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Review: My Layered Lacing

February 24, 2010 at 17:11 | In ALEX Toys, All About ALEX, Little Hands, Reviews | Leave a Comment
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Katie over at Katies Nesting Spot reviewed quite a few ALEX Toys. Here’s an excerpt from her review on our Lacing Activities products:

This is an activity you can get years of fun out of. These are great for fine motor skills and getting those little fingers nimble and ready for writing.

I have to say I love the foam lacing shapes. I wish I’d purchased these for her before. I like them a lot better than the wooden or cardboard lacing shapes I was more familiar with. The foam has a little give in it. As toddler hands push and pull on it, it can move a little and sometimes that has enabled my daughter to be able to get the lace through. The pliable nature of the foam makes this a more enjoyable activity for her and I’m not worried about things tearing as it snaps back into place. This product, and many others also by ALEX Toys has also won the National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval.

Read the rest of the review here: http://katiesnestingspot.blogspot.com/2009/07/alex-toys-review.html

My First Lacing Farm

Ask Nurit: Sharing is Caring

January 11, 2010 at 13:05 | In ALEX Toys, Ask Nurit, Family Time, Little Hands | Leave a Comment
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Dear Nurit,

I have two children 2 and 5. They usually play quite well together but as my youngest has grown in awareness she’s become somewhat grabby with communal toys. My 5 year-old is being as gracious as his age level allows him to be but I can tell he’s getting frustrated. How can I help my toddler learn to share?

Sharing is a developmental process that comes with time, patience, and guidance. Here are a few tips that will make learning to share less stressful for everyone.

1. Before play time or playdates, prepare your child for sharing situations. Role play at home how they should ask for a toy a friend is playing with and how to wait if the answer is, “No.”

2. Communicate with your child that grabbing toys from other children is not acceptable. Gently return the toy back to the child playing with it.

3. If your child has a tantrum or breakdown over a toy remove him from the situation calmly until peaceful play can be resumed

4. Expect a young toddler to behave like a young toddler. Set age appropriate expectations and share them with older children in the home.

Ready, Set, School Review.

November 30, 2009 at 20:14 | In ALEX Toys, Little Hands, Reviews | Leave a Comment
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Kate from Simple Mom reviews just posted a great blog about the ALEX Toys Ready, Set, School. Read what this mom has to say:

This is one of those must-have items a mom needs in her arsenal. Seriously, this box contains hours upon hours of activities to keep your young ones entertained. Holidays at relatives’ houses who don’t have kids, anyone?? This box will have your child enthralled with the bright colors, fun illustrations, stickers, and more…and they just might learn something along the way! And when they get tired of one activity, they can just move onto the next to get their little brains charged up and imaginations soaring.