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"  Purchasing toys for the kids during the holidays can be a tricky task. While children want items that are fun to play with, parents are looking for ones that are educational or inspirational. The good news: You can satisfy them both. The Good Housekeeping Research Institute&amp;#039;s Second Annual Toy Awards highlights great new playthings that inspire play, stimulate the imagination, teach and got rave reviews from our kid test panel.  The Consumer Electronics and Engineering Lab verified that each toy worked as intended. Then a group of about 60 kids, ranging in age from 5 to 12, were invited in and allowed to play with whichever toys piqued their interest (as long as they were age appropriate). The children were urged to try out as many toys as possible throughout the day. After road testing a toy, they were asked to fill out a survey to help us gauge how much they liked the toy. In addition, we asked them to list their favorite toys at the end of the day. Our winners were selected based on the kids&amp;#039; reactions as they played, their answers to our survey, and other observations made during the toy testing.  After we had our kid testers help us choose their favorites, documentation verifying compliance to ASTM-F963 Toy Safety and other appropriate certification was collected to ensure that the toys were indeed safe. In addition, any of the toys that were rated for ages under 8 were dropped on our drop tester 4 times from a height of 3 feet. They were also checked for small parts to ensure the toy wouldn&amp;#039;t pose a choking hazard. In addition, one toy was dropped from our list even though the kids liked it because it was found to be unsafe: the kids could easily access the heating element. Check out our results before you hit the stores: Good Housekeeping Research Institute&amp;#039;s Second Annual Toy Awards. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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