Each year the Spielwarenmesse celebrates the best of the best with its Toy Awards. The winners will be announced on January 31. Below is a list of the nominees and the judges.
ToyAward nominees for 2023:
Baby & Infant (0-3 years)
§ EverEarth 7 in 1 space activity cube – EverEarth Europe (Hall 3/E-22)
§ Tranquil Whale™ – Cloud B/Little Big Friends (Hall 2/D-20, E-14)
§ Y Glider Luna 5-in-1 V2 – Yvolve Sports (Hall 7/C-68)
PreSchool (3-6 years)
§ bworld Construction Set and BRUDER MAN TGS Crane Truck – BRUDER Spielwaren (Hall 6/C-31, C-37)
§ Rescue Penguin – Silverlit Toys Manufactory (Hall 4A/B-34, C-38)
§ Yummy Bear Scale –Topbright (Hall 12.0/B-16)
SchoolKids (6-10 years)
§ Gecko Run – Starter Set – Franckh-Kosmos (Hall 10/G-02)
§ History of Life on Earth – Clementoni (Hall 12.0/F-10, G-07)
§ Origami 3D Peacock – Z.P Alexander Piotr Pundzis (Hall 4/F-54)
Teenager & AdulTS (10+ years)
§ Humbug Original Edition – D&R Denkriesen (Hall 10.1/A-01)
§ Miika K.I. – Franckh-Kosmos (Hall 10/G-02)
§ MINTiD Dog-E – Brandunit/WowWee (Hall 4A/D-19)
Startup
§ klang² (klang square) – Oberlin und Rennertz (Hall 3A/B-04)
§ Paw Patrol AR Tattoos & Stickers –HoloToyz (Hall 4A/C-15)
Sustainability
§ Car-Board Racers Dino-Adventure Set – VTech Electronics Europe (Hall 12.2/P-06)
§ Creative Building Blocks – BAVVIC (Hall 3A/C-14)
§ PLAYMOBIL Wiltopia – Playmobil (Hall 12.2/P-07)
ToyAward Jury 2023
The international jury consists of 13 experts from the fields of retail, industry, market research, sustainable plastics, education and toy safety:
§ Cathérine de Bleeker (Oxybul, General Manager, France)
§ Axel Dammler (Iconkids & youth, Managing Director, Germany)
§ Andrew Dobbie (Gameplan Europe, Managing Director, United Kingdom)
§ Dr. Harald Käb (Naracon Innovationsberatung, Owner, Germany)
§ Jörg Meister (Little big things, Managing Director, Germany)
§ Thorsten Paedelt (Duo schreib & spiel, Managing Director, Germany)
§ Andreas Schäfer (Idee+spiel, Managing Director, Germany)
§ Dean Smith (JaZams, Co-owner, USA)
§ Sue Warfield (American Speciality Toy Retailing Association, President, USA)
§ Rainer Weiskirchen (TÜV Rheinland, Germany)
§ Keri Wilmots (Pediatric occupational therapist, USA)
§ Thomas Wodzicki (Freelance play educationalist, Germany)
§ Jean Youn (Kakaokids, Head of Toy Business, South Korea)
