Tag: pretend play

Potato head – A Classics but a Favorite!

I know Mr. And Mrs. Potato Head have been around forever but they are amazing. We have several different sets and all together they are fun, creative, and silly. 

A great toy for any occasion!

We giggle away as our characters end up with three arms, four ears and no mouth. This leads to fun conversations about what it would be like to live with one arm, or on your head or no arms at all. These conversations are great opportunities to talk about how unique people can be and each person is amazing in some way. 

I also like that we can fill two potatoes with parts, throw them in a small backpack and have a fun creative toy to take with us when we are out and the children will need a quiet activity while they will be waiting for me.

I give these great and timeless toys 5 stars! They are fun, creative and open up 100’s of great conversations.  

Little Critters – A toy review

At first I was hesitant about these little creatures, their houses and the plethora of tiny little pieces, but they’ve grown on me. 

My oldest received her first set as a hand-me-down and she loved them. We then got more, and more, over the years. Now my youngest is enjoying them and they provide hours of fun. 

The house has been a lot of fun!

The pieces are very lifelike, just tiny, and they have enjoyed many afternoons of imaginative play. I say again the pieces are tiny! We used to use plastic tackle sorting boxes to help keep things tidy, but we have just lost the motivation to keep the piece assorted. They are still fun to play with. 

I like them better than Barbies are other play dolls because they are animals, all the sexualisation is gone. There is no makeup or short dresses. They also come in family sets so you get women, men, children, and babies. 

The animal families are very cute!

This is also their downfall, because it is all about the family and what they do together. This is great but there are not playsets for what grown-ups do for work. No science and that leaves something to be desired.

So I give the little critters 3.75 out of 5 Stars. They are fun and provide hours of creative play, but they are expensive, the pieces are very small, and there is not a lot of science.

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