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Oppenheim Toy Portfolio
Gold Seal Award
Toy – Football Action Figures, Soccer Action Figures

The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio was founded in 1989 as the only independent consumer review of children’s media. Every year the jury of experts in child develpment, children’s literature, and education tests and reviews the latest children’s products. They send the best of these products on to their families of testers for further evaluation and final awarding of the Oppenheim Seal.

Brilliant Sky Toys & Books
Brilliance Award for Toy of the Year Imaginative Play
Category – Football, Baseball, Hockey and Soccer

Franchisor of upscale specialty stores with the belief that the right playthings give children a gateway to physical, emotional and cognitive development, Brilliant Sky Toys & Books provides the highest quality products in an atmosphere that is both active and interactive. The Brilliance Award is in recognition of outstanding quality, value, and representation of the ideals of developmentally-sound play.

Learning Express
Best Toy Award 2007
Toy – Football Action Figures

The nation’s leading Franchisor of educational toy stores with more than 150 locations across the country, each one locally owned and operated, and dedicated to providing quality toys, expert staff, exceptional customer service, and community support.

What the Stuff Toy Review
Four Star Award
Toy – Soccer Action Figures and Football Action Figures

National Parenting Center
National Parenting Award
Toy – Hockey Action Figures

The National Parenting Center’s mission is providing the most comprehensive and responsible parenting advice to parents everywhere furnished by some of the world’s most respected authorities in the field of child rearing and development. The Seal of Approval identifies the finest products being marketed to the parent/child audience based on a consumer oriented testing process that solicits evaluations from parents and their children. This award signifies to other parents that their peers have acknowledged a product’s quality and desirability based on a wide variety of determining factors.

Mom’s Best Award
Mom’s Best Award Winner
Toy – Hockey Action Figures

Mom’s Best Award was created to give moms an opportunity to share insight about children’s products with other parents. When a product carries the Mom’s Best Award designation, real moms have evaluated it and it has passed the strict Mom’s Best Award approval process.

Creative Child Magazine
Preferred Choice Award
Category – Football, Baseball, Hockey and Soccer

Creative Child magazine is a national publication that focuses on nuturing creativity in children. Each year a panel of psychologists, educators, parents, and children evaluate new toys based on educational value, creative urturing, creative play, and overall value with respect to retail price.

Toys & Family Entertainment Magazine
Hottest-selling items
Specialty segment of the toy industry: Football Action Figures

iParenting Media Awards
Outstanding Products
Toy Category: Baseball Action Figures

The iParenting Media Awards is the only consumer awards program certified by ISO 9001:2000, the internationally recognized standard of quality assurance. The reviewers are a diverse set of parents, experts, licensed childcare centers and schools nationwide.

 

Creative Child Magazine
Top Creative Toy Awards
Toy of the Year Award: Soccer Girls Action Figures
Preferred Choice Award: Football Action Figures
Seal of Excellence Award: Baseball Action Figures

Creative Child magazine is a national publication that focuses on nuturing creativity in children. Each year a panel of psychologists, educators, parents, and children evaluate new toys based on educational value, creative urturing, creative play, and overall value with respect to retail price.

MSNBC “ConsumerMan” Herb Weisbaum
Top Rated Preschool Toys
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Better Homes and Gardens
Most Engaging Toys Parents Can Put Under the Tree
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Specialty Toys & Gifts
Top-selling items
Specialty marketplace: Football Action Figures

InStyle Parties
> Download article

InStyle
Football Action Figures used as Super Bowl table centerpiece.

Fox & Friends
Segment about Football Action Figures

Chicago Tribune
Story about Football Action Figures

Action Figure Times
interview with Christy Kaskey