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Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products - 2004 Seal

Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products - 2004 Winners List

Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products - 2004 (alphabetized by manufacturer)
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
Company Item Type(s) Ages Price Phone
4R Mythmatical Battles cg es 9 - 12 $15.99 734-854-1969
Action Products International I Dig Treasures Curse of Pirate Island es ty 6 - 12 $24.99 800-772-2846
AirPacks AirMajor eq op tr 5 - 11 $54.99 800-310-7383
ALEX Color Scroller w/ Refills ac cp no tr ty 3 - 12 $9.99 800-666-2539
Avid Ideas Toucanz Trail Obstacle Adventure DVD vt dv 5 - 10 $17.95 877-543-7386
b. dazzle American Native Flowers Scramble Squares® Puzzle es no pz tr 4 - 12 $8.95 800-809-4242
Baby Einstein Baby Galilee The World Around Me Sky-Book ae bo cp fp 9 - 36 mos $15.99 800-793-1454
Babyscapes Zooper Phonics es vt 2 - 5 $14.95 888-441-5437
Battat/Parent's Magazine Busy Street ae es 1 - 2 $49.99 800-361-7899
Be Good Company My Little Sandbox Play Set--Big Builder cp fp op 3 - 8 $24.99 650-740-7024
Be Smart Kids Be Smart Kids Levels 1-4 Version 3.4 es sw 1 - 5 $99.99 888-267-5080
big BOING Toys/Right Brain Gnomads™ cp es fp no 8 - 12 $7.99 415-331-7557
Binney & Smith Gadget Headz Car Factory ty 8 - 12 $24.99 800-272-9652
Blue Orange Games Maask™ The Fun Race to Royalty bg es 6 - 12 $19.95 415-252-0372
BOX-Carz BOX-Carz ae cs es fp 3 - 6 $6.99 603-746-2291
Brand New World Dramatic Dress Ups™--Community Helper Collection cs fp 3 - 6 $23.95 866-721-6645
Briarpatch I Spy Word Scramble es ge tr ty 7 - 12 $19.99 800-232-7427
Center Enterprises Jumbo Circular Washable Paint/Ink Pads - Primary Kit ac cp ho st 3 - 12 $17.49 800-542-2214
Comfy EasyPC cm eg es sr 1 - 5 $79.99 866-372-6639
CoolBlox COOLBLOX mini 30 Piece Travel Bag co tr 3 - 9 $19.99 905-761-5241
CTC Publishing Hey, Dad--Let's Talk bg sr 3 - 10 $29.95 800-942-0962
Dad's Ink Toads of Fun bg es 4 - 8 $14.95 847-470-3212
DaMert Astro-Logix™ Neon Medium co cp es ty 5 - 12 $10.00 800-356-0474
Discovery Toys Roll & Play ae cg pl pu 18 mos - 5 $16.99 800-341-8697
DoubleStar Cogno: Deep Worlds™ bg es 7 - 12 $29.95 866-442-6466
EDC Publishing Animal Sticker Atlas ae bo cp es 6 - 8 $8.95 800-475-4522
Educational Insights GeoSafari Phonics Pad eg es 3 - 12 $149.00 800-995-4436
Edupress Math in a Flash Flash Card es tr 6 - 10 $11.99 800-835-7978
ETA/Cuisenaire Versatiles® Kindergarten Starter Set es ty 5 - 6 $64.95 800-445-5985
Family Pastimes Ice Breakers to the Rescue bg 10 - 12 $27.00 888-267-4414
Fisher-Price PowerTouch Baby bo es tr ty 6 - 36 mos $29.99 800-432-5437
Folkmanis Pinocchio Puppet cp do fp pu 5 - 12 $44.00 800-654-8922
Front Porch Classics Stretch Run bg 8 - 12 $59.95 206-826-3206
Fundex Games A to Z Junior™ bg 6 - 12 $19.99 800-486-9787
Funrise Toys Tub Town Coral Castle ae ty 2 - 5 $14.99 800-882-3808
Gamewright In A Pickle cg 10 - 12 $15.99 800-638-7568
Goldberger Doll Mfg 15" Zip-ity Do Dolly do 1 - 8 $9.99 800-452-3655
Greg & Steve Productions Ready, Set, Move cd 3 - 9 $13.98 800-548-4063
HABA Fantasy Blocks co cp es ty 1 - 5 $35.00 800-468-6873
Hands On Toys Crunch Art Little Theme Kit ac cp tr 5 - 10 $8.50 888-442-6376
Hasbro Lite-Brite Illuminart Easel ac cp 4 - 8 $34.99 800-327-8264
Hasbro Games Guess Where? bg 6 - 12 $14.99 888-836-7025
Hexabits Corporation Hexabits Fun Bucket 1350 ac co cp es pz 6 - 12 $39.95 734-389-2500
Innovative Interaction Talk Blocks es sr 3 - 9 $33.95 888-590-2303
Innovative Kids Spin, Read & Play. Your World Starts Here! ae bg es sr 6 - 12 $14.99 800-838-6400
International Playthings Flash Beat Drum ml ty 1 - 3 $19.99 800-445-8347
Jonic Distribution North America Geomag Color 96 co cp es 6 - 12 $49.99 888-995-6642
Joy Stories Under the Lily Pad cd es pu sr 5 - 9 $20.00 866-339-5300
Juno Baby Juno's Wonderful Day DVD cp es ml pu vt 0 - 4 $19.99 415-460-6415
