Let's Play 2005: Pretend/Role Play Toys

Take and Bake Mitt ALEX® This 22-piece set includes cookie cutters, whisk, pastry brush, rolling pin, baking cups, five measuring spoons, and a wooden spoon. Comes in an oven mitt carrying case for more playtime fun. Encourages social, daily living and motor skills. Also promotes exploration of the environment. $9.99 / 3+ / DD

Laugh & Learn™ Learning Phone™ Fisher-Price® With three fun ways to learn, children will be able to hear and see their ABCs and 123s, and activate up to nine musical songs and fun phrases. The light-up display also features more than 25 fun animations. Promotes tactile exploration, body awareness and awareness of sounds, Encourages creative play, social skills and use of daily living skills. Also introduces cause and effect. $12.99 / 6-36 months / PI, B, LV, DD

Laugh & Learn™ Learning Home Fisher-Price® From the time little ones ring the doorbell and open the door, the learning begins. The playhouse features a learning mode and music mode, exposing children to letters, counting, opposites, words, sound effects and much more. Encourages use of daily living and motor skills while encouraging creative play. Also introduces cause and effect. $59.99 / 6-36 months / PI, HI, B, LV, DD

Lemonade Stand ALEX® This easy to assemble portable kiosk/lemonade stand lets children use their creativity while becoming young entrepreneurs. Constructed of hardwood panels, two colorful oversized wheels, chalkboard front panel, dry-erase counter top and colorful fabric awning. Encourages creative play and social skills. Also promotes daily living skills. $119.99 / 5+ / HI, B, LV, DD

Krusty Krab Cash Register™ Wild Planet Toys Kids can use the real working shell-shaped microphone to call out orders in their own amplified voice, or they can push the picture buttons on the register to hear SpongeBob announce the menu items out loud. After the order is placed, they can accept payment in cash, coins and credit! Stimulates available vision and hearing while introducing cause and effect. Also encourages creative play, exploration of environment and use of daily living skills and motor skills. $19.99-$24.99 / 3+ / HI, B, LV, DD

Off The Map Explorer's Gloves™ Wild Planet Toys All the gear needed for young explorers, these gloves feature lights, compass, magnifying glass, digital clock, tweezers, clips and utility cord. All of the tools little ones need for big adventures! Encourages creative play and use of social skills along with daily living skills. Also introduces cause and effect while promoting exploration of the environment. $19.99 / 4+ / PI, HI, DD

Spy Gear Spy Robot™ Wild Planet Toys Kids can operate this remote controlled robot from 75- 100 feet away, using the hand-held controller to steer the robot, operate its claw, and activate the recording device. Promotes creative experimentation, tactile exploration and body awareness. Also stimulates available vision and hearing and introduces cause and effect. $29.99-$39.99 / 6+ / PI, HI, LV, DD

Spy Gear XP-6 Spy Watch™ Wild Planet Toys The XP-6 Spy Watch has a motion alarm with time stamp, so young spies can confirm if and when someone approaches any top secret treasures. It also features a flip-up scope with a focused beam of light, stopwatch, alarm and a world time translator. Encourages use of motor and daily living skills while promoting tactile exploration and body awareness. Also encourages creative play and social skills. Introduces cause and effect. $9.99-$12.99 / 6+ / PI, HI, LV, DD

Fun Shakin' Phone Playskool Pretend phone bounces and shakes when it rings! Just press the button to call up fun phrases and sound effects. Stimulates available vision and hearing while introducing cause and effect. Also promotes use of auditory tracking skills, tactile exploration, body awareness and awareness of sounds. "Vibrating feature is unique and a great tactile input." $7.99 / 12 months+ / PI, HI, B, LV, DD

G.L.S. Dazzlin' Doorway™ Wild Planet Toys Girls can hang the curtain in the entryway to their rooms and create or choose the announcement that will sound as someone enters their space. The recording device is designed for countless re-records, and includes a mute option. Introduces cause and effect while stimulating available vision and hearing. Encourages creative play, social skills and use of daily living skills. "My daughter came up with at least 20 different ways to use this in her room or around our house!" $19.99-$24.99 / 8+ / PI, HI, B, LV, DD

Aquapets™ Wild Planet Toys Treat these pets right and they'll dance with happiness, sing a silly song and play a game! Neglect them and they'll hop around and cause a fuss. Aquapets respond to their owners in more than 50 ways, and put two or more together and they'll talk to each other! Encourages social skills and creative play. Also promotes awareness of sounds and use of auditory tracking skills. Encourages use of daily living skills. $9.99-$14.99 / 6+ / DD

Learn & Discover Driver™ VTech Electronics, LLC Grab hold of the big blue steering wheel and spin the learning rollers to discover fun lessons in numbers, letters, animals, colors and shapes. Effects including a honking horn, police siren, ignition key, gas pump and radio. Stimulates imagination and promotes tactile exploration. Also encourages use of motor skills. $14.99 / 6 months+ / PI, HI, LV, DD

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