2011 Toys of the Year Winners

Because of all the Toy Fair craziness (and the flu!), I completely forgot to post the 2011 Toys of the Year winners, which were announced on opening night of the Toy Fair. The Sing-a-ma-jigs were the big winner of the year and Mattel has some exciting new ones coming out. Sing-a-ma-jigs duets!

Here is a list of the nominees and the big winners for each category:

Winner/Nominees for 2011 Property of the Year!

- WINNER – Toy Story 3 (Disney Consumer Products)

- Ben 10 Ultimate Alien (Cartoon Network Enterprises)
- Chuggington™ (Ludorum)
- Dinosaur Train (The Jim Henson Company
- Monster High™ (Mattel)
- Thomas & Friends™ (HIT Entertainment)

Winner/Nominees for 2011 Infant/Toddler Toy of the Year:

WINNER: My Own Leaptop (Leapfrog)

Explore N’ Grow Musical Gear Center (Playskool)
Laugh & Learn™ Learn & Move Music Station™ (Fisher-Price, Inc.)
LEGO® DUPLO® Play with Numbers (LEGO Systems, Inc.)
Lil’ Zoomers™ Spinnin’ Sounds Speedway™ (Fisher-Price, Inc.)
Mega Bloks® Pull Along Musical Pirate Ship (MEGA Brands)
My First Disney Princess Baby dolls (Tollytots®, a division of JAKKS Pacific, Inc.)

Winner/Nominees Preschool Toy of the Year:

WINNER: The Sing-a-ma-jigs!™ (Mattel Inc.)

Dance Star Mickey (Fisher-Price®, Inc.)
iXL™ Learning System (Fisher-Price®, Inc.)
My Take Along Puppet Theater (Playmobil® USA)
Tonka Chuck & Friends Chuck’s Stunt Park (Hasbro, Inc.)
V.Reader™ (VTech Electronics North America)

Winner/Nominees for Boy Toy of the Year:

WINNER: NERF N-Strike Stampede ECS blaster (Hasbro, Inc.)

Air Hogs® Hawk Eye (Spin Master Ltd.)
Hot Wheels® RC Stealth Rides (Mattel)
Real Construction™ Deluxe Workshop (JAKKS Pacific, Inc.)
Spy Net™ Video Watch (JAKKS Pacific, Inc.)
Toy Story 3 Blast Off Buzz Lightyear (Thinkway Toys)
TRON: Legacy Zero Gravity Light Cycle (Disney and Spin Master)

Winner/Nominations for Girl Toy of the Year:

WINNER: Squinkies™ Cupcake Surprize! Bake Shop (Blip® Toys)

Barbie® Video Girl (Mattel)
Furreal Friends GOGO, My Walkin’ Pup (Hasbro, Inc.)
Justin Bieber Music Video Collection Singing Figures (The Bridge Direct, Inc.)
Monster High™ Doll Assortment (Mattel)
Zoobles™ (Spin Master Ltd.)
Princess & Me 18″ Dolls (JAKKS Pacific, Inc.)

Winner/Nominations for Educational Toy of the Year:

WINNER: Leapster Explorer™ Learning Experience (LeapFrog)

Alphie (Hasbro/ Playskool)
Furnished School Building (Playmobil® USA)
iXL™ Learning System (Fisher-Price®, Inc.)
Math Dice® Jr. Kid’s First Mental Math Game (ThinkFun Inc.)
MobiGo™ (VTech Electronics North America)
V.Reader™ (VTech Electronics North America)

Winner/Nominees for Activity Toy of the Year:

WINNER: Crayola Color Wonder Sound Studio (Crayola, LLC)

LEGO® Atlantis Neptune Carrier (LEGO Systems, Inc.)
LEGO® Toy Story Western Train Chase (LEGO Systems, Inc.)
Paper Jamz™ Guitar (WowWee)
Play-Doh Mega Fun Factory (Hasbro, Inc.)
Real Construction™ Deluxe Workshop (JAKKS Pacific, Inc.)

Winner/Nominees for Outdoor Toy of the Year:

WINNER: Nerf Super Soaker Shot Blast (Hasbro, Inc.)

Flickin’ Chicken (Haywire Group, Inc.)
Makin’ Mudpies (Little Tikes)
Razor® Siege™ Caster Scooter (Razor USA, LLC)
Sky Ball® and Bat (Maui Toys ®)
Whiplash™ (Street Surfing)
YBIKE (National Sporting Goods)

Winner/Nominees for Innovative Toy of the Year:

WINNER: The Sing-a-ma-jigs!™ (Mattel Inc.)

iXL™ Learning System (Fisher-Price®, Inc.)
LEGO® Games Minotaurus (LEGO Systems, Inc.)
Paper Jamz™ Guitar (WowWee)
Scrabble Flash (Parker Bros.)
Spy Net™ Video Watch (JAKKS Pacific, Inc.)
V.Reader™ (VTech Electronics North America)

Winner/Nominees Game of the Year:

WINNER: Scrabble Flash (Parker Bros.)

5 Second Rule (Patch Products)
LEGO® Games Creationary (LEGO Systems, Inc.)
LEGO® Games Minotaurus (LEGO Systems, Inc.)
LOOPZ™ (Radica)
Rory’s Story Cubes® (Gamewright)
SPOT IT! (Blue Orange Games)

Winner/Nominees Specialty Toy of the Year:

WINNER: HEXBUG® Nano Habitat Set (Innovation First Labs, Inc.)

Furnished School Building (Playmobil® USA)
My Take Along Puppet Theater (Playmobil® USA)
Shrinky Dinks® Deluxe (Creativity for Kids/Faber-Castell USA)
Solitaire Chess™ (ThinkFun Inc.)
UPPY™ Uglydoll® (Pretty Ugly™ LLC/Uglydoll®)