Selected by Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D. (Dr. Toy)
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AC | = | Arts and Crafts | MM | = | Multimedia |
AT | = | Audio Tape | PL | = | Plush Toy |
B | = | Book | PUP | = | Puppet |
BG | = | Board Game | PUZ | = | Puzzle |
CD | = | CD ROM | SW | = | Software |
D | = | Doll | T | = | Toy |
ESP | = | Educational Skills Product | VG | = | Video Game |
G | = | Game | VT | = | Video Tape |
The kinds of products Dr Toy recommends
The meaning of best when selecting products
Text Only Version | Company Pages
Company | Product | Age | Price | Telephone |
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7th Level | Great Word Adventure | 6-9 | $39.99 | 800-884-8863 |
ABC Feelings | Book/Audio Tape | 2-11 | $16.95 | 800-745-3170 |
Accord Publishing | Ten Little Dinosaurs | 4-8 | $15.95 | 888-333-1676 |
Age Appropriate Puzzles | Pic-N-Match | 18mos- 12 | $14.95 | 800-961-7756 |
Alex | Vegetable Garden Kit | 7-12 | $17 | 800-666-ALEX |
All Night Media | Rubber Stamp Poet Jr. | 6-12 | $19.50 | 800-STAMPED |
Anatex | Peg 'N Lace | 3-6 | $25 | 800-999-9599 |
Aristoplay | Moneywise Kids | 7-10 | $15 | 800-634-7738 |
Binary Arts Corporation | Block by Block | 8-12 | $12 | 888-789-9538 |
Briarpatch | Thomas the Tank Engin Math Game | 3-7 | $18.95 | 800-232-7427 |
Bricolo 2000 | Puzzart | 7-12 | $22.95 | 514-629-4414 |
BRIO | Activity Clown | 0-24 mos. | $20 | 888-247-6869 |
CBS/Fox Video | Dr. Seuss: The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat | 2-8 | $9.98 | 800-800-2FOX |
Children's Out-of-School Time | Activities Club Hobby Kits | 7-12 | $24.95 | 800-873-5487 |
College Street Publishing | Not Just for Kids | 3-12 | $4.95tape/$7.95 CD | 800-246-8386 |
Creative Teaching Press | Let's Take Care of the Earth | 3-7 | $14.98 | 800-444-4287 |
Creative Wonders/Electronic Arts | ABC World Reference: Wide World of Animals | 10-12 | $39.95 | 415-482-2400 |
Crescent Creative Products | Sand Magic Bucket | 5-8 | $11.99 | 800-323-9711 |
Cultural Toys | Faces and Places Puzzles | 1-2 | $7.99 | 800-805-4542 |
Curiosity Kits | Ultimate Handcrafts | 8-12 | $18 | 800-584-KITS |
Didax Educational Resources | 3d Geoshapes Exploration Kit | 5-12 | $25.95 | 800-458-0024 |
Discovery Toys | To the Rescue | 3-6 | $14.98 | 800-426-4777 |
Disney Interactive | Animated Storybook Toy Story | 3-9 | $34.95 | 800-228-0988 |
EDC Publishing | Books and Kits | 8-12 | $6 -$15 | 800-475-4522. |
EDDU Toy Co. | Seesaw Kiddie Counter | 2-6 | $14.95 | 800-686-8697 |
Edmark | Mighty Math Number Heroes | 8-10 | $39.99 | 800-691-2985 |
Educational Insights | GeoSafari Talking Globe | 8-12 | $99.95 | 800-995-4436 |
Educo International | Twinkle Little Star | 2-10 | $59.95 | 800-661-4142 |
ExploraToy | Deluxe ExploraScope Pro-Series | 8-12 | $29.99 | 800-995-9290 |
First Years | Magic Color Cups | 9-36 mos. | $5.99 | 800-533-6708 |
Forte Sports | Bungee Bags | 6-12 | $5.99 | 800-305-9543 |
Galoob Toys | Double Takes Fire Escape | 5-8 | $19.99 | 800-442-5662 |
Gamewright | Make It Up! | 3-7 | $16 | 617-924-6006 |
Great American Puzzle Factory | Slylock Fox Brain Bogglers | 8-12 | $10 | 800-922-1194 |
Hands On Toys | Oobles | 4-9 | $9.95 | 800-500-4699 |
Hasbro Interactive Worldwide | Play-Doh Creations | 3-7 | $19.99 | 800-638-6927 |
Heartsong Communications | Sing 'n Sign for Fun! | 3-10 | $14.95 | 800-648-0755 x7 |
Hero Arts Creative Rubber Stamps | Ink n' Stamp | 7-12 | $15 | 800-822-4376 |
Irwin Toy | L'il Makin' Faces | 3-7 | $19.99 | 800-268-1733 |
K'NEX | Discovery Set | 6-12 | $39.99 | 800-KID-K'NEX |
Kidpower | Ribbon Dancer Performance Set | 5-12 | $19.95 | 800-545-PLAY |
Kidsview | Tea Bunnies Fancy Dessert Tea Party | 3-6 | $19.99 | 201-445-2101 |
Kimbo Educational | People In Our Neighborhood | 4-7 | $10.95 | 800-631-2187 |
Knowledge Adventure | Jump Start 2nd Grade | 6-8 | $35 | 800-542-4240 |
Latz Chance Games | Survival or Extinction--The Dinosaur Game | 5-12 | $23.95 | 770-579-6173 |
Leap Frog | Phonics Bus | 1-1/2-3 | $24.95 | 800-701-5327 |
Learning Curve Toys | Grip and Grab Rattle | 3-24 mos | $11.99 | 800-704-TOYS |
