Every year, the Toy Industry Association presents T.O.T.Y. or Toy Of The Year Awards on the eve of the American International Toy Fair held in New York. Here are some of the chosen finalists and 2005 Toy Award Nominees for Best Educational Toy Of The Year.
1. InteracTV by Fisher Price
As the name suggests, this InteracTV module enables children to interact with their favorite TV Shows with the aid of a wireless controller and the DVD software included. The screen is easy to read and clear. This is a great learning toy for kids.
2. Alphabet Pal Caterpillar from Leap Frog
The Alphabet Pal Caterpillar is another winner from Leap Frog who are famous for their educational toys. The toy has 26 plastic legs, one for each letter of the alphabet. The toy sings the alphabet song, as well as identifies colors and letters.3. MGears by Learning Resources
An innovative and fun building set, MGears consists of many small interconnecting gears which can be joined together to create lots of fun ideas. Possibilities include robots and remote control cars. Very educational and challenging.4. PowerTouch Baby by Fisher Price
PowerTouch Baby is a touch sensitive learning system which enables babies to touch different objects on the PowerTouch books, and hear unique sounds typical to the objects. This sure makes learning fun!5. V.Smile TV Learning System by VTech
VSmile TV Learning System from VTech is a great way for your child to learn through interactive games and graphics. It combines ease of use with convienience, simply hook it up to your TV and you are ready to go. Overall, its a pretty good buy to keep your kids occupied while having some good, clean, intelligent fun!