NEWS & AWARDS

HONORS

Mom's Best Award
Mom's Best Award
2009 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.


2008 Top Preferred Choice Award
Creative Child Magazine
Preferred Choice Award 2008
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
Toys & Family Entertainment Magazine
Hottest-selling items 2007
Specialty segment of the toy industry: Football Action Figures


iParenting Media Award Winner
iParenting Media Awards
Outstanding Products for 2006
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.


2008 Top Preferred Choice Award
Creative Child Magazine
Top Creative Toy Awards 2005
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
MSNBC "ConsumerMan" Herb Weisbaum
Top Rated Preschool Toys for 2005
> Read article (click "Preschool")


Better Homes and Gardens
Better Homes and Gardens
Most Engaging Toys Parents Can Put Under the Tree in 2005
> Download article


Specialty Toys & Gifts
Specialty Toys & Gifts
Top-selling items 2004
Specialty marketplace: Football Action Figures


Best Toy Award
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio
Gold Seal Award 2003
Toy - Football Action Figures
Toy - 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.


Toy Tips Trusted® Mark of Excellence
Toy Tips Trusted®
Mark of Excellence
Our toys have the "TTT" mark of excellence from Toy Tips. The "TTT" mark of excellence indicates that a product has been triple tested using our academic review process. Tested by trained researchers, educators, parents and children, a toy with a "TTT" rating means that it exceeds our standards and has been rated to deliver a fun play experience that also stimulates developmental learning skills.


PRESS

InStyle
InStyle Parties 2006
> Download article

InStyle 2004
- Football Action Figures were featured as the perfect item to use as the centerpiece for any Super Bowl party!


Fox & Friends
Fox & Friends 2004
Segment about Football Action Figures


Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune 2003
Story about Football Action Figures
> Read article (coming soon)


Action Figure Times
Action Figure Times 2003
interview with Christy Kaskey
> Read article (coming soon)