Here's our pick of the best toys for pretend play, as tested by children and rated by parents ... our testers say just over an hour – but, once it’s built, the kids can let their imaginations go wild ...

The best toys for 6-year-olds get kids off the couch, crafting, creating and engrossed in pretend play or fun games with siblings and parents. Open-ended toys that grow with them are always smart ...

Whether they've seen 'Spidey and His Amazing Friends,' read comics and books, or watched the movies, kids will flip for these ...

Prior to this age, many kids pretend to cook meals in a toy kitchen, but at 9 they may be able to follow a recipe and prepare a real home-cooked meal. Advertisement When it comes to presents ...

You might also make an imaginary coffee bar, set up a dine-in table, and include a toy cash register. Invite the bears, notify the dolls, and brew your best pot of pretend tea. Tea parties are a ...

Better not shout, better not pout! Pull out your cutest matching family PJs and cheerful Advent Calendars, because before you ...

Magic Mixies' magical line of toys is debuting the Pixie Supreme ... 32 gems and an instruction booklet. Kids can pretend to feed the Cry Babies Bella's morning routine doll from Walmart breakfast ...

Gift your toddler their very ice cream truck! Well, Play-Doh ice cream. There are 12 cans of the squishy stuff included so ...

Pretend games – such as using toys to act out scenarios – allows ... Negotiating the ‘rules’ of playground games develops lots of skills kids might use at work later on: working together ...

This toy is a classic, and it offers endless possibilities of play, which is why our CNET editors love it and it's one of our top picks. "My kids have ... A great gift for pretend play that ...