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My 2.5y loves imaginary play and mimicking adults so perhaps things like toy kitchen with utensil (ikea ones are on special offer at the moment and are great); tea set; buggy with doll etc (a firm favourite; dressing up clothes/ doctor's kit.


Other favourites include megabloks, scooter, balance bike (our daughter doesn't have one but they look great).


Good luck, I hope you find something that suits!

Check out "play schemas"


http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/education/protected/eyps/docs/Behavioural-schemas.pdf

http://www.leics.gov.uk/penn_green_schemas.pdf


I've found this concept useful when thinking about the types of toys my daughter will play with most.


My LO does a lot of "enveloping/enclosure", so the next time I buy toys, I'm going to look for nesting dolls.


Bimbily and NotOnTheHighStreet (both online) both have some interesting toys.


I've not been in Just Williams in a while, but Gently Elephant on Brockley Road (near Brockley Station) has lots of interesting toys.

Thanks so much everyone!

I really appreciate your suggestions.

Saffron the info on play schemes was really interesting. Quite hard to pin point what they are but its a really good way of thinking about the way they play.


I was thinking about a dolls house, and she loves pretend play so I guess we'll be going down that route.


Sbot - love the lawnmower!! very sweet. I asked my daughter what she'd like and she said cake! I guess that's a start!


thank again everyone!

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