I took my son to the pediatrician recently and a 2-year-old was giving everyone pretend shots in the waiting room. Doctor play kits may take a little of the fear out of a doctor's visit and are a nice addition to a dress up box to encourage imaginary play.
Perhaps you remember playing with the Fisher Price doctor's kit when you were young? Here are 5 updates to the idea:
- Wooden Doctor Play Set by Soopsori ($39.99 at Digs)
- Eco-Friendly Handy Doctor Set by Wonderworld ($34.99 at FAO Schwarz)
- Wooden Doctor's Kit by Haba ($34 at Romp)
- 8-Piece Wooden Pretend Play Doctor's Kit with Storage Case ($29.98 at Magic Cabin)
- Soft Doctor's Kit by Haba ($35.09 at Oompa)
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We have and like the Magic Cabin one. That paired with a working stethescope are awesome. http://www.forsmallhands.com/stethoscope I wish I could find a small semi-working blood pressure cuff.
The Fisher Price one was junk when we bought it and trash when it was recalled.
I love the look of the wooden ones, but my kids don't. They ditched the pieces we had accumulated for the plastic ones immediately. Their second choice is still random medicine cups, eyedroppers (shots), cloth napkins (slings and bandaids), and imaginary everything else.
We had some old pill bottles (no lids), a working stethoscope, various white cloth "bandages," and a selection of "shots" made of those injectors you get for babies' oral meds. You can put some colored tulle bunched up in the shot for realism. All this went in an old crocodile purse I had that opened and closed like an old timey doctor's bag. We also had the remains of a plastic doctor set that was played with alongside, and I think the most popular items were a series of "xrays" of a teddy bear. Oh, and the little hammer for checking reflexes. That ALWAYS got used.
We have this one:
http://www.creativekidstuff.com/medical-kit.html
It does come with a blood pressure cuff! Everything in here gets a ton of use. It is one of my daughter's favorite games.
Thanks, apartment therapy we've been inspired to do/make!
Check out this pin on Pinterest: Wogglebug's Christmas gift 2012: DIY Childs Kids Doctors Kit - £1 for wood dolls house pieces from hobby craft (flowerpots for ear pieces), 50p for red/white felt, £1.20 for cherry tic tacs. Free: cotton rope handle from shopping bag, chopsticks, stir sticks, champagne cork, repurposed lots of wooden blocks/bits from a bag of mismatched hand me downs. Wood gift box from daddy's cologne. Promo notepad covered and fitted with freebie pencil. Old essential oil and pill bottle (originally homeopathic remedies). Have to print out v cool eye test (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RnHqajpxgLY/TkciEfguDaI/AAAAAAAAAGY/WAZgoBtrRDA/s1600/i+will+always+be+there+to+love+you_edited-2.jpg) X-ray but all hard stuff done in a few hours.
Drill, wood glue, scissors, sanding block and one inept mummy.
http://pinterest.com/pin/552816922979500403/