Things are heating up as I get several emails a day, inviting me to visit companies' booth at the Toy Fair coming in February. I get excited just...
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Back to Work, Hello 2015
Taking a break is wonderfully refreshing and essential, I might add, when you are working with kids. I've enjoyed my 2 weeks off for the holidays...
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...
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...
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...
Use a Puzzle with Surprise Flaps to Spark Up Speech Therapy Lessons
My readers know how much I enjoy using a great puzzle in speech therapy. Puzzles can be used at a very basic level of adding a piece after a child...
Best New Toys to Develop Speech and Language
It's spring--I think! New flowers, new buds, and new toys. I have tested so many new products for the PAL Award in these past few weeks that I want...
Dance and Groove with Your Toddler for First Game Fun
ThinkFun has just introduced its second toddler game, "Move and Groove" that gets kids moving with categories of instructions and builds listening...
New Toy Fair Toys Rock in Speech Therapy
I had some fun sharing my pictures and a few new toys from Toy Fair 2014 in therapy this week. The little boys I work with who love legos added my...
Storytelling at Toy Fair 2014, Learning Language Through Play
Phew! I made it through all four days of the International Toy Fair, talking with over 100 companies and seeing hundreds of great new toys and...
2014 International Toy Fair Trends
We had a fantastic first day at the 2014 International Toy Fair in New York City. We started outside the show with Laser Peg's "Pegasaur" and met...
Sneak Peek At the NYC Toy Fair 2014
Excitement is building as everyone is getting ready for the Toy Fair starting next weekend. Although we don't have our own meteorologist like the...
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