PAL Award Winners – 2012

Exceptional toys, games and books that encourage language, spark fun and invite creative play.

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!

TOYS

GAMES

BOOKS / MEDIA

TOYS

Eco-Bonk by Pueri Elemental

Eco-Bonk by Pueri Elemental

When kids encountered Abigail the Elephant they couldn't pass by without touching, giving a little tap or picking her up and taking her from room to...

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Mod By BrickStix

Mod By BrickStix

Once I opened Mod Packs, all hands were on deck, as kids peeled off the removable and repositionable stickers to add to their LEGOS (they work on...

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BrickStix by BrickStix LLC

BrickStix by BrickStix LLC

Set these re-usable, removable and restickable cling BrickStix decals out on the table with some LEGOS and watch kids dive in and create! One family...

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GAMES

Spell Trek by Simply Fun

Spell Trek by Simply Fun

Hop on a jeep and start your trip across a game board of desert, ice capped mountains, rain forest and tropics. You are trying to capture animals...

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Word Bits by SimplyFun

Word Bits by SimplyFun

I was just shuffling the cards and dumping out the dice when a word-game geek said, "I like this game already!" Turn over the top category card in a...

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FitzIt by Gamewright

FitzIt by Gamewright

Kids and adults had such fun playing FitzIt, generating words based on the attribute cards they drew. My favorite was: what is usually used for...

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BOOKS / MEDIA

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