Sep 25, 2013
Brilliant Sky Toys & Books Names 12 Kid Favorites to Its 2013 Brilliance List

Wouldn’t it be great if there were a concierge service for grownups who needed a toy, today, wrapped and guaranteed to delight the little recipient? What a brilliant idea! Shoppers who are lucky enough to live near one of 15 Brilliant Sky Toys & Books specialty stores already take advantage of this concierge-style superior customer service, free gift wrap and wide range of fabulous finds. Plus, customers can be sure to pick the perfect toy as the 4th annual Brilliance Awards, chosen by the toy store franchise chain, are announced, featuring a dozen perfect playthings.

Priced from $12.99 to $84.99, the top 12 Brilliance Award winners are an eclectic bunch, just like today’s kids. The list includes Lego City Brickmaster ($29.99) for the future engineer, How Big Is The Lion? ($14.95) book for an educational storytime plus Melissa & Doug’s Deluxe Magic Set ($34.99) for the family entertainer. An easel, darts, toy treehouse, chubby vehicles, circuit board and world map puzzle round out the wide range of childhood toys that spark imagination. These Top 12 run on brain power, wonder and imagination.

The retail chain tips its hat to “toys that represent the very ideals that Brilliant Sky Toys & Books was founded upon — the importance of quality, the value of open-ended play and the simple beauty of a child’s fascination and delight.” Find a complete listing of all 15 specialty stores from Tennessee and Iowa to Texas and North Carolina at their website, www.BrilliantSkyToys.com.

In alphabetical order, here are the 2013 Brilliance Award winners:

Adventure Treehouse by International Playthings

Ages 3+ • $69.95

Calico Critters have tons of fun playing in this adorable tree house. The colorful set features cabin, slide, sundeck, swing and pulley. Plus there are 2 tree branches, tree stem for pulley, tree trunk & grass base, 2 railings and 2 ladders. Wow!

Deluxe Magic Set by Melissa & Doug

Ages 8+ • $34.99

This Melissa & Doug Deluxe Set is an amazing multi-piece kit featuring amusing illusions and crafty slight-of-hand tricks for the young magician to practice and perform. These easy-to-learn tricks are the same ones used by professional magicians: disappearing objects; multiplying coins; magic boxes; prediction tricks; a secret change bag and more. And the wooden storage chest magically transforms into a performance table — with a secret compartment!

Doinkit Darts by Marky Sparky

Ages 6+ • $29.99

This Marky Sparky dart set was designed with one thing in mind … to develop the best playing magnetic dart set on the planet. These acclaimed Doinkit Darts use N-35 Neodymium rare earth magnets. Dart aficionados note that neodymium is a more expensive magnet than aluminum nickel cobalt and more costly than those standard ceramic magnets. It’s ideal for all ages.

Easel by Melissa & Doug

Ages 3+ • $59.99

Unfold this Melissa & Doug Deluxe Standing Easel — complete with accessories — to turn your favorite tyke into the next Mary Cassatt or Paul Cezanne! Sturdy bi-fold wood frame with two art stations, one on each side, allows two children to work at one time. It’s also designed to let children experiment with several different art media: on one side is a chalkboard, on the other is a dry erase board. In between the two easel sides is a dowel for holding a butcher paper roll.

Gobblet Gobblers by Blue Orange

Ages 5+ • $24.99

Easy to learn and irresistibly fun, Gobblet Gobblers is the perfect first strategy game for kids. Like Tic-Tac-Toe, you have to line up three of your Gobblers in a row to win. The adorable little Gobblers are hungry for fun…and other Gobblers! Put on your thinking cap to outmaneuver your opponent and win the game. Includes 12 Gobblers and a wooden grid.

How Big Is The Lion? My First Book Of Measuring by Workman

Ages 4+ • $14.95

It’s fun, it’s educational, it’s interactive — and it comes packaged with one of those everyday grown-up objects, the ruler, that is mysteriously, wonderfully compelling for children. How Big Is the Lion? is a first book of measuring that gives kids the hands-on, measure-it-yourself thrill of using a ruler. Created by the folk artist William Accorsi, this board book is filled with catchy rhymes that guide children to use the ruler and measure. Can you measure the pink peacock? Is he taller than the croc? The original illustrations are made from colorful shapes of felt, buttons, and pieces of lace and string, and with dotted lines serving as guides for where to measure.

