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
Sandzini Creator Set, Ice Cream Parlor by Ohio Art
Kids loved Sandzini as they jumped right in to shape and create tasty treats for the ice cream parlor. Things got moving so fast that I never saw...
Salad Set by Green Toys Inc
Kids got right to work filling the salad bowl with lettuce, peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and cucumbers for their healthy snack. Something...
Dedee Duck Bath Organizer by Blue Box Toys
Hooray for dedee duck who has moved to the tub to organize the toys. I love this big friendly face at kid level to spark some conversation and...
Chicken and Egg Stackers by Earlyears
Toddlers found these four brightly colored egg buddies too cute to leave alone. Each face is so inviting with big eyes, and beaks with bodies...
Baby Drive ‘n Push Racer by Blue Box Toys
Fasten your seat belts--oh, yes, your baby is already belted in--for a first drive. This clever dashboard attaches to strollers and provides lots of...
Colorgami Kits by Wowopolis
I opened my new Colorgami Craft and Activity Kit, "Space Adventure," with my 7 year old tester to find three figures to color, pop out, fold and...
Terra Kids Construction Set Catamaran by HABA
I watched the model-builder Dad in our house glue together the 50 pre-cut pieces of balsa wood as the kit transformed into a fascinating catamaran....
Doll Graham by HABA
Graham was happily embraced by my 2 year-old tester who had just become a big brother. Mom was so glad to see a boy doll since her son had been...
Find It Games–Pieces of History Puzzles
Find It Games gives us another wonderful search and learn opportunity in their new "Pieces of History Puzzles." Open the "Parade of Animals" 300...
GAMES
Feed the Woozle by Peaceable Kingdom
Preschoolers love this goofy, orange, furry creature wearing black high-tops with his signature "W" on them. His sign to "FEED ME" cannot be ignored...
Seeds for the Birds by Peaceable Kingdom
Mama Bird has to feed her three hungry babies, hoping to get more seeds than that competitive squirrel who is looking over her nest! In this...
Race to the Treasure by Peaceable Kingdom
The learning starts in Race to the Treasure as kids set up the game. The object is to get to the treasure before the Ogre does but first, players...
Magic ABC Duel by HABA
Witch Hazel and Merlin the Magician are dueling to see who can be the first to call out a word pictured in one of the 10 mini-scenes loaded with...
Evening In The Stable by HABA
Who put Rooster Roy in charge of putting the animals to sleep? You know he's much better at waking them up! That's the challenge in this perfect...
Arranging Game My Animal Friends by HABA
Multiple shapes, beautiful colors and inviting characters draw in your little learner to some building fun. The 17 wooden pieces can be fit into a...
Find-It! Games- On the Farm
There's no need to climb the ladder and jump into the silo to search for farm objects--just rotate the cylinder and the fun begins! One twist and...
Sound It! Found It! by Wowopolis, LLC
Kids truly reign over adults in this game of producing sounds to match everyday experiences, guessing the source, and finding the image of what made...
Balancing Burger! by International Playthings
Pull up to the table and start stacking your burger and fixins--pickles, tomatoes, bacon, cheese, lettuce and buns--all on top of a wobbly plate....
BOOKS / MEDIA
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