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Toy Of The Year Awards 2008 Nominees

Check out the nominees in various categories

By Dipika Mirpuri, About.com

Every year, the Toy Of The Year Awards are presented in various categories to the brightest, the best and the most promising toys of the year. The Toy of the Year awards are held in New York at the American International Toy Fair. This year, 2008, the top toys in various categories including infant/preschool toy of the year, girl, boy toy of the year, game of the year, property of the year and many others are being honored with this prestigious award. Here is the list of the nominees for the best toys of 2008, from the Toy Industry Association.

INFANT/PRESCHOOL TOY OF THE YEAR

Brightlings™ Exploration Station – LeapFrog Enterprises

Cook n’ Learn Interactive Kitchen Set – Little Tikes

iPlay Lift Off Rocket – International Playthings, Inc.

Moon Sand Adventure Island – Spin Master Ltd.

"T.M.X."™ Friends – Fisher-Price

GIRL TOY OF THE YEAR

Barbie Girls™ – Mattel, Inc.

Hannah Montana Singing Dolls – Play Along®, a division of JAKKS Pacific

High School Musical 2 Two-Pack Gabriella & Troy Dolls – Mattel, Inc.

Littlest Pet Shop: Display & Play Round & Round Pet Town Playset – Hasbro, Inc.

Troop Groovy Girls – Manhattan Toy

BOY TOY OF THE YEAR

Air Hogs Havoc Heli Laser Battle™ – Spin Master Ltd.

Cars Mega Mack Playtown – Mattel, Inc.

Nerf N-Strike Disk Shot – Hasbro, Inc.

Pokemon Action Figures – JAKKS Pacific

Transformers Movie Deluxe Figures – Hasbro, Inc.

GAME OF THE YEAR

Cranium WOW – Cranium, Inc.

Flippin’ Frogs – Mattel, Inc.

Hyper Dash – Wild Planet Entertainment, Inc.

Rubik’s Revolution – Techno Source

The Cat in the Hat, I Can Do That! – I Can Do That! Games

OUTDOOR TOY OF THE YEAR

ESPN® Better Batter Baseball – Fisher-Price

RipStik® Caster Board – RipStik USA

Sidewalk Paint Sprayer – Crayola

Super Splash Water Park – Little Tikes

Ultimate Family Wagon – Radio Flyer

EDUCATIONAL TOY OF THE YEAR

Bananagrams – Bananagrams LLC

ClickStart™ My First Computer – LeapFrog Enterprises

EyeClops Bionic Eye – JAKKS Pacific

I Can Play Guitar™ – Fisher-Price

Smart Cycle™ Physical Learning – Fisher-Price

ACTIVITY TOY OF THE YEAR

Color A Messenger Bag – ALEX

Digital Arts & Crafts Studio – Fisher-Price

Fashion Design Studio – Creativity for Kids/Faber-Castell

LEGO City – LEGO Systems, Inc.

Rose Art Smart Easel – MEGA Brands Inc.

ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT TOY OF THE YEAR

American Idol Talent Challenge – KID Design, Inc.

Easy Link™ Internet Launch Pad – Fisher-Price

Power Tour Electric Guitar – Tiger Electronics

Rescue Pets Myepets.com – MGA Entertainment

U.B. Funkeys – Mattel, Inc.

MOST INNOVATIVE TOY OF THE YEAR

Air Hogs Havoc Heli Laser Battle - Spin Master, Ltd.

DynaCar – SeeToys

EyeClops Bionic Eye – JAKKS Pacific

FLY Fusion™ Pentop Computer – LeapFrog Enterprises

Smart Cycle™ Physical Learning – Fisher-Price

SPECIALTY TOY OF THE YEAR Bananagrams – Bananagrams, LLC

Fashion Design Studio – Creativity for Kids/Faber-Castell

Karito Kids World Collection – KidsGive, LLC.

Rok Jr. – Rokenbok Toy Co.

Snap Circuits – Elenco

PROPERTY OF THE YEAR

Hannah Montana – Disney Consumer Products

High School Musical – Disney Consumer Products

Pokemon – JAKKS Pacific

Star Wars – Lucas Film

Transformers – Hasbro, Inc.

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