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2011 Tillywig Award Winners

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Pulling Figure Crab Calino Back to top
Pulling Figure Crab Calino
Price $ 30.00
By HABA
Age
1 & Up
Top Fun

It's difficult to fully convey the charm of Pulling Figure Crab Calino without seeing it in motion, or seeing the light in a child's eyes when he or she puts it in motion. Like all pull toys, it has an attachment (string) that a child grasps in order to pull it along behind them. But that's where the similarity ends. Rather than having wheels as most pull toys do, the crab's body itself is a wheel of sorts (although it do...Read more

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Puppet Theater
Price $ 34.95
By Cloud B
Age
3 & Up
Best Family Fun

Cloud B, the company that helps children of all ages get a great night's sleep, brings you this fully illustrated book and accompanying finger puppets. The gift box opens into a puppet theater in which you can act out your own bedtime tales. The book tells of Jimmy, a boy on safari with his family who becomes frightened of the dark. To the rescue come Twilight Turtle and Gentle Giraffe, whose magic powers and kind care ma...Read more

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QuickSmart Scuttlebug
Price $ 39.00
By Funtastic
Age
1-3 Yrs.
Top Fun

This remarkably compact, lightweight indoor/outdoor folding tricycle elicited smiles and excitement from every youngster who saw it. The colorful design (Ladybug or Bumble Bee) and extraordinary ease with which it unfolds and folds back up again make it playtime perfect, not to mention a smooth, easy ride. Little feet on the floor or ground provide the power, and the short, easy-to-maneuver handle bars provide the steerin...Read more

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Reverse Charades
Price $ 19.99
By Reverse Charades
Age
6 & Up
Laugh Out Loud

This hilarious twist on charades gives you more of everything - more words, more clues, more guesses, more chaos - and above all, more laughs! Unlike classic charades, in which one person acts out clues while the rest of the team guesses, Reverse Charades has an entire team simultaneously acting out as many words as one person can guess in 60 seconds. And with guesses flying and all that body language going on at once, e...Read more

Reversible Red Riding Hood Back to top
Age
9 mos +
Best Family Fun

We dare you not to laugh when you flip up Little Red Riding Hood's dress to reveal Granny's smiling face, then flip up Granny's bonnet, revealing the snaggle-toothed Wolf. And yes, Wolf is wearing Granny's pink, flowered gown, his grey paws jutting out from the checkered sleeves. Fun details populate this three-way reversible soft doll, with the entire classic tale on display. The path through the woods is illustrated aro...Read more

Road Trip Back to top
Age
8 & Up
Sterling Fun

This is a fun, fast-moving board game that anybody can play. Moving in clockwise fashion, players take turns. On your turn, draw a card from the Challenge deck, read it aloud, then roll the Alphabet Die. Each challenge involves the turn-taker providing words that start or (in some cases) end with the letter on the die. There are four different types of challenges. The first three types involve providing a list of words th...Read more

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Roll-Up Roads
Price $ 3.99
By Wild Creations
Age
6 & Up
Sterling Fun

With the near endless array of toy vehicles to be had - cars, trucks, trains, planes, motor-bikes, and more - the only thing missing was adequate roadway to accommodate all that traffic in your home. The clever folks at Wild Creations bring you Roll-Up Roads, realistic road designs that stick to floors, tables, hallways, even walls, and don't leave any goo behind when removed. Want to lay down a quick roadway for your ca...Read more

Say Anything Family Back to top
Age
8 & Up
Best Family Fun

This family-friendly version retains all of the fabulous characteristics of the Say Anything party game - it's fast, takes no time at all to learn, and it brings out the funny in people! Players simultaneously write down answers to life-or-death questions such as, 'What's the best way to waste time?,' or 'Which famous historical figure would make the best babysitter?' while the judge (a different player each round) privat...Read more

Set of 3 Garden Utensils Back to top
Age
2-5 yrs.
Best Family Fun

Every parent knows that mealtime can be a challenge, with growing kids resisting the fuel and nutrition they greatly need. These colorful, garden-themed new eating utensils bring fairy lore to the table, sparking your child's imagination and turning mealtime into something engaging and enjoyable. The design of each utensil - the Garden Rake Fork, Garden Shovel Spoon, and Garden Hoe Pusher - incorporates a unique plant and...Read more

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Share a Berry
Price $ 26.00
By Simply Fun, LLC
Age
3 & Up
Best Family Fun

This is a great game for younger kids and for the whole family to play together. The Quick Rules are very fast to get you up and playing, and even the full instructions take only a moment to learn. Players take turns flipping over Berry Path Tiles, each of which indicates a number (from 0 to 5) of Strawberries (red berry-like beads) to be collected from the Big Berry Basket and threaded by that player on his or her Strawb...Read more

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Sketch It!
Price $ 19.99
By Blue Orange Games
Age
10 & Up
Top Fun

Can you draw a centipede? A light bulb? A briefcase? This clever, original drawing game brings plenty of zest, creativity, laughter, and fun to the table. Players sketch and draw their way through 10 quick rounds, earning points by correctly guessing one another's drawings and having theirs correctly guessed. Scores are determined by the number on a token grabbed by the artist when he or she finishes drawing - higher toke...Read more

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SLAPlet
Price $ 5.99
By Base4 Group Inc.
Age
8 & Up
Sterling Fun

These slap bracelets from Base4 Group bring a whole new shade of fun to the fashion trend. This ultra-hip design comes in several cool colors. One of the things that sets SLAPlets apart from other slap bracelets is that they're fully customizable using SLAPlinx - collectible, tradable, colorful rings that slide right onto your SLAPlet. Personalize your SLAPlet with SLAPlinx numbers, letters, words, and many other designs....Read more

Smart-Trike Recliner Back to top
Age
16-24 mos.
Top Fun

Wow - transportation for your young child that modifies and adapts as your child's needs and abilities grow and evolve! The Smart-Trike Recliner is both a stroller and a tricycle, with many fine features allowing for the comfort, adventure, and increasing sense of autonomy and exploration that's an inherent part of childhood development. Parental contol and navigation is simple with the telescopic steering handle, and the...Read more

Smart-Trike Zoo Back to top
Age
10-24 mos.
Top Fun

The Smart-Trike Zoo Collection offers exciting, animal-themed strollers that morph into trikes. As your child evolves and grows, so does your Smart-Trike! Themes include cows, bees, butterflies, and frogs (ours was the Bee - irresistibly bright yellow with black stripes). This exceptionally well-designed ride comes with a steering handle that allows full parental control, while a clutch turns steering over to your child. ...Read more

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