Kids Furniture, Kids Beds, Kids Bedding, Bedroom Sets, & Childrens Furniture: Award-Winning Toys,

Award-Winning Toys

While children tend to think nearly EVERYTHING is a toy, truly the best toys have a long list of values that make them the best. Toys must be fun, but they must also be engaging to young minds and bodies. They can help to build life-long benefits like self-esteem, creativity, physical health, coordination and problem solving skills. While we make sure to select the best toys to showcase on our site, these brands and products have gained recognition from the nation’s top awarding institutions as well as from the nation's most popular media outlets. From arts & crafts to building blocks & building sets, this page contains the best of the wide world of toys that can be found right here at All Childrens Furniture.

About the Awards

Dr. Toy Awards - Because children learn through play, Dr. Toy goes straight to the source to see what works and what doesn’t. The group observes children at play to find out what toys stimulate them and for how long, as well as how they use them. In conjunction with the observations, the group assesses quality, safety, educational value and price. Remembering that children at play equals minds at work, Dr. Toy approaches the evaluation process with a certain respect for fun, all the while keeping in mind the meaning behind it.

National Parenting Center Seal of Approval

National Parenting Center – Also started in 1989, The Seal of A pproval program is an independently run system designed by The National Parenting Center to judge not only toys, but a variety of child and parenting products. Through a multi-step test, volunteers consisting of parents, children and educators are given the opportunity to examine the submitted items over an eight week time frame. Things considered are desirability, sturdiness, interactive stimulation, and other attributes that are critical to a quality product.

National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) - Taking pride in their comprehensive approach to evaluation, for over 16 years, NAPPA has been reviewing children’s products and parenting resources, examining them from both an expert as well as consumer point of view. An independent panel of judges evaluate hundreds of products to find out which are the most fun and appealing as well as to determine their level of safety, educational value and age-appropriateness. NAPPA tries to filter through the abundance of information out there to provide an objective assessment that will please the most important parties involved – the parents and the kids.

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Awards – Founded in 1989, Oppenheim is the only independent consumer reviewer of children's media. Unlike other reviewers, they don't take ads and entry fees from companies they review. And unlike other companies, they don't rely exculsively on kid-testing, only including it as one factor of assessment. When you see the Oppenheim seal, you can trust that the product was at first chosen by a noted expert in child development, children's literature, and education, and then passed on to an assembly of the most honest and exact group of judges - the kids.

Parents' Choice Foundation Awards - Cemented in the idea that learning can be fun & games, The Parents’ Choice Foundation believes a good toy is engaging and dynamic. Does the toy build imagination and creativity, not just reflect them? Does it fit in with the target group and with the parent’s pocketbook? Does the toy bridge the generation gap or is it merely a fleeting amusement? All of these questions along with quality of construction, aesthetic appeal, and safety are considered and addressed by a diverse group of judges. Since 1978, the rigorous standards of the foundation have helped to make them a respected resource for parents, educators, store owners, and even the press.