tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85785250333965045802024-03-17T03:16:28.970-04:00Toys As Tools Educational Toy ReviewsThoughtful Reviews on Educational Toys and Productivity Toolsjennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740390517301793433noreply@blogger.comBlogger424125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578525033396504580.post-56596538869419913802019-08-08T12:46:00.001-04:002019-08-08T12:52:45.876-04:00Jenn Choi, Parent Advocate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been a pleasure to serve parents and professionals seeking to improve the lives of children through the use of toys and tools. This last post on this website serves as an announcement.<br />
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I had always been an active advocate for students with disabilities, especially gifted children who have disabilities (aka twice exceptional). In fact, children with gifts and disabilities have been the source of inspiration for my research <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15652831514087688363587">in</gwmw> toys and tools for the past 15 years.<br />
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However, I have found another avenue to pursue my passion to assist parents of children who are exceptional in all ways. I officially joined Special Support Services as a parent advocate in 2018. Primarily, we offer assistance in IEP advocacy, parent counseling regarding special education, and support in the evaluation process.<br />
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My colleagues and I are available for free consultations after you complete an intake form on our website.<br />
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Again, it's been a pleasure supporting readers and manufacturers on how to make the most of the toys and tools that can leave a lasting impact on children.<br />
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You can follow me on Twitter at: <a href="https://twitter.com/toysastools" target="_blank">@toysastools</a><br />
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/view/2enyc" target="_blank">Parents of Twice Exceptional Kids in New York City</a><br />
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<a href="https://teca2e.org/" target="_blank">Twice Exceptional Children's Advocacy</a> - I still give toy tips through my work at this organization, so send me your ideas!<br />
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<a href="https://www.geanys.org/" target="_blank">Gifted Education Alliance in New York State</a><br />
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I was grateful to be interviewed by veteran toy designer and podcaster Phil Albritton. We talked about so many things!<br>
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This is my latest story at Forbes. It's all about cutting edge tools in schools.<br>
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Yes, a lot of them involve <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2d1b3274-d7af-4d98-8a77-8cca30b53039" id="93ea19d3-3d31-4942-94b7-a3c7918f99bd"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2c1b88c0-b167-4081-8b1e-47d057c4b9a2" id="5b00097c-9b35-4e69-a623-5c3af5ac1466">technology but</gs></gs> believe me, it's more about just what's good for kids right now. These tools demonstrate the kind of leadership that I find in great educators and educational institutions.<br>
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This year's line up for Father's Day gift was all about different kinds of dads. Star Wars dads, tech dads, athletic dads.<br>
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<b style="background-color: white;">Educational toys are not educational if you can’t find them</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">We straighten out their drawers, their desks, and now we even buy rugs for their school lockers. However, when it comes to toys, even educational ones, we usually require kids to do all the clean up. In most cases they should be able to, but LEGO bricks are different. There are few toys that kids can own that could easily number in the thousands. There are about 70 LEGO bricks for every one of the world’s 6 billion inhabitants. And children around the world spend 5 billion hours a year playing with LEGO bricks.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">If the collection becomes this large, throwing them all into a big bin makes about as much sense as using large garbage bags to store your clothing for everyday wear. Jenn Choi, toy expert and Founder of Toys As Tools, has learned from working with toy designers and brick fan families on how to coach families on best ways to organize their LEGO bricks to suit kids' play styles and their families’ needs too.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Jenn Choi, Toy Expert and Founder of Toys As Tools provides brick sorting and organization education to families who love LEGO bricks and want to make </span><span style="background-color: white;">sure that the LEGO bricks they own are organized for optimal creativity. Services include initial phone/video consultation and a home visit where </span><span style="background-color: white;">parents and children are taught how to sort and organize in a way that best suits their collection. Appropriate supply suggestions are also provided. Consultation concludes </span><span style="background-color: white;">with a final follow up phone/video call. </span></span></div>
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I just returned from the <a href="http://www.quadprep.org/nyc-2e-conference" target="_blank">two-day conference</a> hosted by QuadPrep for the twice-exceptional community: therapeutic professionals, parents, and educators!!!!! It was amazing!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Teachers were loving the 3Doodler START. Can't burn your kids' hands. Look at that LEGO hair. It comes off and goes back on! YEAH!!!!</span></div>
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You think you know math but you don't know it like <a href="https://zoidandcompany.com/" target="_blank">Rachel McAnallen</a>. She will blow you away. I'm sitting here with teachers of gifted children because we were following her like Confucius and she let us "play math" with her for an hour.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So many friends of the 2E community. Thank you all!!! Think about it like this: <b>If your teacher works well with gifted kids who have special needs, doesn't that mean that teacher is pretty much a super teacher?</b> 2E ed is amazing ed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">From Nancy Tarshis' talk. If you can leap right over, you probably haven't learned anything. YES!!!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://twitter.com/nqt11" target="_blank">Nancy Tarshis</a> knows how perfectionism hurts 2E kids. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Oh the pressure. I want everyone to win! Kristin Berman, Head of School, Quad Preparatory School reads out the winning numbers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are some more details you may want to see before buying from this new list of toys worth watching this year. But first, may I say I admire your adventurist spirit. While I review toys for work, I do hope all of us feel free to just go with our gut sometimes.</span><br>
