Kinderspiel des Jahres

The Kinderspiel des Jahres is awarded every year to the best children's game by a jury of German game critics. This award is to children's games what the Spiel des Jahres is to family games.

2001 was the first year that the Kinderspiel des Jahres was officially awarded. Prior to that year, it was the Sonderpreis "Kinderspiel" (Special Prize for Best Children's Game). Since the intent behind both awards is the same, it is customary to refer to the 1989 - 2000 Sonderpreis winners as having won the Kinderspiel des Jahres.

Games are listed with the standardized BGG name, which in some cases is different from the name listed at the Spiel des Jahres website.

Source: Spiel des Jahres

• That's Pretty Clever! Kids
• Quacks & Co.: Quedlinburg Dash

• Froggies
• Golden Ei
• Honey
• Die Villa der Vampire

• Storytailors
• Mia London and the Case of the 625 Scoundrels

• Hipp Hopp Hippo
• Inspektor Nase
• Käpt'n Kuller
• Memo Friends
• Swip'Sheep
• Tapikekoi
• Dream Catcher

• Foto Fish
• Robots

• Go Slow!
• Hans im Glück
• Magic School
• Puzzle-Memo
• Slide Quest
• Zombie Kidz Evolution
• Zoo Run

• Fabulantica
• Go Gecko Go!

• Barnyard Bunch
• Concept Kids: Animals
• Magic Maze Kids
• Monster Match
• Monster-Bande
• Octopus
• Voll Verwackelt

• Emojito!
• Panic Mansion

• The Legend of the Wendigo
• Dino World
• Rhino Hero: Super Battle
• SOS Dino
• Speed Colors

• Captain Silver
• The Mysterious Forest

• Lagoonies
• Chickyboom
• Little Bird, Big Hunger
• Kullerhexe
• Sleeping Queens
• Outfoxed!
• Wizardry to the Power of Three

• Leo
• Mmm!

• Castle Flutterstone
• Jungle Party
• Die geheimnisvolle Drachenhöhle
• Harry Hopper
• Mein Schatz
• Sleepy Castle
• Time's Up! Kids

• Schatz-Rabatz
• Push a Monster

• Look!
• Bee Alert
• Fröschlein aufgepasst!
• Der verdrehte Sprach-Zoo
• Joe's Zoo
• Chef Alfredo
• Fliegenschmaus

• Flizz & Miez
• Brandon the Brave

• Oh Schreck, der Speck fliegt weg!
• Feuerdrachen
• Game Over
• Gruselrunde zur Geisterstunde
• Quick Cups
• Welches Tier bin ich?
• Zieh Leine, Flynn!

• Gold am Orinoko
• Mucca Pazza

• Baobab
• Bim Bamm!
• Kakerlakak
• Connect the Thoughts
• Linus, der kleine Magier
• Catan Junior Madagascar
• Mix Fix
• Move & Twist
• Pingi Pongo
• Star Wars: Battle of Hoth

• Die kleinen Drachenritter
• Spinnengift und Krötenschleim

• Captain Kidd
• Coraxis & Co.
• Flossen hoch!
• Broomsticks and Backflips
• CLACK!
• Cheating Moth
• Monster-Alarm
• Zirkus Stapelix
• Rhino Hero

• Monster Trap
• Magician's Kitchen

• 1000 and One Treasures
• Banana Jump
• Das große Kullern
• Das große Tier-Rätsel
• Flucht vor dem T-Rex
• Grimaffen
• Kissenschlacht
• Kleine Froschmusik
• Pappsatt
• Schätzinsel
• Magors Lesezauber
• Zicke Zacke

• Kraken-Alarm
• Panic Tower!
• Turi-Tour
• Vampires of the Night

• Combino
• Die kleine Raupe Nimmersatt: Das Original-Spiel zum Buch
• Die Lieben Sieben: Ab auf die Wippe!
• Gackerei ums Hühnerei
• Inspektor Hase
• Mausgeflippt
• Mein Mäuschen-Farbspiel
• Razzo Raketo
• Mummy's Treasure
• Shaun das Schaf: Echt Schaf!

