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Pokemon, Super Mario, Star Wars The Mandalorian, and PAW Patrol are just some of the leading children’s brands to have won big this weekend when the annual Toy of the Year awards hosted an all-virtual event to reveal its winners.
A tussle of the titans ensued as the awards – recognised as the ‘Oscars of the toy industry’ – watched global toy makers LEGO and Mattel emerge with no fewer than four award wins each, with the likes of LEGO’s Super Mario play-sets and Mattel’s The Mandalorian The Child Plush thrust into the spotlight.
License of the Year went to Disney for The Mandalorian, while the Pokemon Trading Card Game took home Game of the Year. Pre-school Toy of the Year was swept up by Spin Master and its PAW Patrol franchise, while Playmibile drove home at 88mph with the Vehicle of the Year award for its Back to the Future DeLorean play-set.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Play professionals and toy fans from around the globe gathered virtually today to honor the year s most outstanding playthings and inspiring individuals at The Toy Association s 21
This year s online event peeled back the curtain on what is normally an industry-exclusive ceremony held in New York City, so that worldwide play enthusiasts could witness toy history being made at the Oscars of the toy industry.
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Toys that touch on science, tech, engineering or math skills are getting extra attention this year as kids are schooling from home. Listen - 00:30
Between COVID-19-related lockdowns and remote learning, kids this year have been glued to screens all day long. It s time to bring them back into the real world, while keeping them entertained and giving them opportunities to learn at the same time. I have a few gift ideas that fall squarely in the STEM space that s science, tech, engineering and math. These will keep kids busy in clever ways with hands-on activities to discover, to doodle, to engineer and to light a spark within.