- Epinions: Toys - http://www.epinions.com/kifm-Toys-All
Comprehensive site with consumer reviews, tips, and advice on both toys and games. Search by type, character, price or brand name.
- All-Reviews: Toys - http://www.all-reviews.com/toys.htm
Reviews of toys and games by consumers.
- Game and Toy Reviews - http://www.kid2do.com/reviews.htm
What's a Kid 2 Do? and, What's a Teen 2 Do? provide computer children's software, toy, games, and sports reviews for consumers. Site focuses on products that are currently popular and in demand.
- The National Parenting Center - http://www.tnpc.com/soa/hol99soa.html
Independent parent testers review, test, and give seals of approval to toys, games, books, software, educational products.
- Consumer Reports for Kids Online - http://www.zillions.org/
Zillions (Consumer Reports for Kids) includes advice, ratings of toys and other things kids buy, and fun features like Fad Alert. Accepts no advertising from companies.
- T.O.T.Y. Awards - http://www.toy-tma.org/toty/index.html
Toy of the Year Awards, voted upon by the general public and the toy industry. Data is available seasonally, generally around Christmas.
- What's a Kid 2 Do: Toys - http://www.kid2do.com/toys1.htm
Reviews of popular children's toys with specifications and price range.
- Edutaining Kids - http://www.edutainingkids.com
Reviews and guide to the best children's "edutainment" toys, videos, software, music, and video games.
- Toy Hazard Recalls - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.html
Toy recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission back to 1975.
- Sci-Fi Toys - http://scifi.ign.com/toys.html
IGN Sci-Fi focuses on science fiction toys, particularly action figures, with reviews and notices of what is new and on the market.
- Sport Fun - http://www.sportfun.com/
Offers specifications and information on many sporting goods and toys geared towards young children and teens.
- Toy Safety Survey - http://www.toysafety.net
Annual survey and video demonstrations of unsafe toys. Tips for choosing safe toys.
- The Toy Guy - http://www.thetoyguy.com/
Toy reviews, game reviews, resources for parents and kids.
- Canadian Toy Testing Council - http://www.toy-testing.org
Non-profit, charitable organization that offers evaluations of toys tested by children in everyday settings, to assess design, function, durability and play value.
- Dr. Toy - http://www.drtoy.com/
Provided by the Institute for Childhood Resources, this comprehensive site has tips, articles, evaluations, company links, toy history, "100 best toys", web links.
- Top Selling Toys - http://www.toy-tia.org/content/navigationmenu/library/Statistics3/Top_Selling_Toys/Top_Selling_Toys.htm
Month by month list, and archives of previous years, of top selling toys, compiled by the American Toy Institute.
- Classic Toys - http://www.toy-tia.org/content/navigationmenu/library/Classic_Toys/Classic_Toys.htm
Classic toys that are still on the market, along with their first year of introduction and their current manufacturer. Compiled by the American Toy Institute.
- Fun Play, Safe Play - http://www.toy-tia.org/content/navigationmenu/library/Publications_Resources1/Fun_Play_Safe_Play/FunPlaySafePlay.pdf
Covers importance of play, safety tips, and toy suggestions.
- Dragon Magazine - http://www.skirmisher.com/dragon-0.htm
Role playing and other games reviewed. Includes forum, articles and links.
- Best Child Toys - http://www.best-child-toys.com
Guide on how to choose children's toys and games which are fun, safe and educational.
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