Important Advisory:

We are now requiring companies to provide us with documentation that their products have been tested by an independent lab for phthalates and lead.
Please click here for submission requirements for new products. However, as we are not a lab, we will not be independently verifying those results. Also, with the exception of the 2008 Platinum Toy Awards, toys submitted for review prior to January 2008 were not tested for lead.

Instructions for submitting product to the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio for review.

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Children are by nature born scientists- they have great curiosity about the natural world. The trick for parents is to keep that interest alive and well with products that invite hands-on observation and questions. Some of these products give kids instantaneous feedback. But, most of them take time and involve transformations.

( Klutz $$16.95$ ) Kids will make discoveries about aerodynamics as they transform flat pieces of paper into a fleet of handmade airplanes. Comes with directions for making 10 different planes with 40 sheets of full color paper. Fun to fold and fly. Takes visual skill as well as dexterity and following direction. Sometimes it’s easier to get kids to read directions when the outcome has a fun pay off. Use planes for distance races to discover which fly longer distances or greater heights. Age: Early School Years, Late School Years, Tweens. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award 2004