The Toy Industry Association nominees for the 2009 Toy of the Year Awards  were announced this week.  The 9th annual TOTY Awards will be held at Chelsea Piers in NYC, on Sunday, February 15, kicking off Toy Fair Week. 

Property Of The Year

Barbie – Mattel
Fancy Nancy – Harper Collins
Star Wars The Clone Wars – LucasArts Entertainment
Disney Fairies – Disney
Disney’s Handy Manny – Disney
Bakugan – Cartoon Network
Yo Gabba Gabba – Wild Brain

Most Innovative Toy Of The Year

The Pieceless Puzzle – Ceaco
Fisher Price Imaginext Spike, the Ultra Dinosaur – Fisher-Price, Inc.
Kota the Triceratops – Hasbro
EyeClops Night Vision Infrared Stealth Goggles – Jakks Pacific
Sprig Adventure Series Discover Rig – Sprig Toys
Air Hogs Zero Gravity Micro – Spin Master
Bakugan Battle Brawlers Battle Pack Series 1 Spheres – Spin Master

Game Of The Year

Bananagrams LLC – Bananagrams
Haunted Ruins 3-D Adventures Pop-Up Board Game – Basic Concepts
The Cat in the Hat, I Can Do That! – I Can Do That! Games
Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition – Hasbro Games
Pictureka! – Hasbro Games
Rush Hour -ThinkFun Inc.
Zingo! -ThinkFun Inc.

Activity Toy Of the Year

Crayola Color Wonder Magic Brush – Crayola
Clipo Creativity Table – Hasbro
Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker – Jakks Pacific
Star Wars AT-TE Walker – LEGO Systems, Inc.
Circus Ring – Playmobil USA, Inc.
Pixos Super Studio- Spin Master
KidiArt Studio – Vtech

Educational Toy Of The Year

Computer Cool School – Fisher-Price, Inc.
Idbids Eco-friendly Starter Kit – Idbids LLC
LeapFrog TAG Reading System – LeapFrog
Zillions Touch Screen ATM – Summit Products, LLC
V-Motion Active Learning System – Vtech
Discovery Kids Smart Animals Scanopedia – Jakks Pacific
EyeClops BioniCam – Jakks Pacific