The Best Toys for Kids program was created by ASTRA to help its retailer members attract media coverage and customers to their stores during the all-important fourth quarter.
“The Best Toys for Kids awards program is one more way to differentiate the outstanding value of specialty toys and to differentiate ASTRA stores,” said Mosley. “We encourage specialty retailers to use this program to educate their customers and sell more toys.”
The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) has unveiled its 2017 Best Toys for Kids award winners. The list includes eighteen winning toys in seventeen categories.
“ASTRA’s Best Toys for Kids award program is different from other top toy lists because it reflects the collective expertise of hundreds of toy retailers who know toys inside out,” said Kimberly Mosley, President of ASTRA. “The list of winners is a well-balanced representation of the fun, top-quality, high play value products consumers can find in locally-owned neighborhood toy stores around the country.”
The 2017 Best Toys for Kids award winners are:
ACTIVE PLAY – Laser X 2-Pack – NSI – Distributed by Toysmith
BOTS – Smart Bot Robot – Play Vision Inc
CHOOSE YOUR OWN CATEGORY – Zipes™ Speed Pipes Performance Pack – Neat-Oh! International
CLASSIC PLAY: 0-7 YEARS – Topanifarm – Hotaling/Djeco
CLASSIC PLAY: 8+ YEARS – Doink It Darts – Marky Sparky
CONSTRUCTIVE PLAY – Geomatrix – California Creations
REMOTE CONTROL MACHINES: – Construction Vehicles – Thames & Kosmos
CREATIVE ARTS PLAY UNDER 7 – The Ultimate Brick Maker – Relevant Play
CREATIVE ARTS PLAY 7+ – Linkt Craft Kits Bubble Loops – Neat-Oh! International
EARLY PLAY – SmartMax My First Safari Animals – Smart Toys and Games, Inc
FAMILY GAME NIGHT – Slapzi – Carma Games
GAME PLAY: 2-5 YEARS – Cha-Cha Chihuahua – Gamewright A Div of Ceaco
GAME PLAY: 5-8 YEARS – Go Gelato! – Blue Orange Games
GAME PLAY 8+YEARS – Kingdomino – Blue Orange Games
LOGIC SKILLS – Roller Coaster Challenge – ThinkFun
PRETEND: DOLL PLAY – Rahel from Ethiopia – Hearts for Hearts Girls
PRETEND: ROLE & FANTASY PLAY – My Magical Sound & Lights Unicorn – GUND
SCIENTIFIC PLAY – Snap Circuits STEM – ELENCO
