2016 Toy of the Year Award Winners Announced at Toy Fair
Posted on February 15, 2016
The 2016 Toy of the Year award winners were announced the annual North American International Toy Fair in New York City. The awards are presented by the Toy Industry Association.
The winner overall this year is the Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Checkup Center from Just Play. The station lets kids pretend to give their pets and animals a health checkup. Some of the features include an x-ray machine, a scale for weighing animals and a bathing area. It also includes a an electronic stethoscope, EKG, otoscope and a bandage sticker dispenser. There is also a treat dispenser to reward pets that have completed their checkup. The set retails for $79.99. The toy also won in the Preschool Toy of the Year category.
Some of the other winners this included Bright Beats Dance & Move BeatBo by Fisher-Price, which won in the infant/toddler category and Spin Master's Meccanoid G15, which won Innovative Toy of the Year. Star Wars won the prize in property of the year which seems logical given its huge success in theaters and in toy stores. A Star Wars toy - LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Millenium Falcon - also won in the boys toys category.
Here is the complete list of the 2016 winners:
- Toy of the Year: Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Checkup Center from Just Play
- People's Choice Award: Uptown Espresso Kitchen by KidKraft LLC
- Activity Toy of the Year: Bunchems by Spin Master Corp.
- Boy Toy of the Year: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Millenium Falcon by The Lego Group
- E-Connected Toy of the Year: Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition by Disney
- Educational Toy of the Year: VEX Robotics Robotic Arm by Hexbug
- Game Toy of the Year: Pie Face Game by Hasbro
- Girl Toy of the Year: Shopkins Scoops Ice Cream Truck by Moose Toys
- Infant/Toddler Toy of the Year: Bright Beats Dance & Move BeatBo by Fisher-Price
- Innovative Toy of the Year: Meccanoid G15 by Spin Master Corp.
- Outdoor Toy of the Year: Razor GFD Fury by Razor USA LLC
- Preschool Toy of the Year: Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Checkup Center by Just Play
- Property of the Year: Star Wars
- Specialty Toy of the Year: Tumble Trax Magnetic Marble Run by Learning Resources
The Toy Industry Association also revealed some of the top toy trends for 2016 at the Toy Fair. Take a look: