Tag Archives: Keri Wilmot
New LEGO Game: Ramses Pyramid
I recently had the opportunity to review Ramses Pyramid with a 7 year old friend of mine. Ramses Pyramid is one variation of 10 new LEGO GAMES. In this game children construct a pyramid, complete with removable layers and hidden treasures. After they construct the pyramid, there is a dice that can be utilized which [...]
Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Toys Also tagged 8 and up, building, color recognition, construction toy, cooperative play, creationary, crystals, directions, fine motor skills, Games, games.lego.com, hand strength, hidden treasures, imaginative play, keriann Wilmot, lava dragon, Lego, LEGO adventurer, lego bricks, lego lover, lunar command, magikus, memory, minotaurus, monster 4, mummy king, pirate code, problem solving, pyramid, race 3000, Ramses Pyramid, robo champ, secret temple, sequence, strategy, toyqueen, tutorials, visual memory Leave a comment
We love Wubbanub’s!
Keri talks with Carla, the designer of the Wubbanub. The Wubbanub was designed initially as a soft cuddly attachment for the Soothie pacifier. The Soothie pacifier is very commonly distributed to parents for their infants throughout well baby nurseries, special care nurseries and the NICU. Wubbanubs come in a variety of different animals including a [...]
Posted in Baby Registry, Feeding, Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Self-calming Also tagged animal, babies, Baby Registry, carla schneider, carseat straps, comfort, cow, Creator, Derek Wilmot, duck, Founder, giraffe, infants, Jacob Javits Center, kids, Monkey, New York City, newborns, pacifier, pressure, soft, Soothie, soothing, teething, toy fair 2010, toyqueen, wubbanub Leave a comment
SVAN High Chair: ToyQueen’s Favorite High Chair
Being a full time working mom who happens to specialize in feeding therapy, I only have a few hours of the day to spend with Gavin, one of which is typically dinner. This post highlights one of my most treasured products for our mealtimes, the SVAN High Chair. When considering purchasing a high chair or [...]
Posted in Baby Registry, Elementary, Family Games, Feeding, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old Also tagged 90-90-90 rule of positioning, allen wrench, arts and crafts, baby bjorn, beaba, chewing, core strength, dinner, Feeding, feeding seat, feeding spoons, footplate, footrest, hand eye coordination, head, head control, high chair, homework, Isis Maternity, Isis Parenting, mealtime, neck control, plastic soft bib, playtime, positioning, posture, safety guard, scandinavian child, svan, tray Leave a comment
Buckley Boo
ToyQueen interviews Jane Ross from Buckley Boo at ToyFair 2010 in New York City.
Posted in Fine Motor Skills, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old Also tagged babies, Bear, buckles, Buckley Boo, children, color matching, finger puppets, infants, Jane Ross, Kangaroo, kids, Monkey, motor skills, Stuffed animals, toyqueen Leave a comment
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
Posted in Toys Also tagged Ant, Ant-O Sphere, bugs, chamber, children, Derek Wilmot, dirt, Education, Elementary, elementary school age, entomology, farm, insects, international playthings, Jacob Javits Center, kids, peter smith, pods, school, science, ToyFair, toyqueen, Toys, wild, worms 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 [...]
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, Uncategorized Also tagged baby genius, baby's favorite songs cd, carla schneider, cd, circle of education, dvd, go, international playthings, iplay games, jim engle, 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 Also tagged baby Goes pro, Babygoespro, baseball, Educational, golf, 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 Also tagged blocks, entertainment, fine motor, furniture, Guidecraft, mirror, puzzles, queen, toy, toyqueen, Toys Leave a comment
Disney Toy Story 3 Preview event in New York City for Toy Fair 2010
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 2010, Animation, Buzz lightyear, cartoon, characters, City, Disney, event, John Lasseter, John Ratzenberger, Lego, new toys, New York, Pixar, preview, Toy Fair, toy queen, Toy soliders, Toy Story 3, toyqueen, Woody Leave a comment
Crayola TaDoodles Drop and See Review by ToyQueen
Crayola TaDoodles Drop and See Review by ToyQueen This is part of the Beginnings Baby Collection and it incorporates the Tadoodles balls into a nice storage compartment on the side. The balls included are Yellow, red and blue. Children are working on grasp and release skills from the ages of 9 months and up, which [...]
Posted in Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toys Also tagged 1 year, 9 months, babies, baby, ball, beginnings, cause and effect, color recognition, colors, Crayola, Drop and See, hand over hand assistance, handle, lever, play, release, Tadoodles, toy, toyqueen Leave a comment
Mashable Holiday Party Recap!
A few months ago we partnered with Mashable.com to assist in planning their Holiday Party at the Roger Smith Hotel in New York City. The event was held on December 17, and was sponsored by Ceiva, Gamehouse, Hautelook and Real Player. Over 150 people attended and a great time was had by all! As Mashable [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 2009, brett, Christmas, City, December, event, Game House, gamehouse, hasbro, Mashable, Mashable Holiday Party, MegaBloks, Megabrands, New York, Party, queen, Real Player, Roger Smith, Roger Smith Hotel, toyqueen, Toys Leave a comment
ToyQueen visits Santa’s “MEGA” Workshop at MEGA Bloks!
A few weeks ago, I learned I had been one of 5 bloggers chosen to attend the Mega Bloks Rocks Mommy Blogger Event! On Tuesday, as we boarded the Air Canada flight from Boston, Montreal bound for Mega Bloks, the excitement was “building” thinking of what the factory itself would look like, as well as [...]
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 Air Canada, battlestrikers, boy, Canada, cars, creativity, elementary school age, fine motor skills, girl, imagination, keriann Wilmot, magnext, MegaBloks, Megabrands, micro blocks, mini blocks, mommy blogger, Montreal, preschool, rose art, Streetz, toyqueen, Toys Leave a comment
Constructive Playthings Clay Center with Play-Doh Giveaway!