What you call “chore” toys are good because kids wants to copy what their parents do, we have a toy kitchen set in our kitchen because the toddler wants to spend time with us but doesn’t exactly have a lot of finesse with the stove yet. They have their own cupboard and their own drawer in the fridge. And dolls make for great canvases for art projects, to learn basic sewing, and to experiment with haircuts in a way that they can go back from if they don’t like it. I had a kid try a mohawk on a doll before settling on an undercut. Also they get some real fucked up urges sometimes and I’d prefer them pulling heads off of dolls instead of breaking their siblings’ arms pushing them off the table or something.
That said, absolutely none of this is specific to either gender and a lot of good can be had by just letting kids pick their own toys in the store. I’ve taken to Amazon shopping for a lot of toys because at least there isn’t a “girl aisle” as if little girls are some sort of alternate creature with foreign needs. Most kids mix and match gendered toys if you let them and push back on all the gender that gets imposed on the experience.
Yeah my little niece has a tiny little mop she likes to wave around when it's time for everyone to clean up the kitchen. It's just fun doing what the adults are doing
Two is a little young but they can start hammering pretty early. They’re not strong enough to hold the hammer with one hand so strike risk is small since they get more control with 2. If you drill pilot holes that will hold the nails in place like halfway down it’s doable with guidance to build planters or bird houses probably at like 3
What you call “chore” toys are good because kids wants to copy what their parents do, we have a toy kitchen set in our kitchen because the toddler wants to spend time with us but doesn’t exactly have a lot of finesse with the stove yet. They have their own cupboard and their own drawer in the fridge. And dolls make for great canvases for art projects, to learn basic sewing, and to experiment with haircuts in a way that they can go back from if they don’t like it. I had a kid try a mohawk on a doll before settling on an undercut. Also they get some real fucked up urges sometimes and I’d prefer them pulling heads off of dolls instead of breaking their siblings’ arms pushing them off the table or something.
That said, absolutely none of this is specific to either gender and a lot of good can be had by just letting kids pick their own toys in the store. I’ve taken to Amazon shopping for a lot of toys because at least there isn’t a “girl aisle” as if little girls are some sort of alternate creature with foreign needs. Most kids mix and match gendered toys if you let them and push back on all the gender that gets imposed on the experience.
Yeah my little niece has a tiny little mop she likes to wave around when it's time for everyone to clean up the kitchen. It's just fun doing what the adults are doing
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Two is a little young but they can start hammering pretty early. They’re not strong enough to hold the hammer with one hand so strike risk is small since they get more control with 2. If you drill pilot holes that will hold the nails in place like halfway down it’s doable with guidance to build planters or bird houses probably at like 3
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I did that as a Christmas gift for my wife last year it stole the show
Yeah the problem isn’t the toys it’s the curation
Kids like dolls and dinosaurs regardless, so if you can get both
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