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
E-Rangers Headquarters by Playmobil
Enter this futuristic space station with caution as the e-rangers are equipped with a canon, LED surveillance light, and red energy crystals that...
Pop and Play Pop and Swap Gym by Infantino
Babies will love their workout with this Pop and Swap Gym by Infantino with so much flexibility to vary the opportunities for discovery and language...
Wow Fire Rescue Rory by Ravensburger
Kids had no trouble leading the play with Fire Rescue Rory as they grabbed the helping helicopter, pulled the trigger and activated the friction...
Chromadepth Puzzles with 3D Glasses by Ravensburger
Kids couldn't wait to get started on Ravensburger's new 100 piece 3D puzzle. We launched into the Wild Jungle, rainforest scene with a jaguar lazing...
Master Workbench by HaPe International Inc.
Little builders step right up to this functioning workbench, stocked with tools, gears, nails, screws and wooden cut-outs for creating projects. Our...
Chunky Lift Out Farm Puzzle by Bigjigs Toys
These chunky, pastel farm animals and farmer fit right into their decor--the chicken sitting on the fence, the pig standing in the mud, the tractor...
Train 24 Piece Tray Puzzle by Bigjigs Toys
All aboard for a fun learning adventure as kids assemble this classic, sturdy 24 piece jigsaw puzzle of a steam engine scene. Parked on the track,...
Blossom Cottage by Bigjigs Toys
I grew up spending hours playing with my mother's dollhouse (made by my grandfather) so it was a delight to watch a new generation of little girls...
Toobers and Zots by Little Kids, Inc.
Creative fun with Toobers and Zots began as kids started punching out the holes of cut out pieces to slide the bendable tubes of foam through a...
GAMES
Spontuneous by Spontuneous Games, Inc.
Warm up your voice, but better yet, get some songs in your head to get ready to play Spontuneous. A group or party game, Spontuneous challenges...
Word Wave by Spin Master Ltd.
What fun to have an electronic wave dispenser shooting out letters every few seconds! Don't get rattled by the rapid play or you will miss a...
HEDBANZ by Spin Master Ltd.
Kids loved snapping their hedbanz together and popping them on their heads, ready to be the featured player to guess who they were. Clip a cartoon...
Flapz by Blue Orange Games
Tuck this little, flat Tyvek game into your pocket and you can laugh, talk, act out and sing through the 96 challenges. Designed like the...
Tell Tale Fairy Tales
Another Blue Orange tin of fun has arrived to encourage kids to weave their first fairy tales. 60 double sided cards have simple images to start a...
Shrimp Cocktail by Blue Orange Games
Let’s haul in the most matching shrimp from our boat to concoct a delicious shrimp cocktail. A fast-paced card game in a tin, Shrimp Cocktail...
Spot it Jr! Animals by Blue Orange Games
Ramp up your little one’s vocabulary as he plays Spot it Jr! Animals. More than 30 different animals are pictured in groups of 6 on the 31 cards....
Speedeebee by Blue Orange Games
You have to think fast to be the speediest bee in the round as players answer challenges from the stack of 50 cards with 3 brain teasers each. Roll...
Storymatic Kids by The Storymatic Corporation
Parents, teachers, friends and family should grab this little box of fun. Originally designed as a writing prompt by a creative writing teacher in...
BOOKS / MEDIA
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