Creative Play Awards – Winners announced!
The Creative Play Awards 2015 Winners announced!
After months of rigorous product testing, the prestigious 2015 Creative Play Awards results have been announced and will be published in the Winter issue of Creative Steps magazine, also on the www.creativesteps.co.uk website and across all social media platforms.
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.
John Hopley, editor of Creative Steps commented: “We are yet again delighted by the number of companies who entered products this year, which is our eighth year of hosting the awards. The quality of entries was, as always, extremely high, not only recognizing the importance the toy industry places on encouraging learning through creative play, but the importance for children to play and learn.”
The Winners and Highly Commended entries are as follows:
Toys and Games – Indoor (0-3 years)
- Winner – In the Night Garden Explore and Learn Musical Activity Table – Golden Bear
- Highly Commended – Lil’ Ocean Exlporers 3-in-1 Adventure Course – Little Tikes
Toys and Games – Indoor (4-7 years)
- Winner – Shhh! Don’t Wake Dad – Drummond Park
- Highly Commended – RC Inflatable Yoda with Sounds – Bladez Toys Ltd
Toys and Games – Indoor (8-11 years)
- Winner – Labyrinth – Ravensburger
Toys and Games – Outdoor (0-3 years)
- Winner – Boikido Rabbit Wagon – Hippychick
- Highly Commended – Cape Cottage – Little Tikes
Toys and Games – Outdoor (4-7 years)
- Winner – Phlat Ball V3 – Vivid
- Highly Commended – Pl-ug Den Kit – Hippychick
Toys and Games – Outdoor (8-11 years)
- Winner – YFliker Lift – Yvolution
Electronic and Multimedia (4-7 years)
- Winner – Kurio Tab 2 – KD UK
- Highly Commended – Digigo – Vtech Electronics
Girl’s Craft Kits (4-7 years)
- Winner – Disney Frozen Mandala Designer – Ravensburger
- Highly Commended – Cool Create Fun Tiles Frozen Deluxe Jewellery Box – Flair PLC
Girl’s Craft Kits (8-11 years)
- Winner – My Living World Instant Flower Press – Interplay UK
- Highly Commended – Crayola Creations Thread Wrapper – Vivid
Boys Craft Kits (4-7 years)
- Winner – Qixels Fuse Blaster – Character Options
- Highly Commended – Fun Arty Box – The Creation Station
Imaginative Role Play (0-3 years)
- Winner – Cook ‘n’ Store Kitchen – Little Tikes
- Highly Commended – Dream Town Rose Petal Cottage – Worlds Apart
Imaginative Role Play (4-7 years)
- Winner – Hetty and Henry Vacuum cleaners – Casdon
- Highly Commended – Up Up and Away Imagination Teepee – Myweeteepee
Imaginative Role Play (8-11 years)
- Winner – Crafty Pony Soft Toy Pony – Craft Ponies Ltd
Painting/Colouring Materials/Modelling (4-7 years)
- Winner – Plasticine Softeez – Cupcake Creations
- Highly Commended – Playmais – Playmais Basic 1000
Painting/Colouring Materials/Modelling (8-11 years)
- Winner – Cool Create IDO3D Design Studio – Flair PLC
Special Educational Needs Toys/Resources (0-3 years)
- Winner – Something Special Mr Tumbles Sensory Activity Centre – Golden Bear
Books (Children )
- Winner – Lego Ninjago Build your Own Adventure – DK
- Highly Commended – The Fairy Force – The Irish Fairy Door Company
