As a parent and a teacher, I can't get enough of age-appropriate educational games. Kids learn through play, and when the toy is developmentally appropriate for the child, then great things can happen! I wasn't always so great at gauging what "age appropriate" was with my first child, or even with my nieces and nephews who were born before my daughter was. I would believe the age on the box of the toy and hoped the child liked it. After I had my ...
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Holiday Gift Guide: Enter to Win a PlayMG!
It's inevitable- your child wants to play electronic devices no matter what diversions you try. I make sure my kids have a balance between online and offline games. Our routine involves crafts, free play time, and on screen time. I have no problem with my kids playing electronic games because I know that this is also a form a learning. The best part about the newer digital games is that they are always changing and provide personalized ...
Sofia The First: Talking Sofia and Friends Review
Boys and girls alike love Sofia the First! My friend has two sons who sing and dance to Sofia's songs, and although their dad didn't approve at first, he quickly jumped on the Sofia bandwagon as well! What's not to love? Sofia is an ordinary girl going through many changes in her life including a new step family, new home, new school, and new friends. Sure, she is living a seemingly fairy tail life, but we all know that beneath the tiara lies a ...
Story Time to Snuggle Time with #ReadwithMeScout
Now that my daughters are 4 and 1 1/2, they interact more than they did when my youngest was an infant. They go through phases of side by side and cooperative play, and often play together with the same toy. Occasionally they will fight over who got the toy first, but my oldest has learned how to convince her little sister into sharing a toy and playing together rather than playing by herself. One of their favorites is Violet, an interactive ...
Big Sand Breakfast by HABA
6:30am......”Mommy, is it morning????”. My 4 year-old is always happy to get out of bed when we have an exciting day ahead of us. If it was a school day I'd be dragging him out of bed at 7:15 while he insists that he's still tired and needs to rest more. But today we're going to the beach with my in-laws who had just arrived from Italy the night before. We're new to the neighborhood so we're still getting our bearings. And thankfully we have ...
Check out the 2013 Barbie Dream House! #BarbieIsMoving
A few weeks ago my daughter and I had the opportunity to check out the Barbie is Moving tour in Times Square. She received the Barbie VIP treatment, complete with a fashion show, hand painting, and crafts. If she wasn't a fan of Barbie before, she has definitely become one since spending the day learning about and playing with the various assortment of Barbie themed toys, such as MegaBloks, dress designing, and more. After leaving the event, ...
Switch & Go Dinos: Jagger the T Rex (Prize Pack #Giveaway!)
My 4 year old has recently gotten into dinosaurs. It might be the influence of all her male cousins she's been hanging around this summer! She's not ready to ditch the tiara or the princess dress, but there's always room for a dinosaur in her fairy tail adventures. Sometimes we just choose to call them dragons! A few months ago we gifted transforming dinosaurs from the VTech Switch and go product line to my nephew. When my daughter spotted them ...
Stave off Summer Boredom with Polly Pocket!
Since the weather has gotten much nicer (remember the long, drawn out winter we had?) I have been out and about with my daughters as much as possible. There are days like today, though, that we stay in due to bad weather. On days like this, we need a backup plan! Polly Pocket has change a lot since I was a kid. No longer can you fit Polly Pocket playsets in your pocket and go, but instead you can set up a zipline adventure or a fun ...