The BVS Top Ten Toys of 2009

by Christina on November 2, 2009 · 2 comments

in Toys

As Christ­mas approaches, I know we’re all won­der­ing what to get for the lit­tle ones in our lives.  For some ideas, here are the Ger­man BVS, Bun­desver­band des Spielwaren-Einzelhandels (Fed­eral Asso­ci­a­tion of Toy Retail­ers) top ten toys of 2009.  They’re not all avail­able out­side of Ger­many, but most are.  Have fun!

  1. 36 Cube by Think­fun — a puz­zle for ages 8 and up that chal­lenges you to con­cen­trate, think strate­gi­cally and log­i­cally, be patient, prob­lem solve, use your visual per­cep­tion and fine motor skills.
  2. Burg der 1000 Spiegel (Cas­tle of 1000 Mir­rors) from Kos­mos — For ages 6 and up.  Help the lit­tle vam­pire Vik­tor recover all of his miss­ing items, he’s mis­s­placed them some­where in his huge cas­tle.  This game was also awarded the 2009 Deutscher Kinder­spiele Preis, Ger­man Children’s Game of the Year.
  3. Dis­ney Fairies Pixie Glit­ter — A tie in with the new Tin­ker­bell movie.  Fairies for ages 3 and up.
  4. Fur­Real Friends Lulu the Cud­dly Kitty — Just like a real kitty, but with­out the feed­ing, aller­gies and lit­ter box.  For ages 4 and up.
  5. Play­mo­bil Fur­nished School Build­ing — With class room, sci­ence room, art room, music room and office, and plenty of acces­sories.  For ages 4 and up.
  6. Mat­tel Pass­word Jour­nal — Helps your child keep their jour­nal entries pri­vate with voice recog­ni­tion, pass­word pro­tec­tion and an intruder alert. For ages 6 and up.
  7. Has­bro Monop­oly City — Monop­oly gets a makeover.  Instead of deeds, you get zon­ing per­mits to develop the land­scape into a city. For ages 8 and up.
  8. Lego Power Min­ers Thun­der Driller — Power Min­ers are the top lego-theme of 2009.  Ages 8–14.
  9. Wowwee’s Roborover - a cute and easy to use remote con­trol robot buddy for ages 6 and up.
  10. Schle­ich World of Elves — Extremely detailed fig­ures to help your child recre­ate their favorite elven fairy tales. Ages 3 and up.

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Tagged as: BVS, disney, elves, FurReal Friends, games, kids, Kosmos, lego, Mattel, Playmobil, robots, Schleich, Thinkfun, Toys, Wowwee

{ 2 comments }

1 Melanie November 8, 2009 at 1:56 pm

Thanks for posting this list. I know this isn’t on your list, but I’m hoping you can help me…. I’m new to Strasbourg, France (originally from Canada) and am trying to track down where to buy a Kokua Like-A-Bike for my 28 month old daughter… I checked the website for retailers but it’s not very helpful, and the supposed “retailer” here is actually just a clothing store and has one in their window display. I’m willing to go to Frankfurt if I can get one there…. do you have any tips on how to find retailers in Germany?

Thanks so much!
Melanie

2 Christina November 8, 2009 at 6:04 pm

@melanie: The Kokua Germany website doesn’t list shops in Germany that carry the bike, although you can order it online through the site. But there is no place for putting in country on the order form, so I don’t think they ship outside Germany.

I would search for shops in the UK. The exchange rate is really good right now and they usually ship worldwide, or at least to continental Europe. The UK Like-A-Bike site offers worldwide shipping and asks that you email them for a quote.

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