2018 Best “Maker” Spirit
2018 Most Creative Experience
2018 Innovation Award
2018 Best Thing that Flies
2018 Honorable Mention

The 10th Annual KAPi (Kids at Play Interactive) Awards celebrate excellence in children’s media and digital toys.

Emcees Warren Buckleitner of Children’s Technology Review, Tonda Sellers and Robin Raskin of Living in Digital Times, the KAPi jurors, and some special guests will be presenting awards to some of the most deserving people and products in the kids industry.

This year, as kids products grow more connected, as screen time becomes a cautionary tale and a digital literacy becomes the hallmark for tomorrow’s jobs it’s more important than ever tha we celebrate the best of breed.

Meet, greet, and mingle with the toys, the tech and the people as we kick off 2019 toy year. Enjoy an intimate cocktail party rewards reception replete with Live Music.

When: Thursday, January 10, 2019
Where: Venetian, Level 4, Lando 4302
Time: 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Dress: Bling it out, toy it up, or come as you are.

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2014 KAPi

Dean Kamen

2015 Legend Winner

Dean Kamen was into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) before it was sexy. His most famous invention is the Segway. But few people know that in 1989, Kamen founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Scienc...

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Chip Donohue

2015 Emerging Pioneer Winner

Chip Donohue of the Chicago-based Erikson Institute has been a relentless warrior for Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) with the battle cry “put some DAP in your app.” He helped author the NAEYC position st...

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Moss

2015 Best Tech Toy Winner

Turn cubes into magic, with this set of snap-together robot parts. Test the limits of sensors that respond to proximity or light, or mix in a set of rolling cubes to make it all move.

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Osmo

2015 Innovation Winner

The symbolic world of apps jumps into the real work, with this $79 kit that contains a simple but ingenious tiny mirror and plastic stand. So you’re playing with your tangram blocks in real life while the iPad’s screen is givin...

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Fantasia Music Evolved

2015 Best Family Entertainment Winner

Harmonix, the creators of Rock Band, Dance Central and Guitar Hero, have done it again — this time with a collaboration with Walt Disney that leverages the power of the Xbox One camera. Imagine waving your arms and having...

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Creatorbox

2015 Best Maker Maker Winner

Everybody knows you can subscribe to a database or a magazine. How about a series of invention kits? These subscription-based maker kits hold monthly surprises for eager young inventors including projects like building a catapu...

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Monument Valley

2015 Best App For Older Children Winner

Addicting, beautiful and leveled perfectly to keep you challenged (and confused), this is a set of ten optical illusion maze puzzles that is ideal for a child in need of a challenge. Because your finger drives the transformatio...

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Ozobot

2015 Best Robot Winner

Kids use color – black, red, green and blue – to program Ozobot to follow a path forward, backward, fast, slow, right, left and more. This introduces kids to simple coding practices, expands their imaginations and e...

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LeapTV

2015 Best Hardware Winner

Designed for ages 3-8, the LeapTV active video gaming system combines activity with best-in-class curriculum, getting kids into the action while teaching core skills across reading, mathematics, science and problem solving. Wit...

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LumiKids Park

2015 Best App For Younger Children Winner

From the makers of Lumosity, LumiKids is a new kid’s app rooted in developmental science that provides a collection of play-based experiences designed for children two years and above. Decades of research demonstrate that child...

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