Do you want to teach your children the food groups? Try playing this game; Healthy Helpings, A MyPlate Game. When I was investigating some resources for training staff at my work about nutrition, I came across this game on Amazon. My close friend who is a registered dietitian, Allison Topilow recommended the site choosemyplate.gov for […]
Magical Book Reader, a review with language tips!
Are you a speech language pathologist who is looking for a new therapy tool? Are you a parent who wants your child to become more excited about books? Try this Magical Book Reader! I was contacted by Magical Book Readers company a couple of weeks ago and was thrilled when I received it in the […]
In-Sync Activity Cards
Does your child have trouble sitting down at meals? Does your child also have sensory processing issues? If so, check out these In-Sync Activity Cards that are made for children with sensory processing issues. I think many parents struggle to have their child sit down at a meal especially those who have hyperactive children with […]
Yum Yum Crafty Fun
Yum Yum Crafty Fun is a fun and creative toy that is appropriate for a child ages 3 and up. This toy comes with crafts to create a pie, cookies, ice cream cone, cake, pizza and much more (contains 12 activities). I love that each project is wrapped separately (anything to help organize me is […]
Make a Meal Sticker Pad
I found Make a Meal Sticker Pad (ages 3 and up) by Melissa and Doug the other day at the pharmacy and immediately bought it. This toy is very versatile because it is gender friendly and can be used with a variety of ages. When using this sticker pad, I had each of my children […]
Lunch Box Game
The Lunch Box Game (3-7 years old) is a fun and educational game that can easily be played during snack time or after a meal. With this game, your child can help build pragmatic language skills (e.g. turn taking, maintaining topic) and improve visual awareness (by finding the particular item in their lunchbox). With this game, […]
Cupcake Game
Cupcake Game (5 years and up) by Eeboo is a fun and interactive game that both you and your child will enjoy in a variety of ways. The object of the game is to collect all of your ingredients first before anyone else. This game naturally focuses primarily on categorization (dry ingredients, wet ingredients, etc) […]
Creativity Fun: Kitchen
Creativity Fun: Kitchen will keep you and your child busy for hours. This book is full of fun activities to do with your child including coloring, cutting, gluing and lots of stickers. Creativity Fun Kitchen is geared towards food and cooking in the kitchen. I have been working on this book with my daughter every […]
Crazy Faces
Crazy Faces (ages 5 and up) by Eeboo is great game to play during mealtime or any other play time. You can play it as instructed (Crazy 8’s) or you can play it many other ways. The first way that I played it was to show the cards during mealtime and my kids would have […]
Eeboo Good Manners Cards
Eeboo Good Manners Flash Cards (ages 3 and up but you can easily introduce this to a child about 2.5 to 3) is an excellent game to play while having a meal with your children. I originally bought these flashcards years ago to use with the teenagers that I see at work. I pulled these […]