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!
2026
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2025
My First Bananagrams
My First Bananagrams is a kid-friendly version of the classic word game, Bananagrams, that supports the development of early literacy skills. It’s...
Patch’s Pockets by MindWare’s Peaceable Kingdom
Hop on over to some fun with Patch's Pockets — an early game for toddlers integrates counting, color matching, and pretend play. With four bunnies...
2024
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2023
My First Castle Panic by Fireside Games
Monsters are storming your castle! Players work together, using color and shape matching, to capture monsters before they get to the castle. This is...
Team Digger by SimplyFun
Team Digger is the perfect unplugged coding game where kids practice sequencing, planning, problem solving, and logic. In this cooperative game,...
Eye Spy Card Game by Hapinest
Fifty cards, 4 categories, 26 letters, 10 numbers, 8 colors, 6 shapes and endless fun packed into one handheld carrying tote. Eye Spy Card Game is...
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
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
Rollors by Maranda Enterprises
What a delightful surprise to unzip the Rollers case to find this simple yet challenging, well-constructed game that kids and adults can enjoy...
Move! Sing! Play Along and Learn! by Music Therapy Tunes
The "Move! Sing! Play Along and Learn!" CD series is a treat for parent and child or teacher and class. Margie La Bella's pleasant, soothing voice...
Duo Pop by Discovery Bay Games
Gather around for family game night but there is a new participant--the iPad--and it's adding to the fun! With Duo Pop, players or teams can compete...
Pathwords Jr by Thinkfun
Leave it to Thinkfun to create a way to combine a puzzle and word-search for kids as young a 6 years old, embedding language and reading skills...
Yackety Smack! by Thinkfun
Yackety Smack! is just that--a game of silly noises and fast paced smacking to beat your opponents. Kids couldn't wait to record their own noises in...
Mini Mouth by Thinkfun
Word game lovers take note--this one you can slip into your pocket. Simple but challenging, "Mini Mouth" is 26 letter tiles in a little game-go bag....
Roll and Play by Thinkfun
Toddlers can now join family game night with their own selection, "Roll & Play" by Thinkfun. This first game designed for toddlers makes...
Ticked Off by R and R Games
The beauty of Ticked Off" is that at its core, it's a great language learning game as players seek to outdo each other with their knowledge of items...
Blind Spell by MindWare
Kids loved to take up the challenge to spell a 3 letter-word without seeing it. One player selects a word from the list and writes it on a dry erase...
2011
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2010
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