Description
This toy was recognized by toy experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute for how it helps kids develop empathy. The 24-piece collection for aspiring veterinarians three and older comes with two adorable plush pets (a dog and a cat), and accessories galore, including a stethoscope, thermometer, syringe, ear scope, tweezers, and clamp. There are bottles, tubes, and tubs of pretend treatments and ointments, bandages and a cast for boo-boos, and even a neck “cone” to keep pets from licking! Everything, including a reusable examination checklist, stores in a handy tote bag, so little vets can make house calls!
– 24-piece pretend play pet vet set with plush dog and cat and fun veterinarian role playing accessories
– Includes stethoscope, thermometer, syringe, ear scope, tweezers, clamp, cast, bandages, “treatments,” “ointments,” and reusable double-sided checklist for office visits
– Recognized by toy experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute for how it helps kids develop empathy while playing
– Make house calls — everything stores in handy tote bag
– 10.5″H x 3.5″L x 13.5″W Packaged
3+ years
What our testers said
“I know what to do with this! Thump-thump…thump-thump…” – Girl aged 4.
“Put everything in the carry case, we may get called for an emergency.” – Boy aged 6.
What our experts think
The children found found the package very appealing, they immediately started playing with it, taking on the role as a veterinarian or pet owner examining the animals or diagnosing an injury. They asked questions regarding the items not familiar to them, like the cone. The animals in the play set are well made and a good size for a home or daycare setting. Children might require some assistance from adults to read the “Exam and Treatment/Vet Checklist” card and to checked things off as they went along.
The play set can help increase physical skills, language, social skills, and thinking. Children can also benefit from role-playing with their peers, for example, they learn new vocabulary by pretending to be caregivers, as well as pairing the objects’ names with their functions or purposes.
Skills developed
– Encourages language development and physical skills
– Supports social skills and thinking
– Allows imaginative and dramatic play (i.e. role-playing)
