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items QUALITY children's toys, activities, & play sets that I personally use during speech-language therapy sessions & have purchased for my own children.
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{ My Not So Bored, Board Games }
{ My Imaginative Play Items }
FAVORITE ALERT!! I absolutely love this play set & so my own children as well as all of the children I work with as a Speech-Language Pathologist. This is definitely a must-have if you are looking for a good, quality pretend play food play set. T...
Melissa & Doug I Scoop & Serve Ice Cream Counter
My children love these pretend play food toys because they feature use of Velcro so that you can cut & put the pieces of food toys back together. I love using these food toys during my speech-language therapy sessions.
Lakeshore Learning I Little Chef’s Fruit & Vegetable Cut-Ups
I have this play set both at home for my kids & at work for the children I work with for speech-language therapy. All of the kids that I have played it with have absolutely LOVED it. It's such a a well-rounded pretend play food play as it feature...
Melissa & Doug I Top & Bake Pizza Counter - Wooden Play Food
My daughter LOVES her baby doll. Baby dolls are an amazing educational toy for pretend play & social-emotional development.
BABY Born I My First Baby Doll
My children love playing with their soft, pretend play food toys. This play set is great for learning how to pretend play, learn & sort colors, learn names of fruits & vegetables, etc. I frequently use this play set throughout my speech-langu...
KAPLAN Early Learning Company I Sorting, Soft Food Bags - 25 Pieces
Pretend play barn w/ farm animal play sets are one of my favorite activities. It facilitates all types of speech-language development (i.e. imitating farm animal sounds & play action sounds, verbally labeling farm animals, etc.) & teaches bas...
KAPLAN Early Learning Company I Toddler's First Big Red Barn & Farm Animals
This is a great zoo animal play set that I love playing at home with my own children & during speech-language therapy sessions. Lakeshore Learning's adventure-ready, multilevel habitat features all kinds of nature-inspired spaces where imaginatio...
Lakeshore Learning I Wild Animal Oasis
My children have loved our City Life Map Playmat Rug. They are such a great price on Amazon that I also purchased one to have & utilize at work during my speech-language therapy sessions. All of the kids love it! It is made of thick, soft, superi...
Hoghaki I City Life Map Playmat Rug
I love these toy cars because you get a a variety of bright colors & high volume of product for a good value. I have purchased these cars for my children to play with, patients I see for speech-language therapy to play with, & have even purch...
Oriental Trading I 21 Bright Color Plastic Race Cars
I love this pretend play vet set, such a great activity for imaginative play to facilitate creativity, problem-solving, & social-emotional development!
Melissa & Doug Pet Vet Pretend Play Set
{ My Terrific Toys }
CLASSIC, MUST-HAVE toy for all children. This is one of my top toys as a Speech-Language Pathologist for helping children learn body parts & clothing items.
Potato Head I Mr. Potato Head Toy
My children have both LOVED our Battat activity box - great toy investment!!
Battat Farm Theme Activity Cube - Wooden Toy
GREAT puzzle for speech & language development as well as learning basic educational concepts!! I love using this puzzle during speech-language therapy sessions!
Melissa & Doug | Farm Animals Sound Puzzle - 8 Pieces
GREAT ACTIVITY - I have been able to use this activity set with my own children & children that I work with as a Speech-Language Pathologist for helping develop language, colors, & sorting skills!
Learning Resources I Farmer's Market Color Sorting Set
CLASSIC toy for babies! Both of my children loved these stacking rings as babies & I have even kept our set as a keepsake because of how much they played with & enjoyed this activity.
Fisher-Price I Rock-a-Stack Ring Stacking Toy
A larger, more fun version of the original, CLASSIC stacking rings! Both of my children loved this larger version of the activity as well!
Fisher-Price I Giant Rock-A-Stack
Great puzzle for speech & language development! I target imitation of vehicle sounds, naming the vehicles, identifying the colors, sorting/matching the vehicles, counting, etc. when playing with this toy during therapy sessions!
