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Meet Norman & Jules

admin December 15, 2016bilateral coordination, color recognition, crafts, creativity, emotions, feelings, fine motor, grasping skills, norman and jules, play, strengthening, toys, visual skills Leave a Comment

Today, I am featuring one of my favorite Park Slope toy stores. Norman & Jules, established in 2012 by long time Park Slope residents, Courtney …

Meet Rose and Rex!

admin December 13, 2016babies, bilateral coordination, cause and effect, creativity, free play, grasping skills, hand eye coordination, imagination, play skills, problem solving, rose and rex, teethers, toys Leave a Comment

One of the things I worked very hard on this year while putting my together my 2016 Holiday Gift Guide was to try and link to …

Tweens Like To Play Too!

admin December 1, 2016arts and crafts, balance, bilateral coordination, board games, coordination, executive functioning, fine motor, gross motor, organizational skills, problem solving, social skills, tweens, visual skills Leave a Comment

Over the years, I have heard from parents of tweens and soon to be teens how tricky buying gifts for this age can be. Because …

For the Wee Ones!

admin November 26, 2016books, colors, core strength, eye hand coordination, fine motor, grasping, gross motor, infants, manipulation skills, oball, poke a dot, shapes, strengthening, teethers, toddlers, toys Leave a Comment

Baby and toddler toys are always the hardest for me to recommend. Not because there aren’t a ton to choose from, but more that I …

2016 Holiday Gift Guide

admin November 25, 2016activity book, alphabet, arts and crafts, attention, balance, bilateral coordination, cooperative play, coordination, fine motor, gift guide, gross motor, social emotional, social skills Leave a Comment

Year after year, I am asked by parents what they should get or suggest to others for holiday gifts. While they want the gifts to …

Building Blocks of Play

admin November 23, 2016bilateral coordination, confidence, construction, creativity, executive functioning, fine motor, hape, hope learning toys, imagination, magnatiles, STEM products, tegu, visual skills, waldorf Leave a Comment

Building/Construction ToysThis is one of my favorite sections to complete each year. While there are several items that are always on there, I have included …

For The Budding Artist

admin November 22, 2016arts and crafts, bilateral coordination, coloring, confidence, creativity, fine motor, orb factory, pompoms, self esteem, social skills, STEM products, sticky mosaics, strengthening, visual skills Leave a Comment

One of my favorite things to recommend to families for gifts are arts and crafts kits or activity books. Not only are they great for …

The Little Things….Stocking Stuffers and Other Little Gifts

admin November 21, 2016attention, bilateral coordination, creativity, executive functioning, eye hand coordination, fine motor, focus, games, graphomotor, grasping, sensory processing, strengthening Leave a Comment

Small Gifts/Stocking StuffersPeople are always on the lookout for small gifts or stocking stuffers that won’t clutter up your house. There are also a lot …

Let’s Get Social

admin November 19, 2016attention, cooperative play, feelings, fine motor, games, klutz, matching, moon picnic, puzzles, social emotional, social skills, visual skills Leave a Comment

Social Emotional ToysIn the last couple of years, I have become more and more interested in finding products that help with social emotional learning. I’ve …

Game On!

admin November 18, 2016blue orange, confidence, eye hand coordination, family, fine motor, games, graphomotor, gross motor, peaceable kingdom, self esteem, social skills, visual skills Leave a Comment

Games make a great gift, especially if you are looking for gifts that will be good for the whole family. In a day and age …

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