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Matching Game Who Lives Where? by HABA USA
I am asked for toy suggestions most often for the toddler set, as parents seems stumped as to what would interest their new little investigator....
Baby Book Zoo Friends by HABA USA
Little fingers love to explore this chunky wooden book with cut out pages to enjoy the progressively revealed scene. Discovering lions, giraffes, an...
Making Up Stories With A Shadow Light Show
One of my favorite showrooms at the Toy Fair this year was Crayola. Maybe because of the artist in me, my love for markers of all kinds, or the many...
Shadow FX Color Projector by Crayola
Open the box of Crayola’s new Shadow FX Color Projector and the contents look simple--a clear drawing panel with gel FX markers, a shadow shapes...
Playonwords.com Announces Our Summer 2014 PAL Award Winners
Congratulations to all our outstanding PAL winners: http://www.prweb.com/releases/PAL/toys/prweb11974687.htm
Never Ever by Jo Empson
I have "Never Ever" seen so much repetition of so few words in a picture book that is surrounded by zany illustrations saying "Never say never!" A...
SPLAT! Starring the Vole Brothers by Roslyn Schwartz
Kids are chuckling by page one as these lovable rodents set out for their stroll when a pigeon flies overhead and “SPLAT,” drops a white mess on...
Volvo of Westport is Special to All Kids
It's summer and time to take speech therapy on the road. One of my favorite companions for our "outings" is James. We have been planning and talking...
30 Year-old Legos Excite Speech Therapy Kids
As you know, I find myself with several 5-8 year-old boys on my caseload and they are wild about legos. My little friend ran upstairs this morning...
NBC CT Interview, “Summer Play To Keep Language Skills Sharp”
Here's the live interview clip from my interview at NBC CT TV last Thursday with Kerri-Lee Mayland. It is always fascinating and fun to watch their...
Toys to Keep Language and Literacy Sharp Over Summer, NBC CT Interview
It was fun to share some of the latest PAL Award winning toys and games today at NBC CT in a live interview with Kerry-Lee. Summer is all about fun...
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