Best Toys for Tweens & Teen: 2026 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Awards
We are delighted to announce the Best Toys in the Tween & Teen Category for 2026. These toys have been awarded our top honor, the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award!
Many tweens and most teens will tell you they're done with toys, so to find games and activities that pull them off their electronics—to take their eyes off those big and little screens, is no easy task. Here are our favorites of the year!
Click thru to find our entire evaluation and shopping information as well. Be sure to check our OTP Gold Award winners, too.
Games and Puzzles
I Heart Bananagrams
Educational Insights Kanoodle Party Edition
Educational Insights Kanoodle
IQ Circle (Smart Games)
Smack n Cheese (Vango)
Rubik's Rush (Spinmaster)
Building
Air Toobz Evo (Fat Brain Toys)
Snap Circuits Bric Light Light-Up Bricks (Snap Circuits)
Activities
Spin Animator Studio (Tree Town Toys)
Stickerbox Printer (Stickerbox)
Educational Insights Graphic Novel Kit x Brady Smith (Educational Insights)
Creativity for Kids Fashion Accessories Kit (Creativity for Kids)
Creativity for Kids Prism Lights (Creativity for Kids)
Toy Box 3D Printer (ToyBox)
Pour Palz Sports Mode (Pour Palz)
