SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
    Pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                       Date of Report: September 10, 2002


                                TRUDY CORPORATION
                                 353 Main Avenue
                           Norwalk, Connecticut 06851


                           Commission File No. 0-16056
                      Incorporated in the State of Delaware
                      Federal Identification No. 06-1007765

                            Telephone: (203) 846-2274





Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.
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         On September 10, 2002, Trudy Corporation (the "Company") submitted to
the Securities and Exchange Commission, for purposes of Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), a written certification by
the Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company's
Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. A copy of such
certification is attached as an Exhibit to this report.





                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       TRUDY CORPORATION

Date: September 10, 2002               BY /s/ WILLIAM W. BURNHAM
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                                          William W. Burnham, Chairman and
                                          Chief Executive Officer


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.                        Description
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99.1             Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief
                 Financial Officer of Periodic Financial Report Pursuant to
                 Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C.
                 Section 1350)


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