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Gamewright Ringo Flamingo Review by Toy Queen

By Keriannot | Published: September 28, 2009

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, play, queen, Ringo Flamingo, ShiShu, taking turns, timing, toyqueen, tummy, upper body strength | Leave a comment

ShiShuStyle Baby Blanket review by ToyQueen

By Keriannot | Published: September 28, 2009

ShiShuStyle Baby Blanket review discussing self calming techniques and the benefits of a quality blanket for babies. Review provided by Keri WIlmot aka ToyQueen

Posted in Baby Registry, Infant 0-12 months, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Self-calming, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old | Also tagged babies, baby, blanket, Educational, infants, Keri Wilmot, kids children, learning, Moms, organic, Parents, queen, sensory, ShiShu, snuggle, toyqueen | Leave a comment

Items to Promote Motor Skills, Hidden Baby Registry Gems Part III

By Keriannot | Published: August 10, 2009

Every Monday in August I am posting some cost effective toy suggestions that could be included on a baby registry or purchased with confidence for a unique baby shower gift. Here are a few inexpensive suggestions to promote an infant’s skills for head control through tummy time, as well as their visual tracking and grasping/reaching [...]

Posted in Baby Registry, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Toys | Also tagged baby, Education, Infant 0-12 months, mirror, motor skills, queen | Leave a comment

Lauri Toys Pegboard Review by ToyQueen Keri Wilmot

By Keriannot | Published: August 6, 2009

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 [...]

Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys | Also tagged babies, baby, Board, children, colors, disability, Education, educationa, grasp, grip, hand, home, indoor, Keri, Keriann, kids, Lauri, matching, motor skills, occupational therapy, OT, Patch, Peg, Pegboard, play, playing, poke, queen, school, shapes, stack, stackable, strength, texture, Therapist, toyqueen, Toys, Wilmont, Wilmot | Leave a comment

Hasbro’s Candy Land Castle Game Review by ToyQueen – Keri Wilmot

By Keriannot | Published: August 5, 2009

If you are looking for a younger spin on a well-known family game, check out the CandyLand Castle Game by Hasbro Games. The game simply involves placing multi-colored shapes within a castle and pulling a candy cane lever to remove the pieces. Children take turns removing a shape to see if they have a place [...]

Posted in Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys | Also tagged 2, 3, 4, Candy, Candyland, Castle, children, color, direction, discrimination, Fine, formboard, Games, hasbro, Keri, kids, manipulation, motor skills, multi-step, old, play, prone, puzzle, queen, recognition, shape, toyqueen, turns, visual, Wilmot, years | Leave a comment

Small World Toys three piece farm animal puzzle review by ToyQueen- Keri Wilmot

By Keriannot | Published: August 3, 2009

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 [...]

Posted in Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toys | Also tagged animals, babies, boy, children, colors, cow, Educational, Family Games, farm, fit, Games, girl, grasp, grip, hand, infants, interaction, Keri, Keri Wilmot, Keriann, kids, match, motor skills, occupational therapy, OT, pig, puzzle, small world toys, strength, toy queen, toyqueen, Toys, triangle, useful toys, Wilmont | Leave a comment

Baby Registry Hidden Gems

By Keriannot | Published: August 2, 2009

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 [...]

Posted in Baby Registry, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Self-calming | Also tagged Add new tag, auto, babies, baby, Baby Registry, car, car seat, chimes, Education, Educational, grasp, grip, hand, infants, interaction, Keri, Keri Wilmot, Keriann, lamb, mirror, occupational therapy, Parents, queen, registry, sleep sheep, swaddling, toy queen, toyqueen, Toys, useful toys, visual tracking | Leave a comment

Sassy Toys Dunk & Clunk Educational & Developmental Toy Review

By Keriannot | Published: July 30, 2009

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 [...]

Posted in Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toys | Also tagged box, Clunk, colors, Derek, Derrick, drop, Dunk, Dunk and Clunk, grasp, hand, Keri, motor skills, Occupational Therapist, place, queen, Review, Sassy, shapes, therapy, toyqueen, twist, Wilmont, Wilmot, wrist | Leave a comment

Fun with Fruit by Small World Toys Educational & Developmental Toy Review by Keri Wilmot

By Keriannot | Published: July 28, 2009

Fun with Fruit by Small World Toys Excellent addition to any kitchen set for birthday or holiday gift, is the Small World Toys Fun with Fruit and Peel and Play Vegetable Sets. I’ve combined two sets to make a variety of different fruits/vegetables. There are tomatoes, oranges, pineapples, apples, broccoli, and peppers. The pieces are [...]

Posted in Feeding, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys | Also tagged Carrie, children, Derek, Derrick, fruit, grasp, handwriting, infants, Keri, kids, months, motor skills, occupational therapy, plastic, preschool, pretend play, Review, small world toys, strategies, Therapist, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, vegetable, Willmot, Wilmont, Wilmot, years | Leave a comment

Working on Tummy Time

By Keriannot | Published: July 23, 2009

Working on tummy time with supervision can be challenging with your infant as they learn to lift their heads against that big bad force of gravity. Crying is sure to happen, which often leads to avoidance of tummy time so babies and their parents alike can remain happy. However, tummy time is such a precursor [...]

Posted in Family Games, Gross Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months | Also tagged babies, baby, cry, crying, Fisher-price, floor, gym, head, Infant 0-12 months, Keri, Keriann, learn, learning, Miracles and Milestones, motor skills, Parents, queen, teach, teaching, time, toyqueen, tummy, Tummytime, Wilmot | Leave a comment

LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Educational Toy Review by ToyQueen

By Keriannot | Published: March 30, 2009

ToyQueen Review of LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Leap Frog Fridge Phonics Excellent toy for children 15 months through elementary school age is Leap Frog Fridge Phonics. The console attaches to any magnetic surface such as a door or refridgerator. Every letter of the alphabet is magnetic, when you place the letter in the console it will [...]