Parents often ask me for advice on best toys and games for gift giving this time of year. A wonderful source for top educational materials for kids...
Blog
Exploring the world of toys, language development, and play!
Christmas Nativity for Toddlers and Preschoolers
We know that children learn language best when it relates to their everyday experience. This is the season of several religious holidays so parents...
Creative Play Forts for Kids
After raising three boys and just spending the holidays with preschoolers, I am reminded again of how much fun a fort can be! It brought back...
Build Speech Through Creative Play–Infantino Playtime Activity Center
Eight-month-old Caroline confirmed my excitement over the Infantino Playtime Activity Center. This pyramid of fun has four flat sides of...
Soft Dolls for Kid’s Creative Play and Speech
Two Year-old Will introduced me to Blabla dolls today. He was my "shopping buddy" as we visited one of my favorite stores, Airlie Moon, in...
Saving Money on Fun Toys
With the current economic situation, I perk up to clever ways for moms and dads to get toys or creative play items for less. Over the weekend we...
Great Educational Games for Kids
Parents often ask me for good game ideas for their kids. Today a mom wrote down every game I played with her son directly to her Christmas list!...
Land of Pretend Play–Another Fun Visit to Preschool
One of the enjoyable parts of my job is that I occasionally get to go and see one of my little clients in their preschool setting and work with them...
More Tips for Saving Money on Educational Toys
Okay here is another tip for saving money--or should I say spend no money--on educational toys. I was at 3 year-old William's house yesterday. He is...
How to Save Money on Great Educational Toys
With the current financial crisis going on, everyone is talking about how to save money. I was watching a Target commercial the other night, and...
Boys are Different Than Girls–Look at Their Pretend Play
For some reason my daughter-in-law finds my life amusing. Yesterday she asked me to tell her something funny. Having just spent the morning with 2...
Carefully Evaluate the Technology in Toys for Babies and Toddlers
Recently I have been challenged to think about the role technology plays in children's toys, specifically for the baby and toddler set. I raised...
Reach Out
Contact
203-228-4438
erika@playonwords.com