There are so many toys out there that require your child to be online or on an electronic “screen” device. FamilyFun has come up with a great list of toys that are “Screen-Free” and received the Toys of the Year award!
Included within the FamilyFun Toy of the Year Award winners list are:
- Yeti In My Spaghetti – This snowman is in a serious pasta fix: remove the wrong noodle and he’ll fall into the bowl! This adorable toy has been described as a modern-day version of pick-up sticks. Patch Products; $18; Ages 4 to 10; 2 or more players
- Minion Singing Sound Pad – Kids communicate Minion-style with three sound modes-singing, laughing, and speaking. Or should we say: Baa! Bop! Bleep! Bye! Boo! Beep!Skyrocket Toys; $15; Ages 4 to 10
- Shrink & Link Jewelry – Shrinky Dinks flashback! This jewelry kit uses the same pop-it-in-the-oven process to create glam pendants and rings. Klutz; $22; Ages 8 and up
- Drop Zone Cargo-Release Glider – Kids set up flag targets, load the stunt pigs into the cargo hold, set the release timer, then launch the glider. If the calculations are correct, the porcine projectiles will hit the target. SmartLab Toys; $40; Ages 8 and up
- Tag the Art Game – Budding artists spin a wheel, flip cards, and roll dice to determine what they’ll add to a group piece of art. The set includes pastels, paints, glitter, tissue paper, and more. Who wins? Everyone, when the group declares the masterpiece ready for the fridge door. Tonni-Co; $40; Ages 8 and up
- Unbored Disguises – As if two beards, five mustaches, four pairs of glasses, tattoos, sideburns, and eyebrows weren’t enough, this fantastic box of disguises also includes an old-fashioned monocle. MindWare; $30; Ages 6 and up
- Star Wars Pictopia – Which Star Wars character called Chewbacca a “walking carpet?” Which Jedi is a Twi’lek? Fans of the intergalactic franchise will be happier than a Wookiee in a wroshyr tree to take on 1,000 trivia questions like these. Wonder Forge; $20; Ages 7 and up
- Lego City Demolition Site – This 776-piece set was a hit with our Lego-loving testers. Kids will spend hours building the condemned construction site, bringing it down with the wrecking-ball crane, clearing away the rubble, then doing it all again. Lego; $90; Ages 6 and up
- Geometrics House – Ikea meets Frank Lloyd Wright in a modernist wooden dollhouse. Renovate in seconds by turning its three sturdy pieces, then rearrange the chic furnishings.Hape; $60; Ages 3 to 10
- Wooden Rotisserie & Grill – Your aspiring pitmasters will love to skewer and sear some tasty BBQ on this tabletop grill set. The 24 pieces include a chicken, assorted vegetables, sauce for basting, and even a few shrimp to throw on the barbie. Melissa & Doug; $50; Ages 3 to 8