Kidzup Productions Letters & Numbers CD cd 3 - 5 $6.99 888-321-5437
KikaFlik KikaFlik ae es op tr ty 3 - 7 $29.95 888-229-9045
Kimbo Educational Laugh 'n Learn Silly Songs cd ml 3 - 6 $14.95 800-848-6099
Klutz Twirled Paper ac bo cp 10 - 12 $16.95 800-737-4123
Leaf Moon Arts Storycard Theater™ bo es 3 - 8 $24.95 408-865-0447
LeapFrog Turbo Extreme™ Handheld cp 6 - 10 $34.99 800-701-5327
Learning Journey Intl USA Find It! es pz sr 5 - 12 $9.99 877-839-3969
Learning Resources M•Gears™ Remote Control Racers ae co cp el 7 - 12 $29.95 866-457-8697
Learning Resources Light 'N' Strike Math ae eg es ml 6 - 12 $29.95 866-457-8697
LEGO Systems Prehistoric Creatures ae co cp ty 7 - 12 $29.99 800-453-4652
Lots to Learn Lots to Learn: Nature Volume I (DVD) cd vt dv 2 - 5 $19.99 516-799-4376
Lucy Hammett Games Reptile Bingo bg es 3 - 12 $13.95 888-420-7585
Made By Hands Make-Your-Own™ Games ac bg cp es 6 - 12 $19.35 800-839-7369
Marban Industries Sentence Says bg cg es ty 8 - 12 $29.95 818-886-4650
Mega Bloks Nano™ Turbo Rally Racer co cp ho 6 - 12 $5.99 800-465-6342
MGA Entertainment 4Ever Best Friends dh do 4 - 7 $19.99 800-222-4685
Mic-O-Mic Americas Racing Car (Model #7.01) co cp ho ts 9 - 12 $40.50 877-642-6642
Microsoft Game Studios Zoo Tycoon 2 CD-ROM cm eg 2 - 12 $39.99 800-537-8324
MudPuppy Press Turn & Learn cg es pz 4 - 7 $13.00 800-670-7441
My First Day Productions My First Day at Preschool es vt 2 - 5 $13.99 323-466-1905
NAMiTS NAMiTS, The Game of Think cg cp es no 4 - 12 $9.95 207-797-5502
New Hope Records My Day/In Motion & Play cd cp es ml 2 - 8 $14.98 516-466-6040
Noodle Head Color Your Own Chinese Kite Kit ac ae cp op 8 - 12 $14.99 866-892-7311
Ohio Art ETO cp eg tr 4 - 11 $34.99 800-641-6226
Oregon Scientific Barbie™ Interactive Dictionary bo eg es 3 - 7 $34.99 800-853-8883
Patch Products Self-Esteem™ Game bg sr 8 - 12 $14.99 800-524-4263
Peopling.net TekToy-Peopled Swing Set & Lollipop Technology Explorer ae cp eq 6 - 12 $95.00 716-662-7794
Plasticant-Mobilo Plasticant Mobilo Building & Construction Toy #102 Group Set ae co cp es 3 - 8 $27.60 800-323-3040
Playhut Magic Play Ground ae cp fp 3 - 7 $49.99 888-752-9488
Playmobil Zoo co cp fp 4 - 12 $99.99 800-752-9662
Publications International Story Reader™ bo eg es ml 3 - 8 $24.99 800-745-9299
RC2 Corp - Learning Curve Intl Lamaze Grow with Baby Birdhouse es tr 0 - 3 $19.99 800-704-8697
RiverEdge Game Wordigo bg es 8 - 12 $24.99 479-444-0360
Rock 'N Learn Rock 'N Learn Alphabet Circus Video dv es ml tr vt 2 - 5 $19.99 800-348-8445
Schoenhut Toy Piano Day Care Durable Toy Piano es ho ml ty 3 - 8 $338.95 888-414-2739
Simtec FunSlides Carpet Skates™ ae ts ty 6 - 12 $17.99 800-847-4683
Small World Toys Wild Gertie Balls ae op ty 1 - 6 $6.99 866-310-1717
Soaring Star Productions Pocket Snails Letter Adventure es vt dv 2 - 5 $12.95 800-477-7811
Spin Master Toys Bella Dancerella Home Ballet Studio ae es fp 3 - 8 $29.99 800-622-8339
Start Smarter Videos Firefighter George & Today's Mighty Trains ae es sr vt 2 - 8 $12.99 404-944-1351
Tangle Toys Tangle Therapy ty 5 - 12 $10.00 888-829-3808
Thames & Kosmos Center Brainy Freeze Ice Cream Maker ae es sc sr 8 - 12 $14.95 800-587-2872
Toys R Us Home Depot Power Tools Workshop ty 3 - 5 $49.99 800-869-7787
Twin Sisters Productions SPEECHercise™ CD cd es 3 - 6 $12.99 800-248-8946
VTech Electronics Write & Learn Smartboard™ eg es 3 - 5 $29.99 800-521-2010
Way Way Entertainment This Little Piggy Stayed Home DVD ac es ml vt 1 - 4 $14.95 888-675-0695
Wild Heart Ranch I Sea Horses! bo es pl ty 6 - 12 $9.99 888-889-9213
Wow Wee Robosapien ty 6 - 12 $99.00 914-738-9477
Zak Records When Bullfrogs Croak CD cd es ml 5 - 10 $15.00 877-358-5820
Zapf Creation Love me CHOU CHOU do es fp 3 - 12 $49.99 407-351-7702
Zen Baby Zen Baby DVD vt dv 1 - 24 mos $16.95 877-449-2229

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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