Encourage dramatic role play and imagination in kids with recommended toys like these new gift choices for the 2018 holidays. When children pretend play, they’re developing important social and emotional skills. Don’t you love that? Other Gift Guides: STEM Gifts Creative (Arts & Crafts, Literacy) Gifts Game Gifts Best Boxed Chapter Book Sets 2018 Holiday […]
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Creative Pretend Play Gift Ideas for Kids, Holiday Gifts 2017
Don’t you love watching your kids imagine and pretend? These 2017 gift ideas are toys, dolls, and kits sure to spark hours of pretend play. See all my 2017 holiday gift recommendations for kids including STEM, games, and stocking stuffers HERE. Pretend Play Gift Ideas for Kids, Holiday Gifts 2017 Melissa and Doug Brew and […]
Play with Green Toys Playsets
Guess what? Your favorite open-ended, eco-friendly toy company, Green Toys, now has two new and totally impressive Playsets! Both the Fire Station and Farm are brand new kid-approved Playsets that come with a building, vehicle, characters, and accessories for kids 2 – 6 years old. Scroll down for a chance to win a Playset! Play […]
Grow Your Own Fairy Garden
Fairy Gardens are so popular right now and for good reason — they’re beautiful, teach kids about plants, and are fun for pretend play. My Fairy Garden Magical Cottage Playset gives you everything you need to get started building your own. My own kids LOVED setting it up and can’t wait to see what grows. […]
MyFamilyBuilders Diverse Character Building Blocks
MyFamilyBuilders™ Toy Set is a set of gorgeous magnetic building blocks of diverse people for ages 1+. And I LOVE this block set!! I love it because it’s GREAT for representing the real world (diversity, hello!) and it’s well crafted with strong magnets out of beautiful non-toxic, eco-friendly hardwoods. The creator of MyFamilyBuilders™ Toy Set wanted to create a toy that represented […]
Cool PlayTape Reinvigorates Our Pretend Play
I always want my kids to pretend play — to imagine, to create, and to just be unplugged. As they get older, it’s been harder and harder to find something that will engage both kids in pretend play with something they will play together. (They’re 14 and 11.) But PlayTape pretend road tape reinvigorated my kids’ imaginative car […]
Pretend Play Gifts for Kids
Kids who regularly use their imaginations to pretend play develop better social skills and vocabulary than kids that do not. I love finding toys that encourage pretend play — usually toys that are open-ended and battery free. How about you? For the 2015 holiday season, here’s what’s new and interesting for pretend play gifts. Update: 2016 Pretend Play […]