PUZZLES
Winner: Zip-It By: Bananagrams Inc Age Suitability: 7 years+ Price: £14.99
Stockist:
www.play.com,
www.amazon.co.uk, John Lewis, Waterstones More Information:
www.bananagrams.com
Description: Zip-It is a two player crossword race – Play one hand in as little as 20 seconds! Zip-It features 24 high quality letter cubes packaged in a unique cloth pouch with scoring zips.
What the testers said:
‘The children compared it to ‘Scrabble’ and said it was ace!’ and ‘Good value for money and makes an excellent travel game’
ELECTRONIC TOYS
Winner: LeapPad2 By: Leapfrog Age Suitability: 3-9 years Price: £89.99
Stockist: Toys R Us, Argos, John Lewis
More Information:
www.leapfrogstore.co.uk
Description: Leapfrog’s most advanced children’s educational toy. LeapPad2 is a multifunctional and kid-tough tablet which is designed for little creators. Featuring high resolution (2 megapixel) front and back cameras, video recorders and a microphone, children are encouraged to express their creative side. The LeapPad2 comes with a library of over 225 learning cartridge games, apps, videos, music and eBooks.
What the testers said:
‘He was engrossed from the moment the pack was opened’ and ‘The LeapPad2 encourages reading and learning, that can’t be a bad thing!’
SOFT TOYS
Winner: Oobicoo Olwyn By: Totseat Ltd Age Suitability: 3 years+ Price: £34.99
Stockist:
www.amazon.co.uk,
www.solemio.si More Information:
www.oobicoo.com
Description: Adorable, cuddly Olwyn fits out-grown baby clothes, encouraging role-play, recycling and independent dressing. The same size as a six month old, made from recycled and recyclable fabrics. Olwyn gives an enormous, earth-friendly hug. Complete with vest, fabric pod and downloadable song. Raising money for charity with every purchase.
What the testers said:
‘My daughter loved Olwyn from the moment she saw it, when she found it could be anything she wanted, she treated it like a baby’ and ‘We all loved the way it looked and the size too’
GAMES
Winner: LOGO What am I? By: Drumond Park Ltd Age Suitability: 8 years+ Price: £24.99
Stockist:
www.amazon.co.uk, Argos, Hamleys, The Entertainer
More Information:
www.drumondpark.com
Description: A new multi-activity, picture-based game designed especially for children. Players are asked to ‘guess it’, ‘draw it’ or ‘describe it’ and there are hundreds of cards featuring well-known brands – from the iPod and Crocs to Heinz and Kellogg’s.
What the testers said:
‘Really good fun, I was amazed at how many logos he knew’ and ‘A good quality game that will last a long time’
WHEELED TOYS
Winner: First Builders Whirl & Twirl Ride-On Racing Car By: Mega Bloks
Age Suitability: 18 months + Price: £24.99
Stockist: The Entertainer, Toys R Us, The Toy Shop Online More Information:
www.firstbuilders.megabloks.com
Description: Vroom Vroom! Race your little one with the bright red Whirl & Twirl Ride-On Race Car. This innovative Ride-On takes playtime in a whole new direction, with sturdy castor wheels for a quick turning action. Lift the seat to reveal a storage trunk; perfect for transporting favourite toys and moving from room to room.
What the testers said:
‘This toy was an instant hit with my son!’ and ‘It twirls and moves so easily, even really well on carpets, unlike some other ride-on toys’
To see which products were also highly recommended, visit
www.rainbowtoyawards.co.uk
The Overall Champion 2012 is...
LOGO What Am I? family game from Drumond Park!
“We’ve literally ‘swept the board’ with this prestigious Award” says Drumond Park co-founder and Marketing Director Claire McCool. “The judging is done completely by children, so we were delighted to discover that our unique picture-card game – which was created and developed entirely in-house by our own creative team – has beaten not only a super crop of new toys, but all of this year’s electronic offerings as well.
“As Christmas approaches, it is becoming very obvious that people are staying home with their children and playing more games with family and friends.”
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EDUCATIONAL
Winner: Tag Reader By: Leapfrog Age Suitability: 4-8 years Price: £29.99
Stockist:
www.amazon.co.uk, Argos, John Lewis More Information:
www.leapfrog.co.uk
Description: Children can hear stories come to life as they touch the Tag Reader to the pages of the specially printed story books. They will hear their favourite characters speak, pictures sing and individual words on the page spoken aloud, helping them learn to read in a simple fun way.
What the testers said:
‘Loved it, really un-put-down-able!’ and ‘Easy to use, he kept bringing it to me to use again and again’ ARTS & CRAFTS
Winner: Waggle Tagz By: John Adams Leisure Ltd Age Suitability: 7 years+ Price: £18.99
Stockist: Tesco,
www.amazon.co.uk, Smyths Toys, Toys R Us
More Information:
www.johnadams.co.uk
Description: With the magical Waggle Tagz Studio, decorate and personalise printed images, then laminate to transform them into fantastic 3D, motion and morphing Tagz to clip onto bags, keys or gifts. Waggle Tagz brings to life the special effects of the images making them magically move and appear 3D.
What the testers said:
‘She loved making Tagz for her friends’ and ‘Easy to use, good value for money too!’
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