WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 22 / -- Sean Anderson, was awarded the Seal of Excellence from Creative Child Magazine for his invention of a miniature game of laser tag, named TinyTag(TM).

Sean invented the key ring-sized game when he was in kindergarten.

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"I invented it by accident," said Sean, now nine years old. "My father, who was unemployed at the time, was watching Oprah on television. I came in the room with my laser gun and my dad returned fire with the channel turner. I picked up the car keys with the car door remote and fired back. That's where the idea started."

TinyTag(TM), which has a range of 50 feet, comes with two devices per package. The toy is currently on the shelves at over 1,000 toy and specialty stores across the US and Canada and can be found at KB Toys, Spencer Gifts and Learning Express stores nationwide.

TinyTag(TM) is unique because it's the first laser tag game that does not have a gun form-factor.

"Parents are concerned about their children playing with simulated guns," said Mark Anderson, Sean's father.

According to the International Health & Epidemiology Research Center there have been 43 deaths attributed to simulated guns including one from a youth holding a laser tag gun.

TinyTag(TM) is the size of matchbox and resembles a car door remote. Kids just push the big green button and point it at another device. When someone gets tagged the device peppers that person with comments like "knucklehead, lamebrain", said Mark Anderson. "All around it's very kid-safe. It uses the same technology as a television channel turner, in fact you can even use a channel turner to play."

TinyTags(TM) comes in three colors; black, glow-in-the-dark green, and glow-in-the-dark purple. The suggested retail price of a pair of TinyTags(TM) is $14.99 including batteries and can be seen at the company's web site, www.SeanO.com.

SeanO(TM) Corporation was founded in 2001 and is located in Westborough, MA. SeanO(TM) designs manufacturers and distributes high quality miniaturized toys.

Creative Child Magazine was founded in 1998 and is located in Sherman Oaks, CA. Creative Child Magazine is a bi-monthly publication that provides parents with the latest information on how to nurture their child's creativity. With departments such as Kids at Play, Health and Safety, Discovering Creativity, Nurturing Talent and Tomorrow's Child -- Investing for Your Child's Future Creative Child Magazine is essential and the most complete parenting publication for raising well-balanced children.

CONTACT: Mark Anderson of SeanO(TM) Corporation, +1-5O8-769-6543, mark@seano.com. B-roll and hi-resolution images available for download at http://www.seano.com/pressmaterials.html.

Web site: http://www.seano.com