PAL Award Winners – Games
Exceptional toys, games and books / media that encourage language, spark fun and invite creative play.
PAL Award Winners
Established by respected speech and language expert Sherry Artemenko MA, CCC-SLP, the PAL Award recognizes exceptional toys, games and books / media 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!
2024
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2023
Big City Builders by Ravensburger
Calling all future city planners! Big City Builders by Ravensburger is a puzzle and play construction game that combines entertainment with...
Twizzle by MindWare
Twizzle by MindWare is a single player, twisting tile logic puzzle that offers a great learning experience. There are four levels of challenge and...
Cranium Big Brain Detective Game by Funko Games
Hello, Detectives! Welcome to Big Brain— “a hilarious place where imaginations run wild and acting weird is normal.” In this cooperative game,...
Match It! Tangrams by The Learning Journey International
Time for tangrams on your tabletop with The Match-it Tangrams set by the Learning Journey International. The set includes 50+ brightly colored...
Jump, Jump Joey! by MindWare’s Peaceable Kingdom
Jump, Jump Joey! by MindWare’s Peaceable Kingdom is an exciting and Hop & Play action game that will keep your children engaged and entertained....
What’s the Story? by The Speak Boutique
Telling a story is an essential aspect of language development. When children tell stories, they’re using other skills too — like problem solving,...
Cranium Hullabaloo by Funko Games
The perfect game for indoors and out, listening and following directions, and fun and laughs. Cranium Hullabaloo brings gross motor and language...
BIZYBOO by Vango Toys
BIZYBOO hide-n-seek busy bags are the perfect take along game. There are 12 different themes, including Jack the pancake, GG the gaming console,...
Disney WordARound by ThinkFun
All the educational and reading benefits of ThinkFun's WordAround and WordAround 2 with the perfect Disney twist! Designed for children ages 10 and...
2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
Janod Magnetic Educational Game
Kids are drawn to magnets. My little preschooler had fun just snapping different pieces together and saying, "Sticky , sticky , sticky!" Even big...
Where’s Bear? by Peaceable Kingdom
Good question! Where IS bear is what we asked our 2 year-old friend. This game is part of a collection of simple games that encourage meaningful...
2016
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2015
Three Little Piggies by SmartGames
Take the classic story of the Three Little Pigs that has entertained children throughout generations, add some brain challenges, a wordless story...
Dohdles! by Thames and Kosmos
I had five kids playing Dohdles! with me and there couldn't have been more excitement around the table. Kids loved secretly sculpting their object...
Dinosaur Escape by Peaceable Kingdom
Kids loved Dinosaur Escape as soon as I opened the game board and revealed the mini stegosaurus, brontosaurus and triceratops.. The forest,...
Disney Doc McStuffins Mix Up! Fix Up! Game by Wonder Forge
Kids light up when they see Doc McStuffins and her friends Lambie, Stuffy and Chilly on the special x-ray cards. One player is the patient as they...
Puzzle+App-T-Rex by Ravensburger
Assembling a beautifully illustrated puzzle can be such a relaxing and engaging activity for multiple ages to spend time together. We had such fun...
Puzzle +App-My Favorite Horse by Ravensburger
So many girls like anything horses and now they can assemble this beautiful puzzle, download the app, and play 3 associated games to extend the fun!...
Do You Know Shakespeare? by SimplyFun
I'll be honest, it's been a while since I've discussed Shakespeare but I enjoyed digging out facts and responding to fellow players who were more...
2014
Noodle Speedoodle by Peaceable Kingdom
"Noodle Speedoodle" will have you racing against the clock, not one another, to draw a specified word for the gang to guess. Spin first for one of...
Say the Word by Peaceable Kingdom
"The Repeat-After-Me Silly Story Memory Game!" says it all. In Peaceable Kingdom's new cooperative game, everyone is the story teller, adding on a...
Gone Shopping Game by Galt Toys
Kids loved searching the four market stalls arranged by category--toys, food, clothes and the bakery--to make a match on their shopping list....
Zingo! Word Builder by ThinkFun Inc
Zingo™ is back! First it taught us matching pictures, then sight words and now spelling and reading. Something about sliding that red device back...
Last Letter by ThinkFun, Inc
The “Last Letter” is just what you listen for in this fast-paced classic word game of calling out a word that begins with the last letter of the...
Move and Groove by ThinkFun Inc
Get out those dancin' shoes and move and groove with the toddler set! Roll the multi-colored cube and flip over a matching colored card. 48 pictured...
Tiggly Stamp Interacting with Tiggly Shapes by Tiggly-Kidtellect, Inc.
"Got a story about us? Now is the time to tell, says the raccoon." Tiggly Stamp with Tiggly Shapes is all about assembling fun scenes that lead up...
2013
Bear In Underwear Backpack Adventure Board Game! by The Haywire Group
Kids reached for "Bear In Underwear" when I said the name--what fun playing with bears in their underwear! Players travel around the 3-D game board,...
Animal Soup The Mixed-Up Animal Board Game! by The Haywire Group
Just setting up this game got lots of giggles going as kids looked at the pictured math showing the sum of a tiger plus a rhinoceros equals, of...
Qualities by SimplyFun
SimplyFun's game "Qualities" is a natural language catalyst and a creative way to get to know and be known by friends. Claiming a Platonic heritage,...
Rhyme Out: The Triple Rhyming Game by Educational Insights
Kids and adults loved Rhyme Out as everyone raced to produce the three rhyming words to match the clues given. Players alternated being the Rhyme...
Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game! by Educational Insights
Kids love the opportunity to be sneaky, but need a little help at 3. It doesn't take long for them to realize that their favorite spot on the...
2012
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....
2011
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2010
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