December/January 2017

specialty toy OF THE YEAR NOMINEES INCLUDE: ««AUTOMOBLOX C9 SPORTSCAR,

nano Nitro Slingshot

PlayMonster

««DESIGN & DRILL BRIGHTWORKS, Educational Insights

««FLAPPY ANIMATED ELEPHANT, Gund

««LEGO DISNEY CASTLE, Lego Systems ««MELODY DOLL AND BOOK, Mattel ««NANO NITRO SLINGSHOT, HEXBUG ««PERPLEXUS Q-BOT, PlayMonster

game OF THE YEAR NOMINEES INCLUDE: ««BLOXELS, Mattel ««CIRCUIT MAZE, ThinkFun ««ESCAPE THE ROOM GAME, Spin Master ««IMHOTEP, Thames & Kosmos ««MAZE RACERS, FoxMind Games ««SIMON AIR GAME, Hasbro ««SPEAK OUT, Hasbro ««YETI IN MY SPAGHETTI, PlayMonster

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December/January 2017

Published on Jan 1, 2017

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2016 is officially over, and we’re ready to talk about all of the great new toys that will line shelves in 2017. But—before we do that—we want to take a moment to celebrate the best toys of the past year. The Toy Industry Association announced the nominees for its prestigious Toy Of The Year (TOTY) Awards, and we’ve got them all here for your review. Take a look at the ballot and then click to vote, direct from the pages of The Toy Book! Voting is open until Jan. 15. Five weighted ballots—one each for consumers (25 percent), mass and specialty retailers (40 percent combined), media (20 percent), and members of the Toy Industry Association (15 percent)—will be combined to determine the winners. Your vote counts, so take a minute to vote now! Winners will be announced at the TOTY Awards celebration on Feb. 17. Also in this issue, we take a look at what’s happening in the Arts & Crafts category, which is growing at a slower rate than the rest of the toy industry.

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