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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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, Educational, family, Family Game Night, gloworld, infant, Life, monopoly, Mr Potato, New York City, NY, Play-Doh, playschool, preschool, Times Center, toddler, tonka, Toy Fair, ToyFair, toyqueen, Toys 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, Keri Wilmot, lever, release, Tadoodles, toy, toyqueen Leave a comment
Sassy Illumination Station!
From the moment I opened the Sassy Illumination Station, I personally couldn’t wait to give it a whirl and twirl! It’s so visually appealing with many colors, has many textures to touch and makes a cool rattle noise when it’s spun that Gavin my three month old was immediately interested. It’s very easy to activate [...]
Fabulous Infant Fun!
I apologize ahead of time that many of my posts over the next few weeks will most likely be infant related. When I return back to work after my maternity leave in two weeks, my mind should think in a broader perspective, but for now this cute little man is my reality! In an effort [...]
Posted in Baby Registry, Feeding, Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months Also tagged attention span, babiesrus, bang, cause and effect, chair, Feeding, fine motor, fun, Infant 0-12 months, Infant to Toddler Feeding Seat, infantino, Keri, Keriann, rattle, recline, Sassy, strength, The First Years, toyqueen, vision, visual field, Wilmot Leave a comment
Spinmaster Interview on Chixos Toy by ToyQueen
Ben from Spinmaster gives an overview of some of their great toys including ChixOs, Aquadoodle, Moon Sand and Glodoodle.
Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys Also tagged Aquadoodle, boys, children, Chixos, creativity, drawing, Education, fine motor skills, Games, girls, Glodoodle, interaction, Keri Wilmot, Moon Sand, Pixos, queen, school, Spinmaster, toy, 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, Educational, Electronics, Flix, girls, independence, jonas, kids, Pix, queen, toddlers, toy, toyqueen, Video Leave a comment
Interview with Dr. Michael Shore from Mattel by ToyQueen
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, Mattel, occupational therapy, OT, 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
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 [...]
Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys Also tagged 3D, @jimsilver, Candyland, celebration, Christmas, Crayola, crayola town, Dr Michael Shore, hasbro, Holiday, magazine, Matchbox, Mattel, most wanted, New York, preview, rocky the robot, sweet, time, toyguy, toyqueen, Toys, truck, wild planet 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, Educational, fine motor, food, girls, grab, hand strength, Keri Wilmot, kids, old, 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, Educational, Family Games, game, gamewright, Keri Wilmot, learning, math, Moms, occupational therapy, OT, Parents, queen, Ringo Flamingo, ShiShu, taking turns, timing, toy, toyqueen, tummy, upper body strength Leave a comment
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 [...]
Posted in Baby Registry, Feeding, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months Also tagged baby, boppy pillow, eye contact, grasp, head control, infantino, infants, mirror, motor skills, sassy baby, tummy time, visual tracking Leave a comment
Rory’s Story Cubes by Gamewright