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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, Keri Wilmot, 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, tutorials, visual memory Leave a comment
Tommee Tippee Feeding Products
For months I have been in and out of Babies R Us, perusing the feeding aisle, looking for items for my feeding therapy work as an occupational therapist, as well as searching for cool and innovative products to use with my now 9 month old, Gavin. I’ve recently had the opportunity to review a few [...]
Posted in Baby Registry, Feeding, Fine Motor Skills, Infant 0-12 months, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Uncategorized Also tagged babiesrus, babiesrus.com, bowl, bpa, bpa free, cool, cups, dishwasher, easy, easy hold, explora, Feeding, feeding products, food, fork, independence, innovative, keriann Wilmot, lid, microwave, mom bloggers club, no spill water bottle, no-spill, non slip easy mat, on-the-go, phthalate free, self-feeding, spoon, stabilize, tommee tippee, toyqueen.com, travel, weaning bowl, weaning bowl with lid, yogurt 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, Keri Wilmot, kids, Monkey, New York City, newborns, pacifier, pressure, soft, Soothie, soothing, teething, toy fair 2010, wubbanub Leave a comment
Toy Story 3 Game Review
Review of Toy Story 3 game called Woody’s Run Around Round-up. For ages 3 and up. Price: $34.95 at www.wildplanet.com .
Posted in Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toys Also tagged ages 3 and up, Buzz, Derek Wilmot, developmental, Disney, Educational, instructional, learning, letters, Lightyear, numbers, Pixar, queen, Review, Round up, Run Around, Story3, toy, Toy Story 3, Video, Woody Leave a comment
Constructive Playthings Hop and Learn Mat
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 [...]
Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Gross Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Toys, Uncategorized Also tagged activity level, circle, colors, constructive playthings, coordination, cptoy, crawling, developmental toys, educational toys, following directions, gross motor play, indoor game, interactive hop and learn mat, jumping, keriann Wilmot, motor planning, numbers, recognition, shapes, skipping, triangle, ustoy 139 Comments
Safety First Needs You!
Safety 1st Invites You to Join their Research Events in Foxboro, MA! Are you pregnant for the first time? Do you have a child age 3 or younger? If so, they’d love to hear from you! Participants in the research events are rewarded for their time with a gift card! If interested in learning more [...]
Posted in Baby Registry, Infant 0-12 months, Toddler 1-2 yrs old, Toddler 2-3 yrs old, Uncategorized Also tagged ashley cohen, dorel juvenile group, foxboro, MA, product review, safety first Leave a comment
PixOs! PixOs! PixOs!
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been reviewing PixOs, yet another fabulous arts and crafts type activity created by Spinmaster (designers of Aquadoodle, Moon Sand, Aquasand) where children create designs from a template using small colored beads that are brought to life with the spray of WATER! As an OT we have spent many a [...]
Posted in Elementary, Family Games, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool 3-5 yrs old, Toys Also tagged 4, academic skills, Aquadoodle, aquasand, beads, birthday gift, colored beads, communication, dispenser, dispensor, easy, english language arts, fine motor coordination, Glodoodle, handwriting, hard, holiday gift, index finger, journal, keriann Wilmot, letter formation, medium, moonsand, online, organize, Pixos, sizing, social skills, spacing, Spinmaster, sprayer, storage container, story, teachers, template, tripod grasp, visual spatial skills, water, written communication, www.pixos.com, xylophone 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, Keri Wilmot, kids, Monkey, motor skills, Stuffed animals 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, Keri Wilmot, kids, peter smith, pods, school, science, ToyFair, 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, Keri Wilmot, 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, 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, Keri Wilmot, kids, learning, outdoors, play, sports, tennis, 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, Keri Wilmot, mirror, puzzles, queen, toy, Toys Leave a comment
Constructive Playthings Clay Center with Play-Doh Giveaway!