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American
Baby’s Toys of the Year
Does baby need something new to play with? It's silly to wait for
the holidays to give little ones all their toys -- they're ready
for a new challenge every month. From the many toys introduced
each year for the 3-and-under crowd, American Baby picks the ones
that scored best with kids who tested them.
Babyzone.com “Amazing Toy Awards”
Babyzone.com’s favorite toys are those that are sure to become
classics in your home—toys that your family will enjoy over and
over again for years to come. They reward toys that are
well-designed, age appropriate, safe, and encourage creative play
as well as the development of vital skills. And of course, toys
have to be fun, too!.
Child
Child magazine teamed up with kids at leading children's museums
and a panel of safety, education, development, and design experts
to test hundreds of new playthings. Their top picks for fun,
educational, safe, and imaginative playthings are guaranteed to
receive rave reviews.
Creative Child
“Essential to nurture your child’s creativity” is the
guideline of this publication, which awarded their “Seal of
Excellence” and “Toy of the Year” awards to products in the
Bob the Builder, Take Along Thomas and Lamaze brands.
Dr. Toy
Dr. Toy, Stevanne Auerbach, PhD, has been for many years one of
the nation's leading experts on play, toys, and children's
products. With 30 years of direct experience, Dr. Auerbach selects
the best educationally-oriented, developmental and skill-building
products in her four annual award programs, which include Dr.
Toy's 100 Best Children's Products and Dr. Toy's Best Vacation
Products. Many parents, teachers and toy buyers use Dr. Toy’s
guidance in making selections.
Famiy Review Center
Family Review Center was established in 2000 with a purpose,
focus, and goal to provide a place for parents to find products
they could trust for their children, their home, and their role as
parent. Family Review Center strives to give an unsolicited,
unbiased view of these products; focusing only on products about
which they could speak favorably.
Great American Toy Test
For over 25 years, the Great American Toy Test has sought to
locate and award toys that meet their criteria: quality,
durability, ease of assembly, maintenance, short-term interest,
long-term interest, educational value safety and just plain old
fun.
iParenting Media Awards
iParenting Media’s Award Program provides a credible and
objective method of determining the best products and recognizes
those products with the iParenting Media Award. They acknowledge
their responsibility to fairness, integrity and sound judgment and
recognize the importance of a thorough and independent process.
National Parenting Publications Awards
(NAPPA)
NAPPA is the most comprehensive awards program for children’s
products and parenting resources. Their independent panel of
judges are experts in their fields with extensive professional
experience working with children and parents. They evaluate
hundreds of products to select the most fun, appealing, safe,
educational, age-appropriate and enduring products so parents can
make the best purchasing choices for their families.
The Seal of Approval program is designed
to continue the efforts of The National Parenting Center, which
was chartered in 1989 to help create better informed parents as
they tackle the challenges of parenting in the new millennium.
Nick Jr. Magazine
Nick Jr. Magazine, launched in 1999, is one of the fastest-growing
magazines in the Parenting category. Published nine times a year,
Nick Jr. Family Magazine builds on the strength of the Nick Jr.
brand to provide today's busy parents of kids age 0-11 with the
latest information on child development, news and family products
and the simplest creative activities and ideas for spending time
as a family.
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio
The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio was founded in 1989 as the only
independent consumer review of children's media. Their newsletter
is published quarterly and is an ad-free subscription-based
periodical for parents, grandparents, libraries and childcare
providers. When consumers see the Oppenheim award seals on
products, they can be assured that they are
"award-winning" because they were selected by a noted
expert in child development, children's literature, and education,
and further tested by the most objective panel of judges--kids.
The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum and
Gold Awards honor the best new products of the year, while the
Special Needs Adaptable Product--or SNAP--Award goes to toys that
work well for kids with special needs.
Parents' Choice
Identifying the best products for children of different ages,
backgrounds, skills, and interests, the Parents’ Choice Awards
are given to products that meet and exceed standards set by
educators, scientists, performing artists, librarians, parents,
and yes, kids themselves. During their twenty-five year history,
the Parents’ Choice Awards program has established the
benchmarks of achievement in children’s media; trust for the
consumers and credibility with the press.
Ultimate Toy Award
The Ultimate Toy Awards show debuted in 2004 as a one-of-a-kind
award program celebrating play, family entertainment and the toy
industry. Winners were voted by consumers and the American toy
press. Produced by dick clark productions, Inc. and created
through a partnership of Toy Wishes Magazine, The Ultimate Guide
to Family Entertainment, and DIC Entertainment, a leading
independent children's entertainment company, this ground-breaking
program honored outstanding toys in twenty different categories
including traditional playthings and character entertainment.>
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