How exciting to watch a startup company get their national ad shown on the Super Bowl last night! Kudos to Intuit for choosing GoldieBlox over the...
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Getting Ready for Toy Fair 2014 in New York City
According to the official Toy Fair site the countdown says 19 days until the Toy Fair! Everyone is excited to see all the new products revealed at...
Playonwords.com Announced Top 10 PAL Picks 2013 Today On NBC CT TV
https://vimeo.com/79256591 Today I shared 8 of our Top 10 PAL Picks for 2013, Holiday Gift Guide. Here are some favorites we featured on our segment...
Playonwords.com Announces Fall 2013 PAL Award Winners
Playonwords.com Presents Their Fall 2013 PAL Awards - Best Toys, Games and Books That Spark Language Development Through Play Play On Words LLC, led...
Toys Spotted on Vacation from Neighborhood Toys Stores to Bath Shops
Vacation for me always includes some scouting for new toys, I just can't help myself! Maybe some of you remember my outing to Evans Variety Store...
Eco Friendly Pretend Play Toys by Green Toys Build Language Skills
My newest PAL Award winners come from Green Toys™ and are great for pretend play to build language skills. Kids these days are much more savvy...
Fun Art Projects for Screen-Free Week
I have discovered some wonderful art projects that kids have loved called Artzooka! Crazy name, I know, but that just shows how creative they are...
PAL Award Winners on NBC CT Yesterday
I enjoyed my interview on NBC CT yesterday. It is always fascinating to watch their news hour produced. It's much like an 8 ring circus if there is...
Lesson Plans for Screen-Free Week: Pretend, Play, Talk
Turn off the TV? Set aside the iPad? Give up video games? That’s just what millions of people will be doing April 29-May 5 as they turn off screens...
Toy Companies Offering Resources for Parents of Kids with Special Needs
Yesterday I got a press release from Fat Brain Toys announcing their new "Special Needs Resource Center for families seeking toys, games, and play...
Toddler Talking Points
Toddlers are some of my favorite people--they explore with abandon, imitate pirates and fairies, refuse with gusto, stack, dump and search,...
Toy Trends For Learning, The Best of Toy Fair 2013
Last week, the American International Toy Fair in New York City was a blitz of excitement, innovation, creativity and fun. I look forward to it...
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