When I heard about Brilliant Sky Toys, I so wished there was one nearby! As there isn't, I was still blessed to be able to look through their list of award winning toys, books, and games to get Christmas ideas for my kiddos. The store has come up with a list of 10 Brilliance Award winners, and my children and I definitely applaud their choices. I had the opportunity to review 4 of these toys, all of which are wonderful!
We chose to review the Plus-Plus Mini-Basic (a super cool building set all of my kiddos love. It came with instructions to build SO many things and, once you've got down how they work, they foster so much creativity!), Lottie Dolls (a favorite in our house), Create Your Own Storybook (my daughters love writing and this actually publishes their book!), and the Sew Cute Owl Set (my daughter has been wanting to learn to sew and she absolutely loved this set, and so did I). I love this selection of toys!
Sewing her Sew Cute Owl |
A Plus-Plus Mini Cooper... |
...with a guy driving it! |
And here's a video of one of our favorite toys: the "Autumn Leaves Lottie Doll". I absolutely love Lottie Dolls! They're so sweet, and so perfect--very original and unique, and a great option over Barbies. Many of them are scientists, animal lovers, nature girls, and just all out active and charming little ladies.
For the fifth year in a row, parents and grandparents alike can use this brilliant list as a guide for holiday shopping, birthday presents and Thanksgiving homecoming gifts. The Brilliant Sky chain chooses its Brilliance Award Winners upon quality, the value of open-ended play and the simple beauty of a child's fascination and delight. With the huge variety of toy buying occasions coming up, there’s truly something for everyone represented in this great group of toys. From finger puppets, arts & crafts kits, dolls and building bricks, it’s evident that childhood playtime really hasn't changed that much!
The Top 10 Brilliance Award Winners:
· Squigz Starter Set (24 pieces)
· Plus-Plus Mini-Basic (480 pieces)
· Lottie Dolls
· Doodle Quest
· Create Your Own Storybook
· Super Stadium Baseball Game
· LoopDeLoom
· Sew Cute Sets
· Illustrated Adventure Stories and Illustrated Fairy Tales
· Paint Your Own Porcelain Bowls
Find out if there's a Brilliant Sky Toys & Books at their store map. If you get an opportunity to drop by the store and do a little Christmas shopping, please come back and let me know. I'd love to hear all about it!
Special thanks to the wonderful people at KidsStuffPR and Brilliant Sky Toys & Books for providing us with this review and giveaway opportunity.
GIVEAWAY
One of my readers will receive her choice of toy from the Brilliance Awards list! Enter below by November 14th at 11 pm anyone's time. I'll choose a winner the next morning. Best of luck!
You can see all of the Brilliance Award Winners by clicking here. Which toy from the list would your child like best?
i would want to win Arklu's Lottie Doll Autumn Leaves for my daughter for Christmas
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ReplyDeleteI like the Plus-Plus Mini-Basic
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to win this!! I'd choose a Lottie Doll for our daughter June who is 4 and really into dolls right now :) Thanks for the chance and the great toy list.. lots of awesome ideas on there for Christmas presents for our children and also our nieces and nephews!
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I'd love to try the Squigz - I've seen them in quite a few places lately and I think my kids would love them!
ReplyDeleteI'd like the Paint Your Own Porcelain Bowl kit.
ReplyDeleteMy son would love Sphero. I've seen it in action...very fun.
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My girls like the Sew Cute Sets.
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Squigz Starter Set would be so fun for my 2 kids
ReplyDeleteWe would love the tree top adventure from Manhattan toys! Thanks so much for the chances to win.
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ReplyDeletei would love the squigz starter set! my nephew has them and we love them!
ReplyDeleteThe Squigz Starter Set looks really fun!
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If I was lucky enough to win, I would choose the LoopDeLoom. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway! girlygirlugh at gmail dot com
ReplyDeletelove the Lottie Doll but I know my daughter loves crafts so she would want the porcelain bowls to paint
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If we were to win, my boys and I would choose Orbotix's Sphero 2.0
ReplyDeleteMy daughter would love to have the Paint Your Own Porcelain Bowls.
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I like the paint your own porcelain bowls but I love the Lottie dolls too!
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ReplyDeletemy boys would love the squigz!
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i like the super stadium game for my son
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My daughter would love the Squigs. Those things would be stuck all over the house!
ReplyDeleteHe would love the Sew Cute Kitty. He always wants to help me mend things.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter would love the Squigz!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this Giveaway. I also like the Sew Cute kitty
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my son would love the super stadium game
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome!! I'd love to win one for my little girl!! Thank you for the awesome giveaway
ReplyDeleteMy children would love everyone of these amazing looking toys :)
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My granddaughter would love the Lottie Doll, & my Grandson the Squigz!!! TY4 the chance....
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the giveaway! I think these toys look fun and like they will inspire creativity :)
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ReplyDeleteI like the squigz best, my kids would enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteThe Create Your Own Storybook!
ReplyDeleteThese look like some nifty toys!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cool!! I love the Create Your Own Storybook one! What kid wouldn't love that?!
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My grandson would like Doodle Quest.
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I would love the Illustrated Adventure Stories and Illustrated Fairy Tales for my nephew.
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ReplyDeleteThe kids would love the Tree Top Adventure!
ReplyDeleteI like the Illustrated Adventure Stories and Illustrated Fairy Tales.
ReplyDeleteThe tree top adventure is awesome!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter would like the Paint Your Own Porcelain Bowl kit.
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My daughter would love the Sew Cute Set.
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Tree top adventure! What an amazing Christmas gift it woudo be for our girls!
ReplyDeleteMy grandson would just be enthralled with this place. I might never get him to leave.
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ReplyDeleteI would choose the bowls.
ReplyDeleteWhat great toys! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI would choose the paint your own porcelain bowls. My little guy loves to paint and draw.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win a Lottie Doll for Alysia!
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ReplyDeletethis is an amazing giveaway thanks for this great chance best of luck to everyone
ReplyDeleteThanks for the awesome giveaway! These toys and that amazing treehouse mural look awesome!
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Doodle Quest looks like fun!
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I think she would love the Loopdeloom.
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we would like the loom best ty
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love the tree top adventure
ReplyDeleteI like the Plus Plus Mini Blocks Set.
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Here's my Pinterest share for the day!! I'm really hoping to win because this would acutally be a really cool way to spend some quality time with my little girl. Thanks for doing this awesome giveaway!! http://www.pinterest.com/pin/335518240964046312/
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I think my 2 1/2 year old would love Lottie!! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteLove the Plus Plus set! I've been eye-ballin' that toy for a while, my little girls would love it! I follow on twitter (@megancrose) and tweeted, and email subscribed to. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win a Lottie doll!
ReplyDeleteHe would love the treetop adventure!
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