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You may know by now that Guidecraft makes fun learning toys for home and educational toys and furniture for the classroom. Many of their products are also accessible and helpful for children with disabilities.
The two items I am sharing this month (the Balance Base and the Multi Match Sensory Discs) are ones that are fun for typically developing children but take on a whole other dimension when they are used for occupational therapy with children with special needs…
As a blogger, I get a chance to see all of the hottest holiday toys at events such as Toy Fair, Time to Play and more. Here are a few of my favorite toys….
The poseable wooden and cloth animal figurines from Anamalz captivate my children for hours. We’ve enjoyed our lion and crocodile and were thrilled when Anamalz sent us two creatures from their new prehistoric line…
Art is a very important part of our lives, especially for young children. Young children use art to express their emotions and to explore new concepts. Their intense focus and the joy they take in creating is a pleasure to watch!
My children are having a great time with the new Alex Toys Magnetic Tabletop Easel…
Rainy, sleety, snowy days got you stuck inside? Plan Toys has a new table top soccer (foosball) game that’s fun for ages 3 and up.
We’ve been having a lot of fun with this game, which I think would also be a hit with teens and adults, too…
The LeapFrog Tag Map USA offers a fun new way to learn geography through play.
Our kids love maps. On a recent family vacation, we visited The Map Spot a Mystic Seaport and my two loved all the interactive map exhibits. We’ve been looking for innovative ways to extend the learning and we’re loving the LeapFrog Map. As a former history teacher, I can tell you that map reading is an important life skill that also builds spatial thinking and is an essential building block to success in geography and history…
I was a bit leery about even showing another game to my kids who, at the ripe old age of 12 and 13, bore easily.
So, I was completely shocked when I brought out the Jishaku box and heard from one of their friends,”Oh, I love that game.”
Zooming off to the most untouched parts of the earth in a romantically zebra-striped, fixed-wing prop plane sounds like my wildest vacation dreams. Now, it is part of my children’s daily play with the brand new Schleich Airplane…
