Crunch Art Review

Little Kids Crunch Art

Parents, I see the look on your faces when I show up to your house or your child comes home from school and they are covered from head to toe in what ever sticky art project they completed. Sometimes, we all just need a way to help kid’s expand their creative minds, minus the mess. [...]

Dragon Dictate for MAC Software & Dragon Naturally Speaking 11

Dragon Dictate Software

Are you wondering about a last minute holiday gift that the entire family could utilize? Over the past few months I have heard many commercials about Dragon Dictate and I’ve spent the past few months testing it out. I first learned to use dictation with my work in a hospital setting, where we often dictated [...]

Gamewright GameNight!

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Are you looking for a fun, family fundraiser to raise money? Last night we attended a  Gamewright GameNight. I have included a number of Gamewright game reviews on the site over the past year and Gamewright is a Boston based company that develops fun, interactive games with an educational focus. At a Gamewright GameNight, boxes [...]

How to Help Your Family Make Positive Mealtime Choices! (Giveaway)

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This past Wednesday, I was invited to attend an event sponsored by Isis Parenting celebrating the development of their new 6000 square foot location in Hanover, MA. Isis Parenting sponsored the event with Alan Greene, M.D. as he spoke about his book, Feeding Baby Green: The Earth Friendly Program for Healthy, Safe Nutrition During Pregnancy, Childhood, [...]

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

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.

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. [...]

Leapfrog Scribble & Write Review by Toy Queen

The Scribble & Write by Leap Frog is a great educational tool to assist young preschool and elementary school age children in writing upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet. What’s great about this toy is that there is a drawing tool to help children over the age of 3 who are not developmentally ready [...]

Items to Promote Motor Skills, Hidden Baby Registry Gems Part III

Every Monday in August I am posting some cost effective toy suggestions that could be included on a baby registry or purchased with confidence for a unique baby shower gift. Here are a few inexpensive suggestions to promote an infant’s skills for head control through tummy time, as well as their visual tracking and grasping/reaching [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Baby Registry Hidden Gems

As expectant parents, my husband and I finally took the plunge and created our Baby Registry. After having worked with infants and young children for 10 years, even after doing some online research prior, I knew I’d still be overwhelmed by all the choices, but boy was that an understatement! I believe these are some [...]

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 [...]

LeapFrog Fridge Phonics

ToyQueen Review of LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Leap Frog Fridge Phonics Excellent toy for children 15 months through elementary school age is Leap Frog Fridge Phonics. The console attaches to any magnetic surface such as a door or refridgerator. Every letter of the alphabet is magnetic, when you place the letter in the console it will [...]

Cranium Hullabaloo, Great Educational Game for Kids

Cranium Hullabaloo Great for children ages 2 through elementary school that like to move to learn and need sensory input on rainy and snowy days is Cranium Hullabaloo. There are 16 different play pads of different shape and color positioned all over the living space. The console will describe how to move from shape to [...]

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