Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products - 1998 Seal

Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products - 1998

Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products - 10 Best Lists

Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products - 1998 (alphabetized by manufacturer)
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
ABC Feelings Feelings Story Book bo 3-7 $9.95 800-745-3170
ALEX Finger Puppet Glove ae cp es fp pu ty tr 3-5 $13.00 800-666-2539
Anatex Magnetic Bug Life cp es fp ty ts 2-5 $39.95 800-999-9599
Applause Mickey Marionette pu 6-12 $20.00 800-777-6990
Binary Arts Wizmo XL-Magnetic Marvel es no op ty tr 6-10 $10.00 888-789-9538
Binney & Smith Crayola Color & Create Picture Show ae ac cp fp ty 4-7 $14.99 610-253-6272
Birthdays In A Box Art Party ac ap 4-12 $55.00 800-989-5506
Bow Wow House Baby Wow! ae cr sw 9 mos-3 yrs $34.99 408-264-4334
Briarpatch Goodnight Moon Game bg es ty 2.5-6 $19.95 800-232-7427
Brighter Vision Learn To Tell Time ae es 6-7 $6.95 800-370-5838
BRIO Sailboat & Adventure Set ae co es fp ty 3-6 $35.00 888-274-6869
Broderbund Software Arthur's Computer Adventure cr 3-7 $29.95 800-521-6263
Chicco   USA Math & Magic es ty tr 4-7 $29.99 877-424-4226
Cognitive Concepts Earobics Phonics Program cr es sw 4-7 $59/$299 888-328-8199
Colorforms Blue's Clues ge cp 3-5 $10.00 800-347-4818
Conceptual Math Media Equate bp es sr ty 8-12 $30.00 415-665-6608
Curiousity Kits Rubber Backpack ac cp es sr ty 7-10 $17.00 410-584-2605
DaMert Tiny Triazzle pz 6-12 $5.00 800-231-3722
Darda Bolz Top ml no sr 3-5 $19.95 800-638-1471
Digital Generation Entertainment Jojo's Barnyard Bash at cd ml 3-6 CD$14.95 TAPE $12.95 800-826-5656
Discovery Toys Hammer Away! ae es ty 19 mos-5 $24.98 800-426-4777
Earth Lore I Dig Cavemen Neanderthal Man es ho sr ty 6-12 $19.95-$29.95 800-440-2630
Eastman Kodak Advantix Switchable ho tr 6-12 $16.95 800-242-2424
EDC Publishing Usborne Computer Guides bo es 10-12 $8.95-$9.95 800-475-4522
Educational Design Our Amazing Cave Paintings co cp es ty 10-12 $8.00 800-221-9372
Educational Games Mega Magnet Fun cp es pz ty 5-9 $19.95 Out of Business
Educational Insights MathShark es 6-12 $39.95 800-995-4436
Family Pastimes Caves & Claws bg es fp sr 6-9 $14.00 888-267-4414
Fanny's Play House International Baby do 1-12 mos $10.50 516-822-3752
First Years 3-in-1 Gym Walker ae es birth-24 mos $29.00 800-533-6708
Frank A Crossen Exact Change es tr 7-9 $10.95 732-361-2020
Frank Schaffer Publications Human Anatomy Two-Sided Giant Floor Puzzle pz 8-12 $16.95 888-285-5118
Galactic Attic Moonshot The Game bg es 10-12 $39.95 888-240-4415
Great American Puzzle Factory Faces and Places of USA es pz 8-12 $11.95 800-922-1194
Great Wave Software Reading Mansion cr 3-8 $44.95 800-423-1144
Grolier Interactive 1999 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia cr es 10-18 $59.99 203-797-3530
Hasbro Knock Knock Mr. Potato Head pl 3-6 $24.99 401-727-5857
Hasbro Interactive Tonka Garage CD-Rom Game cr cp sw 5-10 $29.95 800-683-5847
Hooray! Huggy Buggy ty 3-5 $9.99 212-989-3660
Howling Dog Systems Mr. Drumstix Music Studio cp es ml sw 2-12 $24.95 800-267-4695
icue Publishing Magic Riddles bg es 3-12 $27.50 800-315-8810 x450
Ideal Instructional Fair Busy Train Memory Game bg cp es ty 3- $14.95 800-253-5469
Imagiix Interlinks co cp es 5-7 $34.95 800-462-4449 x3017
Imagination Project Tesselz pz 8-12 $16.00 888-477-6532
Intelli-Kid Jester's Memory cp es 3-8 $18.00 514-385-5306
Ion Imagination Flumpa's World at cd cp es ml sr tr 3-9 $14.00 CD $10.00Tape 800-335-8672
K'NEX Power Tower Crane po 9-12 $109.99 800-543-5639
Kathe Kruse Fingerpuppet Glove "Magic-Hand" ac cp es fp pu sr tr 3-5 $37.00 5108-273-0726
Kid Games Moneycents bg es sr 5-9 $19.99 888-543-4263
Knowledge Adventure Jumpstart Typing cr 7-10 $30.00 800-545-7677
Koallla Vallley Toy Booxies Storybook Pals bo cp es ml pl infant-8 yr $29.99 908-245-4998
Leapfrog Twist & Shout Multiplication es 7-10 $19.99 510-595-2470 x225
Learning Curve Lionel/Great Railway Adventures at bo ts 5-8 $24.99 312-470-7728
Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Gizmos co 7-12 $29.95 888-222-3909
LEGO Systems PRIMO Choo Choo Train co 3-24 mos $19.99 800-233-8756
LEGO Systems Technic Cyber Strikers co 9-12 $49.99 860-763-6776
Little Partners Learning Tower cp es fp pu 2-6 $149.95 800-704-9058
Little Tikes 3-in-1 Baseball Trainer op 3-5 $30.00 800-321-0183
Magnet Source Magnetic Wand Tube Kit es ty tr 6-12 $9.95 888-293-9190
Magnetic Poetry KID's Flip Kit cp es tr 6-12 $19.95 800-370-7697
MGA Entertainment One Man Jam ae cs cp es eq fp ho ml no op sr sw ty 5-12 $19.99 800-222-4685
Microsoft My Personal Tutor (1st & 2nd Grade) cr es sw 6-8 $34.95 800-426-9400
Milton Bradley Fishin' Around bg 3-6 $19.99 212-453-2172
Mindforge Mindforge Fractions cr es sw 4-9 $32.95 888-633-6743
NSI Pretty Petals ac cp es 6-12 $12.99 516-678-1700
Ohio Art Company Betty Spaghetty cp do 5-9 $12.99 800-641-6226
One World Toys Hello World! Talking Globe cp es no sr ty 3-7 $14.99 718-740-1015
OWI Robotic Arm Trainer co es ho ty 10-12 $69.95 800-638-1694
Panasonic Interactive Media Elmer's Cut & Build 3D cr co ac cp es sw 6-12 $29.95 Out of Business
ParentBanc Coin-u-lator es ty 5-8 $19.95 800-471-3000
Parenting Packs Goodbye, Hello ae bo co ac cp sr 3-12 $19.95 888-277-2257
Patch Products Kuba CD-ROM cr 8-12 $19.95 800-524-4263
Penton Overseas Complete Lyric Language Series at cd es ml 7-10 $11.95 800-748-5804
Quantum Toys Dizzy Disc ae eq op up to 90 lb $49.95 888-788-2295
Quincrafts Crafts for Kids ac cp es ho 4-7 $12.99 800-342-8458
Radio Flyer Navigator Wagon ty 18 mos-5 $60.00 800-621-7613
Rhythm Band Instruments Charlie Horse Music Pizza Rhythm Band Set ae cp es fp ml 3-7 $29.95 800-424-4724
Rock 'N Learn Multiplication Rap Video es ml sr vt 8- $12.95 800-348-8445
Rokenbok Toy Company Deluxe Start Action Factory co fp ts 6-12 $199.99 888-476-5265
Sanford Colorific Markers ac cp 3-12 $3.99 800-323-0749
Sassy Visual Cards ty 0-24 mos $6.99 800-323-6336
Selecta Cubes Puzzle Zoo Babies pz 24-36mos $18.00 518-273-0726
Silverlit Toys Turbo Z 32.8 SL ty ts 6-12 $34.99 212-677-8700
Songwaves Sea Songs at bo ml 1-12 $19.95 978-369-0005
Strombecker/Tootsietoy Deluxe Hitch-Ups   3- $14.99 800-944-8697
TableTalk Kid Catcher ae cp es fp no ty tr 5-10 $4.95 800-997-5676
TC Timber/Habermaass Master Builder Baroque Set co cp es fp op 6-12 $55.00 800-468-6873
Toys For Special Children Water Toy ty 2-7 $57.00-$62.00 800-832-8697
Treasure Bay We Both Read bo 5-7 $7.99 415-883-3530
Twin Sisters Birthday Party Songs at bo tr 3-12 $9.98 800-248-8946
U.S. Games Systems Kern Alphabet Deck & Book ge bo es tr 3-10 $14.95 800-544-2637
Valtech! Co. Magna-Tiles co cp es 3-6 $48.50 888-465-8307
VTECH Little Smart ABC Playground ae es ty 2-1/2-6 39.99 800-521-2010
Wild Goose Company Haunted Science ae es 8-12 $19.95 888-621-1040
Wild Planet Toys Metal Detector ae cp es eq ho op ty tr 6-12 $20.00 800-247-6570
Williamson Publishing Knights & Castles ae bo cp es 6-12 $10.95 800-234-8791
Wimmer Ferguson 3-in-1 Triangle Toy es 0-12 mos $20.00 612-337-9600
Wrebbit MixMath bg 10-12 $18.00 800-973-2248
YES! Entertainment Teddy Ruxpin at bo es pl vt 2-7 $49.99 Out of Business
Youngheart Music Big Fun by Greg & Steve at cd 3-9 $13.98 CD $10.98 tape 800-444-4287

Key to Item Types:
AC - Arts & Crafts AE - Active Toy AP - Activity Product AT - Audio Tape
BG - Board Game BO - Book CD - CD CE - Entertainment
CG - Card Game CM - CD-ROM CO - Construction Toy CP - Creative Product
CR - Computer Related CS - Costume DH - Dollhouse DO - Doll
DV - DVD EG - Electronic Game EL - Electronic Product EQ - Equipment
ES - Educational Skills FP - Fantasy Play GE - Game HO - Hobby
ML - Musical MM - Multimedia NO - Novelty OP - Outdoor Play
OT - Other PL - Plush Toy PT - Pool Toy PU - Puppet
PZ - Puzzle RS - Rubber Stamp SC - Science SR - Socially Responsible
ST - Stamps SW - Software TR - Travel Item TS - Transportation
TY - Toy UN - Unique Product VG - Video Game VT - Video Tape
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