Playsets

What are playsets?

Playsets encompass a wide range of toys for kids of all ages, from newborn up to age 13, and come in many different forms and across various themes. They are usually made from materials like natural or composite wood, or plastic – anything that is both durable, safe, and easy to hold for kids.

Typically, playsets for kids aged 3-5 or so include items that mimic ones you would typically find in a home, but in miniature format. This could include a play cleaning set with a mop, broom, and duster, a play grocery store set with various foods, canned goods, shopping cart, and more, a play tool box with nuts, bolts, screwdriver, hammer, and nails, a dress-up station with hangers, storage, and a shatterproof acrylic mirror, or a sports playset with a miniature bowling set, basketball net, and soccer ball.

Playsets can replicate everything from bakeware, to medical devices, a blender, mini garage – you name it. A playset for babies and toddlers could include a set of beach toys with a bucket, play food, mini animals, or soft balls.

In many cases, these sets can be played with, or are complemented by, items like play kitchens, play puppets, playmats, and activity tables.

For older kids, playsets range from items like building block sets, to chemistry sets, magic sets, and more.

What is the benefit of a playset?

A playset can help a child learn about everyday items, as well as colours, textures, numbers, and more through play. It can help expand their mind, spark their creativity, and encourage imaginative play.

As kids pretend to do things like clean the house, check if you have a fever or give you a shot, blend a pretend smoothie to fill your order, or fix that broken leg on the kitchen table, they can gain an education about the basic principles of things like baking, cooking, building, and more. With sports-based and other similar types of playsets, kids can also develop their fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination.

Playsets combine fun with learning, and let kids pretend to be an adult for a short while, playing house, restaurant, construction team, and more.

How do you find the right playset?

Every child is different, and while some kids might be interested in playing restaurant using a play kitchen combined with food and accessory playsets, others might prefer building with blocks, hammering with nails, or playing dress up.

You can search from tons of playsets by age, theme, brand, and type, and also find ones that are discounted if you’re on a budget or want to try out a few before deciding.

In many cases, playsets can be expanded by adding more food items, for example, to a kitchen playset, more tools to a toolkit, additional clothes and accessories to hang in a dress-up station, or additional pieces to expand a building playset and kids activity table set-up.