Mon - Fri 8:00 - 6:30

Because everything affects our health, life, and legacy.

Parenting

Article Image Parenting

Pretend Toys Aren’t Just For Little Kids — The Big Ones Still Love To Play, Too

On HALO

2 weeks ago

Ghislain and Marie David de Lossy/The Image Bank/Getty ImagesPretend play changes so much as kids grow. When they’re babies, barely able to sit up or walk, we hand them baby dolls and little push lawn mowers and tea sets. When they’re toddlers, we upgrade to full pretend kitchen sets and playhouses and miniature figurines, and by the time we have elementary schoolers, people are posting “free kitchen, must pick up” on Facebook Marketplace.That gorgeous pretend set you spent hours putting together on Christmas Eve? All of those wooden Melissa & Doug velcro fruit sets? The boxes of American...

HALO NEWSLETTER

Join HALO today and unlock this story instantly — It's Free

2 weeks ago
On HALO

Opinion and Comments