Shape Sorting Fun for Toddlers

Ambi Toys Lock N Block

One of the most amazing things I find working with children is how much these little minds and hands take in during their first year and a half of life. At such a young age, they are able to match shapes and colors, as well as to learn to complete simple puzzles. What makes the [...]

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. [...]

Sassy Stay Clean Silly Squirts Tub Toys

Sassy Baby Silly Squirts

Are you looking for some cute, adorable stocking stuffers this week? Sassy has created the Stay Clean Silly Squirts Tub Toys.  The set includes a yellow cat and a blue fish that actually break apart into two separate pieces.  You take them apart, fill them with water and then re-attach them by pushing them together.  Squeeze [...]

Sumo Ham Slam Board Game

Last week, I saw a lot of children smile playing Sumo Ham Slam. Who wouldn’t have fun feeding funny looking Hamsters food pellets before placing them in a center ring where you use a magnetic wand to try to knock the opponent back into their corner on the game board? I think as adults it [...]

New Uses for Outgrown Baby Items – Sassy Baby Infant Links

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So we all have items that our children play with that one day will find their way to the storage bin because they are no longer developmentally appropriate. So that got me thinking, are there new uses for outgrown baby items? So who doesn’t have dozens of these attached to pretty much everything there is when [...]

Moon Dough Barnyard Review

I spent the morning the other day playing with Moon Dough, a creative sensory experience from Spinmaster, geared for children ages 3 and up. The Moon Dough Barn was very easy to quickly put together out of the box. Now what is Moon Dough? Initially, right out of the package, it was kind of a [...]

Sassy Stim Gym Infant Play Mat Review

Sassy Stim Gym Play Mat

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 [...]

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 [...]

Fine Motor Ideas- Baby Registry Hidden Gems

We’ll be closing out the month with some of my most favorite fine motor toys that are a great addition to any baby registry gift or for purchase for your infant. Sassy Wrist Rattles- $6.00 These cute, crinkly, bright rattles attach with velcro to an infant’s wrist. When babies are first learning to move they [...]

Boppy Pillow – Baby Registry Hidden Gem

Boppy Pillow- $35.00 When infants are born, one of the first skills they begin to develop during the first few months of life is called midline development, which is the ability to bring their hands to their mouth, or their hands together at the center of their body to play with their fingers. Many people [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Sassy Toys Dunk & Clunk Educational & Developmental Toy Review

Sassy Dunk & Clunk For babies older than 6 months, working on basic grasp and release patterns is the Sassy Dunk and Clunk Toy. This toy works on basic grasp and release patterns. First, take the top off and release pieces right into the open container. With refinement and more precise skills, place the top [...]

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