An Inside Look at the 2018 Toy of the Year Awards

Logan Everett, American Girl’s first-ever boy character, is a drummer and bandmate to contemporary character, Tenney Grant. The 18-inch Logan doll features gray eyes and short brown hair and a unique hand positioning that helps him hold musical instruments. Logan is dressed in a plaid button-down shirt, a T-shirt, jeans, underwear, and shoes.

Experience the beautiful side of biology and chemistry with this unique collection of experiments focusing on the science of skin and body care and beauty products. Conduct real chemistry experiments with the included materials and common home substances to learn about chemical properties of bath soaps, gels, lotions and more.

Something adorably cute is scurrying your way! The soft, durable HEXBUG Cuddlebots feature soothing vibration technology and a sweet lavender smell, encouraging fun, on-the-go play.

Mix, match, click, stack, roll & shake! These ball toys play in lots of ways! The balls roll in a fun, wobbly way, & make fun sounds when shaken! Plus, each of the 3 balls comes apart in halves so they are easily mixed & matched! Stack all 6 pieces in lots of different ways, & roll the stack on the floor! All this makes Juballees an engaging toy!

SmartMax My First Animal Train introduces magnetism to young children in a safe – and creatively fun – way. Using SmartMax sonically-welded bars, My First Animal Train adds parts to build a full, 4-car moving train, along with three animals and a conductor. The parts are large and soft to the touch, coming together easily for little hands.

Have you ever tried to DEFY GRAVITY? With Zipes™ Speed Pipes you can! It is Crazy Fast, Crazy Fun and kids can make crazy builds! It is the first ever toy where vehicles speed through pipes instead of on tracks. The vehicle is remote controlled and the included cosmic strobe ball flashes in brilliant colors which makes everything more exciting.