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Awards

2006 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal 1/7

2006 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal

The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio was founded in 1989 as the only independent consumer review of children's media such as toys and games, books, and videos. When reviewing new products, the organization adheres to stringent guidelines. Play testers must answer questions such as “What is this product designed to do and how well does it do it? What can the child do with the product? Does it invite active doing and thinking or simply passive watching?” Other criteria include crucial adherence to safety guidelines, excellence in concept and design, and age appropriateness.

2006 IParenting Media Award, In The Greatest Products In 2006, Toys & Games Category 2/7

2006 IParenting Media Award, In The Greatest Products In 2006, Toys & Games Category

The iParenting Media Awards program is so thorough it has attained ISO 9001:2000 Certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO is the world's largest developer of standardization regulations, and ISO 9001:2000 is an internationally recognized standard of quality assurance. Only a fraction of the companies that attempt this certification achieve it, and the iParenting Media Awards program is the only product testing service with an awards program in our industry that has the certification.

2007 Spewgie - You've Been Sentenced - Best Family Game 3/7

2007 Spewgie - You've Been Sentenced - Best Family Game

Spewgilist.com is a review and interview site focusing on the gaming and entertainment industry that makes no excuses, and pulls no punches.

Dr. Toy "Best Products Winner" 2007 4/7

Dr. Toy "Best Products Winner" 2007

Dr. Toy, Stevanne Auerbach, PhD, has been for many years one of the nation's and world’s leading experts on play, toys, and children's products. With 30 years of direct experience, Dr. Auerbach includes educationally oriented, developmental and skill building products from the best large and small companies in her four annual award programs. Many parents, teachers and toy buyers use Dr. Toy’s guidance in making selections.

National Parenting Center Seal Of Approval 2007 5/7

National Parenting Center Seal Of Approval 2007

The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval program is an independent testing procedure conducted to judge a variety of products introduced and marketed to the parent/child consumer market.

Creative Child Magazine Seal Of Excellence Award 2007 6/7

Creative Child Magazine Seal Of Excellence Award 2007

Creative Child Magazine is a national bi-monthly publication that provides parents with the latest information on how to nurture their child's creativity. With departments such as Kids at Play, Health and Safety, Discovering Creativity, Nurturing Talent and Tomorrow's Child - Investing for Your Child's Future Creative Child Magazine is essential and the most complete parenting publication for raising well-balanced children.

FAO Schwarz Toy Audition Days Winner 2006 7/7

FAO Schwarz Toy Audition Days Winner 2006

The FAO Schwarz Toy Auditions bring toymakers face-to-face with FAO Schwarz Merchandising Group. Only the most excellent toys and games are selected from the thousands of entries.

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