[blindkid] Toys for Christmas

[Sherry DeFrancesco]

Hi Sue and listers,

Thanks for sharing the info about the leap frog toy. It's great to hear 
about what is out there.

Some of you may already be aware of the Braille Wrap song, but I found the 
following teaching tool very touching and adorable, so I wanted to share 
with all of you. See below for the Braille Wrap Song...

Happy holidays,
Sherry, New York

The Braille Rap Song
The Braille Rap Song was written by Lynn Horton and Tammy Whitten as a fun 
way to teach braille to their students at the Helen Keller School located in 
Talladega, AL. Lynn Horton played the song during her session at the 2001 
CEC Conference in Kansas, where it met with such great interest that APH 
volunteered to produce a high-quality, professional recording and make it 
available to the world.

To listen to the Braille wrap Song, go to:

http://www.aph.org/edre
search/braille_rap/index.html#lyrics

Click on listen/download to hear the song.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Harper" <sueharper at firstchurchgriswold.org>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 10:22 AM
Subject: [blindkid] Toys for Christmas


> Hi All,
>     I have been helping Santa and at the suggestion of my friend, looked 
> at
> options for teaching a blind toddler the alphabet, while having fun.  I
> found the Leap Frog Alphapet (not this is not a misprint) Explorer.  The
> bones with letters are big enough if you carefully cut out the braille
> letters that they will fit on the dog bone buttons.  My favorite part of
> this toy is that there is a game segment where the child pushes the letter
> and the game says the letter and then the letter sound, so it teaches
> phonics while providing a single switch, cause and effect lesson.  There 
> is
> also music and a letter search component.  It is a great teaching tool and
> toy at the same time.  I know my son is going to love it because it
> incorporates all the things that he likes:  music; single switch/button
> cause and effect; and talks to him.
>
>     I also found a pair of sturdy head phones made by Fisher Price that
> automatically adjust the volume, so as not too hurt little ones developing
> ears.
>
>     If anyone has seen a great toy for visually impaired/blind children,
> I'd love to hear about it.
>
> Blessings and have a great Christmas Season.
> Sue H.
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