Creative Play Awards 2014 – Winners announced!

Creative Play Awards 2014 – Winners announced!

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Now in their 7th year and with more entries than ever, here are all the Winners and Highly Commended entries from this year’s Creative Play Awards…

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.

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)

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

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

  • Winner – 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)

  • Winner – 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 – Valtech LLC

Teaching Resources (8-11 years)

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

Books (all ages)

  • Winner – Utterly Amazing Science – DK

For more information, please contact Daisy@evolution-pr.co.uk or call 01327 227 010 for further advice.

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