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It's true that parents and play industry leaders alike have all focused on getting the family to "unplug" and go "offline." I like this movement and do like the toys and games that support these activities however, there is nothing like a great technology gift that can really wow a child.</div>
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Tech gifts can be very fun for the gift-giver as well because they can range from the very practical to the completely unnecessary. What's funny is that people tend to fall in love with their most practical and most unnecessary gifts. I think this is because no matter what, tech gifts can inspire us to think about the world of possibilities be it striving for productivity or just plain fun.</div>
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Here is a short list of my favorite tech gifts for kids this year..... <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennchoi/2016/12/19/the-six-best-tech-gifts-for-kids-in-2016/#a385c7bd62e2" target="_blank">Read the rest on my blog at Forbes!</a> </div>
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Cozmo (my fave this year)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a customer service call. Kids should learn how to do this. Spin Master gets an A+ in customer service! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still researching parenting tools. This one is a pair of gloves. I like a man in uniform! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">two tester kids, an artist parent, and my games and gaming guru talk with Jay Melican, Intel's Maker Czar (that's his real title) about an upcoming subscription product. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Are you ready to shop until you drop? Just kidding. I don't believe we should respond to Black Friday this way. </span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ninety percent of the items in this list contain products that Toys As Tools testers has personally tested and approved. For the sake of brevity, this will just be a list. The toys were submitted for consideration. Payment for inclusion is impossible. </span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Note: Re: <a href="http://amzn.to/2gIXzU0" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://www.toysaretools.com/2016/11/marbles-the-brain-store-gift-guide.html" target="_blank">Marbles</a>: Putting items into your cart after going through my link means that you are supporting Toys As Tools just by purchasing something as you would normally do but a little percentage will go to TAT so thanks in advance! As you will see, a lot of the deals will be on the home sites of the products. Go ahead shop around! May you get the very best deal this holiday season.</span></span><br>
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<a href="http://www.shareasale.com/m-pr.cfm?merchantID=54478&userID=1405765&productID=662961623" style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;" target="_blank">Newton - $34.99</a><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;"> Exclusively at Marbles the Brain Store</span></td></tr>
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I don't know why it took me so long to make this list from Marbles. My apologies to you but I'm confident that you'll forgive me once you make your first Marbles purchase. I just became an affiliate and I couldn't be more thrilled. This is a list of great items here but it also contains tips on how to win at specialty store shopping. It's possible. Just give me a chance.<br>
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Ever hear that argument? If they give a computer to a kid who has dysgraphia then what would happen if all the kids wanted a computer. I like to answer it with if you gave someone whose legs never let him more than a half a block even with crutches, a wheelchair, then that's good. But if all the kids said, hey I want a wheelchair too then what would you say? You'd probably have a lot of things to say.<br>
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<i>by <a href="mailto:dougamercier@gmail.com" target="_blank">Doug Mercier</a></i><br>
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In a world saturated with games and entertainment
for kids it can be hard for parents to turn the fun off, get them to settle
down, and do their schoolwork. But what if the fun
didn’t need to turn off? Video games and board games can seem like fruitless
activities however, many of them can actually teach kids important
lessons that can be used in real life.<br>
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For example, games like <a href="http://amzn.to/28QSTFf" target="_blank">Catan</a> teach the importance of resource management and planning
ahead. Other games like <a href="http://amzn.to/28P3v6z" target="_blank">Legends of Andor</a> teach problem solving,
teamwork, and critical thinking. So how is a parent to know when a game has
real skill opportunities versus just fun?<br>
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I never thought of myself as cutting-edge anything. All I wanted to do was help you make purchases that would make you happy. Why would I need a name change and a new website to do this?<br>
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When is the last time you saw an ad for your favorite extra virgin olive oil? How about your chef's knife? Your favorite hot sauce? Things that you just don't compromise on, ever - like your kids' learning tools. Sure you can buy silly stuff too but if you are reading this blog, it's because you know that toys are investments too.<br>
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You may already have some great toys in mind but let's face it, sometimes, those really great toys can be a little intimidating. The day of unwrapping is a moment of joy, not just for them but for us too but you want that moment of excitement to go on after the holiday season so what can you do??? Here is a solution from Chicago that should be replicated everywhere.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Like a busy cafeteria, you had to wait for a seat sometimes. <a href="http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com/klask.htm" target="_blank">KLASK</a> is an amazing game from Denmark. What is it with Denmark and toys? LEGO, Plus-Plus, and now KLASK! </span></i><br>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>This one is all about ACTIVE FUN too but for kids over 5!<br>TOOLS:</b> Express Yourself, Think Like a Scientist Engineer, My Body Needs to Move</span><br>
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<b>This one is all about ACTIVE FUN!<br>TOOLS:</b> Express Yourself, Think Like a Scientist Engineer, My Body Needs to Move<br>
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