Hot Toys Thorough Review

Links to Our Favorite Toy Sites

• All-Reviews: Toys - Reviews of toys and games by consumers.
• 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.
• 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.
• The National Parenting Center - Independent parent testers review, test, and give seals of approval to toys, games, books, software, educational products.
• PIRG Toy Safety - Focuses on toy safety and has a complete list dangerous toys, plus shopping tips for consumers.
• 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
• 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.