Toy Maker Winners

UPDATE Winners of the 2016 Toy Makers Competition were announced today at the Westport Arts Center’s Family Art Day. Finalists in the competition presented their toy designs to judges Lindsay Heffernan (l), WAC education director, and Dave Yearwood (r), general manager of Westport’s Shake Shack, who awarded first and second place prizes to the young designers. Winners included (age 5-6): First place, Rose Porosoff, “Steery Wheely;”  second place, Morgan Bernard, “Make Your Own Snowman/3D Princess Plates;” (age 7-9:):  first place, Jonathan Stekloff, “Magical Maze;” second place, Benjamin Porosoff, “Dot by Dot ABC;” (age 10-12): first Place, Jessica Stekloff, “Stem Journal.” The competition was sponsored by Shake Shack and Learning Express Toys of Westport. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Marina White for WestportNow.com