Imaginative toys for children can also be the most fun. Toys that promote your child to use their imagination allow your child to dream. They enter a whole different world in their minds.
So how do you encourage imaginative play? Children love to role play and act out various experiences. They love to pretend to be a fireman, policeman, nurse and so many other roles. They can be anyone and do anything they want in their pretend world. Children learn from what they experience around them. They absorb those experiences and make sense of the world by being engaged in imaginary play.
Adults tend to undervalue the importance of imaginative play. It seems like such simple activity and yet young children learn practical skills by doing so. It provides an opportunity for children to identify with the adult world.
I whole-heartedly believe that kids should be allowed to be kids! They should be able to play and dream. Encouraging our kids to use their imagination helps them to develop healthy connections and make good choices in life. We can help them do that by providing them with toys that will promote using their imagination.
Following are some suggestions of some awesome imaginative toys for children.
Imaginative Toys For Children – Fisher Price Little People City Skyway
Fisher-Price Little People Sit ‘n Stand Skyway
One of the toys that will allow your child to move into that fantasy world of play is the Fisher Price Little People Sit n Stand Skyway. This is so cool. I wish they would have had this when my kids were little. It would have been so much fun to play with them!
It is a really easy access toy. It converts from sit-at-roadway position to a stand up Skyway and back again! When in the upright position it stands approximately three feet in height (34″), about the same height of a small child.
Little ones can drive the Wheelies cars through the car wash. They can fill up at the gas pump and run errands just like mom and dad. Gates can be lifted so the cars can zip down the ramps. With a little help from mom and dad the playset can be transformed into a Skyway. Place the Wheelies cars at the top and lets the cars zoom down the spiral ramps.
There are so many opportunities for imaginative play with this toy. Placing the cars on the track, flipping the switches to change exits, fueling up at the gas pump, opening and closing the gates – all of these tasks promote hand and finger dexterity and stimulate their imagination.
The Skyway comes with the Wheelies cars but it also works with many other kids’ toy cars that your child might already have. The set of Fisher Price Little People Wheelies Community Helpers would be perfect to go along with the Skyway. The set of four includes an ambulance, fire truck, police car and helicopter.
The Fisher Price Little People Skyway is recommended for children between 18 months and 5 years.
One of the Greatest Imagination Toys For Toddlers – Sesame Street Let’s Imagine Elmo
Sesame Street Let’s Imagine Elmo Toy
One of the most favorite Sesame Street toys to expand your child’s imagination is the Playskool Sesame Street Let’s Imagine Elmo. Elmo helps kids learn while they are having fun. Elmo invites your child to sing, count and learn with him. There are four different modes of play. Each different hat unlocks a different play mode.
When Elmo has his “Prince Elmo” hat on he plays a game of “Prince Elmo Says”. The cowboy hat teaches your child to count to 20. When your child reaches 20 Elmo sings a song as a reward. The sea captain’s hat lets Elmo imagine he is an ocean-going captain. He will start up a sounds-of-the-sea identification game with your child.
When Elmo isn’t wearing a hat he still loves to interact by getting bounced and tickled.
Let’s Imagine Elmo is mostly loved by children between the ages of 2 – 4.
One of the Best Toys for Imaginative Play – The Fisher Price Imaginext Castle Lion’s Den
Fisher-Price Imaginext Castle Lion’s Den
The sky is the limit to your child’s imagination with the Fisher Price Imaginext Castle Lion’s Den. Your little one will reign over everything that happens at the Lion’s Den Castle. Not only will your child expand their imagination, but they will develop fine motor skills at the same time.
Fisher-Price Imaginext Lion’s Den Castle, kids can engage in many different activities. They can hold off enemies that would attack their castle. They can launch a defensive battle and they can use their secret weapon – the ferocious lion that can help fight for good.
When they turn the disks, the castle prepares to fight. The lion protects against entrance into the castle and his claw can stop those who try to gain access. With this set, your child can be the defender or he can be the one that storms the castle.
There are sound effects and the set comes with accessories. You’ll get the lion, two guards, a dragon knight, helmets and shields, axes, a crown, the lion and a crossbow along with the disks.
Designed for children between the ages of 3 – 8.
Another of the Best Imaginative Toys For Children – The Imaginext Rescue City Center
Fisher-Price Imaginext Rescue City Center
Kids love to play heroes and the Fisher Price Imaginext Rescue City Center lets them imagine hundreds of scenarios. One day they can be a doctor, a firefighter the next. They can be police officers and hotel owners. Your child is only limited by their imagination. The Rescue City Center is packed with action. The best part is your kids are the ones who make it happen.
Activities could include putting out a fire at the hotel, stopping a bank robbery, putting criminals in jail, or saving lives at the hospital. It is a whole new adventure every time they play.
The ActionTech technology makes the Rescue Center interactive. It recognizes different accessories and responds with speech and sounds. You can create pop up flames at the hotel and then put the fire out with the projectile water blob from the fire truck. The firehouse can be opened with a pop up siren. In the hospital is a working elevator, an x-ray machine and an operating table. The doors on the jail and the bank vault open. The gas station has a gas pump.
One of the Best Imaginative Play Toys – KidKraft Everyday Heroes Play Set
KidKraft Everyday Heroes Play Set
The KidKraft Everyday Heroes Police and Fire Firefighters Play Set is a ton of fun for young children. They get to play and save the day at the same time. Your child can imagine themselves as a real life hero. They can answer urgent calls and keep people safe. The playset features twelve spacious rooms on three floors. Wide windows let your kids look in and see from different points of view. There is a firefighter’s pole for sliding from the top floor to the bottom floor.
28 pieces of solid and durable furniture are included. These include beds, couch and chair, office desk with a chair, a dog bed and dish, a caution cone, a treadmill, a stove and more. Everything is made of real wood. The set includes two bendable figures, a policeman and a fireman, and two bendable dogs. Some people choose to add this extra set of figures. There are three fun vehicles included – a helicopter, police motorcycle and a fire truck.
It is large enough that multiple children can play with it at once. Once they are done playing it folds up for quick and easy storage. Once folded the outside of the play set looks just like buildings and makes it attractive to store. It measures about 28” high x 39” wide x 11” deep and weighs 28 pounds.
One reviewer said that this is a nice alternative to a doll house, but designed for little boys. However, it does include several small pieces so it is not recommended for children under the age of 3. In the reviews a grandparent said they bought it for their grandsons. However, their dad who is 34 was having just as much fun playing with it as the kids were!
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