HISD elementary students make top toy picks for 2016

HISD students choose top toys

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- For the 17th consecutive year, students at HISD have made their picks for the best toys this holiday season.

The fifth-graders from Longfellow Elementary School announced video games and Easy-Bake Ovens are tops for 2016.

That's right, the Easy-Bake Oven, first introduced in the '60s, was tops for girls this year, followed by a new-age favorite, "emoji toys."

Play-Doh came in #3 for the girls.

Video games were #1 for boys.

Students at HISD's Longfellow Elementary play with toys after naming the best toys of 2016 on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016.KTRK

"The annual toy survey allows students to interact with younger grade levels by getting their classmates' opinion on this holiday season's most wanted toys," said program organizer and first-grade teacher Danica Kasner in a news release. "This activity teaches students teamwork, responsibility, and how to make a presentation in front of a real audience."

The full list:

Girls
1. Easy-Bake Ovens
2. Emoji toys
3. Play-Doh
4. Stuffed animals
5. Yummy Nummies

Boys

1. Video games
2. Minecraft
3. Nerf toys
4. Sports stuff
5. Pokémon