I wanted to share some observations I made as I viewed my favorite booths, specializing in educational toys, books and games for the birth-8 year...
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New Educational Toys, Books and Games at the Toy Fair
Wow! Talk about a kid in a candy store--try spending the day at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, being captivated by all the new toys...
Free Kids’ Valentines–For Home or Therapy
I will admit that Valentines Day was not my favorite holiday when my three boys were growing up. Guys just didn't look forward to ""making"...
How To Motivate Your Preschooler to Practice Speech
First of all your preschooler should not be told he has to practice speech or any other direct way of implying that there is something wrong with...
Designer of Playmobil Figures
Call me crazy but I find the obituaries in the New York Times each weekend fascinating. There is a special story behind the people who shape our...
Preschool Speech Therapy
Once again I am reminded of the importance of good communication between preschool teachers, speech therapists working with a child in their class,...
Valentine’s Day, Knights and Kisses
Here's a fun book for preschoolers to early elementary students to enjoy. David Melling's The Kiss That Missed has the spunk and silliness that gets...
Indoor Bubbles for Kids
Since much of the country is in a deep freeze or having yet another snowfall, I know parents are looking for indoor activities to keep the little...
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems
Wilbur doesn’t get it. He loves fancy clothes. Why do naked mole rats have to miss out on dress up? Who made the rules? Scooped up by his colony...
“Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed” by Mo Willems
Wilbur doesn’t get it. He loves fancy clothes. Why do naked mole rats have to miss out on dress up? Who made the rules? Scooped up by his colony of...
Celebrating Martin Luther King Day With Books
I was in a second grade class yesterday and as part of their preparation for Martin Luther King Day, they were studying African American authors....
Picture Books Build Social Language
I love to go to our children's library and browse through the books. I use good children's literature for all the kids I work with, whether they are...
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