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Creative Play Awards – 2022 Winners Announced!

Click here to see the full 2022 Awards Supplement, including comments from our testers… Creative Play Awards 2022 Winners’ Supplement

We are delighted to announce the prestigious 2022 Creative Play Awards results have now been collated and the Winners and Highly Commended entries published within the Winter issue of Creative Steps magazine, as well as on www.creativesteps.co.uk and across all its social media platforms.

Sponsored and organised by Creative Steps magazine, the Creative Play Awards promote creative play as vital in a child’s development. The results of these Awards recognise the best products available to enhance creative development in young children and are beneficial to the consumer when making purchasing decisions.

John Hopley, editor of Creative Steps commented: “With a 38% increase in the number of products entered in this, their 15^th year, the 2022 Creative Play Awards help recognise some of the best creative play toys, games, books and resources available in the UK. We still feel it is vital to have the products assessed by independent testers in homes, schools, early years and childcare settings around the country, emphasising the importance of learning through creative play for children and these Awards help parents, teachers and carers find the latest quality products that allow them to do so.”

The 2022 Winners and Highly Commended entries are as follows:

Toys and Games – Indoor (0-3 years)

Winner – Fabula Toys: If You’re Happy & You Know It (inflatable activity dice)
Highly Commended – Jazwares: Dino Ranch Clubhouse

Toys and Games – Indoor (4-7 years)

Winner – Learning Resources: Playfoam Sand Sensory Set
Highly Commended – Addo Play: Happyland Village Collection

Toys and Games – Outdoor (0-3 years)

Winner – Frog Bikes: Tadpole Mini Balance Bike

Toys and Games – Outdoor (4-7 years)

Winner – Wilton Bradley: Playhouse: Waterwall
Highly Commended – SmarTrike: Xtend Scooter

Toys and Games – Outdoor (8-11 years)

Winner – Wilton Bradley: Xootz – Sketch Ya Deck Skateboard
Highly Commended – Tig-Tag: TIG-TAG

Painting/Colouring/Modelling Materials (0-3 years)

Winner – Addo Play: SANDsational Cut ‘N’ Crunch

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

Winner – Trends UK: Paint Pop Paint Sticks Creation Station
Highly Commended – Little Brian: People Paint Sticks

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

Winner – Playmonster: Spirograph Scratch & Shimmer

Boys Craft Kits (0-3 years)

Winner – Playmonster: Fuzzikins Family Car

Boys Craft Kits (4-7 years)

Winner – Spinmaster Toys: Pixobitz Studio

Highly Commended – Learning Resources: Numberblocks Stampoline Park Stamp Activity Set

Boys Craft Kits (8-11 years)

Winner – Brainstorm: EUGY
Highly Commended – Trends UK: Machine Works Hybrid Engine

Girls Craft Kits (4-7 years)

Winner – Playmonster: My Fairy Garden Blossom Balloon
Highly Commended – Epoch Making Toys: Aquabeads Deluxe Carry Case

Girls Craft Kits (8-11 years)

Winner – Flair: Mini Delices Chocolate Bar Maker
Highly Commended – Spinmaster Toys: Cool Maker Stitch ‘N Style Fashion

Imaginative Role Play (0-3 years)

Winner – LittleMagicTrain: Toy Shop at the North Pole
Highly Commended – Jazwares: Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends Web Spinning Hauler

Imaginative Role Play (4-7 years)

Winner – Addo Play: Early Learning Centre My Little Make Up Set
Highly Commended – Magicbox Toys: KookyLoos Mia’s Kooky Caravan

Imaginative Role Play (8-11 years)

Winner – International Elf: Wizards & Wonders – Twig’s Subscription Box

Electronic and Multimedia (0-3 years)

Winner – Trends UK: Numberblocks Number Fun

Electronic and Multimedia (4-7 years)

Winner – Wow Wee: Got2Glow Fairy Finder

Electronic and Multimedia (8-11 years)

Winner – Mookie: Pixicade

Teaching Resources (0-3 years)

Winner – Bloomsbury: 50 Fantastic Ideas to Encourage Diversity and Inclusion
Highly Commended – Bloomsbury: The Muddy Puddle Teacher

Teaching Resources (4-7 years)

Winner – Orchard Toys: Slimy Rhymes
Highly Commended – Cosy Direct: Agata’s Outdoor Maths Box

Teaching Resources (8-11 years)

Winner – Addo Play: Nickelodeon Experimake Swivelling Solar System
Highly Commended – Thames and Kosmos: Architectural Engineering

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

Winner – Polydron: My First Octoplay
Highly Commended – Educational Advantage: Wooden Lacing Clothes

Special Educational Needs Toys/Resources (8-11 years)

Winner – HUE: HUE Animation Studio

Books (Children 6 years+)

Winner – Nosy Crow: British Museum: The Curse of the Tomb Robbers
Highly Commended – Harper Collins: A Year of Nature Craft & Play: 52 things to play & do

For more information contact the Creative Steps editor, John Hopley – john@creativesteps.co.uk or 01233 503055 / 07770 372945

Creative Play Awards – 2022 Winners Announced!