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Dr. Toy's 10 Best Lists - 2003

DR. TOY'S 10 BEST TOYS
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Bandai America Strawberry Shortcake Berry Happy Home dh do fp ty 3-5 $29.99 714-816-9560
Learning Resources Teaching Cash Register es fp ty 3-5 $44.95 888-222-3909
Mega Bloks Probuilder Code Blue co 5-12 $19.99 800-465-6342
MGA Entertainment LandAir R/C ho op 9-12 $100.00 800-222-4685
Ohio Art Betty Spaghetty Campfire Fun & Friends do ty 4-12 $12.99 800-800-3141
Plastwood Supermag ae co cp es ty 6-11 $21.95 800-647-9989
Playmobil Grocery Store ae co 4-10 $99.99 800-752-9662
SpinMaster Toys Regenerator ae cp ho op ty 8-12 $59.99 800-622-8339
Universal Products CoolBlox 52-Piece Starter Set ae co cp es ty 4-12 $79.95 905-761-5241
Zapf Creation New BABYborn do op 3-5 mos $39.99 877-629-9273
DR. TOY'S 10 BEST EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
b. dazzle, inc. Philadelphia - Scramble Square Puzzles bg es no pz sr 4-12 $8.95 800-809-4242
Briarpatch Circle of Friends Matching Game bg 3-6 $14.99 800-232-7427
ETA/Cuisenaire VersaTiles Math CD-ROM cm es sr sw 6-7 $99.95 800-445-5985
Fisher-Price PowerTouch Learning System es ty 3-8 $49.99 800-432-5437
Innovative Kids My First Shape Sorter bo es 18-36 mos $14.99 203-838-6400
Klutz Battery Science ac co cp 8-12 $19.95 800-737-4123
McWiz Games MEMO-LINGO: Animals and Their Young bg es 3-5 $15.99 888-691-2849
Oregon Scientific Big Brain Book Interactive Dictionary eg es ty 4-9 $39.99 800-853-8883
Purple Pebble Games Numbers Count es 3-7 $15.99 781-639-0209
Quercetti & Co Skyrail Suspension co cp es ty 6-12 $69.99 800-866-7863
DR. TOY'S 10 BEST SOFTWARE/CD-ROM/HIGH-TECH PRODUCTS
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Hasbro Radio Control Tonka Mighty Dump Truck co op 3-8 $49.99 800-844-3733
KGI Consumer Products HandBand cp eg es ml tr 8-12 $89.99 305-347-4305
Kutoka Interactive Mia's Language Adventure - The Kidnap Caper cm es sw 6-10 $19.95 877-858-8652
Microsoft Zoo Tycoon™: Complete Collection cm eg sw 6-12 $29.95 425-882-8080
Munchkin Mac the Smart Stool ae es ot 18-36 mos $24.99 800-344-2229
Music Games International Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker The Music Game cm cp es ge ml 4-12 $19.95 877-877-1369
OWI Weasel co es ho ty 9-12 $24.95 800-638-1694
Scholastic Clifford Phonics cm es 4-6 $19.95 800-724-4718
Vtech Electronics North America Fly and Discover Globe es 3-5 $24.99 800-521-2010
Wild Planet Toys Spy Gear Eye-Link Communicators ae cp fp op ty 6-12 $34.99 800-247-6570
DR. TOY'S 10 BEST SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTS
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Action Products International Space Voyagers AstroSquad Astronaut Figures ae fp 5-12 $9.99 800-772-2846
All By Myself All By Myself: Taking Care of My Pet es op sr vt 2-6 $14.95 866-408-5437
Free Spirit Publishing Teeth Are Not For Biting bo sr 18-36 mos $7.95 866-703-7322
HarperCollins Children's Books I'm Gonna Like Me bo 4-8 $15.99 800-242-7737
Ivy Hill Bunch Saddy and Gladdy bo do es no ty 3-12 $26.00 866-892-5795
Joy Stories Joy Stories cd pl pu tr 4-9 $18.99 866-339-5300
Kimbo Educational Songs About America cd ml sr 3-8 $14.95 800-631-2187
LEGO Systems Mars Exploration Rover ae 9-12 $89.99 800-453-4652
Make Baby Laugh! Giggle Together cd es sr vt dv 6-36 mos $14.95 866-444-2487