Melissa & Doug Vehicles Wooden Chunky Puzzle
Great toy for babies & toddlers to help learn sorting, shapes, sizes, & colors!
Fisher-Price I Baby's First Blocks
My daughter absolutely loves her pretend play purse & carries it everywhere!
Fisher-Price I Baby Learning Toy Laugh & Learn Purse with 4 Pretend Play Accessories
My children loved this pull-able, musical toy xylophone when they were babies! My younger little friends that I work with as a Speech-Language Pathologist love it as well!
Fisher-Price Toddler Pull Toy Xylophone
{ My Creative Kids Items }
I love this Crayola Mess Free Touch Lights Toddler Doodle Board because it facilitates & encourages creativity & fine motor skills through coloring through a mess-free activity!
Crayola | Mess Free Touch Lights Toddler Doodle Board, Mess-Free Coloring, Creative Activity
Such a great learning AND sensory toy! Highly recommend as a Speech-Language Pathologist & as a mother.
Pop it Fidget Toy with Alphabet & Numbers for Toddlers
Classic 12-can Play-Doh set perfect for school supplies & for fun at home!
Play-Doh | Retro Classic Can Collection Multipack - 12pc
Simple, classic, cost-efficient, teachers’ pick for painting during school activities!
Crayola | 8ct Kids Watercolor Paints with Brush: Washable Water-Based Tempera Set, Multicolor
Must have, washable markers with all the classic colors! Teachers’ pick for kids markers used during school activities!!
Crayola | 10ct Washable Broad Line Markers - Classic Colors
Teachers’ pick for quality, classic color crayons used for school activities!
Crayola | 24ct Kids Crayons
Teachers’ pick for kids scissors used during school activities!!
Fiskars | Kids Blunt Tip Scissors
Such a great sensory toy item & I love the rainbow colors!
Pop Pop Poppers Rainbow Circle - Sensory Toys
Such a fun, engaging, & interactive activity with a soft feeling box filled with an assortment of sensory, vocabulary toy items!
JoyCat Baby Toys 6-12M Soft Sensory Box
{ My Outstanding Outdoor Play Activities }
My children have absolutely loved our Little Tikes My First Slide. We have used it inside our home in our playroom & have used it outside in our backyard. I love how versatile & easy-to-use & handle this slide has been for us!
Little Tikes I My First Slide
My children have absolutely loved our trampoline. My husband & I love how safe it is with the safety pad enclosure! Trampolines are a great way for children to get physical activity, enhance endurance, promote balance, & improve coordination!...
Costway I 55" Kids Trampoline Bouncing Jumping Mat Recreational Trampoline W/ Enclosure Net
CLASSIC MUST-HAVE!! My children have loved riding in their red, Little Tikes Cozy Coupe!
Little Tikes I Cozy Coupe 30th Anniversary Edition Ride
Fubbles are hands-down the best bubbles to buy because they are designed to be no-spill!
Little Kids Inc. Fubbles I No-Spill Bubble Tumbler
Great value for a 6-pack of Fubbles (my favorite brand of bubbles)!
Fubbles I Little Kids Kids Bubbles 6 Pack
{ My Not So Bored, Board Games }
Classic game that’s great for working on following directions & turn-taking skills!
Hasbro Candy Land Kingdom Board Game Kids 3+
Such a fun bingo game targeting receptive & expressive vocabulary skills - I love all the different categories!
Super Duper Say & Do Vocabulary Bingo Game
Such a fun bingo game targeting asking & answering simple WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, & WHY questions!
Super Duper Ask & Answer® Wh Bingo Game
I love this fun matching game for working on increasing memory, vocabulary, & turn-taking skills during speech therapy sessions!
Matching Memory Game for Kids Ages 3-8
Such a great game for kids that can also facilitate creativity, problem-solving, & turn-taking skills!
Don’t Break The Ice Mammoth Edition Board Game