In this day and age the toy aisles are packed full of the latest toys to hit the market. Every kid seems to have a toy box full of toys that don’t get played with. So how do you choose the perfect gift? One that will get played with over and over and be loved and not tossed to the side? Brilliant Sky Toys & Books takes the guesswork out of gift buying by selecting a carefully crafted list of the best gift picks for kids of all ages.
Someone had the brilliant idea five years ago to cull through 10,000 high quality kids products that overflowed the shelves of the 17 Brilliant Sky Toys & Books stores and pick a few favorites. They dubbed them the Brilliance Awards. This year’s 2014 award list features 12 products that are surprisingly low tech.
The picks appeal to kids of all ages and genders. We love this Tree Top Adventure toy made by Manhattan Toy Company. This is one of twelve winners of the Brilliance Awards. Brilliant Sky nailed it with this pick. My kids love it. Brady who is 8 months old sits in his chair and plays with it every day. My 3 year old Carson loves it as well. He’ll sit and play with his baby brother which is just heartwarming! I love the low tech nature of this toy that engages and delights with no batteries required. It’s kid-powered, just the way we like it!
In all, the 2014 Brilliance Awards covers 12 different brands with price tags from $9.99 to $129.99 with most toys running about $24.99 to $29.99. For the fifth year in a row, parents and grandparents can use this brilliant list as a guide for holiday shopping, birthday presents and Thanksgiving homecoming gifts.
My 6 year old daughter’s favorite pick was the My Own Storybook. She loves to create her own books and now she can! Imagine holding a real book, written and illustrated by your own child. Kids’ minds are alive with imagination. Their stories are so unique and amusing. They love to draw, create and write. Just think how they’ll respond when you tell them to write a story and it’ll actually become a book — bound and printed.
This kit includes everything — it only lacks a child’s fantastic creativity. Blank sheets, with a border frame to draw in and lines to write on, are waiting to be filled. (The finished book will hold 12 pages, but 18 template sheets are given in case an elbow gets bumped or the storyline changes.) Create a separate sheet for every page; draw a picture on the cover sheet. Fill in the info sheet with the child’s name, book title, and dedication. Place all the completed pages into the postage paid envelope and drop in the mail! Creatively Ever After will ship back the final product in 4 to 6 weeks.
Here are all 12 Brilliance Award winners! This really is a fantastic resource for anyone shopping for the perfect gift for a child! You can find all of these award winner’s at a Brilliant Sky Toys & Books store near you! Find a complete listing of all 17 specialty stores across the country from Tennessee and Iowa to Texas and North Carolina at their website, www.BrilliantSkyToys.com.
Which of the Brilliance Award winners is your favorite?
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