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Pretend Play & Role Play Toys for Kids

Today they're a vet. Tomorrow they're running a shop. Then they're exploring with dinosaurs.

Explore pretend play toys for kids including role play sets, pretend food, animals, vehicles, play mats and imaginative activities. Children can create characters, invent stories and turn familiar everyday experiences into their own world of play.

WHEN AN OBJECT BECOMES PART OF A STORY

What Is Pretend Play?

Pretend play happens when children use toys, objects, characters or their imagination to create a make-believe situation. They might pretend to run a shop, care for an animal, visit the dentist, prepare food, drive a vehicle or create an adventure.

A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES

Explore Different Types of Pretend Play

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Role Play Pretend to be a doctor, dentist, shopkeeper, explorer or another familiar character.

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Pretend Food Set up cafés, shops, kitchens and imaginary food businesses.

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Animals & Dinosaurs Create farms, safaris, prehistoric worlds and imaginative animal adventures.

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Small World Play Use vehicles, play mats and characters to create miniature towns and stories.

COPY THE GROWN-UPS

Everyday Life Becomes Part of the Game

Going to the dentist, serving drinks, shopping, caring for animals and driving through town are everyday experiences children can recreate and completely reinvent through pretend play.

ROLE PLAY • AGES 3+

Pretend to Be the Dentist

A dentist play set turns a familiar real-world experience into hands-on role play. Children can pretend to clean teeth, examine their patient and use make-believe dental tools.

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Super Smile Dentist Play Set A 26-piece pretend dental-care set with oversized teeth and role-play dental tools.

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Pretendables Lemonade Set Set up a pretend lemonade stand with a pitcher, glasses, lemon pieces, pretend money and display crate.

SHOP • SERVE • IMAGINE

Set Up a Pretend Shop or Café

Pretend food and shop sets give children familiar objects they can use to create their own customers, menus, conversations and make-believe businesses.

FARM • SAFARI • DINOSAURS

Build an Imaginary Animal World

Animal figures can become characters within stories rather than simply objects to collect. Children can create farms, safaris, dinosaur adventures and completely imaginary environments.

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Farm Animals Create farms, animal-care stories and familiar rural scenes.

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Safari Animals Invent wildlife adventures and imaginative animal encounters.

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Dinosaurs Build prehistoric stories with dinosaurs and imaginative landscapes.

CREATE A LITTLE WORLD

Play Mats Give the Story Somewhere to Happen

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Take Along Farmyard Play Mat A portable farmyard scene with animals and farmers for small-world and role-play stories.

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Take-Along Vehicle Town Play Mat A town and road scene with soft vehicles for transport-themed imaginative play.

THERE ISN'T ONE CORRECT STORY

The Child Decides What Happens Next

The same toy can take part in a completely different story each time. A farm animal might visit a pretend shop, a dinosaur might become a pet, or a cardboard box might suddenly become a doctor's surgery.

WHAT DO THEY LOVE PRETENDING TO BE?

Find Pretend Play by Interest

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Doctor & Dentist Recreate familiar health and caring routines through role play.

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Shops & Food Pretend to buy, sell, prepare and serve food and drinks.

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Animals Create animal families, farms, safaris and imaginary adventures.

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Characters Dress up, create characters and invent imaginative situations.

BUILD IT — THEN PLAY WITH IT

Pretend Play Can Begin with Construction

Some toys combine building with imaginative play. Children may first construct an animal, vehicle or environment and then use that creation as part of a story.

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Explore Construction Toys Discover more building and construction toys for children who love creating before they start the story.

HOME • EARLY LEARNING • CHILDCARE

Imaginative Play for Different Settings

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At Home Create familiar play areas with animals, food sets, vehicles and role-play toys.

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Early Learning Offer age-appropriate props and characters children can incorporate into imaginative stories.

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Play Together Take turns being customers, doctors, characters or participants within the child's story.

KEEP IMAGINING

More Creative & Imaginative Play

Children who enjoy role play may also enjoy construction, creative art, bath-time characters and outdoor adventures.

CONSTRUCTION ARTS & CRAFTS BATH TOYS OUTDOOR & ACTIVE

PRETEND PLAY FAQ

Common Questions About Pretend Play Toys

What are pretend play toys?

Pretend play toys are toys, props or play sets children can use within imaginary situations. Examples include pretend food, doctor or dentist sets, animals, vehicles, play mats and role-play accessories.

What is the difference between pretend play and role play?

Pretend play is the broader idea of creating imaginary situations. Role play is a type of pretend play where the child takes on a particular character or role, such as a doctor, shopkeeper, parent, chef or explorer.

What are small-world toys?

Small-world play uses miniature characters, animals, vehicles or environments that children can arrange and use to create stories and imaginary situations.

What age are pretend play toys suitable for?

Pretend play resources are available for many different ages. Always check the recommended age and safety information on the individual product, particularly where small parts or accessories are included.

Can construction toys also be pretend play toys?

Yes. Some construction toys allow children to build animals, vehicles or environments and then use the completed creation as part of imaginative play.

What types of role play toys are available?

Role-play toys can include pretend food and shops, medical or dentist sets, animals, vehicles, dress-up accessories and play environments. The available range changes as products are added or discontinued.

Pretend Play Toys from Teach Me Toys

Teach Me Toys is an Australian family-owned educational resource supplier supporting families, teachers, schools, childcare services and education organisations with hands-on learning resources.

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