Inventor of Ant-O Sphere Peter Smith speaks with ToyQueen

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

ToyQueen’s Top 12 Holiday Toys for 2009

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With the holidays fast approaching and in the spirit of gift giving, I’ve created a list of my 12 favorite educational toys. Toys were chosen based on their ability to combine fun, and developmental value over time. Most of these toys have multiple uses and can be used with a variety of different age groups! [...]

Giftventure.com provides personalized holiday gift adventures!

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After talking with my friend in Florida who is visiting relatives in New York with her children this holiday season, we happened upon the discussion of how Santa would be delivering her children’s presents in New York. With toting two children, her husband, the family dog and her mother-in-law in the mini-van, there was simply [...]

How to use Giftventure.com with ToyQueen

Review of Giftventure.com with Toyqueen Interview with Steve Mock CEO and founder of Giftventure. Giftventure is a personalized treasure hunt that arrives in the mail. Parents will hide a gift in the house. They will go online and order an adventure that will give their children clues and eventually tell them where the gift was [...]

Spinmaster Interview on Chixos Toy by ToyQueen

Ben from Spinmaster gives an overview of some of their great toys including ChixOs, Aquadoodle, Moon Sand and Glodoodle.

Interview with Disney at Time to Play Holiday Preview by ToyQueen

Disney Consumer Products has developed the Flix Jr. which is a video camera accessible to children with the use of just one hand. After the child records, they push the same button to stop the action and it will repeat what has just been taped. The video can also be uploaded to the computer and [...]

Leapfrog Tag Junior review by Toy Queen

Leapfrog Tag Junior is a great way to foster the love of learning and reading for 2-3 year olds. The Tag Jr. set comes with the book pal and a board book. 5 different books can be downloaded to the same book pal through the use of a USB cord that comes in the package. [...]

Interview with Dr. Michael Shore from Mattel by ToyQueen

Dr. Michael Shore from Mattel is interviewed by ToyQueen, Keri Wilmot regarding some of the developmental aspects that have been included in Mattel’s process of toy creation and development to promote emotional benefits, imagination, empowerment, and the sense of discovery in the design process. Toys featured include the Fisher-Price Trio Building Set, Preschool game Uno [...]

Gamewright Can You See What I See Review Toy Queen

Can You See What I See? Gamewright game review by ToyQueen. Educational card game that helps you learn how to visually scan images & match.

Lauri Toys Pegboard Review by ToyQueen Keri Wilmot

Lauri Pegboard – Click to watch in HD Using the Lauri Pegboard works on grasp and release patterns with children over the age of 18 months. These colorful pegs are placed into the foam board. The pegs stack on top of one another to work on building a tall tower, which can promote upper extremity [...]

Hasbro’s Candy Land Castle Game Review by ToyQueen – Keri Wilmot

If you are looking for a younger spin on a well-known family game, check out the CandyLand Castle Game by Hasbro Games. The game simply involves placing multi-colored shapes within a castle and pulling a candy cane lever to remove the pieces. Children take turns removing a shape to see if they have a place [...]

Small World Toys three piece farm animal puzzle review by ToyQueen- Keri Wilmot

Small World Toys three piece farm animal puzzle review by Toyqueen. Showing the extra benefits that include grasping techniques and more. For children 12-18 months, these three piece puzzles from Small World Toys are great way to promote puzzles. Small World Toys makes nice beginner puzzles with only 3 pictures and there is a visual [...]

Helping To Soothe Baby – Hidden Baby Gems – Part II

Kiddopotamus Swaddle Me – $10-20 depending on size, fabric http://tinyurl.com/2p9yhe Fool proof swaddling! You can keep the top swaddled to change a diaper, or even swaddle the baby while in the swing or in the car seat! Swaddling provides nice firm input, similar to that of being in the womb, which can help your baby [...]

Fun with Fruit by Small World Toys Educational & Developmental Toy Review by Keri Wilmot

Fun with Fruit by Small World Toys Excellent addition to any kitchen set for birthday or holiday gift, is the Small World Toys Fun with Fruit and Peel and Play Vegetable Sets. I’ve combined two sets to make a variety of different fruits/vegetables. There are tomatoes, oranges, pineapples, apples, broccoli, and peppers. The pieces are [...]

Incorporating Handwriting Through The Game Memory

As the school year has come to a close, most families have begun to make the shift to the sun and fun mode, cherishing all those nice things summer has to offer like family vacations, trips to the playground, and active days at the pool. However, a question I get from parents frequently at this [...]

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