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.

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Travel Toys for Early Elementary School Age Kids:

( Radica $$9.99$ ) How does it know? Play twenty questions with this handheld machine and it really seems like magic! The programmed answers also have a sense of humor. Updated this year with a larger screen and buttons. PLATINUM AWARD ’05. New for 2007 , themed versions ($14.99 3, sports, music or movies) were too hard for our testers. (800) 803-9611. Age: Late School Years, Tweens. Phone: (800) 803-9611. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2005

( Memorex $$222.99$ ) We usually recommend talking, singing and playing games while traveling with your kids, but sometimes watching a favorite movie gives everyone some needed downtime. This red portable player comes with a 5” widescreen, a carrying bag and two sets of wraparound head phones. Can play DVDs, CD-R/CD-RWs, MP3 files and Kodak picture CDs. Comes with a DC car adapter and an AC power adapter so that you can also use in your hotel room. Age: Late School Years, Tweens, Teens. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2005

( Price Stern$$3.99$ ) Remember how much fun Mad Libs were when we were kids? They still produce a great deal of giggles and are fun to do as a group or independently. Also recommended, Mad Lib Junior which introduces kids to the concept of parts of speech (nouns, adjectives, and verbs) by using symbols that correspond to lists of words to choose from -making it much easier than the original version. Age: Early School Years. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award 2004

( Gamewright $$9.99$ ) One of the most innovative card games we've played in years. The cards have pictures of empty rooms, doors, and moose in the same rooms. The object is to place as many moose as possible in your opponents' house of cards. The player with the fewest moose at the end of the game, wins. Easy to learn and a lot of fun to play! 2–5 players. 15 mins. Still top rated, PDQ, short for Pretty Darn Quick, a great word game for travel. 8 & up. Age: Late School Years. Phone: 800-638-7568. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2005

( Gamewright $$9.99$ ) The object is to match all of your wig cards to those on the table. Be fast…there are no turns here. Everyone is trying to do the same thing whether it’s matching pony tails, beehives, or Mohawks! First player to get rid of all his cards wins. 6 & up.The company has signed a verification form complying with our safety requirements. We did not independently test this toy in a lab. Age: Early School Years, Late School Years. Phone: 800-638-7568. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award 2005