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 I am so excited to share the world premiere of our newest video for Hello Sunshine, starring some incredibly cute little toddlers and their mommies! As you can imagine, we have an absolute blast filming this video with these playful kiddos – and I am thrilled with the final product – enjoy! Many thanks to Jack, Charlotte, [...] I recently had the pleasure of being introduced to Michele Wong, coFounder of HATCH, the company behind My Plate-Mate. This guard attaches to any standard plate to prevent messy spills at mealtime and promote independent self-feeding… if that isn’t real-life problem solving I don’t know what is, it’s no wonder her family is drawn to [...] This morning I had the pleasure of joining McKinley Elementary students in Arlington, VA for their annual Math Day! Playing Rush Hour makes everyone smile! Math Day is a fabulous school-wide celebration of mathematical thinking, during which students literally wear their love of numbers on their sleeves (and often their faces!), decking themselves out in number-themed [...] The following post is by Wendy Smolen. Wendy is a regular guest blogger at Toy Whimsy and co-founder of Sandbox Summit®, a series of conferences that explore the synergy between play and technology. The ABC’s of Educational Toys It’s almost unavoidable. Every toy in your toddler’s playroom, from cell phone-shaped rattles to push toys to stacking blocks [...] I’ve recently had the pleasure of working with Angie Knutson, whose My Four Monkeys blog reviews products through her unique lens as both mom and homeschool educator. Angie’s support of ThinkFun games as teaching tools and eagerness to explore new education initiatives led to her oldest daughter participating in a test of our yet-unreleased Brain [...] The following post is by speech-language pathologist Sherry Artemenko, featured on her Playonwords blog Strengthen language skills through play! SPEECH THERAPY GAMES: S’ MATCH BY THINKFUN I use fun commercial games for speech therapy all the time. Some are valuable as a reinforcer after a turn of saying a sound, practicing [...] Proof that Zingo! truly is a game for everyone… young, old, even extinct! Looks like Stegosaurus has some catching up to do… Wonder who will be the first to cover the "dog" image!? Check out the new updates we’ve recently made to improve Zingo! game play! Do you have a Zingo! lover at home? Email me your [...] Need inspiration to start your spring cleaning? Here’s a great reason to dust off that old collection of classic board games! A recent article from KnoxNews takes a look at how classic games like Monopoly and Scrabble can serve as powerful learning aids! In the hands of a creative teacher (or parent for that matter), a [...] In a recent post I shared a study by Psychologist Carol Dweck that revealed the possible negative impact of evaluative praise (“You’re Smart!”) on a child’s willingness to take risks and challenge him/herself. This article, offered by the University of Minnesota as a resource for families, shares more specific insight on the ways in which broad, [...] Here’s a photo of a real-life Rush Hour traffic jam sent to me by Laura Efinger, a pediatric occupational therapist (and big Rush Hour fan!) in Cairo, Egypt. Laura writes, “I have attached a picture of some Cairo traffic, which may explain why we love Rush Hour in Egypt! Some is parking and [...] |
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