The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) unveiled its 2019 Best Toys for Kids award winners today. The list includes 17 winning toys across 17 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.”
Here are the 2019 winners:
Arts & Crafts 7+
Y’Art Craft Kit – Puppy
Kahootz Toys
Arts & Crafts Under 7
SloFlo Motion Magic
Play Visions
Classic
Lite-Brite
Schylling Inc
Construction
Magna-Tiles House 28-Piece Set
Valtech
Games: 7+
Planet
Blue and Orange Games
Games: Family
MORPHY
Fat Brain Toy Co
Games: Under 7
Yeti or Not!
Fat Brain Toy Co
Infant & Toddler
RollAgain Sorter
Fat Brain Toy Co
Outdoor & Active Play
Pop & Pass
Hog Wild
Outdoor & Active Play: Ride-On
PRIMO
Ambosstoys LLC
Preschool
Hape Sunny Valley Adventure Dome
Hape International
Pretend Play: Imaginary
Timber Tots Tree House
Fat Brain Toy Co
Pretend Play: Role
Reversible Dragon/Knight Cape
Great Pretenders
Pretend Play: Vehicles
Playviator
Fat Brain Toy Co
Puzzles
Shashibo – The Shape Shifting Box
Fun in Motion Toys
Puzzles: Jigsaw
Escape Puzzles – Space Observatory
Ravensburger
Science & Discovery
My Robotic Pet – Tumbling Hedgehog
Thames & Kosmos
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.”