Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products - 1999
Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products - 1999 - Main
10 Best Lists
Dr. Toy selects 10 products for each of the following categories:
- Toys
- Educational Products
- Socially Responsible Products (to help children learn about their environment and themselves)
- Software/High-Tech Products
- Games
- Audio/Visual Tapes and Related Auditory Products
- Creative Products
- Active Products
| Company | Item | Ages | Price | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasbro Playskool | Kick Start Gym | Birth - 24 mo | $34.99 | 800-752-9755 |
| Imaginazium | Yoga Kit for Kids | 4-12 | $19.95 | 800-800-7008 |
| Immuel Toys | Sweel | 6-12 | $13.95 | 800-870-6903 |
| Kids II | Discovery Bug Play Gym | 1 mo -12 mos | $29.99 | 770-551-0442 |
| K'NEX | Millennium Edition Challenge Set | 7-12 | $44.99 | 212-777-2220 |
| Quadro | Universal II | 3-12 | $389.99 | 877-478-2376 |
| Rokenbok Toy | Action Factory Starter Set | 6-10 | $199.99 | 800-476-5265 |
| Selecta Spielzeug | Dollhouse | 4-8 | $198.00 | 518-273-0726 |
| Uncle Milton | EM3 Robotic Extender Arm | 8-12 | $24.95 | 800-869-7555 |
| Whacky Music | Boomwhackers Tuned Percussion Tubes | 3-12 | $24.98 | 520-282-3860 |
| Company | Item | Ages | Price | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babyscapes | Miracle of Mozart | 8 mos - 5 yr | $14.99 | 800-441-5437 |
| Backyard Productions | Baby Songs ABC, 123 Colors & Shapes | 2-6 | $12.98 | 800-745-1145 |
| Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta-Music | Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta-Spooky! | 6-12 | $15.95 | 800-289-6923 |
| Lyrick Studios | ABC Baby Bop | 1-4 | $19.99 | 800-418-2371 |
| Small Fry Productions | Brainy Baby, Left and Right Brain | 6 mos - 36 mos | $15.95 / volume | 800-521-5311 |
| Sony Wonder | Wimzie's House: It's Magic Time! | 2-5 | $12.98 | 800-221-8180 |
| Sphere | Kiddie Car Tunes | 1-4 | $69.99 | 800-543-4886 |
| Street Gold Records | Doo-Wop Yule Pop | 2-12 | $15.95 | 800-720-5152 |
| Team Concepts | CD Audiomaster | 8-12 | $139.99 | 800-486-0898 |
| Company | Item | Ages | Price | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex | Stained Glass Clock | 7-12 | $13.00 | 800-666-2539 |
| Binney & Smith | Crayola Model Magic Make & Keep Critters | 4 -8 | $15.95 | 800-272-9652 |
| Branbec | Kidtown Kids Island Playmat | 2-6 | $29.50 | 800-553-5988 |
| Discovery Channel | Discovery Channel Art Lab | 9 up | $52.50 | 212-751-2120 |
| Folkmanis | Finger Puppet Theater | 6-9 | $14.00 | 800-443-4463 |
| Hot Off the Press | Scrapbooking for Kids | 7-12 | $6.95 | 800-227-9595 |
| Learning Materials Workshop | Carosello | 3-8 | $89.95 | 800-693-7164 |
| Manhattan Toy | Enchanted Finger Puppet Theater Set | 3-5 | $50.00 | 800-541-1345 |
| Polaroid | I-Zone Instant Pocket Camera | 9-12 | $24.99 | 800-343-5000 |
| Roylco | Piles of Puppets | 4-7 | $15.99 | 800-362-8656 |
| Company | Item | Ages | Price | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICCO | Planet Discovery | 3-6 | $19.99 | 877-424-4226 |
| Frank Schaffer Publications | Fun Pack | 4-6 | $9.95 | 888-285-5118 |
| Inspiration Software | Inspiration | 6-12 | $69.00 | 800-877-4292 x72 |
| Leapfrog Toys | Phonics Writing Desk | 3-5 | $29.99 | 800-701-3327 |
| Learning Resources | Life Science Kit | 8-12 | $13.95 | 800-222-3909 |
| Let's Learn Educational Toys | Multi Dressing Cube | 2-5 | $19.95 | 800-675-0090 |
| Perfection Enterprises | My First Business | 6-14 | $19.95 | 315-689-7891 |
