TDmonthly Magazine is pleased to announce our latest award winners. These top-notch products were evaluated by our team of toy testers (learn more about our evaluation process here), and selected on the basis of their play value, quality and durability, specialty focus, presentation, and more.
Learn more about these award winning toys below.
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Each Slushy bear is handcrafted and hand painted, along with all the products from Aurora’s award-winning Miyoni collection, so no two animals are the same. White as snow, Slushy is a soft and huggable 16-inch polar bear that will melt your heart. He’s sure to keep little ones warm at night, whatever the weather. Awards: 2015 TDmonthly Magazine Top Toy Award
Easy to build and fun to create! This entertaining kit inspires young minds to feats of boundless imagination! Contains specially designed coloured foam parts, 2-pin connectors, standard tubes and detailed instructions for building 4 models. (2 bonus model ideas included.) Awards: 2015 TDmonthly Top Toy Award
Build this multi-purpose combination lock and learn the mechanism behind it! Choose your own secret code to ensure that only you can unlock your treasures. It’s also a coin bank and secret message holder! Contains a set of plastic lock mechanism, screw, metal shackle, sticker and instructions (makes a 6cm x 12cm combination lock). Awards: 2015 TDmonthly Top Toy Award
Learn about electromagnetism and transform a metal screw into a magnetic hammer. Complete an electric circuit with it to construct this handy doorbell. Use it in your room as a cool science gadget. Contents base board, bell, coil cover, L-shaped cover, battery cover, hammer, coil, adjuster holder, hammer holder, washer screw, screws, adjuster, wire with metal ring, long screw and nut, terminal caps and detailed instructions. (Doorbell will be about 16.5cm in length. Also required but not provided: 2 x 1.5V AA battery and a small crosshead screwdriver.) Awards: 2015 TDmonthly Top Toy Award
Writer's Bio: Justina Huddleston graduated Magna Cum Laude from Emerson College with a BA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing in 2009. After graduating she was the on-site director of the Boston Children's Museum gift store for a year, selling educational, developmental, and creative activity toys that tied in with the museum's exhibits. Justina also interned at children's book publisher Candlewick Press before moving from Boston to Los Angeles, where she is now Editorial Director of TDmonthly Magazine. Read more articles by this author
Writer's Bio: Justina Huddleston graduated Magna Cum Laude from Emerson College with a BA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing in 2009. After graduating she was the on-site director of the Boston Children's Museum gift store for a year, selling educational, developmental, and creative activity toys that tied in with the museum's exhibits. Justina also interned at children's book publisher Candlewick Press before moving from Boston to Los Angeles, where she is now Editorial Director of TDmonthly Magazine. Read more articles by this author
