PAL Awards

Established by respected speech and language expert Sherry Artemenko, the PAL Award recognizes exceptional toys, games and books that, through their design, content, quality, and character, promote play that advances language. PAL winners in the hands of kids spark fun and creative play with lots of talk!

Products, chosen on the basis of over 30 years practical child development experience, are complemented by coaching in thoughtful reviews, showing parents how to best use each toy, game or book to build language.

2012 PAL Award winners

8452119539860032 Arranging Game My Animal Friends
Ages: 2-6 years
$38.69

P00618-11-BalancingBurgerProduct Balancing Burger! by International Playthings
Ages: 4 years and up
$22.99

qbitz_box_11b Blind Spell by MindWare
Ages: 7 years and up
$19.95

Duo Pop Duo Pop by Discovery Bay Games
Ages: 6 years and up
$39.99

8798539251742 Evening In The Stable by HABA
Ages: 2 years and up
$12.59

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Ages: 8 years and up
$23.00

8799567904798 Magic ABC Duel by HABA
Ages: 2 1/2 years and up
$6.29

Thinkfun Minimouth Mini Mouth by Thinkfun
Ages: 8 years and up
$7.99

Move CD Move! Sing! Play Along and Learn! by Music Therapy Tunes
Ages: 2 years to 8+
$11.99

Thinkfunpathwords Pathwords Jr by Thinkfun
Ages: 6 years and up
$19.99

Thinkfun roll Roll and Play by Thinkfun
Ages: 18 months and up
$19.99

rollors-update15_high_res Rollors by Maranda Enterprises
Ages: 4 years and up
$34.99

Sound It! Found It! Package Sound It! Found It! by Wowopolis, LLC
Ages: 7 years and up
$22.99

Story Speller Story Speller by Think-a-lot Toys
Ages: 5 years and up
$14.99

Think-ets Think-ets by Think-a-Lot Toys
Ages: 8 and up
$9.99

tickedoff_layout2 Ticked Off by R and R Games
Ages: 12 years and up
$24.95

Thinkfun Yackety Smack Yackety Smack! by Thinkfun
Ages: 6 years and up
$17.99

You've been Sentenced! with NASA add-on deck, McNeill Designs You’ve Been Sentenced!
Ages: 8 years and up
$24.95