Learning Resources | Pretend & Play Calculator Cash Register | 3-6 | $49.95 | 800-222-3909 |
LEGO Systems | Fort Legoredo | 5-12 | $84.99 | 800-233-8756 |
Living & Learning | Jam Jar Science--Bugs | 6-10 | $9.95 | 800-306-3013 |
Manhattan Baby | Butterfly Sensory Teether | 0-12 mos. | $8 | 800-541-1345 |
Manhattan Toy Company | Topper Tiger Playmat | 1-5 | $50 | 800-541-1345 |
Mattel Infant | Activity Surprise Pooh | 0-18 mos. | $19.99 | 800-524-TOYS |
Mattel Preschool | Talking Bus Sentence Maker | 1-1/2-5 | $16.99 | 800-524-TOYS |
Mayte Mouse Productions | Singing Bilingual, Vol. 1 | 3-12 | $12.95 | 888-629-8388 |
Mindplay | Jo-Jo's Reading Rocket | 4-8. | $69.99 | 800-221-7911 |
New Toy Classics | AstroJax | 8-12 | $5.95 | 415-673-6382 |
Nova Design | The Cube Zoo | 4-8 | $15 | 888-318-3600 |
Orchard Hill Productions | Word Clue Adventures | 5-8 | $14.95 | 800-811-5372 |
Panasonic Interactive Media | Phonics Adventures with Sing-Along Sam | 4-6 | $39.95 | 888-PANAKIDS |
Pastime | Gramma's Surprise: Make a Banner | 5-12 | $29.95 | 800-488-5554 |
Patch Products | Tutti Frutti | 5-8 | $15 | 800-524-4263 |
PEP Publishing | Fingerplays and Action Chants: Family and Friends | 2-6 | $14.95 | 800-842-9571 |
Philips Media | Cybercrafts: Digital Lab | 8-12 | $44.99 | 800-883-3767 |
PhotoPals of San Diego | Children of the World Travel Club | 6-11 | $29.95 | 800-765-7257 |
Planet Dexter/Addison Wesley | Calculator Mania! | 8-12 | $12.99 | 800-358-4566 |
Playskool | Magic Touch Talking Book | 3-6 | $19.99 | 800-PLAYSKL |
Prospect Marketing Company | Fridge Friend | 3-7 | $11.45 | 413-298-4371 |
Radio Flyer | Scoot-About | 1-3 | $14.99 | 800-621-7613 |
Rainbow Village | Colorable Kids - Keisha | 3-8 | $15 | 800-756-3012 |
Ringling Multimedia | Let's Pretend: Vol 2: Space Is Our Playground | 3-8 | $19.95 | 941-355-2201 |
Rock 'N Learn | Colors, Shapes and Counting | 2-5 | $21.90 | 800-348-8445 |
Schylling Associates | TRIOPS | 10-12 | $7.50 | 800-541-2929 |
Scientific Explorer | Nature Adventures Kits | 7-12 | $19.95 | 800-900-1182 |
SEGA of America | Scholastic's The Magic School Bus | 4-7 | $39.99 | 800-USA-SEGA |
Set Enterprises | Set-The Family Game of Visual Perception | 6-10 | $11.95 | 800-351-7765 |
Shetland Toys | Ice Skating Playboard | 3-7 | $17.95 | 415-358-3700 |
Smartek Software | Wordsmart | 3-12 | $39.95 | 800-858-9673 |
Snazaroo | Rainbow Face Painting Kit | 3-12 | $13.99 | 800-451-4040 |
Sweet Pea | Counting Stories | 2-4 | $25 | 800-830-5032 |
Tasco Sales | Big Screen Microscope | 8-12 | $81.50 | 305-591-3670 x288 |
TC Timber | Karambolage | 6-12 | $19.95 | 800-359-1233 |
Team Concepts | I.Q. Super PC | 8-12 | $79.99 | 800-486-0898 |
Tiger Electronics | World Book Learning Center | 6-12 | $99.99 | 847-913-8100 |
Today's Kids | Kids' Schoolhouse | 2-6 | $65 | 800-258-8697 |
TopLine Toys | You Can't Paint With That | 6-12 | $17 | 800-858-9194 |
Toshiba America Consumer | Personal Electronic Diary | 10-12 | $39.99 | 800-631-3811 |
Twin Sisters Productions | I'd Like To Be A Zoologist | 7-9 | $9.98 | 800-248-8946 |
TYCO Toys | View-Master SuperSketch Projector | 5-7 | $17 | 800-488-8697 |
U.S. Game | Alice in Wonderland Deck and Book Set | 8-12 | $19.95 | 800-544-2637 |
Uncle Goose Toys | ABC Blocks | 2-5 | $28 | 888-774-2046 |
Uncle Milton Industries | Mobile Mania Arts and Crafts Kits | 6-12 | $10 | 818-707-0800 |
University Games Systems | Magical Maze | 6-12 | $19.95 | 800-347-4818 |
VTech | Little Smart Talk 'n Tell Phone | 3-6 | $24.99 | 800-521-2010 |
What's Next Manufacturing | YoYo | 7-12 | $4.99 | 800-458-8635 |
Wild Planet Toys | Supersonic Ear | 5-12 | $22 | 800-247-6570 |
Wimmer-Ferguson | Mind-Shapes | 0-24 mos. | $19.95 | 800-541-1345 |
Windy Hill Productions | Menlo the Frog-A Musical Fairy Tale | 2-7 | $39.95 | 800-850-4884 |
Wrebbit | Mini Eiffel Tower | 4-12 | $4.99 | 800-973-2248 |
Yes! Entertainment | Mega Mike | 6-12 | $16.99 | 800-222-9376 |
Dr. Toy's other award listings are still available, including The 100 Best Childrens Products: 1995
and The Best Children's Vacation Products: 1996
(c) 1996, 1997 Stevanne Auerbach, PhD San Francisco, CA.
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