Every Year, the night before Toy Fair begins, the Industry gathers for the Toy of the Year Awards, the industry’s version of the OSCARS. This year, awards were given across several categories, culminating in the vaunted Toy of the Year Award. Here are this year’s winners.
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- Primal Hatch (Spin Master Ltd.): Action Figure of the Year
- Wigglitz (ZB Designs): Collectible of the Year
- LEGO Jurassic World Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex Set (LEGO Systems, Inc.): Construction Toy of the Year
- ChompSaw (Chompshop, Inc.): Creative Toy of the Year
- American Girl Disney Moana Collection (Mattel, Inc.): Doll of the Year
- My Robotic Pet: Coding Chameleon (Thames & Kosmos): Educational Toy of the Year
- Exploding Kittens: The Board Game (Exploding Kittens, Inc.): Game of the Year
- Play Tab (Fat Brain Toy Co.): Infant/Toddler Toy of the Year
- LEGO Game Boy (LEGO Systems, Inc.): Kidult Toy of the Year
- Bluey (BBC Studios): License of the Year
- PoppinColorz Galactic Color Bubble Machine (South Beach Bubbles): Outdoor Toy of the Year
- Bluey Supermarket Playset (Moose Toys LLC): Playset of the Year
- Disney Stitch Ultimate Stitch Interactive Feature Plush (Just Play LLC): Plush Toy of the Year
- Mini Farmstand Sorting Set (Learning Resources, Inc.): Preschool Toy of the Year
- Anywhere Sports – Silent Basketball (Thin Air Brands LLC): Specialty Toy of the Year
- BRIO World Pull Back Train Set (Ravensburger North America, Inc.): Vehicle of the Year
As always, the winners were displayed in the Javitts Center Concourse during Toy Fair. Here are some photos from that display.
