Jul 9, 2012

Spring 2012 Judges Adore QuickSmart: Parents’ Choice Silver to Scramble Bug & Dr. Toy’s Vacation Prize to 3-in-1 Play Yard

Got baby? Get QuickSmart. That was the consensus of toy industry judges as two more of QuickSmart’s stylish products get parents and kids up and away in style and ease. Thanks to the revolutionary and effortless folding system, the Easy Fold 3-in-1 Play Yard got Dr. Toy’s nod for Best Vacation Children’s Product for 2012. Likewise, the QuickSmart Scramble Bug enchanted judges at Parents’ Choice Foundation and earned their prestigious Silver award.

In her review, Dr. Toy needed to include five different adjectives — innovative, stylish, portable, contemporary and functional — to get her point across that QuickSmart is outstanding when it comes to giving parents a smart product. In addition to the play yard and ride-on toy awards, QuickSmart won a 2012 NAPPA Gold — the group’s highest honor — after judges took the Easy Fold Stroller for a test run last month.

The two most recent 2012 prizes for QuickSmart are:

Easy Fold 3-in-1 Play Yard • Ages 1 month+ • $199.99
Dr. Toy’s Best Vacation Children’s Product for 2012

“Play Yard, the QuickSmart 3-in-1, easily transforms from a play yard, to bassinet, and to a changing table in seconds. The advanced engineering guarantees no worries about dropped side rails, and no set up/take down complications. When your child is ready for adventure, the strong but lightweight aluminum frame folds up and packs away flat into its own carry bag. At 16 pounds (21 pounds with bassinet installed), the 3-in-1 Play Yard is a practical and efficient gateway to on-the-go living. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, QuickSmartTM products are designed to make life easier for parents. This is based on the ease-of-use design the company uses to provide innovative, styllish, portable, contemporary and functional juvenile products.” 

Scramble Bug • Ages 1+ • $49.99
Parents’ Choice Foundation Award • Silver Honor • Spring 2012 Toys Category

“There are some ride-on toys for inside the house, and there are some ride-on toys for outside the house, right? That is what I used to think, until testing the Scramble Bug. Scramble Bug is a colorful, ride-on toy with quiet, non- scratch wheels that I trust as much on my wood floor as I do on my driveway. It comes fully assembled. The legs and handlebars pop out and easily fold back up, like a stroller, for travel. The toy moves in all directions and helps hone physical skills such as pushing, steering and coordination. On top of all of that, it features a colorful, bug-inspired design and paint job that looks friendly and hand-drawn.”

Dr. Toy, Stevanne Auerbach, PhD, is one of the world’s leading experts on play, toys, and children’s products. With 30 years of direct experience, Dr. Auerbach includes educationally oriented, developmental and skill building products from the best large and small companies in her four annual award programs: Best Classic Toys, Best Vacation Products, 100 Best Children’s Products, and Smart Play Products of Excellence. Over 80,000 people a day visit Dr. Toy’s online guide.

Parents’ Choice Foundation recommends toys with staying power, books with honesty and integrity of characters, illustration of elegance and imagination, music that families can sing together, storytelling that teaches us lessons from lands and cultures close and far away, magazines that do not mask editorial content in advertising, television that teaches with civility and not chaos, and software and videogames that encourage sharpening skills not leveling landscapes.

QuickSmart’s collection of foldable, portable, compact strollers, cots, high chairs and ride-on toys can be purchased online at www.Diapers.com and www.Amazon.com.

ABOUT QUICKSMART
Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, QuickSmartTM products are designed to make life easier for parents. With this fundamental principle in mind, they have developed a range of innovative, contemporary and functional juvenile products. Their unwavering commitment to quality quickly dominated the Australian market, and now they are entering the U.S. market as well as Europe and Asia. The QuickSmart name will truly become a global brand for parents looking for travel solutions and day- to-day portability in style and ease.

For more information about the high quality, value and convenience of the QuickSmart product line, visit their website at www.QuickSmartGo.com. To make a purchase, click on www.Diapers.com and www.Amazon.com and search for Quicksmart products.