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Great New Picture Books About Dragons, Beach and Twins
One of my favorite things to do is hang out in a neighborhood book store and check out the new picture books. As a matter of fact, when my husband...
Playonwords.com Presents Their Fall PAL Awards
We're excited to share our Fall PAL Awards--Best Toys, Games and Media that Spark Language Development Through Play. I continue to be fascinated by...
How to Write the Best Toy Review
First of all you have to play with the toy or game to be familiar with it. When I was doing speech therapy I had a whole group of kids I could play...
New York Toy Fair 2019 Toy Trends, Learning Through Play
Just walking into the New York Toy Fair got my heart pumping to the beat of the drums as the parade of characters assembled to lead the opening of...
Homeschooling a Child with Special Needs: The Pros and Cons
From time to time I like to feature guest posts by either Speech language pathologists or those in other fields working to positively impact kids...
Playonwords.com on FOX6, Real Milwaukee Today
I'm off to the FOX6 TV studio in Milwaukee to share my newest PAL Award winners that can help reinforce skills essential for classroom learning....
Playonwords.com on FOX5 Milwaukee today!
Talking Points FOX6 Real Milwaukee 6-21-18 Toys to Inspire Storytelling to Keep Reading and Writing Sharp Over the Summer Background on Sherry:...
Toy Fair Trends New York 2018, Lots of Learning
What fun to step right into the parade lineup as I started my adventure through the New York Toy Fair last week! The opening ribbon cutting ceremony...
Calling out the Learning in Toys
Those of you who know me, know that it is part of my mission to get companies to call out the learning potential in their toys and games for parents...
What Were Kids’ Favorite Christmas Gifts? These Ruled at our House!
With the excitement of Christmas and the holidays past, it is fun to reflect on what toys, games and books were the biggest hits with the kids with...
Best New Picture Books to Spark Conversation and Language Learning
I've promised to get out some lists of my favorites, whether tech toys, games, pretend play toys or books. Well I just love hanging out at the book...
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