Communicative development helps a child convey thoughts, messages and information. Mastering communication includes receptive (input/listening) and expressive (output/talking) language skills are used to communicate with others.
By Wacky Links
Wacky Links are comprised of 15 multicolor, supple, silicone straw-length tubes and 20 multicolored hard plastic multi-pronged connecters that serve double duty as “charms”. Wacky Links players are encouraged to cut the tubes to different lengths in order to create a variety of craft items such as bracelets, necklaces, rings, back pack charms, belts, anklets, headbands for themselves or to trade with friends and family. Wacky Links are offered in several themes, including "Rock 'n Roll Forever", "Safari Adventure", "Winter Wonderland", "Ocean Adventures" and many more.
By Blue Orange Games
A bright, colorful and whimsical memory game with pieces constructed of sustainable wood. Players’ baby frogs take turns hopping around the pond on lily pads by identifying and remembering the removable adult froggy eyes that are blank underneath. If the eye that is turned over has a baby frog on it, the player is then “frozen” in place on his / her lily pad until the next round of play. The game lends itself to a variety of modifications for all levels of play.
By Neat Oh!
Every feeling has a face! Magnutto Make-A-Mood is a creative way to help participants identify, process, and react to feelings and emotions. Make-A-Mood is a laminated cardboard box that converts to a colorful easel with two blank faces. The box contains over 100 foam magnetic pieces of facial features, accessories and scenic elements that participants and / or facilitator uses to create faces on which to base discussion or role plays.
By Tubby Table
No more using the tub edge as a play stage for toddler’s bath toys! Tubby Table is designed as a versatile bathtub activity “hub” for toddlers. The tabletop base grips to the tub bottom with large suction cups; two additional table leaves are provided to snap onto the top of the base table piece. The sturdy table provides a large surface which include three distinct areas for play:
1. perforated for pouring water through and colored shape cups to fill with water and place in tabletop cut outs
2. building pegs to attached water wheel (provided) or own building blocks
By Haywire Group
The Worry Eaters are soft, plush toys with zipper mouths designed to devour a child’s worries that the child has written down and / or illustrated on a sheet of paper and inserted into the toy. The Worry Eater is intended to serve as conversation starter in order to process the “worry” with a parent, facilitator, or members of a play / therapy group. The Worry Eaters are available in 18 varieties, varying in physical appearance characteristics and sizes, bound to appeal to a diverse set of tastes.
By Miniland Educational
Comprised of 18 large, interchangeable block pieces, children are able to assemble six characters representing familiar professions. In addition, two-sided stand-up cards are provided for more play variety and learning. One side provides the name of the profession in six languages and a photograph of a child in the matching “uniform”, the other side provides one section of mural of a town with the profession’s matching work environment. A “More Ideas to Play” brochure is also provided for developing thoughtful conversations about possible career paths.
By Lion Rampant Imports
Ghost Blitz is a fast moving shape and color recognition card game. The game is comprised of a stack of cards, and a small wooden white ghost, “Balduin”, as well as four additional wooden objects that represent the things he likes to make disappear when he is haunting his house: a grey mouse, a red chair, a blue book, and a green bottle. The cards include colored illustrations of select wooden objects, but the colors on the card don’t always match the wooden representations.
By Weplay
The Team Walker is a physical team building activity that can be played with one to four or more Walkers. Each Team Walker wears a pair of “skis” (plastic planks with a foot strap) that include an attached looped rope for each hand to hold and assist in lifting the foot. The “skis” interlock as would train cars, and the Walkers work together to step or ski in unison. Walkers can practice walking independently before joining with other players.
By Weplay
Weplay’s Icy Ice building blocks consists of 28 - 9” and 28 - 4” hollow yet sturdy plastic snowflake-shaped pieces in blue, green, white and orange. The blocks can interlock along their edges, allowing players to click the pieces together in three dimensions to create abstract designs or more recognizable objects as simple as a flower or a butterfly, to a ferriswheel or mama duck and her ducklings. Illustrations are provided for inspiration or for players to replicate; the design possibilities are infinite!
By Social Story Toys
Story Block Toy and Dice Game was developed by professional educators to foster communication and social skills for people with social communication challenges such as Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Six 2.25” wooden cubes are imprinted on four sides with a social-communication skill theme, matching illustrations and written scenarios:
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