NICK JR. MAGAZINE
October 26, 2005
Nick Jr. Magazine has chosen My Pinball Game kit as one of the 50 Best Toys of 2005. This award, given annually, is the culmination of months of research and testing involving hundreds of toys and the input of a team of child-development experts, editors, teachers, parents, and, of course, children.

PARENTING MAGAZINE
November 2005 Issue
My Pinball Game kit has been selected as a Parenting Mom-Tested Toy of the Year in the November issue of Parenting Magazine. Parenting calls upon the expertise of moms across the country and Parenting's team of experts and editors to evaluate each item for overall safety, quality, effectiveness and fun factor. A small number of toys that meet with the moms' tough approval are granted the Mom-Tested™ seal.

FAMILY FUN MAGAZINE
November 2005
My Dog House has received a Family Fun's T.O.Y. Award 2005. During FamilyFun's annual hunt for the year's best toys, 1,400 kids work -- or should we say play -- for more than 30,000 hours testing and retesting toys to find those that live up to their promise, and then vote for their favorites. The results: 63 kid-approved playthings -- 21 winners and 42 finalists -- organized by age and category, sure to please the toy testers on your list this holiday season.

PRESS RELEASE
January 27, 2005
My Horse Stable & Corral and My Birdhouse kits were among the best new craft kits of the season featured on the NBC Today Show with Al Roker and Stephanie Oppenheim.

The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio has awarded My Jewelry Box kit with its highest honor, the Platinum Award. In addition, Gold Awards were given to My Horse Stable & Corral Kit and My Jewelry Box Kit. My Horse Stable & Corral Kit and My Birdhouse Kit have also received the 2004 Parents' Choice awards.

NBC TODAY SHOW
March 18, 2003
Top Rated Science and Math Toys

Stephanie Oppenheim of The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio selected Balitono's Paint the Wild Bird Diner kit as one of the fun products that lets your kids play and learn at the same time. For the complete story, please visit: http://www.toyportfolio.com/TVArchives/ScienceSpring2003.asp

Balitono's My Bug House kit was featured as one of the "Hottest Toy Trends of the Season" by Working Mother magazine, November 2002 issue

PRESS RELEASE
December 27, 2001
Balitono & The National Arbor Day Foundation

The National Arbor Day Foundation ("The Foundation") and Balitono are pleased to announce the beginning of a partnership. Starting in 2002, with the purchase of each Paint the Wild® wooden kit, a contribution will be made to The Foundation to have trees planted in our national forests. In addition, Balitono will include The Foundation's message in all its Paint the Wild® activity kits.

"By planting thousands of trees, Balitono will help sustain an important renewable resource, further benefiting the earth for this and future generations," said John Rosenow, President of The National Arbor Day Foundation. "We welcome and appreciate their generous support."

PRESS RELEASE
December 4, 2001
Balitono 2002 Paint the Wild® Kits

Balitono is pleased to introduce 10 wonderful new wooden painting kits for the New Year. They are: My Bug House kit, My Keepsake Clock Kit, Deluxe Armoire kit, My Collector Box kit, Horse Family kit, Wolf Family kit and 4 new one-piece kits.

Separately, Dr. Toy has awarded Balitono with Dr. Toy Top 10 Creative Products and Dr. Toy Top 100 Children's Products for Paint the Wild® Nature Tic Tac Toe kit.

PRETTY DRESSER KIT Kids can paint this Pretty Dresser Kit (Balitono $16) and use it to store jewelry or other treasures after it's painted. There's no right or wrong way to paint this. CLICK FOR MORE INFO

PRESS RELEASE
May 2001
2001 ASTRA Hot Pick winners

The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association has selected Balitono’s Paint it Wild™ Pretty Dresser kit as its hot pick winner for Arts & Crafts.

The purpose of the Hot Pick Award is to identify new toy introductions that are creative, open-ended, age-appropriate, and fun.

ASTRA is The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association, a large group of toy stores, toy makers and professionals whose everyday business is caring about how children play. An organization whose people and companies are committed to producing and selling high quality, durable, and enriching toys for children. ASTRA believes that toys which are carefully made and thoughtfully sold can make a difference not only in the way that children play, but in how they learn and grow.

For more information, please visit: www.astratoy.org

PRESS RELEASE
February 2001
Excerpts from the February 2001 issue of The Toy Fair Times:

Balitono introduced 6 refreshing Paint the Wild ® wooden kits for 2001. They are: Pretty Dresser, Collector’s Cabinet, My Horse Box, My Purrfect Box, My Treasure Chest and Nature Tic-Tac-Toe kits.

"I think many parents are increasingly wary of high tech gadgets and throw-away toys. With the specialty retail stores and catalogs, in particular, we are seeing the resurgence of back to basic activity kits." quoted Yu Oen, president of the company. "Our goal is for each Paint the Wild ® kit to inspire creativity, fun and sharing among children and parents. Each finished 3-dimensional sculpture becomes a wonderful and useful keepsake to give or keep for years to come" he added. Inside every handsome packaging is handcrafted wooden carving made from non-endangered plantation wood, U.S.-made paints and accessories to make it a complete creative to do set.

Separately, OppenheimToy Portfolio has awarded Year 2001 Platinum award, its highest honor, to the Paint it Wild ™ Teddy Treasure Chest kit and Gold Seal award to the Paint the Wild ® My Butterfly Box kit.