Category Archives: Toys
3 Toys under $6 that may encourage your baby to crawl!
Now that Gavin is crawling on hands and knees at lightning speed, there were several toys that were instrumental in encouraging him to creep forward. Even better, they all retail for less than $6! One of his favorites was the Sassy Pop n’ Push Car seen in the pictures above! When you pull the car [...]
Also posted in Gross Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months Tagged beach ball, car engine noises, chase play, commando crawling, crawling, gross motor skills, hand strength, hasbro, infant, Keri Wilmot, Occupational Therapist, pampers cruisers, playskool, sassy baby products, sassy pop n push car, toyqueen, wheel pals Leave a comment
CAT 3 in 1 Dump Truck by Mega Brands
So I have had this awesome truck, the Cat 3 in 1 Dump Truck by Megabrands, in the cue for review. I’m constantly on the look out for push toys for the pre-walking age and saw this six months ago, counting down the days where I could put Gavin behind the wheel to take it [...]
Also posted in Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old Tagged 10 months, 11 months, 12 months, 3 in 1 dump truck, CAT, caterpillar, construction toys, development, developmental, grasp and release, Keri Wilmot, MegaBloks, Megabrands, pre-walking skills, pulling to stand, push toy, ride-on toy, stacking, tension, toddler, toy, toyqueen, unsteady surface Leave a comment
Fisher-Price SpaceSaver Bounce N Spin Froggy
Thank you Fisher-Price for making the Bounce N Spin Froggy! This is a combination device, it spins like an exersaucer that has many fine motor activities but it also allows the child to bounce up and down like a jumperoo. However, biggest selling point, it takes up HALF the space of a traditional exersaucer! Even [...]
Also posted in Baby Registry, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Uncategorized Tagged balance, bounce, bounce n spin froggy, exersaucer, feet flat, fine motor toys, Fisher-price, height adjustment, jumperoo, Keri Wilmot, keriann Wilmot, music, rocks, safe, small spaces, space, space saver, spacesaver, Spin, toyqueen, toyqueen.com Leave a comment
Constructive Playthings Clay Center with Play-Doh Giveaway!
My review this month for Constructive Playthings is the Clay Center with Play-Doh. Since I am an occupational therapist, hand strengthening and fine motor coordination are my thing, so I couldn’t wait to review this as we gear up for “Back to School!” The Clay Center with Play-Doh comes with LOTS of items that include: [...]
Also posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old Tagged alphabet strip, back to school, body part awareness, body part pieces, card, clay center with playdoh, constplay.com, constructive playthings, draw a person, drawing, endurance, extruders, Keri Wilmot, keriann Wilmot, mold, number strip, Occupational Therapist, pencil/paper, pinch, Play-Doh, pull, putty snakes, rolling pin, scissors, sculpting tools, smoosh, squish, stampers, toyqueen, tripod grasp, twist 73 Comments
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 [...]
Also posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills 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 [...]
Also posted in Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old 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
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 .
Also posted in Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old 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 [...]
Also posted in Elementary, Family Games, Gross Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, 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 141 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 [...]
Also posted in Elementary, Family Games, Gross Motor Skills, 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
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
Also 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 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
PixOs! PixOs! PixOs!
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 [...]
Also posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old 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
Rubik’s Slide