Here are some more ideas for using Calico Critters & Li’l Woodzeez in speech and language treatment.Īnd here are my favorite play-based activities for addressing irregular plurals. It’s like literally “dangling it in front of them”). When I’m not able to keep it all straight and have it ready I’ll either ask the kids if they remember about the toys we’ve played with before or hold them up (although, children usually want to play with a toy if they see it and it feels cruel to then tell them they can’t. Right now the biggest challenge is having the right toys disinfected and dry for the kids who need to work on specific targets. For example, I’ll say, “They don’t have one child, do they?” because if I ask, “What do they have?” I’ll get answers like, “2 kids” since many of my patients are smart enough to avoid the targets they struggle with. If they’ve been playing for a while and they haven’t used more targets I’ll use the same kind of prompts as before to target “leaves” (outside the clinic), “feet,” “men” (using a second set for the second man), “women” (again using a second set), and “children.” I always try to give them the singular version so they know what I’m looking for. I’ll then let the kids play and listen in for any errors and ask them to fix them as we go. I’ll say things like, “This family has one wolf, and another wolf, and another wolf – so what are they?” If the need more help I’ll ask, “Are they a family of wol fs?” with emphasis on the “f.” I’ll do the same thing for the “teeth,” “shelves,” “loaves,” and “fish” before I give the patient the toys. Calico is a research and development company whose mission is to harness advanced technologies to increase our understanding of the biology that controls lifespan. In an appointment I usually start by asking kids what family they want to play with. Using any a single family set I can target “children” and “feet” and with any 2 sets I can target “men” and “women.” The camper I originally bought came with 3 loaves of bread, which is also helpful for irregular plurals. For irregular plurals I added the Li’l Woodzeez family of “sheep” (for $9.99), the Calico Critters family of “mice” (for $22.95), the Li’l Woodzeez family of “wolves” (for $9.99), the Li’l Woodzeez Health Clinic for “teeth,” “shelves,” and “leaves” (for $19.99), and the Li’l Woodzeez “Boating Set” for “fish” (for $9.99). I originally bought the Li’l Woodzeez camper set (for $34.99) and the Li’l Woodzeez chipmunk family, which is apparently no longer available, (for $9.99) because I thought they were adorable, but I’ve since added pieces and sets to target various grammatical features. Since this house is white and blue mostly, I think it'd look really nice next to the Red Roof CC houses.My in-person patients of all ages are loving my Li’l Woodzeez and Calico Critters sets. I don't hate pink it's just frustrating when your choices are limited and they slap it on automatically. Teacup Families Since they already had the facilities for making larger flocked figures (pigs), I suppose they tried to enter the 'dollhouse' market dominated by Sylvanian Families / Calico Critters. Love the Woodzeez cottage design but I'm just over all these brands that put some shade of pink on everything doll related. Now they are carried by Target stores and feature different colors, new accessories and sets, and new two figure packs. And I love how there's no pink on the house that I could see. Love the furniture sets and the dolls are a bit odd at first but rather charming IMHO.ītw, I REALLY like the Honeybee Houses, especially the big house! It does look really similar to the Woodzeez house, but it's definitely a little different on one side of the roof and I think the porch. That was just the vibe I got from seeing the images of the houses with the furniture and dolls. Oddly enough, I think the furniture looks really big for them, like it might be L'il Woodzeez body-size but I don't have them so I can't compare directly. 27.99), also BEST price And Calico Critters Girls Ballerina Friends Playset, Multicolor has dropped to 11.99 (reg. 27.99), just a few cents more than BEST price And Calico Critters Deluxe Living Room Set marked down to 19.99 (reg. ![]() The cow looks extremely familiar and the sizes would be accurate proportionally, as you noted. Also the Calico Critters Kozy Kitchen is on sale for 19.99 (reg. I honestly do think it's a Woodzeez mold they're using for the heads.
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