Playaway Toy Company, Inc. Given AblePlay Product Seal

July 17, 2013 - PRLog -- Playaway Toy Company, Inc. announces their Rainy Day™ Therapist Kit has been highly rated by AblePlay™ as a product that helps children with special needs.  This kit assembles into an indoor play set by utilizing a doorway and a special brace bar to create a collection of swinging, gliding and rocking play products that provide a series of benefits to helps kids of all abilities.

Recognized for their safety, innovation and creative use of space, the Rainy Day Therapist Kit has received the highest rating possible by AblePlay for the physical, sensory and social/emotional benefits this product delivers.  In addition this kit has also received high ratings on the cognitive benefits it offers.

AblePlay is an online resource at ableplay.org that provides comprehensive research, ratings and reviews on toys and products that are a good fit for children of all abilities.  By profiling the benefits along with play suggestions, AblePlay helps parents and professionals choose products that deliver the value of play along with therapeutic attributes.

Product evaluations are conducted by Lekotek-certified professionals who have degrees and experience in special education, child life, therapeutic recreation or other therapies.   The Rainy Day Therapist Kit was found to be highly effective in providing a child with both vestibular and proprioceptive input and to assist with a child’s ability to experience sensory integration.

Haley Anderson, Family Play Specialist and CTRS at Lekotek who assisted in reviewing this product observed, “The swinging motion this product provides wakes up a child’s muscles and engages his or her core to keep upright.  This leads to increased body awareness, better balance and aids in the ability to stay focused. It is also an ideal outlet for a child that craves motion.”  

The families that utilized this product in the evaluation process also noted that this play set invited repeated use and longevity by providing different swing options including: strap swing, hammock, glider swing, trapeze bar and baby swing.   “The hammock was my son’s favorite,” shared a Lekotek family.  “He used it like a cocoon to soothe himself, relax, read and study in.  He also listened better while rocking and could focus much better afterwards.”  

“Our goal with this set was to provide a child with the best and the safest play experience possible,” stated Scott Pfefferle, President.  “Our Lekotek evaluation is exciting and supports our commitment to ‘making life better’ for all children including those who have special needs that our product can help address.”

About Playaway Toy Company, Inc.

Four brothers translated their love for toys and play into a mission to, “bring the best of the children’s market to every parent and every child.”  Their in-house design team works closely with parents and therapists to develop smart, high quality products unlike any other.  Feedback from parents, who have children on the autism spectrum, and encouragement from therapists led them into the special needs market.

Playaway Toy Company made its toy industry debut at the 2013 Toy Fair in New York City and the company is continuing to spread the news on their innovative products to the mainstream market. To learn more about Rainy Day Therapist Kid and the benefits it delivers to children of all abilities go to

http://www.playawaytoy.com or call Toll Free: (888) 752-9929 or Local: (715)752-4840.  

About AblePlay

Ableplay™ is an online resource at www.ableplay.org that provides comprehensive research, ratings, and reviews on toys and products that are a good fit for children of all abilities.  AblePlay is a division of the National Lekotek Center, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing children who have disabilities access to the benefits of play experiences.  Lekotek believes that toys and play can help children with special needs learn, develop and thrive in a world that present them with many unique and complex challenges.