littleBits Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit Chosen for Good Housekeeping's 2017 Best Toy Awards

NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today littleBits announced its Droid Inventor Kit has been selected for the Good Housekeeping 2017 Best Toy Awards. Over 500 new toys were evaluated by the Good Housekeeping Institute's engineers and analysts and met safety standards set by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Each toy was evaluated for ease of assembly, construction and durability; checked for pinch points; and drop-tested to ensure that they wouldn't shatter into small pieces with sharp edges or pose a choking hazard. Final decisions came from nearly 100 children, ages 1 to 13, who assessed the fun factor and helped decide which toys received the coveted award.

"We are thrilled that our Droid Inventor Kit has been recognized by the Good Housekeeping Institute and its kid-testers for their distinguished Best Toy Awards," said Ayah Bdeir, founder and CEO of littleBits. "We are passionate about developing kits that foster STEM/STEAM skills and ignite imagination and creativity. It is a great honor to receive this award and it is a testament to our dedication to providing quality products."

"The Good Housekeeping Institute and kid-testers were truly impressed with the Droid Inventor Kit," said Laurie Jennings, Director of the Good Housekeeping Institute. "The kit delivered on the safety standards and durability parents look for, while providing kids with the greatest play value."

With invention at its core, the award-winning Droid Inventor Kit fosters creativity and problem-solving skills. In-app challenges encourage kids to reconfigure the littleBits technology in new and unique ways, in combination with household items, so they can create their own custom Droids such as a delivery Droid, a room guardian, and more.

The Droid Inventor Kit includes all the components needed for kids to create their very own Droid. A free app (iOS and Android) completes the experience, providing step-by-step instructions and how-to videos.

• The app guides kids as they put together their Droid and control it in Drive Mode, Self-Nav, Force Mode, and more, making it the ultimate galactic sidekick.
• After mastering their Droid Inventor skills, kids continue on to challenges that spark creativity and inspire them to create unique new Droids.
• Each littleBits electronic block has a different function such as a power, motor, or sensor, which kids can use with their Droid in new and exciting ways. 
• Included stickers and in-app missions encourage kids to customize their Droid using crafts or household objects, giving their Droid its own special personality.
• Kids will take pride in creating any Droid they imagine, and parents will love the endless play opportunities.

The littleBits Droid Inventor Kit is designed for children eight and up and retails for $99.95. It is available at Walmart stores nationwide, Amazon, Apple Store, Disney Store, and littleBits.com. Additional information can be found at http://littleBits.cc/.

About littleBits
littleBits empowers kids around the world to become inventors. Founded in 2011 by Ayah Bdeir, its innovative platform of easy-to-use electronic blocks allows anyone to create and prototype with electronics, independent of age, gender or technical ability. As the leader in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) learning, littleBits believes in creating the conditions of invention by creating products that encourage self-directed exploration and problem solving; support grit and tenacity; and create a safe place to experience both failure and accomplishment. The company is dedicated to successfully bridging the gender gap with its gender-neutral platform, attracting an industry high thirty five percent of young girls to invent with littleBits. By embracing STEAM, both girls and boys can invent solutions to the problems that matter to them. The company's products have won over 150 industry awards in the toy and education industries. littleBits is headquartered in New York. For more information and inspiration, go to www.littleBits.cc.

About Good Housekeeping
Celebrating 132 years, Good Housekeeping (goodhousekeeping.com) is a leading lifestyle media brand inspiring a monthly audience of 30+ million readers to discover genius innovations, delicious ideas, style-savvy trends, compelling news and best-in-class products for their homes, families and themselves. The Good Housekeeping Institute's state-of-the-art labs combined with Good Housekeeping's seasoned editorial talent is unparalleled. Staffed by top engineers, scientists and technology experts, the GH Institute tests and evaluates thousands of products each year for the magazine, website and for the Good Housekeeping Seal and the Green Good Housekeeping Seal, which are among the most recognized and trusted consumer icons in the world today. Good Housekeeping, which also has five international editions, is published by Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst, one of the nation's largest diversified media, information and services companies. With 20 titles in the U.S., Hearst is the largest publisher of monthly magazines with a total paid circulation of nearly 30 million (AAM 1H 2017). Hearst Magazines' print and digital assets reach nearly 123 million readers and site visitors each month–nearly two-thirds of all women and millennial women in the country (source: 2017 comScore Multi-Platform // GfK MRI Media + Fusion (06-17/F16). Hearst Digital Media has 143 million followers across social. Follow Good Housekeeping on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and on the Inside the Institute blog.

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