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Reviewing Toys That Help Your Children Grow
Many parents are often on the lookout for games for their kids that can be fun and include educational concepts. Crocodile Hop from Learning Resources, is one of those games that will teach kids about colors, shapes, numbers and taking turns. The game includes a very large, plastic game mat (30″ wide x 100″ long), [...]
Before having children I think most people have this idea of all things we will never, ever, under any circumstances allow our children to do. One of which revolves around watching television and especially, how much time we will let them in engage in such a “passive activity.” I do let my son watch usually [...]
I have been reviewing the Smarcks Blocks at home and on some of my home visits the past few months and I can’t even begin to describe to you how smart the technology in these blocks really is! Wait, did I just say blocks and technology in the same sentence, you got that right! These [...]
A few months ago I had the pleasure of reviewing several Wikki Stix products. I have been using Wikki Stix in all sorts of capacities as an OT with preschool and elementary school aged children for the last decade. Wikki Stix are strips of hand-knitting yarn enhanced with a microcrystalline food-grade, non-toxic wax, the kind used [...]
I think many of us can remember sitting with the old Wish Book catalog that would arrive before the holidays. Pre-internet era, it was pretty much the way in my family we picked out what we wanted for the holidays. Here are some easy ways to help your child create their own wish list for [...]
I recently accepted a position working in Early Intervention here in Massachusetts, providing home based intervention to children under the age of three. Each week I fill my toy bag like Santa Claus with a few new and exciting toys to help teach children and their parents some new developmental skills. This week I took [...]
Picking my first toy for review from Constructive Playthings was a challenge. As my experience is mainly with children with special needs, I also have an 8 month old. Those of you who know me well enough know that I like to use toys many ways with different age groups and abilities, so I chose [...]
Cranium Cariboo An excellent game choice for kids ages 24 months through elementary school is Cranium Cariboo. This game is great for turn taking and for households with siblings who are different age ranges. Different balls are placed in the top and they will randomly hide in behind a compartment. Children pick different cards that [...]
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