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Toy Guide 2002: Pretend/Role Play Toys

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Pretend/Role Play Toys


Medium Dalmatian Vet Cage



Medium Dalmatian Vet Cage

Battat Inc.
This kit includes everything a kid needs to feel like a real vet. Includes dog brush, medical tools and a soft puppy plush. Encourages imaginative play.
3 + $22.00

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Matchbox® Build 'N Bash
Construction Playset



Mattel, Inc.
Drive a construction vehicle over the recognition system and the front gate automatically opens for the crew to come on the job site. Kids can work with a wrecking ball that swings into a building, then remove the debris and fill a large dumpster by pressing a vehicle into the front lever. After that, they're ready to begin construction. Encourages tactile exploration and use of motor skills.
3 + $15.00

: B : LV :

Matchbox Build 'N Bash Construction Playset

 

Make Me Over™ Deluxe Styling Head



Make Me Over Deluxe Styling Head

Mattel, Inc.
Now Barbie® really does talk to girls as she asks them to help her transform into a princess or a bride. Comes with color-change make-up and more than 20 accessory pieces that girls can use on the styling head or wear themselves. Teaches daily living skills and creative experimentation.
3 + $25.00

: B : LV : SN :

 

Jr. Shave and Play Kit

Small World Toys
Kids love to imitate their parents. This Jr. Shave and Play Kit lets them. This 15-piece pretend shaving kit was made especially for little shavers. Teaches daily living skills and improves motor coordination.
3 + $30.00

: B : LV : SN :

Jr. Shave and Play Kit

 

Farm



Farm

Playmobil USA, Inc.
This unique two-story barn includes a working loft pulley, barn doors and windows that open and close, and lots of Playmobil figures and helpful animal friends to work the farm. Fencing and additional accessories also included. Encourages use of the imagination and fine motor coordination.
4 + $75.99

: B : LV : SN :

 

Ladder Unit 52

Playmobil USA, Inc.
This vehicle comes with working lights, a stretcher, a working extension ladder and a rescue basket. Encourages use of the imagination and fine motor coordination. Requires two "AA" batteries.
4 + $59.99

: B : LV :

Ladder Unit 52

 

Betty Spaghetty® Slumber Party™



Betty Spaghetty Slumber Party

Ohio Art Company®
With Betty's mix-n-match clothing, accessories and body, there is no limit on a girl's imagination. Complete with her friends Zoe and Hannah, this set comes with everything you need for a slumber party, including nightshirts, bunny slippers, popcorn pizza and, of course, a teddy bear. Encourages pretend play.
4 + $19.99

: B : LV :

 

Café Play Boutique Bakery

Small World Toys
Everything you need in a bakery, this set includes professional, chef-quality cookware and utensils. Set includes muffin tin, paper muffin cups, mini loaf pan, mixing bowls, spatula, sifter, whisk, wooden spoon, measuring cups and spoons, molds and cookie cutters. Encourages creative play.
5 + $40.00

: B : LV : SN :

Café Play Boutique Bakery

 

Wizard Gear Dress-up Set



Wizard Gear Dress-up Set

Mattel, Inc.
With this set, kids can play as witches and wizards. It comes with all the things a kid need to be a student at Hogwarts™, just like Harry Potter™ including a Hogwarts™ badge, Harry Potter™ glasses, expandable wand and wizard's hat. Stimulates the imagination.
5 + $9.99

: B : LV : SN :

 

Talking Chef Magic Kitchen™

Fisher Price, Inc.
This kitchen has all the sounds of mom and dad's kitchen… plus a few more. A talking cookbook, interactive phone center, light and burners, and realistic cooking "sounds" will keep preschooler's attention in this make-believe kitchen that includes 25 accessories. Introduces cause and effect, encourages social interaction and imagination play. Requires two "C" batteries.
2 + $89.99

: B : LV : SN :

Talking Chef Magic Kitchen

 

Musical Tea Set™



Musical Tea Set

Fisher Price, Inc.
This tea set plays "I'm a Little Teapot" and makes magic pouring sounds. It comes with four colorful cups, saucers and spoons, plus creamer, sugar bowl and serving tray. Encourages social interaction and imaginative play. Includes two, replaceable button-cell alkaline batteries.
2 + $12.99

: B : LV : SN :

 

Made for Me™ Talk 'N Scan Register

Hasbro, Inc.
Children can have their very own store as they pass toy packages included with the register through the scanner and hear it talk. The register says eight phrases and makes cash register sounds. It comes with miniature editions of various toys and game boxes, a store manager's badge, a pretend credit card, plus pretend coins and bills. Encourages interaction with objects and others, while developing social awareness. Includes two "AA" batteries.
3 + $14.99

: B : LV : SN :

Made for Me Talk 'N Scan Register

 

Sound 'N Vibes Driver™



Sound 'N Vibes Driver

Hasbro, Inc.
When babies press the blue button, they "start" the car and can feel the steering wheel vibrate. By pressing the other buttons they can hear three silly car sounds and see blinking lights. Encourages use of listening skills, stimulates available vision and teaches cause and effect. Includes two "AA" batteries.
6 months + $7.99

: B : LV : SN :

 

Preston Pushbutton™

Toymax, Inc.
This programmable, fully functional, 12" tall, preschool robot has a large kid-friendly keypad that lets kids program up to 32 commands. Preston has expressive light-up eyes and mouth, moving head and arms, and grasping hands. Demonstrates cause and effect and promotes visual tracking skills. Requires four "C" batteries.
4 + $35.00

: LV : SN :

Preston Pushbutton

 

Phone-A-Friend



Phone-A-Friend

Small World Toys
This telephone can be used from room to room, ground to tree house and anywhere else your fun takes you. Twenty feet of flexible tubing with two wood receivers delivers clear communication. Encourages use of social skills.
4 + $25.00

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