PAL Award Winners – 2018
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
Kruselings by Hape
Welcome to the world of the Kruselings, Guardians of the Dreams. These beautiful character dolls by Kathe Kruse have been sent out to save the...
Magicube Mix and Match 9 piece by Geomagworld
Kids just love to play with Geomagworld's magnetic cubes that are light enough for little hands and so maneuverable for a changing plot to the...
Magicube Story Building by Geomagworld
Magicube Story Building is a speech pathologist's dream product as it provides 143 characters and props for the telling of "The Three Little Pigs."...
Magicube Freebuilding Cubes by Geomagworld
Kids pointed to the cube of 27 small magnetic blocks and said, "Can we play with that?" They quickly pulled apart the light, magnetic cubes and...
My Little House by Smartfelt Toys
It's been my experience over the last 40 years working with kids that they LOVE a play house. "My Little House" is no exception as it is little...
Puzzle Doubles! Glow in the Dark Pirate Ship by The Learning Journey International
My 5 year-old friend was captivated by the pirate scene and glow in the dark feature of this puzzle so we started to assemble it. The scene is rich...
Go! Go! Smart Wheels (Police Car, Truck, Helicopter) by VTech
In over 35 years of work with kids doing speech therapy, I found plenty of kids who bonded with vehicles more than play animals or dolls. Seeing a...
Frog Life Cycle by Folkmanis, Inc.
"Who wants to put on a puppet show" I asked as I looked at the hands go up in a first grade classroom. My two friends came over to retrieve the Frog...
German Shepherd Puppy by Folkmanis, Inc.
Everyone fell in love with his sweet face on the German Shepherd Puppy. When I asked a group of first graders who would like to put on a puppet...
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