There are miles of aisles of toys in the stores but how do you know which ones kids will really, actually like (and play with for longer than 10 minutes Christmas morning?
This past October, The Goddard School asked that question to the experts- kids.
During the 6th Annual Toy Test, kids of all ages at 38 Goddard School locations (including the Ashland location) put a wide variety of toys to the test and voted for their favorites. After the top 10 toys were picked, they were further voted on using Facebook and Twitter to determine the toy of the year. After the toy test, 100 toys were donated to Toys for Tots, a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve.
Without further ado, here are the top ten:
1. Tobbles Neo by Fat Brain Toys (Suggested Age Range: 6+ Months)
2. Go Go Friends Lady Bug by Chicco USA, Inc. (Suggested Age Range: 9+ Months)
3. Musical Owl by ALEX Toys, LLC (Suggested Age Range: 18+ Months)
4. Green Toys Rocket by Green Toys (Suggested Age Range: 2+ Years)
5. Tinker Toy 100-Piece Essentials Set by K’NEX (Suggested Age Range: 3+ Years)
6. Squigz: Fun Little Suckers by Fat Brain Toys (Suggested Age Range: 3+ Years)
7. 100-Piece Building Block Set – Hot Colors by Citiblocs (Suggested Age Range: 3+ Years)
8. Super WHY! ABC Letter Game by University Games (Suggested Age Range: 3+ Years)
9. Kinetic Sand by WABA Fun LLC (Suggested Age Range: 3+ Years)
10. Stack Up! by Peaceable Kingdom (Suggested Age Range: 3-5 Years)
Top Toy of the Year: Tobbles Neo by Fat Brain Toys
Thanks to the Goddard School for doing arduous work of testing for all these toys!
We’ll be checking back next year for the 2014 list!