| Toys to Grow On | Young Explorer's Backpack | 5-10 | $19.95 | 800-542-8338 |
| Wild Goose Company | Leonardo Di Vinci | 8-12 | $21.99 | 800-621-1040 |
| Wild Planet Toys | Mega Dome Chemistry Chamber | 8-12 | $25.00 | 800-247-6570 |
| Company | Item | Ages | Price | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amerigames Intl | Quick Checkers | 4-12 | $9.95 | 800-344-4241 |
| Ampersand Press | Wild Seed Game | 4-10 | $21.95 | 800-624-4263 |
| Aristoplay | Mars 2020 | 8 - up | $30.00 | 800-634-7738 |
| Binary Arts | Hoppers | 8-12 | $12.00 | 800-468-1864 |
| Briarpatch | Where the Wild Things Are | 4-8 | $19.95 | 800-232-7427 |
| Great American Puzzle Factory | Uncle Milton's Ant Farm Game | 5-8 | $14.95 | 800-922-1194 |
| Instructional Fair Group | NumberStart | 3-6 | $15.95 | 800-443-2976 |
| Milton Bradley / Hasbro | Pooh Candyland 100 Acre Wood Picnic Game | 3-6 | $9.99 | 800-836-7025 |
| Scholastic | I Spy Junior | 3-5 | $29.95 | 800-724-4718 |
| TEDCO | Snapshots Across America | 8-12 | $19.99 | 800-654-6457 |
| Company | Item | Ages | Price | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronicle Books | Rubberneckers | 5-12 | $12.95 | 800-722-6657 |
| Corolle | Calin | 8-12 | $30.00 | 800-668-4846 |
| Curiousity Kits | Wind Machine | 8-12 | $24.95 | 800-584-5487 |
| Harvest Hill Press | Hey Kids! You're Cookin' Now! A Global Awareness Cooking Adventure | 7-12 | $19.95 | 800-288-8900 |
| Judy/Instructo | Bugs-See Inside Playtime Puzzle | 3-5 | $10.95 | 888-285-5118 |
| Rand McNally | Children's Millennium Atlas-World | 8-12 | $16.95 | 800-234-0679 |
| Sassy | Tote & Tinker Activity Center | tba | tba | 800-323-6336 |
| Soundprints | Dancing in the Sand: Story of Atlantic Blue Crab | 3-8 | $19.95 | 800-541-2205 |
| Straight Edge | Wheels on the Bus Rub a Dub Bath Book | 3-5 | $5.00 | 800-732-3628 |
| Wrebbit | Mini Puzz 3-D | 4-8 | $5.99 | 800-973-2248 |
| Company | Item | Ages | Price | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DataDesk | Little Fingers Children's Keyboard | 3-8 | $99.95 | 800-355-4448 |
| Edmark | Travel the World with Timmy | 4-7 | $29.95 | 800-691-2985 |
| GP Toys | Emiglio the Robot | 4-10 | $100.00 | 800-338-1850 |
| Grolier Interactive | Year 2000 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia | 9-12 | $59.99 | 203-797-3530 |
| Hasbro Interactive | Tonka Raceway CD-ROM | 5-8 | $29.95 | 800-683-5847 |
| JuniorNet | JuniorNet | 3-12 | $9.95 | 800-952-7709 |
| LEGO Toy Company | LEGO Technic Indy Storm | 9-12 | $39.99 | 800-233-8756 |
| Neurosmith | Music Blocks | 3-5 | $69.95 | 800-220-3669 |
| Scientific Learning | Away We Go! | 4-7 | $49.00 | 510-665-9700 |
| Tivola Electronic Publishing | Oscar the Balloonist Discovers the Farm | 4-8 | $19.99 | 212-674-5842 |
| Company | Item | Ages | Price | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIO | Fire and Rescue Set | 3-6 | $68.00 | 800-274-6869 |
| DaMert | Mini Space Phone | 8-12 | $8.00 | 800-231-3722 |
| Discovery Toys | Fascination Station | 30 mos - 5 yr | $27.95 | 800-426-4777 |
| Educational Design | Kaleidoscope Science | 8-12 | $9.95 | 800-221-9372 |
| Hoberman Designs | Expandagon Construction System | 8-12 | $39.99 | 800-229-3653 |
| International Playthings | Thomas the Tank Engine - Big Set | 3-5 | $50.00 | 973-316-2500 |
| MGA Entertainment | Virtual Car Racing | 5-12 | $19.99 | 800-222-4685 |
| Pamela Drake | Woodkins | 3-11 | $13.00 -$25.00 | 800-966-3762 |
| Peaceable Planet | Peaceables | 6-12 | $7.99 | 877-473-2232 |
| Tiny Love | Tiny Love Stacking Links & Rings | 6 mos - 36 mos | $17.95 | 800-TINY LOV |
