Pretend toys for kids: pretend fun

Imitation games: to do like the grown-ups

From an early age, children are attentive to the slightest actions and gestures of their parents. They like to imitate mom and dad in their daily activities: cooking, DIY, cleaning… or even office work (long live telecommuting!). And they also seek to copy the adults around them: many children dream of becoming a teacher, doctor or veterinarian. Toddlers are still a long way from the problems of sharing tasks, and little girls as little boys will be just as enthusiastic about cleaning, cooking or DIY… for fakes. In addition to instilling in them early on that certain tasks are not reserved for mom or dad, imitation toys can also inspire vocations. They will also help the child to socialize, and to develop a certain empathy, by taking care of his baby for example.

Imitation girl toy or imitation boy toy: down with stereotypes!

No offense to some, sexism in imitation games, it’s over! Toys girls or boys toys, imitation games ignore stereotypes. And you will find that little boys play dinette just as much as little girls, who themselves love to hammer in (fake) nails. The main thing is of course tooffer your child toys in worlds he loves. However, do not hesitate to open up other horizons for him with universes he would not have thought of. Or to go against your prejudices of parents who are a little formatted… and not yet liberated…

What are imitation games?

Young children are always very intrigued by the daily activities of their parents. Popular imitation toys therefore mainly revolve around the world of the home.

Kitchen pretend games

Kitchen pretend games are a hit. Boys or girls, children love to play dinette, prepare good meals for their friends or their dolls (there are also perfect replicas of trendy household robots today) in their toy kitchen.

DIY toys

They will be able to improvise themselves as handymen with DIY toys such as toolboxes, workbenches, drills. Or budding gardeners with gardening tools to their size. If, once you are a teenager, you have trouble getting them to tidy up their room, the little ones will love the imitation cleaning games: vacuum cleaner, iron and ironing board, toy washing machine, cleaning kit… All the imitation cleaning games housekeeping will encourage the child to help his mom and dad with daily chores.

Merchant games

Children also really like shopping games: fruit and vegetable stall or ice cream cart, cash register… this imitation game will not only teach the child to recognize fruit and vegetables, but it will also teach him to count.

Trade imitation games

Finally, other popular toys are imitation trade games: doctor’s case, veterinarian’s box, school teacher’s kit, hairdressing box or even the perfect manicure kit…

Imitation games are great gift ideas for a child up to at least 8 years old. Wooden imitation games are popular, and you can find aesthetic and eco-responsible products from many brands.

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