniture for kids. They take pride in products that are more about dramatic and role play than they are about technology. There have a wooden cell phone without [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blocks, entertainment, fine motor, furniture, Guidecraft, Keri Wilmot, mirror, puzzles, queen, toy, toyqueen, Toys | Leave a comment

Sassy Stim Gym Infant Play Mat Review

By Keriannot | Published: April 5, 2010

If you are looking for an activity gym for your infant that doesn’t take up your whole living room and promotes baby’s developmental skills without breaking the bank ($35.00), the Sassy Stim Gym is fabulous! This gym is easy to put together in seconds, comes with three adorable detachable bugs, a tummy time bolster and [...]