Top 5 Girl Toys of 2006 - Toy Of The Year 2006 Award Nominees

1. Amazing Amanda™ - Playmates Toys Inc

The Amazing Amanda doll is for those people who are looking for something different in a doll. As robotic pets like the Roboraptor gain in popularity, dolls like Amazing Amanda are not far behind! Amazing Amanda will teach a few things to your kids, and will keep them occupied for hours on end with her cute antics. Amazing Amanda is a part of the new generation of dolls emerging.

2. Bratz Babyz™ - MGA Entertainment, Inc

Bratz Babyz are the new kids on the block. These babies have ultra cool accessories and an attitude to match! MGA has big plans for Baby Bratz for 2006, so keep a look out for these cute little baby dolls.

3. Dora's Talking Kitchen™ - Fisher-Price

Dora's Talking Kitchen from Fisher Price is one of the hot toys for 2006. The pretend play kitchen comes with 5 recipe cards, a 28 piece accessory set, and a whole host of possibilities to have fun with! The blender, picture map, phone and radio are interactive and make noises. The rest of the kitchen doesn't have any sound effects, although it is pretty sturdy.

4. Pixel Chix - Mattel

Pixel Chix from Mattel is a totally new concept in the world of virtual toys. It can be loosely compared to the very popular Tamagotchi pets. The Pixel Chix consists of a 2D LCD Screen built into a casing which represents a house. The interactive Pixel Chix needs to be looked after, talked to, played with and more.

5. Tamagotchi Connection Version 2 - Bandai America Inc.

Tamagotchi Connection Version 2 is an improvement over the older Tamagotchi. The Tamagotchi first appears as an egg when you start the unit for the first time, hatching shortly afterwards into a baby Tamagotchi which has to be fed, played with, cleaned up when it does poo-poo, and praised. In the new version, kids can now earn Gotchi points which they can use to shop for fun and exciting things.