Interactive Toys from Step2 Win iParenting Media Awards!

(Streetsboro, Ohio) — May 15, 2008 — The Step2 Company's® Step2 Fun Flow Play Sink™, as well as the Lil' Lion Happy Hang Out and Loopapalooza by Infantino®, have been recognized by iParenting Media as "Excellent Products of 2008." The group of licensed childcare facilities, schools, and parents that make up the iParenting Media Awards Executive Committee reviewed hundreds of products for educational and play merit, safety, value, age appropriateness and other factors including actual child and parent feedback from testing families around the nation. Award winners also meet the highest toy safety standards and are free of lead and phthalates.

Designed for the patio or backyard, the Fun Flow Play Sink has a battery-powered pump that keeps water and fun times flowing through the sink's gooseneck faucet. The faucet rotates to allow children to direct water flow and play with the accessory play pieces including a cup, strainer, spinning waterwheel and funnel. The accessory pieces have handles that allow them to hang on the outer rim of the sink so toddlers can clean up after play time, just like the big kids.

One of the iParenting Media Awards reviewers commented on the Step2 Fun Flow Sink, "We have had a blast with this toy and my kids want to play with it everyday. It's big enough that a group of kids can play, but not so big that it's tough to store. A definite hit!"

The Infantino Lil' Lion Happy Hang Out is a jungle-themed activity gym complete with multiple baby entertainment features, including a musical note on back of the large peek-a-boo mirror for fun jungle music and sounds. The interesting textures and dangling toys stimulate and develop senses — key for ages three months and up. Also, beginning at birth, children can be entertained by Infantino's Loopapalooza, a hanging toy with intertwined loops of sliding bugs, a teether, peek-a-boo mirror, and jittery bug.

"The Step2 Company is proud of our toys among all of our brands — Step2, Infantino and Thinkativity. We are committed to creating toys that provide hours of safe, fun imaginative play and development for children," said Step2 CEO Scott Levin. "The iParenting Media Award is a prestigious recognition for our high-quality toys and we are thrilled to receive this honor."

The Fun Flow Play Sink is part of the Step2 lineup of high-quality, imaginative toys for kids, including its signature kitchens, sand and water toys, ride on vehicles, swing sets and wagons. The Lil' Lion Happy Hang Out and Loopapalooza are part of Infantino's diverse product line which includes unique toys, fun puzzles, interactive shopping cart covers, travel items, and fashionably comfortable carriers. For more information, visit step2.com or view the award posting at the iParenting awards site.