Tag Archives: Educational
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 .
Posted in Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toys Also tagged ages 3 and up, Buzz, Derek Wilmot, developmental, Disney, instructional, learning, letters, Lightyear, numbers, Pixar, queen, Review, Round up, Run Around, Story3, toy, Toy Story 3, toyqueen, Video, Woody 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 Also tagged baby Goes pro, Babygoespro, baseball, golf, Keri Wilmot, kids, learning, outdoors, play, sports, tennis, toyqueen, training Leave a comment
Ecotronics speaks with ToyQueen – Toy Fair 2010 NY
Tisha from International Playthings demonstrates toys from the Ecotronic Brand. Kids love toys with electronic features, but batteries contribute a ton of toxic waste into the environment so Ecotronic brand includes the lights and sounds without batteries! It uses the power of kids play to power the toys. The monkey flashlight is activated by squeezing [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 2010, animals, Ecotronic, environmental, Fair, flashlight, Friendly, fun, international, intl, Jacob Javits Center, Keri, kids, New York, play, Plaything, preschool, pretend, radio, rocket, Ticia, toddlers, toy, toyqueen, Toys, Wilmont, Wilmot, zoo Leave a comment
Hasbro ToyFair Event New York City
Today we had the pleasure of being invited to the Times Center in New York City to preview Hasbro’s newest products for 2010. Though I always knew that Hasbro represented a multitude of brands, seeing them all under one roof and in one room was exciting to think about all the fun to be had [...]
Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys Also tagged babies, baby, Candyland, family, Family Game Night, gloworld, infant, Life, monopoly, Mr Potato, New York City, NY, play, Play-Doh, playschool, preschool, Times Center, toddler, tonka, Toy Fair, ToyFair, toyqueen, Toys Leave a comment
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 [...]
Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys Also tagged boys, Cam, Camera, capture, characters, children, creative, Disney, Electronics, Flix, girls, independence, jonas, kids, Pix, play, queen, toddlers, toy, toyqueen, Video Leave a comment
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. [...]
Posted in Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys Also tagged audio, book, children, Education, electronic, frog, grasp, grip, Jr, Keri Wilmot, kids, leapfrog, learning, pencil, phonics, read, reading, response, school, system, Tag, technique, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, toy, toyqueen, Toys, Wilmont Leave a comment
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 [...]
Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old Also tagged Education, frog, grasp, grip, handwriting, kids, leap, leapfrog, learning, letters, pen, pencil, school, scribble, teach, teacher, toddlers, tools, write Leave a comment
Baby Genius Interview at Time to Play Showcase by ToyQueen
At Time To Play Magazine Holiday Toy Preview in New York City, ToyQueen Keri Wilmot interviews Larry Balaban from Baby Genius about the developmental aspects of their toys and the Circle of Education curriculum. Larry Balaban of Baby Genius has helped to develop preschool and role play toys that empower parents to be successful in [...]
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 Also tagged baby, circle of education, farm, Games, genius, Holiday, infants, Keri, magazine, New York, queen, Showcase, Time to play, toddlers, toy, toyqueen, Toys, Wilmot Leave a comment
Play Doh Burger Builder Review by Toy Queen
Play-Doh Burger Builder Review by ToyQueen. Your child is developing their hand strength, coordination and imagination to create hamburger combinations complete with toppings using Play-Doh!
Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys Also tagged 3, 4, 5, 6, boys, build, Builder, Burger, colors, coordination, create, Derek, fine motor, food, girls, grab, hand strength, Keri Wilmot, kids, old, play, Play-Doh, press, push, shape, teach, toy, twist a chip, years Leave a comment
Gamewright Ringo Flamingo Review by Toy Queen
Fun game to play at school or as a family that works on a child’s fine motor skills to develop coordination, speed and dexterity. Also Incorporates math with simple addition and subtraction based on how many life savers land onto the gameboard.
Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old Also tagged baby, coordination, Family Games, game, gamewright, Keri Wilmot, learning, math, Moms, occupational therapy, OT, Parents, play, queen, Ringo Flamingo, ShiShu, taking turns, timing, toy, toyqueen, tummy, upper body strength Leave a comment
ShiShuStyle Baby Blanket review by ToyQueen
ShiShuStyle Baby Blanket review discussing self calming techniques and the benefits of a quality blanket for babies. Review provided by Keri WIlmot aka ToyQueen
Posted in Baby Registry, Infant 0-12 months, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Self-calming, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old Also tagged babies, baby, blanket, infants, Keri Wilmot, kids children, learning, Moms, organic, Parents, queen, sensory, ShiShu, snuggle, toy, toyqueen Leave a comment
Educational Toys and games Review of Discovery Toys Patterns and Pieces set
Discovery Toys Patterns & Pieces Set A great toy for 2 & 3 year olds working on mastering the art of stringing and lacing is the Discovery Toys Patterns and Pieces Set. Different pieces are located inside a clear container, with a twist off compartment, which provides an intact organizational system safe in one location. [...]
Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys Also tagged babies, Develoment, infants, Keri, kids, toddlers, toyqueen, Toys, Wilmont, Wilmot Leave a comment
Rory’s Story Cubes by Gamewright