The Creative Play Awards 2014 winners announced!

BRANDORA Editorial Staff - December 2014

After months of rigorous product testing, the prestigious 2014 Creative Play Awards results have been announced and will be published in the Winter issue of Creative Steps magazine, also on the www.creativesteps.co.uk website and across all social media platforms.

The Creative Play Awards are the only awards designed specifically to recognise excellence in creative play products, kits and teaching resources. Each product was tested by independent judges – parents, childcare professionals, nursery practitioners and primary school teachers. The results recognise the best products available to enhance creative development in young children and are beneficial to the consumer when making purchasing decisions.

Dawn Hopley, editor of Creative Steps commented: “We are overwhelmed by the number of companies who entered products this year, which is our seventh year of hosting the Awards. The quality of entries was, as always, extremely high, not only recognizing the importance the toy industry places on encouraging learning through creative play, but the importance for children to play and learn.”

The Winners and Highly Commended entries are as follows:

Boy’s Craft Kits (8-11 years)

Winner - Science X: Prehistoric Expedition – Ravensburger
Highly Commended – FIMO Kids Form and Playsets – Staedtler UK

Electronic and Multimedia (4-7 years)

Winner - Teksta T-Rex – Character Options
Highly Commended – Sparkup: The Magical Book Reader - Vivid

Electronic and Multimedia (8-11 years)

Winner - MIP – WowWee

Girl’s Craft Kits (4-7 years)

Winner - Craft Box: Fairy Garden – Interplay UK Ltd
Highly Commended – Sew Cool Sewing Studio – Spin Master Toys UK Ltd

Girl’s Craft Kits (8-11 years)

Winner - Creativity For Kids: Fashion Headbands Kit – West Design
Highly Commended – One Direction Swapwatch – Flair plc

Imaginative Role Play (0-3 years)

Winner - Little Love Baby Talk – Vtech Electronics
Highly Commended – Mega Bloks First Builders Fast Tracks Raceway – Mega Brands

Imaginative Role Play (4-7 years)

Winner - Sofia the First Miniature Jewellery Collection – Flair plc
Highly Commended – Getgo Minnie Mouse Boutique with Shopping Bag – Worlds Apart

Painting/Colouring Materials/Modelling (4-7 years)

Winner - My First Crayola Doodle Magic Colour Mat – Vivid
Highly Commended – Suteki Mega Stencil Station – Flair plc

Painting/Colouring Materials/Modelling (8-11 years)

Winner - Crayola Marker Maker – Vivid
Highly Commended – FIMO Kids Form and Playsets – Staedtler UK

Special Educational Needs Toys/Resources (0-3 years)

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Mr Tumble – Golden Bear

Special Educational Needs Toys/Resources (4-7 years)

Magna-Tiles Clear Colours 32 Piece Set – Valtech LLC

Toys and Games – Indoor (0-3 years)

Winner - Mega Bloks: First Builders Big Building Bag – Mega Brands
Highly Commended – Mega Bloks First Builders 1-2-3 Learning Train – Mega Brands

Toys and Games – Indoor (4-7 years)

Winner - Bizzy Bitz – Klikits Ltd
Highly Commended – Dinosaurs 2014 Collection – Schleich

Toys and Games – Indoor (8-11 years)

Winner - K’NEX 52 Model Building Tub – K’NEX
Highly Commended – Hotel Tycoon – Esdevium Games

Toys and Games – Outdoor (0-3 years)

Winner - Bump N Go Bubble Train – Tobar
Highly Commended – Moover Dolls Pram – Hippy Chick

Toys and Games – Outdoor (4-7 years)

Winner - Kidizoom Smartwatch – Vtech Electronics
Highly Commended – Happy Hopperz XL – Hippy Chick

Toys and Games – Outdoor (8-11 years)

Winner - Jumbo ZIP-IT – Bananagrams Inc
Highly Commended – Jumbo BANANAGRAMS – Bananagrams Inc

Teaching Resources (0-3 years)

PAIRSinPEARS – Bananagrams Inc

Teaching Resources (4-7 years)

Winner - Pojo and the Knights of Chepstow Castle: Educational Creative Story Telling Kit – Little Creative Days
Highly Commended – Magna- Tiles 33 Piece GS Set and Connection Guide

Teaching Resources (8-11 years)

Winner - BANANAGRAMS - Bananagrams Inc
Highly Commended – Bomtanka – Lardy Cat Limited

Books (all ages)

Utterly Amazing Science – DK

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