favorite therapy/toy catalogs

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baby4us
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favorite therapy/toy catalogs

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I was just browsing through a toy catalog, saw a bunch of toys we use for therapy and thought it would be fun to share names of catalogs we use to purchase toys. The one I was looking at was called construction playthings at www.constplay.com

They've got the therapy balls, large construction blocks, diggers, guitars, mini piano, soft play forms and such. Some things are on the pricey side, but it's fun to browse and get ideas...
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Post by PeggyUBPN »

Thank you for taking the time to post this!


Peggy
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Post by m&mmom »

We have ordered from that catalog - they have great itmes.

we also order from
www.hogwildtoys.com they have these neat chopstick. Matthew eats chex mix with them

oriental trading also has some neat really inexpensive stuff you can order.

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Post by Tanya in NY »

www.HandinHandCatalog.com

www.TherapyShoppe.com

www.pfot.com (Pocket Full of Therapy)

www.bpp2.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc (Best Priced Products)

These are some of the sites that I've visited and found great ideas in.

Tanya in NY

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Post by Kath »

Hey
I have to look at those sites... My grandchildren are not bpi but I am going to the Symposium in Italy and need to Christmas Shop early and do some of it via the internet this year.
thanks
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Post by dmom »

This is a great idea to post this! I just got my "Back to Basics Toys" catalog in the mail today, and there are lots of great toys in there for kids with BPI. They specialize in hard-to-find and old-fashioned toys.

For Christmas for Danny, we are considering getting ... are you ready for this? ... an accordian! (resistive pulling action) or maybe this cool wheely rider thing where you have to manually turn the wheels around with your hands to get it to go. They also have a huge plastic tire the kids can roll each other around in.

Last year, I know the toys were available through amazon.com - but they might have their own website, too.

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Post by baby4us »

Ha ha...I'd also recommend earplugs for Christmas too!!! We've got that accordian and when my daughter gets into it...YIKES!!! Actually, my husband is worse.

lakeshorelearning.com is another great resource...they are more suppliers to schools and teachers, but the toys are organized so well (dramatic play, manipulatives, block play, active play, thematic learning). Their prices are pretty good. I know our OT orders a lot of stuff through this place that she uses with our daughter.
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Post by dmom »

Yes, I did think earplugs might be the gift we give OURSELVES after giving Danny an accordian! Good call! That's so funny.

You're right - Lakeshore is so great. You can really go hog wild on that website or in their store.

I checked, and there is a site for my previous post: www.backtobasicstoys.com.

Janet
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