PAL Award Winners – 2014
Exceptional toys, games and books / media 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
Tubby Table by Tubby Table Toys
Want to add a little playful learning to tub time? Just press Tubby Table down to adhere to the tub floor and watch kids bring on the play. Filling,...
Grocery Store/ Puppet TheaterTent by Pacific Play Tents, Inc.
Kids raced to enter the Theater flap to start the play in their new tent. Parents loved the easy set-up and light weight tent with velcro closures....
Doll Shona by HABA USA
Every little girl had the same reaction when she opened the suitcase and saw Shona, "Wow, I wanna hold her" and they immediately picked her up to...
Doorway Puppet Theatre by HABA USA
Set the stage for easy set up and creative play as you simply place the adjustable extension rod in a doorway to hang HABA's new "Doorway Puppet...
Balancing Circus by Lilliputiens
Introduce your baby to the circus as the elephant, cat and rabbit balance, forming a pyramid of fun. Tip to the front, back or side but no one falls...
Shadow FX Color Projector by Crayola
Open the box of Crayola’s new Shadow FX Color Projector and the contents look simple--a clear drawing panel with gel FX markers, a shadow shapes...
The Multiples Early Year Set
Kids get ready to meet the Multiples as you sip your milk, down your cereal or have a sandwich! Our mom said, "Cute" while her son said, "Wow," when...
Air+ Water Power PLUS by Thames and Kosmos
Thames & Kosmos "Air+Water Power Plus" is a creative combination of vehicle/machine building kit AND science experiment. At it's core are a pair...
Write and Learn Touch Tablet by VTech
VTech's Write and Learn Touch Tablet has a focused mission of teaching 3 to 6'ers number and letter formation. It succeeds. It's effective, fun,...
GAMES
Dr. Seuss Charades Game by Wonder Forge
Who hasn't had a laugh playing charades and a memory of trying desperately for your team to guess your assignment? Wonder Forge has just made it...
Magnetic Game Dress Up Lilli by HABA USA
Little girls love dolls and dress up so grab Lilli's tin for lots of creative, ever-changing play. Magnetic Lilli is sturdy enough to move between 4...
Matching Game Who Lives Where? by HABA USA
I am asked for toy suggestions most often for the toddler set, as parents seems stumped as to what would interest their new little investigator....
Tapple by USAopoloy
Kids loved this fast-paced word-game of beat the timer as you name an item within a category by its first letter. Players have 10 seconds to shout...
Treasure Trax by USAopoly
Preschoolers perked up when I told them to hide their eyes while I distributed "the treasure" for a hunt around the house. A kid-sized little purple...
Letter Slide by SimplyFun
Something about the recent warm, sunny days made this new game by SimplyFun especially inviting as kids chose a water slide game board headed by a...
GET4 and Score by SimplyFun
I love the quality of SimplyFun games before I even start the game. The thick, sturdy gameboards and even the box say, "We're ready to play over and...
Show Me the Kwan by Griddly Games
"Show Me the Kwan" is a new entry in Griddly Games' strong line-up, building cognitive capacity while sparking lots of fun. Generating challenging...
Dream Cakes by Ravensburger
Who doesn't dream of a pink triple tiered cake with ice cream cones or lollipops on top? Kids loved this creative cake-making game that captures the...
BOOKS / MEDIA
“Too Much Glue” by Jason Lefebvre and Zac Retz
As a speech therapist I find that just about any activity involving glue is fun for kids! The same apparently holds true for a book about "Too Much...
Squirrels on Skis by J. Hamilton Ray, Illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre
Kids jump right into Squirrels on Skis, delighting in the zany story of a town overrun by squirrels swishing and swooping among their houses,...

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