Lego® City Brickmaster by Penguin

Ages 7+ • $29.99

Build the coolest vehicles, creations and LEGO City structures imaginable when books and bricks come together like never before! Dynamic full color photos and illustrations along with step-by-step instructions make this a perfect kit for every LEGO fan. With more than 130 bricks and two mini figures, youngsters (and grownups) can build an amazing LEGO City featuring the LEGO Group’s fantastic line of city vehicles and structures.



Little Chubbies by International Playthings

Ages 1+ • $12.99

These sturdy Chubbies vehicles work with the toughest co-workers – preschoolers, and on an all-terrain site for a ton of powerful playtime fun! These vehicles are practically indestructible and dishwasher safe, the perfect size for little hands with soft textures and fun colors. Lots of real working pieces on these cars, trucks, planes, helicopters and more will excite little ones. The soft white rubber wheels are furniture safe and have a lot of grip.

Skwish Classic by Manhattan Toy

Ages 3 months+ • $15.99

American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) named this Manhattan Toy plaything to its 2013 Best Toys For Kids list — it’s that brilliant! Babies and toddlers love to squish it and watch it spring back to its original shape. Skwish appeals to baby’s visual and tactile curiosity, making this sophisticated toy a source of wonder and learning. Yet it’s an ingeniously simple design. Skwish Classic is made with replenishable rubber wood and features a water based, non- toxic paint finish.

Snap Circuit Sound by Elenco Electronics

Ages 8+ • $84.99

Kids get an exciting, hands-on introduction to electronics with this Elenco Electronics Snap

Circuits Jr. SC-100 kit. This innovative set contains over 30 color-coded, real circuit components that snap together to create working electronic circuits and devices. Imagine 101 do-it-yourself projects that will give your child an entertaining, concrete education on how electronics work! The enclosed manual includes large color illustrations and simple directions for each project. Tykes get to create a sound-activated switch, a musical doorbell, a voice-controlled lamp, a flying saucer, and a light police siren. With these projects, children will experiment with electric switches, integrated circuits, digital circuits, fuses plus the transformation of circuit sounds into other sounds.

Switch & Spin Magnetic Gear Board by Melissa & Doug

Ages 2+ • $19.99

A unique spin on magnetic toys, Melissa & Doug’s Switch & Spin Magnetic Gear Board lets kids build their own toy! Simply choose a picture template from 10 unique designs and place it in the wooden frame. Then add the gears in the color- coded spaces to turn each picture into an amazing kid-powered machine! Or

remove the templates to reveal the white magnetic surface – perfect for an open-ended exploration of simple mechanics, or a range of counting, adding, and problem-solving activities (instructions included). This sturdy, durable gears toy includes a magnetic board with wooden frame, eight magnetic pegs, eight colorful gears, and five double-sided, color-coded design templates.



World Map Puzzle by Janod

Ages 7+ • $43.99

Encourage your little explorer to discover and learn about the world with Janod’s Magnetic World Puzzle. Designed in France, this 30.3″ x 18.1″ puzzle features the many continents, countries and animals around the globe.

If it seems there are as many toy buying occasions (good report card, tooth fairy surprise, birthday, every other kid’s birthday and so on!) as there are toys, then it’s a good thing to have expert service from a specialty toy store like Brilliant Sky Toys & Books. The staff truly believes every child can find a toy to cherish. It’s their mission to do everything they can to make that a reality. Visit their website at www.BrilliantSkyToys.com.

ABOUT BRILLIANT SKY TOYS & BOOKS

The first Brilliant Sky Toys & Books® was founded in 2002 in Lansing, Michigan with the singular goal of being the finest specialty toy store in America. Based on the belief that the right playthings give children a gateway to physical, emotional and cognitive development, Brilliant Sky Toys & Books provides the highest quality products in an atmosphere that is both active and interactive. Its unique aesthetic approach is vibrant yet warm, exciting yet comforting and exploratory yet safe. From rich colors and woods to low sightlines and custom fixtures the Brilliant Sky sensory experience is unlike any other. Now based in Brentwood, TN and featuring more than 10,000 high-quality specialty products, Brilliant Sky Toys & Books is truly the place where everyone can find their way to play.

At its core, Brilliant Sky is providing happiness and memories to families across the country. Not only do we select the best quality and developmentally sound toys in the world, but we sell them at fair everyday prices.


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