RC2 Corporation Wins Three Spots in NBC'S TODAY Show Toy Test 2003 Winner's Circle

RC2 Corporation was honored with over fifty awards from toy industry experts, child development professionals and parenting magazines in 2003 bringing their lifetime total to over four hundred. The awards, spread out among RC2 Corporation's many brands, demonstrate the company's dedication to producing quality products that engage children of all ages and satisfy the need to play.

Among the awards won in 2003 were three coveted placements in NBC's TODAY Show Toy Test 2003 Winner's Circle. The John Deere® Kids Animal Sounds Hay Ride was honored as a top toy for toddlers, while the Madeline™ Storybook Dollhouse and Thomas & Friends™ Wooden Railway Sodor Rescue Team Set were named top toys for preschoolers.

In addition, RC2 Corporation won four Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Awards, twenty-four Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Awards, three National Association of Parenting Publications Awards, three Parents Choice Awards and Toy of the Year recognition from respected parenting media including Parents, Child, American Baby, Parenting, Baby Talk, Scholastic Parent & Child and more.

RC2 Corporation's Lamaze® brand was this year's big winner, garnering twenty-two awards. Its redesigned infant development products included a line of Softronics items which incorporate lights and sounds with Lamaze's signature developmental elements. Thomas Wooden Railway scored twelve awards this year with Madeline close behind at a total of ten. FeltKids® picked up four awards for their line of Storytelling Sets, Eden® secured two awards and John Deere Kids rounded out RC2 Corporation's winners with one award.

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