The kids love the Super Sorting Pie. It's been a versatile toy since Christmas (2011) and great for learning colors, sorting, counting, ...

His very first remote control truck toy! At age 4, we felt he was ready for one. We found the Fisher Price Big Action Construction Site with...

Not all kids really get into train toys. Matthew did. Our little train engineer will play with this train set for at least 15 minutes - that...

Birthdays are a fun time for kids. Birthdays can also be a difficult concept especially for kids who may think it's their birthday at ev...

I saved some lids of the jarred baby food Matthew used to eat. Then I cut small pictures from magazines and glued them on the inside of each...

Spontaneous speech is one of the areas we are focused on developing at home and at school. Early number concepts is another area. Matthew li...

Using felt board pieces are one way I am able to make stories or rhymes more tangible. Matthew and Elizabeth enjoy putting the felt pieces o...

I remember playing Memory Game as a child. It was one of the many games I enjoyed. It makes me happy to see that Matthew has taken an int...

Sharing our personal stories, photos, and videos has raised awareness about Down syndrome. We hope you, our dear readers, have enjoyed follo...

There are many varieties of wooden number puzzles. We have the Melissa & Doug wooden number puzzle. Matthew can rote count from 1 to 10...

I love lightbulb moments. That "aha!" feeling for thinking of a solution to a problem or finally understanding something I've ...

When Matthew was a baby, I didn't know the extent of Matthew abilities when I was told he would develop like other kids but just at a sl...

We improvised fine motor, learning activities using leftover alphabet craft beads, ice cube trays, and small containers. There are many poss...

One of the very first cause and effect toys Matthew ever owned when he was a few months old was the Busy Ball Choo Choo by Playskool. Three ...

Matthew played with the Easy-Grip Pegs & Pegboard for the first time when his developmental therapist in the Early Intervention program...

Just two months ago, Matthew didn't have a good grasp of early number concepts. I had been teaching him to count up to 3. I hadn't t...

Alphie is Matthew's current favorite toy from his 3rd birthday. He says things like "Alphie-nomenal" and "You compute me....

These magnetic fridgigears are on our dishwasher. Matthew has developed a keen interest in playing with these gears over the last 3 weeks o...

Why wait for a party to blow up balloons? Thankfully, we're not allergic to latex balloons. We use balloon play for various aspects of d...

Learning colors is an abstract concept. Once Matthew was familiar with certain objects like car, wagon, or ball, I started labeling them wit...