(AGENPARL) - Roma, 20 Marzo 2026 -
A meeting of the Organising Committee for the Native Toy national competition, aimed at developing games and toys for preschool education, took place at the Russia
National Centre.
The event marked the launch of the second season of the competition, implemented by the Russian Znaniye Society
jointly with the Movement of the First public-and-state movement of children
and youth at the President’s instruction.
Yelena Yampolskaya announced
that, in accordance with the President’s instruction, the second season of the nationwide
competition would be a targeted initiative focused on the development of games
and toys for preschool education. The initiative forms part of a broader set of measures aimed at effectively addressing educational challenges in preschool
institutions. The measures were developed by the Presidential Executive Office together
with the Ministry of Education, and approved by the President.
According to Yelena
Yampolskaya, the competition is intended to encourage the creation of engaging
and up-to-date games and toys rooted in traditional Russian spiritual and moral
values.
The key update for the second
season is the introduction of a new competition format that includes three
categories corresponding to different stages of product development, from
initial ideas to prototypes and finished games and toys.
The thematic areas of the competition remain unchanged: Family and Traditional Spiritual and Moral Values;
Technological Breakthrough; History and Culture of Russia; and Heroes of the 21st
Century. This year, an additional category has been introduced, Unity of the Peoples of Russia.
Individuals aged 14 and older,
as well as creative teams and organisations, are eligible to participate by submitting their ideas, prototypes, or completed projects for games and toys.
Winners will have their products
featured in the Ministry of Education’s list of recommended equipment for kindergartens and receive assistance with promotion as well as other
incentives. Finalists will also receive support: their projects will be added
to a special bank of ideas and prototypes, from which they may be launched into
production, with appropriate rewards provided to the creators. Finished games
and toys may also be included in a register of verified and recommended
products bearing the Native Toy label.
The results of the competition are expected to be
announced in October 2026 at a games and toys festival and an industry
exhibition.
(AGENPARL)