• Curli Kuller
• Tonga Island
• Hide the Kids!
• Zoowaboo

• 6 nimmt! Junior
• Der kleine Ritter Trenk
• Finde die Tiere!
• Hang in There!
• Klickado
• The Suitcase Detectives
• Polizei-Alarm!
• Schwarzer Kater
• Hungry Wolves

• Capt'n Sharky: Abenteuer auf der Schatzinsel by Kai Haferkamp
• Didi Dotter by Ariel Laden
• Fluss der Drachen by Inka Brand and Markus Brand
• Ghost Hunters by Andreas Frei, Lukas Frei, and Ueli Frei

• Alles Tomate! by Reiner Knizia
• Animalogic by Mark Engelberg
• Die kleinen Regentropfen by Susanne Galonska
• Farben ringsum by Laima Kikutienè
• Kleiner Teddy by Heinz Meister
• Lauras erste Übernachtung by Kai Haferkamp
• Pingo Tour by Eugen Wyss
• Pino Sortino by Marco Teubner
• RattleSnake by Roberto Di Meglio
• Wild Vikings by Wolfgang Dirscherl

• Castle Knights by Christian Tiggemann
• Gesagt - getan! by Roberto Fraga
• Hop Hop Hooray! by Heinz Meister
• Save the Treasure of Fairy Tales by Kai Haferkamp

• Cornu by Reinhold Wittig
• Der kleine Sprechdachs by Reiner Knizia
• Ding Dong by Margret Lochner
• Dschungelschatz by Roberto Fraga
• Heli Hopper by Helmut Hecht
• Manimals by Bernhard Naegele
• Mein erstes Mitmach-Spiel by (Uncredited)
• Enkounter by Frank Dyksterhuis and Mark Wood
• Turbulento by Heinz Meister
• Was zählt? by Felix Beukemann

• Giro Galoppo by Jürgen P. Grunau
• Los Mampfos by Maja Dorn and Rüdiger Dorn
• Nacht der Magier by Jens-Peter Schliemann and Kirsten Becker
• Piratissimo by Manfred Ludwig

• Affentheater by Stefan Olschewski
• Beetlez by Eligio Cazzato
• Castello del Drago by Barbara Schyns
• Doktor Schlüsselbart by Jürgen Then
• Domorino by (Uncredited)
• Alarme by Helmut Punke
• Mit Felix um die Welt by Kai Haferkamp
• Ramba Samba by Rita Franz
• Zoff im Hühnerhof by Marco Teubner

• Daddy Cool by Heinz Meister
• Mago Magino by Reiner Knizia
• Schildi Schildkröte by Ronald Hofstätter
• Ribbit by Reiner Knizia

• Up And Down by Gunter Baars
• Frantic Frogs by Brian S. Spence, Garrett J. Donner, and Michael S. Steer
• Die Kullerbande by Heinz Meister
• Ene Mene Muh, gib mir deine Kuh! by Hartmut Witt and Wolfgang Kramer
• Krabbel-Trabbel by Reiner Knizia
• Snorta! by Chris Childs and Tony Richardson
• Sternenkinder by Monika Mulzer-Adam
• Animal Upon Animal by Klaus Miltenberger
• Zahlenzwerge by Prof. Dr. Gerhard Friedrich and Viola de Galgóczy
• Zauberlehrling by Peter Schackert

• Macius: Achtung, fertig, los ! by Hans Raggan, Jürgen P. Grunau, and Wolfgang Kramer
• Mare Polare by Roberto Fraga
• Schatz der Drachen by Reiner Knizia
• Treasure Hunt by Dirk Hanneforth and Hajo Bücken

• Chicky Picky by Annette Birlenbach
• Froschkönig by Bernhard Lach and Uwe Rapp
• Geißlein, versteck dich! by Christine Lehmann and Wolfgang A. Lehmann
• Igel und Floh by Thomas Strolz and Manuela Hintner
• Kipp, Kipp, Ahoi! by Gunter Baars
• Leaping Lizards by Anja Wrede
• Können Schweine fliegen? by Sonja Häßler
• Monte Rolla by Manfred Kapp and Ulrike Gattermeyer-Kapp
• Mücke mit Tücke by Frank Stark
• Spatzenbande by Kai Haferkamp
• Wo bist du, heller Mond? by Tanja Engel

• Lauras Sternenspiel by Kai Haferkamp and Rüdiger Husmeier
• Robbys Rutschpartie by Hans Raggan, Jürgen P. Grunau, and Wolfgang Kramer

• Der Krähenschatz by Uli Geissler
• Sherlock by Reinhard Staupe
• Cat & Mouse by (Uncredited)
• Schloss Schlotterstein by Kai Haferkamp and Markus Nikisch
• Sparito! by Gunter Baars

• Strong Stuff! by Heinz Meister
• Highly Suspect by Manfred Ludwig

• Cuckoo Zoo by Haim Shafir
• Krokodil unterm Bett by Helmut Huber
• Funny Bunny by (Uncredited)
• Schnapp zu! by Susanne Armbruster

• Im Märchenwald by Markus Nikisch
• The Piggyback Brigade by Alex Randolph