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  • 50 Toys in 50 Days - Products for kids living with disabilities

    Week 1 - Products for kids living with disabilities Monday - The discussion: Well, it's that time of year again. Time for Let Kids Play to start its annual 50 Toys in 50 Days series. For those of you who read the blogs last year, you know that you...

  • 50 Toys in 50 Days

    We're pleased to announce a special blog for the holiday season for PittsburghMom.com users. Mara Kaplan, former founder of the Center for Creative play and now an expert in toys and play spaces for kids with special needs, writes a daily toy list...

  • Mozart Music Cube

    Introducing your child to the sounds of musical instruments at a young age, can keep them them interested in all types of music throughout their lives. There are many ways of doing that including just listening to classical records and pointing out the different sounds. Unfortunately, I am was not introduce to these as a small child, I cannot tell a french horn from a trumpet. My two year old nephews can. They listen to music with their dad and can point out each time a different instrument is added...

  • Play not Therapy

    Parents who are raising children with disabilities often forget that there is a difference between therapy and play. In order to accomplish their therapeutic goals, children often play with toys. When it looks like a specific toy or piece of equipment is helping your child, you run out and buy it for him/her to "play" with it at home. Because your child must have the best chance and opportunity to develop. Therapy is work. I know, I just came back from physical therapy for my leg and it...

  • What Else?

    I have posted about 30 different toys. Have you found what you are looking for? Is there a special age group, interest, special ability, your child (or other children on your list) have that you would like me to find a toy for? Either email me at mara@letkidsplay.com or just make a comment. Give me a price range in addition to the other information. I will try to find a great toy for everyone on your list.

  • Special Cyber Toy Deals

    Special Toy Deals Check out some wonderful Toy Deals on Amazon
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  • PlasmaCar

    I am going to let other people rave about this neat riding toy. But, first look at the video of people riding the PlasmaCar Now read what the company says about it, " "Looking for a children's toy that will delight, fascinate, and invigorate for years to come? PlaSmart's come to the rescue with the perfect toy: The revolutionary new PlasmaCar. It's like magic, but you don't need to be a magician to get it to work. The PlasmaCar is a mechanical marvel that makes use of that...

  • Rubbabu Vehicles

    An alternative to plush, Rubbabu toys are made from natural rubber foam and are covered in bright, colorful flocking. The Rubbabu cars and vehicles have wonderful visual and tactile appeal. They are easy for a child to grasp, they feel great, and they won't hurt your walls as they roll around the room. According to Dr. Toy, "All Rubbabu products are unique and loved by children of all ages. The toys are super colourful, velvety smooth and soft to the touch, yet sturdy enough to handle years...

  • From the People that Bring you Babal and Bilibo

    Once again I am raving about the Active People's Toys. I think what they say on their website describes the why they are great. " Discover the wonderful toys of ACTIVE PEOPLE! Always on the cutting edge with innovative concepts and surprising ideas, ACTIVE PEOPLE has been making and selling toys for over 20 years.Toys that get you moving, toys that engage your imagination and creativity – toys for mind, body and soul..." Active People Toys for Preschoolers include the Babal and Bilibo...

  • WEDGITS

    "The brightly colored plastic wedge-edged open squares of Wedgits nest, stack and balance in such surprising and satisfying ways, who wouldn't want more of this open-ended manipulative masterpiece? As your children explore ways of building and balancing structures or stacking and nesting with these five geometric shapes they will be amazed with how the plastic molded pieces fit perfectly together without interlocking. They will find that it's possible to make the blocks "wedge"...

  • New Blog - A Toy a Day

    I'm pleased to announce a special holiday-season feature on PittsburghMom. With Christmas right around the corner I thought we could use our "Guest" blog to talk about toys/gifts. In addition to posting some good deals, favorite toys, etc...
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  • Crayons

    CRAYONS? I know I was going to tell you about interesting products and brands that you never heard of before and here I am on just the second day talking about Crayola. Everyone knows about crayons. Everyone knows how important it is for children to color and have much they like to color. However, Crayola and the other art supply manufacturers have some new products. The exciting part of these products is they are universally designed toys. I talked about in my Toy Criteria that I don't think...

  • Horton Hears a Who--You to the Rescue

    The first toy in my favorite toy series, is the game I loved the most at Toy Fair last year. It is called Horton Hears a Who--You to the Rescue. It is so cute--it even comes with a elephant hat to wear! Here is some of the reasons I liked it so much. When my daughter turned 3, she got 3 copies of Candyland at her birthday party (yes 3 copies, everyone thinks 3 is the magical age to start playing games). I was so excited that she was finally old enough to play games. Except she wasn't. She didn't...
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