By Category: Dr. Toy's Best Children's Products For 1996

1996 Index

Category

Product Category

Age

Best Children's Products For 1996 By Category

DR. TOY'S 10 BEST TOYS FOR 1996

BRIO	Activity Clown
Discovery Toys	To the Rescue
Galoob Toys	Double Takes Fire Escape
Irwin Toy	L'il Makin' Faces
Mattel Infant	Activity Surprise Pooh
New Toy Classics	AstroJax
Pastime	Gramma's Surprise: Make a Banner
Playskool	Magic Touch Talking Book
VTech	Little Smart Talk 'n Tell Phone
Yes! Entertainment	Mega Mike

DR. TOY'S 10 BEST EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS

All Night Media	Rubber Stamp Poet Jr.
Anatex	Peg 'N Lace
EDDU Toy Co.	Seesaw Kiddie Counter
Educo International	Twinkle Little Star
Leap Frog	Phonics Bus
Mattel Preschool	Talking Bus Sentence Maker
Planet Dexter/Addison Wesley	Calculator Mania!
Team Concepts	I.Q. Super PC
Tiger Electronics	World Book Learning Center
Wimmer-Ferguson	Mind-Shapes

DR. TOY'S 10 BEST SOFTWARE/ CD/ HIGH-TECH PRODUCTS

Hasbro Interactive WorldwidePanasonic Interactive Media

7th Level	Great Word Adventure
Disney Interactive	Animated Storybook Toy Story
Edmark	Mighty Math Number Heroes
	Play-Doh Creations
Knowledge Adventure	Jump Start 2nd Grade
Mindplay	Jo-Jo's Reading Rocket
	Phonics Adventures with Sing-Along Sam
Philips Media	Cybercrafts: Digital Lab
Ringling Multimedia	Let's Pretend: Vol 2: Space Is Our Playground
Windy Hill Productions	Menlo the Frog--A Musical Fairy Tale

DR. TOY'S 10 BEST SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTS

Alex	Vegetable Garden Kit
Creative Teaching Press	Let's Take Care of the Earth
Creative Wonders/Electronic Arts	ABC World Reference: Wide World of Animals
ExploraToy	Deluxe ExploraScope Pro-Series
Living & Learning	Jam Jar Science--Bugs
PhotoPals of San Diego	Children of the World Travel Club
Rainbow Village	Colorable Kids - Keisha
Schylling Associates	TRIOPS
Scientific Explorer	Nature Adventures Kits
Twin Sisters Productions	I'd Like To Be A Zoologist

DR. TOY'S 10 BEST GAMES

Educational Insights

Aristoplay	Moneywise Kids
Binary Arts Corporation	Block by Block
Briarpatch	Thomas the Tank Engine Math Game
	GeoSafari Talking Globe
Gamewright	Make It Up!
Latz Chance Games	Survival or Extinction--The Dinosaur Game
Patch Products	Tutti Frutti
Set Enterprises	Set-The Family Game of Visual Perception
TC Timber	Karambolage
University Games	Magical Maze

DR. TOY'S 10 BEST AUDIO/VIDEO TAPES

ABC Feelings	Book/Audio Tape
CBS/Fox Video	Dr. Seuss: The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
College Street Publishing	Not Just for Kids
Heartsong Communications	Sing 'n Sign for Fun!
Kimbo Educational	People in Our Neighborhood
Mayte Mouse Productions	Singing Bilingual, Vol. 1
Orchard Hill Productions	Word Clue Adventures
PEP Publishing	Fingerplays and Action Chants: Family & Friends
PhotoPals of San Diego	Children of the World Travel Club
Rock 'N Learn	Colors, Shapes & Counting

DR. TOY'S 10 BEST CREATIVE PRODUCTS

Bricolo 2000	Puzzart
Children's Out-of-School Time	Activities Club Hobby Kits
Crescent Creative Products	Magic Sand Bucket
Curiosity Kits	Ultimate Handcrafts
Hero Arts Creative Rubber Stamps	Ink n'
Stamp Shetland Toys	Ice Skating Playboard
Snazaroo	Rainbow Face Painting Kit
TopLine Toys	You Can't Paint With That
TYCO Toys	View-Master SuperSketch Projector
Uncle Milton Industries	Mobile Mania Arts & Crafts Kits

DR. TOY'S 10 BEST ACTIVE PRODUCTS

Didax Educational Resources	3d Geoshapes Exploration Kit
Forte Sports	Bungee Bags
Kidpower	Ribbon Dancer Performance Set
K'NEX	Discovery Set
Learning Curve Toys	Grip & Grab Rattle
LEGO Systems	Fort Legoredo
Manhattan Toy Company	Topper Tiger Playmat
Radio Flyer	Scoot-About
Uncle Goose Toys	ABC Blocks
What's Next Manufacturing	YoYo

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Dr. Toy,
Institute for Childhood Resources
268 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94104

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