Links to Our Favorite Toy Sites

• All-Reviews: Toys - Reviews of toys and games by consumers.
• Amazon Award Winners - Award winning toys spotlighted on Amazon.
• Canadian Toy Testing Council - Non-profit, charitable organization that offers evaluations of toys tested by children in everyday settings, to assess design, function, durability and play value.
• Classic Toys - Classic toys that are still on the market, along with their first year of introduction and their current manufacturer. Compiled by the American Toy Institute.
• Consumer Reports Magazine - Hot Toys
• Consumer Reports for Kids Online - Zillions (Consumer Reports for Kids) includes advice, ratings of toys and other things kids buy, and fun features like Fad Alert. Accepts no advertising from companies.
• CPSC Toy Safety Publications - Publications from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
• Dr. Toy - Provided by the Institute for Childhood Resources, this comprehensive site has tips, articles, evaluations, company links, toy history, "100 best toys", web links.
• Dragon Magazine - Role playing and other games reviewed. Includes forum, articles and links.
• CBS's The Early Show - A Top Ten list not to miss.
• Edutaining Kids - Reviews and guide to the best children's "edutainment" toys, videos, software, music, and video games.
• Educational Toy Guide - guide to choosing and using educational toys and crafts to improve child, toddler, and baby development.
• Epinions: Toys - Comprehensive site with consumer reviews, tips, and advice on both toys and games. Search by type, character, price or brand name.
• Family Fun Magazine - Family Fun magazine's top 10 holiday toys awards have kind of come to be known as the Oscars of the toy industry.
• Fun Play, Safe Play - Covers importance of play, safety tips, and toy suggestions. [PDF]
• Game and Toy Reviews - What's a Kid 2 Do? and, What's a Teen 2 Do? provide computer children's software, toy, games, and sports reviews for consumers. Site focuses on products that are currently popular and in demand.
• ABC's Good Morning America - I've always enjoyed the consumer oriented shopping tips segments of the network morning news programs.
• Thorough Review of the Best GPS - Best GPS awards top honors to a select few automotive, handheld and pda gps devices.
• How Stuff Works: Dancing Monster Novelty - In-depth description with many inside-view photos of a popular seasonal motorized novelty item.
• How Stuff Works: How Magna Doodle Works - Photographic tour of the Magna Doodle, shows how the liquid dispersion medium is used in a toy that allows children to draw and re-draw pictures and words without wasting paper or creating chalk dust.
• HowStuffWorks: How Water Blasters Work - Animated article shows inner workings of water pump guns capable of shooting 50 feet.
• MobiBLU - MobiBLU DAH 1500i Reviews, sources, and prices for the world's smallest MP3 player.
• NAPPA Gold Seal Awards - We all know how vital play is to children's well-being. But when it comes to choosing toys, it can be hard to know which ones will inspire hours of lasting fun, hold kids' attention and stand up to all that wear and tear.
• The National Parenting Center - Independent parent testers review, test, and give seals of approval to toys, games, books, software, educational products.
• Parenting Magazine -Road tested, then Mom tested..
• Parent's Choice Foundation - Good toys are about construction, not destruction. They’re about sparking imaginations, not stifling them..
• PIRG Toy Safety - Focuses on toy safety and has a complete list dangerous toys, plus shopping tips for consumers.
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• Sci-Fi Toys - IGN Sci-Fi focuses on science fiction toys, particularly action figures, with reviews and notices of what is new and on the market.
• Sport Fun - Offers specifications and information on many sporting goods and toys geared towards young children and teens.
• NBC's The Today Show - The Oppenheims discuss their annual platinum toy awards.
• Top Selling Toys - Month by month list, and archives of previous years, of top selling toys, compiled by the American Toy Institute.
• T.O.T.Y. Awards - Toy of the Year Awards, voted upon by the general public and the toy industry. Data is available seasonally, generally around Christmas.
• The Toy Guy - Toy reviews, game reviews, resources for parents and kids.
• Oppenheim Toy Portfolio - guide to children's media: the best toys, books, videos, music, and software for kids and their families.
• Toy Hazard Recalls - Toy recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission back to 1975.
• Toy Safety Survey - Annual survey and video demonstrations of unsafe toys. Tips for choosing safe toys.
• Toys For Tots - The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through a shiny new toy at Christmas, a message of hope to needy youngsters that will motivate them to grow into responsible, productive, patriotic citizens and community leaders.
• Toy Tips - providing toy reviews, testing, industry information, and more.
• Toy Wishes Magazine - The Ultimate Guide to Family Entertainment
• VegasDualSport - Vegas Dual Sport gives you the latest reports of trails in and around the Vegas Valley as well as hands on reviews of products like gel grips, motorcycle apparel, and other gear for the high desert motorcyclist.
• Virginia Cooperative Extension: Tips on Toys - Choosing safe toys, organized by age of the child.
• W.A.T.C.H. World Against Toys Causing Harm - Non-profit organization that lists toy hazards and a "10 worst toys" list.
• What's a Kid 2 Do: Toys - Reviews of popular children's toys with specifications and price range.