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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, Toys 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 [...]
Also posted in Elementary, Family Games, Gross Motor Skills, Toys 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 [...]
Also posted in Baby Registry, Feeding, Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months 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
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 [...]
Also posted in Baby Registry, Infant 0-12 months, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old Tagged ashley cohen, dorel juvenile group, foxboro, MA, product review, safety first, toyqueen Leave a comment
Isis Parenting, ToyQueen’s new home away from home!
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 [...]
Also 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 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
ToyQueen’s Celebrities of Toy Fair 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 [...]
Also 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 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
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
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
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 [...]
Also posted in Baby Registry, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Toys Tagged baby model, bolster, bugs, grasp, hand eye coordination, hand to mouth exploration, infant, midline play, mirror, newborn, play mat, prop sitting, rolling, Sassy, sitting, stim-gym, strength, trunk strength, tummy time, visual skills, visual tracking Leave a comment
Easter Basket Toy Ideas!
Being that it’s Gavin’s first Easter, for the first time in forever I was up and down the Easter aisle at Target, searching for his very own basket. What I was so excited to see where many toys that would be awesome additions to your child’s Easter basket for children of all ages for only [...]
Also posted in Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys Tagged basket, bubbles, bunny, chicken, Doodle Pro, Easter, Fisher-price, Leap Frog, Little Kids No Spill Bubble Tumbler, Pixos, Play-Doh, Spinmaster, Springtime Suprise book, Tag Jr. Leave a comment
Tommee Tippee Feeding Products