Start Smarter Videos Firefighter George & Fire Engines Vols. 1 & 2 es vt 2-8 $12.99 404-944-1351
DR. TOY'S 10 BEST GAMES
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Currie Design go shop! for fashion ae cg es no tr 9-12 $12.99 609-883-0375
Educational Insights Logiblocs Spy-Tech Lab eg 9-12 $39.95 800-995-4436
Family Pastimes Early Years cg cp es fp 4-7 $15.00 888-267-4414
Gamewright Check Out! ae cg es 6-12 $9.99 800-638-7568
Hasbro Games Bulls Eye Ball eg 9-12 $19.99 888-836-7025
MindWare Flip 4 bg es 8-12 $19.95 800-274-6123
S & S Innovations Snowball Fight cg tr 8-12 $17.99 866-767-6677
Think Fun! Oodles of Doodles ae bg 9-12 $19.99 800-468-1864
Warren Industries LEGO My First Builder Game bg 3-6 $12.99 800-447-2151
Winning Moves Games Play On Words cg es 7-12 $10.95 800-578-2468
DR. TOY'S 10 BEST AUDIO/VIDEO TAPES/CDs
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
A.L.L. For Kids Stinky Shoe & Coach LaRoo ae es op vt 4-10 $13.95 888-880-5437
Anchor Bay Entertainment James & The Red Balloon & Other Thomas Adventures vt dv 3-5 $12.98 800-233-3738
Baby Prodigy Baby Prodigy vt 12-24 mos $14.99 888-813-2408
Brainy Baby Brainy Baby Art (Exploring the World of Art) ac es sr vt 2-5 $15.95 877-455-2229
Cadaco Marshall Brodien's Magic Show 12 Trick Video Set ae ot vt 8-12 $14.99 800-621-5426
Intelibaby Music For Infants Vol 2 Travel Music cd es ml sr tr 0-36 mos $14.99 415-257-8843
Madacy Kids Crayola Music Box cd 3-5 $9.98 800-784-0991
Master Communications Follow Jade! es vt 2-6 $19.99 800-765-5885
New Hope Records Early Learning Sing-Along CD at cd es ml 2-8 $10.98 516-466-6040
Trout Fishing In America It's A Puzzle CD cd ml 5-12 $15.00 888-439-8342
DR. TOY'S 10 BEST CREATIVE PRODUCTS
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Delta Education Zoom Kits ac ae bo cp op 6-12 $14.95 800-663-2182
Faber-Castell USA Memory Art: 2 Tiles to Treasure ac cp 1-12 $15.00 800-642-2288
Fanny's Play House Color and Wash Finger Puppets ac pu 3-12 $11.00 516-822-3752
Gitchigoomi Enterprises Dr. Doodles Series cd cp es sr tr 3-12 $5.99 415-257-8843
Learning Line Foot Puppet SockS & Songs CD cp es fp ml pu 2-4 $9.99 888-926-7888
Made By Hands Make-Your-Own Puppets ac cp fp pu 4-12 $17.95 800-839-7369
OOZ & OZ Mirror-aculous Art Activities ac cp es ty 9-12 $19.99 703-750-3338
Quincrafts Make Your Own Door Critters ac cp es no 6-8 $6.49 800-342-8458
Sanford Colorific Retractable Markers ac 4-12 $6.55 800-323-0749
Walter Foster Publishing How to Draw Scooby-Doo! Step by Step Drawing Book and Kit ac cp es ty 6-12 $14.95 800-426-0099
DR. TOY'S 10 BEST ACTIVE PRODUCTS
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Big Time Toys YoYo Ball® ae no ty 3-12 $3.99 800-419-3810
Cranium Cranium Hullabaloo ae eg ml 4-12 $24.95 877-272-6486
Little Tikes Twist n' Toss ty 3-5 $29.99 800-321-0183
Lolo BucketBlast op tr 6-12 $29.95 800-760-9930
Neurosmith Musini Preschool eg es tr ty 3-5 $39.99 800-220-3669
Pal Toys Bright Ideas for Mommy & Me ac ae cg cp es 0-5 $9.95 310-528-7369
Playhut Megaland ty 3-12 $69.99 888-752-9488
Robin/Tani Media Factory I Can Do Yoga! Video Series ot vt 3-12 $17.95 866-606-7863
Sassy Baby Baby's First Wallet ot pl tr ty 9-36 mos $4.99 800-323-6336
Small World Toys IQ Baby Vroom Vroom Vehicles es ty 1-30 mos $25.00 866-310-1717

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 GN- Green Product
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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