Toy Queen | Educational Toys and Games | Babies | Toddlers | Preschoolers | Kids
Reviewing Toys That Help Your Children Grow
Knock Your Blocks Off is one of the latest game releases from one of my favorite companies, Gamewright, which is a great family game to add to your game night! I have used this educational game over the last few weeks with several different boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 13 as part [...]
2 1/2 years ago I was “that girl” doing the pregnant waddle up and down the aisles of Babies “R” Us creating my baby registry. I remember being completely overwhelmed by all of the choices available, but there were was one main reason why I liked being able to walk right into the big box [...]
Many parents are often on the lookout for games for their kids that can be fun and include educational concepts. Crocodile Hop from Learning Resources, is one of those games that will teach kids about colors, shapes, numbers and taking turns. The game includes a very large, plastic game mat (30″ wide x 100″ long), [...]
Crazy thing happened during work the other day. A few days per week I visit children under the ages of 3 at their houses to provide occupational therapy services. Being in my car and “on the road” a lot, I have had my fair share of good samaritan situations. I’ve helped elderly people remove their [...]
Working with children on developing their hand strength, tracing and coordination there are only so many times we can do arts and crafts type activities with plain old crayons and markers before I am met with some serious resistance. So my goal is always to find ways to encourage children to develop these skills, so [...]
“All Aboard!” On July 8th, Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends will pull into North Conway, NH and we will be among the many excited children and families ready to take the ride of a lifetime at the Conway Scenic Railroad. I’ll be there because I’ve been selected to be a Mommy Reporter for the [...]
Before having children I think most people have this idea of all things we will never, ever, under any circumstances allow our children to do. One of which revolves around watching television and especially, how much time we will let them in engage in such a “passive activity.” I do let my son watch usually [...]
The Everything “A to Z” Peek-a-Boo Bag by International Playthings is a great activity to keep your children quickly entertained, especially if you are traveling with the kids this summer and need something lightweight and easy to take along where ever you might be headed off to. I love the versatility of this game, because [...]
What do you think of when you hear the word, “Shrinky Dinks?” For those of you with your heads out of the gutter, you will be instantaneously wisked away, I think, to your childhood years and specific commercial of kids peering into an oven watching their creations shrink to a tiny size. I must not [...]
Gavin, who is now 19 months, has learned a new word in our house over the last few days. From the moment his feet hit the floor in the morning or when we come home after daycare, he immediately runs over to the YBike Pewi, yelling, “Bike, bike!” He immediately hops aboard and starts racing [...]
Gamewright has developed yet another great game, Can You See What I See? Bingo Link, which is geared to fine tune a child’s observational and attention skills. This game accommodates 2-4 players, ages 6 and up. Each player gets a large hexagonal gameboard with lots of different pictures, shifted in all sorts of orientations. Players [...]
Recently Play-Doh has released new playsets that allow children to build and act out fairy tale adventures of Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel and the Three Little Pigs using their Play-Doh. Each playset comes with: – 2 or 3 different containers with different color Play-Doh – Unique Play-Doh molds that allow children to [...]
Need to get the kids outside to play? Need some fun toys for exploring outside in the garden and in the backyard over the next few weeks? Here are some great products by Learning Resources to add to the fun while you supervise the kids on their excursions! The Early Science Explorer Set, Ages 3 [...]
Color Blanks by Rose Art allows both children and adults the ability to design their own unique, three dimensional plastic figurines using clay, stickers, paint and markers! There are several different Color Blank figurine kits that include themes like monsters, pets, bunnies, frogs, ducks, reindeers, snowmen, and pumpkin heads! Inside each Color Blank kit are [...]
I think at this point, most everyone knows the roles of Kristi Yamaguchi as a renowned Olympic gold medalist figure skater and fierce competitor who also took home the trophy as part of Dancing With the Stars! Recently, Kristi has embarked on a new adventure and has authored her own children’s story, Dream Big Little [...]
RECENT TOY RECALLS
CONNECT WITH US HERE