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ToyQueen’s Top 12 Holiday Toys for 2009

By Keriannot | Published: December 16, 2009

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! [...]

Posted in Elementary, Family Games, 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, Toys | Also tagged 1-2-3 stomp, activities, art, babies, baby, blocks, Blue Orange, books, Candyland, cariboo, CAT, children, Christmas, cranium, Crayola, crayola town, crayon, crayon beginnings, drawing, Drop and See, dump truck, educational games, educational toys, Elementary, elementary school age, Fisher-price, Gifts, Gobblet Jr., hanukkah, hasbro, Holiday, Infant 0-12 months, infants, Leap Frog, list, Mega Bloks, Megabrands, music, preschool, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, reading, ride-on, song, Stack and Roll cups, Tag, Tag Jr., Toddler 1-2 yrs old, toddlers, toyqueen, Toys, uno moo, wild planet | Leave a comment

Interview with Dr. Michael Shore from Mattel by ToyQueen

By Keriannot | Published: October 11, 2009

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 [...]

Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys | Also tagged building, children, development, Fisher-price, fun, game, Keri Wilmot, kids, Matchbox, occupational therapy, OT, play, preschool, queen, rocky the robot, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, toy, toyqueen, trio, truck, uno moo | Leave a comment

Most Wanted Holiday Toys from Time to Play

By Keriannot | Published: October 4, 2009

Last Thursday, I had the awesome opportunity to be at Time to Play Magazine’s press conference in New York City, where Chris Byrne – The Toy Guy (@thetoyguy) and Jim Silver – editor in chief of Time to Play Magazine (@jimsilver) unveiled the magazine’s list of what they believe are the Most Wanted Toys of [...]