The Toy Of The Year Awards 2007

The worlds biggest names in toy manufacturing and innovation gathered in New York on February 10th for recognition of this years greatest and most innovative toys at the Toy Of The Year Awards. Included amongst the names was heavyweight George Lucas who was inducted into the Toy Industry Hall Of Fame. Here is a list of nominees and winners at this years Toy of the Year Awards.

Toy Of The Year

WINNER: "T.M.X."™ Elmo - Fisher-Price

Boy Toy Of The Year

WINNERS:

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Ultimate Black Pearl Pirate Ship Playset - Zizzle

Spy Video Car - Wild Planet

Other Nominees:

• Air Hogs RC Storm Launcher™ - Spin Master Ltd.
• Fast Talkin' Lightning McQueen - Mattel, Inc.
• Hot Wheels Radar Gun - Mattel, Inc.

Girl Toy Of The Year

WINNER: FurReal Friends Butterscotch Pony - Hasbro, Inc.

Other Nominees:

• Bratz™ Forever Diamondz™ Fashion Dolls - MGA Entertainment
• Digi Makeover - Radica USA Ltd.
• Littlest Pet Shop: Biggest Littlest Pet Shop - Hasbro, Inc.
• Pixel Chix™ Love 2 Shop Mall - Mattel, Inc..

Preschool Toy Of The Year

WINNER: "T.M.X."™ Elmo - Fisher-Price

Other Nominees:

• Aquadoodle Sing N' Doodle™ - Spin Master Ltd.
  
• Cranium Sounds of the Seashore - Cranium, Inc.
• Elmo Giggle and Shake Chair™ - Spin Master Ltd.
• V. Smile™ Baby Infant Development System - VTech Electronics North America

Game Of The Year

WINNER: Cranium Zooreka - Cranium, Inc.

Other Nominees:

• Cosmic Catch - Hasbro, Inc.
• Designer's World - Hasbro, Inc.
• Khet: The Laser Game - Innovention Toys LLC
• Speed Stacks StackPack - Play Along, Inc.

Educational Toy Of The Year

WINNER: SmartGlobe 2.0 - Oregon Scientific

Other Nominees:

• I Can Play Piano™ - Fisher-Price, Inc
• Leapster TV Learning System - LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.
• LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT - LEGO Systems Inc.
• V.Flash™ Home Edutainment System - VTech Electronics North America

Activity Toy Of The Year

WINNER: Moon Sand™ - Spin Master Ltd.

Other Nominees:

• Cranium Super Fort - Cranium, Inc.
• Floam - SAS Group
• Gross Out Doodle Monster - Play Along, Inc.
• Lil Luvables Fluffy Factory™ - Spin Master Ltd.

Outdoor Toy Of The Year

WINNER: Radio Flyer Folding Trike - Radio Flyer, Inc.

Other Nominees:

• Crayola Super Brush - Binney & Smith/Crayola
• Hydrogen Fuel Rocket - Estes-Cox Corp.
• Phlat Ball - Spin Master Ltd.
• PlasmaCar - PlaSmart, Inc.

Electronic Entertainment Toy Of The Year

WINNER: Kid-Tough™ Digital Camera - Fisher-Price, Inc.

Other Nominees:

• CubeWorld - Radica USA Ltd.
• Massively Mini Media - Hasbro, Inc.
• Tamagotchi Connection Version 3 - Bandai America, Inc.
• Zoombox - Hasbro, Inc.y

Most Innovative Toy Of The Year

WINNER: FurReal Friends Butterscotch Pony - Hasbro, Inc.

Other Nominees:

• Air Hogs RC Storm Launcher - Spin Master Ltd.
• LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT - LEGO Systems Inc.
• Moon Sand™ - Spin Master Ltd.
• Spy Video Car - Wild Planet

Licensor Of The Year

WINNER: Pixar's Cars - Disney

Other Nominees:

• Dora the Explorer - Nick Jr. a division of Viacom
• Go Diego, Go! - Nick Jr. a division of Viacom
• Pirates of the Caribbean - Disney
• Sesame Street - Sesame Workshop

Speciality Toy Of The Year

WINNER: Webkinz - Ganz

Other Nominees:

• Blokus - Educational Insights
• Playfoam - Educational Insights
• Calico Critters of Cloverleaf Corners Townhome with Lights - International Playthings Inc.
• Zingo Game - ThinkFun, Inc.

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