Educational Toy of the Year Awards

Today we look at the educational toys selected by the Toys Industry Association Toy of the Year Awards as I try to “guess’ the winner. 

Disclaimor: I am not a member of the Toy Industry Association and I do not have any inside information.  With 5 nominees in each category, I have a 20% chance of guessing the correct winner for a category. The actual winners will be announced by the Toy Association on Feb 16, 2008.

The Toy Industry Association has nominated Bananagrams by Bananagrams LLC, ClickStart My First Computer by LeapFrog Enterprises, EyeClops Bionic Eye by JAKKS Pacific, I Can Play Guitar by Fisher-Price, and Smart Cycle by Fisher-Price. These are all wonderful products but if you look one is different from all the rest – Bananagrams does not require batteries or power. 

Bananagrams gets my vote for Best Educational Toy of the Year. It gets a near perfect review from customers at Amazon! It is inexpensive and portable. It is recommended for ages 7 to 12 and appeals to the whole family. It is similar to Scrabble but with more flexible play.  Besides being educational it is fun!

Find Bananagrams and other great Toys of the Year.