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OVERALL CHAMPION 2021
Vex Robotics Construction Zone
By: Hexbug
Age: 8-14 years
RRP: £79.99
AWARD CATEGORY: PRESCHOOL TOYS
WINNER
Disney Advent Calendar
By: Cartamundi
Age: 4+ years
RRP: £29.99
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Eco Gelli Baff
By: Zimpli Kids
Age: 3+ years
RRP: £4.99
AWARD CATEGORY: IMAGINATIVE TOYS
WINNER
Cityblocks
By: Mideer Toys
Age: 2+ years
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Baby Born Magic Doll
By: MGA Entertainment
Age: 3+ years
RRP: £54.99
AWARD CATEGORY: ART & CRAFT TOYS
WINNER
Magic Sand Set
By: Mideer
Age: 2+ years
RRP: £29.99
HIGHLY COMMENDED
CreArt Festive Friends
By: Ravensburger
Age: 9+ years
RRP: £9.99
AWARD CATEGORY: GAMES & PUZZLES YOUNGER TOYS (Birth to 10 years)
WINNER
My First Puzzles Set
By: Toi World
Age: 2+ years
RRP: £13.99
HIGHLY COMMENDED
The Gruffalo, Games from the Deep, Dark Wood
By: Cartamundi
Age: 4+ years
RRP: £24.99
AWARD CATEGORY: GAMES & PUZZLES OLDER TOYS (11+ years)
WINNER
Twisted History
By: Cartamundi
Age: 8+ years
RRP: £29.99
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Uranus!
By: The Dark Imp
Age: 10+ years
RRP: £34.99
AWARD CATEGORY: SOFT TOYS
WINNER
Mindful Story Pillow – Cloud
By: World Alive
Age: 3+ years
RRP: £19.99
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Rescue Tales Adoptable Pets Assortment
By: Little Tikes
Age: 3-6+years
RRP: £27.99
AWARD CATEGORY: OUTDOOR TOYS
WINNER
My First Mighty Blasters Dual Blaster
By: Little Tikes
Age: 3-5 years
RRP: £24.99
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Kids Eco Yoga Mat – Sun and Moon
By: World Alive
Age: 3+ years
RRP: £19.99
AWARD CATEGORY: WHEELED TOYS
WINNER
T-Rex truck
By: Little Tikes
Age: 3-5+ years
RRP: £109.99
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Little Baby Bum Wheels on the Bus Scoot
By: Little Tikes
Age: 1-3years
RRP: £39.99
AWARD CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL TOYS
WINNER
Tiny Gardening
By: The Quarto Group
Age: 8-14 years
RRP: £14.99
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Brainbox Harry Potter
By: Asmodee UK
Age: 8+ years
RRP: £14.99
AWARD CATEGORY: S.T.E.M. TOYS
WINNER
Vex Robotics Construction Zone
By: Hexbug
Age: 8-14 years
RRP: £79.99
HIGHLY COMMENDED
GraviTrax Obstacle Set
By: Ravensburger
Age: 8+ years
RRP: £79.99
AWARD CATEGORY: POCKET MONEY TOYS
WINNER
Shuffle Junior Paw Patrol Dominoes
By: Cartamundi
Age: 4+ years
RRP: £7.99
HIGHLY COMMENDED
MonsterGo Snake Puzzle
By: Guangzhou Ganyuan Intelligent Technology
Age: 6+ years
RRP: £7.99
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This year the Overall Champion was a product our testers loved and played with day after day! It’s a toy that let’s children use their imagination. Here is what the testers said about it.
“Heaps of play value!”
“Good for lots of age children and good enough that when we join in as parents its not boring, but fun for us too!”
“Not cheap but very well made and worth every penny.”
…and our overall 2021 champion is…
OVERALL CHAMPION
Vex Robotics Construction Zone
By: Hexbug
Age: 8-14 years
RRP: £79.99
More information at: www.hexbug.com/vex-construction-zone.html
Available from: Amazon
Buy now from – https://www.hexbug.com
WINNER
Shuffle Junior Paw Patrol Dominoes
By: Cartamundi
Age: 4+ years
RRP: £7.99
Have fun, learn and match Ryder and the Paw Patrollers. Encourage memory, matching, problem solving and recognition skills with this domino game of your favourite pups.
More information at: www.cartamundi.com
Available from: Amazon
Buy now from – www.cartamundi.com
What the testers said “Love, love, love this! Loads in the box for lots of play value, making, playing and yes even engineering ”
HIGHLY COMMENDED
MonsterGo Snake Puzzle
By: Guangzhou Ganyuan Intelligent Technology
Age: 6+ years
RRP: £7.99
With a special transition surface and 360 degree rotation design, reducing friction and play more smoothly. Can you solve the snake puzzle?
More information at: https://www.monster-go.com/mg-snake-puzzle/
Available from: John Lewis
Buy now from – https://www.monster-go.com/mg-snake-puzzle/
What the testers said “Reminded us of the Rubik’s Snake, we enjoyed it!”
WINNER
Vex Robotics Construction Zone
By: Hexbug
Age: 8-14 years
RRP: £79.99
With over 1350 pieces, this set is perfect for budding engineers and enthusiastic builders. There are three separate builds that function, and it even has tiny construction workers. The construction crane has an elevator and towers over the site. Control the operations to lift and move things with the crane.
More information at: www.hexbug.com/vex-construction-zone.html
Available from: Amazon
Buy now from – https://www.hexbug.com/
What the testers said “Love, love, love this! Loads in the box for lots of play value, making, playing and yes even engineering ”
HIGHLY COMMENDED
GraviTrax Obstacle Set
By: Ravensburger
Age: 8+ years
RRP: £79.99
The all-new construction toy STEM track system from Ravensburger! This STEM system teaches kids about gravity, magnetism, kinetic energy and fun. Freestyle your own tracks or play the game.
More information at: https://www.ravensburger.org/uk/discover/gravitrax/index.html
Available from: John Lewis
Buy now from – https://www.smythstoys.com/
What the testers said “So much to learn! We found the children enjoyed playing this more when we played too, to answer questions and help. Although that might be because we just liked playing with it too – very good product.”
WINNER
Tiny Gardening
By: The Quarto Group
Age: 8-14 years
RRP: £14.99
Enjoy gardening at your fingertips with a miniature desktop greenhouse and tiny gardening tools! All you add is oil and your choice of seeds. Learn to grow and germinate seeds.
More information at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGhSYPHccsU
Available from: Amazon
Buy now from – https://www.amazon.co.uk/
What the testers said “As a teacher I’ve taken this into school and put it on my desk, the children love it and its encouraging lots of curious questions”
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Brainbox Harry Potter
By: Asmodee UK
Age: 8+ years
RRP: £14.99
The 10-minute brain challenge apparates into the wizarding world! Relive the harry Potter film series and see if you’ve got what it takes to be top of the class at Hogwarts. Study a card featuring fun facts about the series and stills from each film – then test your memory on what you saw.
More information at: https://www.asmodee.co.uk/products/gre91046_brainbox-harry-potter
Available from: Amazon
Buy now from – https://www.amazon.co.uk
What the testers said “Anything Harry Potter is a hit in our household, top marks all round as our kids tested their memories.”
WINNER
T-Rex Truck
By: Little Tikes
Age: 3-5+ years
RRP: £109.99
The all-new T-Rex Truck is the new ride on that kids are sure to love. The T-Rex Truck transitions from a kid powered, foot to floor ride on to a parent pull or push along. Kids love pretending to be park rangers in the T Rex truck by Little Tikes.
More information at: https://www.littletikes.co.uk/t-rex-truck/
Available from: Amazon
Buy now from – https://www.littletikes.co.uk/t-rex-truck/
What the testers said “Oh my goodness, his face when we put this in front of him. Works in the garden, along the grass or patio and can come indoors too, I’m not sure he has got off yet!”
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Little Baby Bum Wheels on the Bus Scoot
By: Little Tikes
Age: 1-3 years
RRP: £39.99
The Little Baby Bum Wheels on the Bus Scoot is the perfect way to bring Buster the Bus to life. This 2 in 1 scoot along and push along ride on has an interactive panel with four songs, sounds and phrases from the popular Little Baby Bum series.
More information at: https://www.littletikes.co.uk/little-baby-bum-wheels-on-the-bus-scoot/
Available from: Amazon
Buy now from – https://www.amazon.co.uk/
What the testers said “Very robust, and great for Little Baby Bum watchers”