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( LeapFrog $$29.99$ ) Hang this electronic counting hoop on a doorknob, drawer, or chair. Set the counter to count by ones. For older kids, set it to count by 2s, 5s, 10s, or backwards and they are ready to start shooting baskets. Kids can set a goal and the payoff comes with special music. Counts in English or Spanish and, even better, it also has a volume control. 3 & up, up, up. (800) 701-5327. Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Phone: 800 701 5327. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2007

( Lego Systems, Inc. $$49.99$ ) One of the most satisfying Duplo sets of the year (no matter how old you are). Your preschooler will need a lot of help putting this set together but he will love playing with it! Comes with a plane, airport with tower, and ground crew! Still top rated, last year’s PLATINUM AWARD-winning Fire Station ($29.99 5), which can be built as a tower or horizontally. Past winners include: The Big Farm Set, Bob the Builder, and Dora the Explorer sets. We also highly recommend a big bucket ($19.95) for open-ended creations. 3 & up. (800) 233-8756. Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Phone: 800 453 4652. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2007

( eeBoo $$12.95$ ) Award-winning ilustrator Kevin Hawkes designed the graphics on this simple matching game. It is more like a lotto game than bingo, with six animals on each playing board and matching animal chips that players pull from a cloth bag. A game of chance that is good for language development. Still top rated, I Never Forget A Face Memory Game ($12.95 4). Our almost-five-year-old tester proclaimed this the best memory and matching game ever. 3 & up. (212) 222-0823. Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Phone: (212) 222-0823. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2007

( Corolle $$49.99$ ) A very sweet 14" baby doll that is just right for pretend play. Our testers love this collection of dolls that feel so soft and smell like vanilla. The head and limbs are vinyl with a soft fabric body that is extremely huggable. Comes with a bunny and bottle. We'd recommend pairing this doll with a stroller or the Play Nursery from Corolle. Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Phone: 800-628-3655. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2007

( Corolle $$70$ ) A very special-looking present that comes with a 14" baby doll in a charming pink fabric-lined carrying basket with quilt, toy bunny, bottle, and baby book! There is an African American Bebe Do version ($49.99) but unfortunately not with the basket. (800) 668-4846. Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Phone: 800-628-3655. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2007

( Edushape $$12.95$ ) Two caterpillars are racing to the finish line. The way they get there is with a roll of the dice, players move the matching piece of the caterpillar’s body forward. Okay, so there are some body integrity issues here, but it’s really fun to play and a fresh new twist on color concepts! (800) 404-4744.The company has signed a verification form complying with our safety requirements. We did not independently test this toy in a lab. Age: Preschool. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2007

( Corolle $$36$ ) The perfect accessory for doll play. This nursery looks most like a portable crib done in pink and white. Comes with an activity arch with two dangling toys. Sure to be a pleaser, especially with a new doll inside! Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Phone: 800-628-3655. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2007

( Cranium $$24.95$ ) Plug this DVD in, put the playing mats on the floor, and let the fun begin! Fun for a party or play date, this is an active game that involves kids in wiggling like an octopus, crawling like a lizard, hopping like a kangaroo. As they move to different colored and shaped playmates, kids may find themselves on the same square as a friend. No problem. It’s not a competitive game. Winning is completely by chance as the caller announces the “Lucky Pad” that three kids may be standing on. With live action video of animals and how they move, this game offers lots of opportunities for active play as well as quick rounds for multiple winners. A delightful adaptation of the original Hullabaloo game. Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Phone: (877) 272-6486. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2007

( Little Tikes $$299$ ) The neighborhood that tested this 16' x 7' x 7' bouncer raved. It requires lots of space but delivers a great deal of play value. “Larger kids were able to enjoy it too,” “easy to blow up with built in pump.” Kids have to make their way through the obstacle course and then down one of two red slides. As with any inflatable toy, lots of parental supervision is a must. There are larger inflatables in this line (notably a rock wall that looks like fun, but we are concerned about smaller children climbing and potentially falling awkwardly). Still top rated, last year’s Jump ’n Slide ($200 41⁄2). 3 & up. (800) 321-0183. Age: Preschool, Early School Years. Phone: 800-321-0183. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2007

( eeBoo $$15$ ) Our three-and-a-half-year-old tester loved the big playing pieces and the tablecloth that add to the pretend part of this simple game. Players use a spinner to collect the pieces of the tea set needed for their party. There are no skills involved in this luck-of-the-draw game. Graphics are beautiful and the game is on target for the preschool set. Picnic Game ($15 5) uses the same idea with a few ants thrown into the mix! Both are winners! 3 & up. (212) 222-0823. The company has signed a verification form complying with our safety requirements. We did not independently test this toy in a lab. Age: Preschool. Phone: (212) 222-0823. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award 2007

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• Early School Years
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