Looking for the best toys to spark your toddler's imagination? Find the best pretend play toys for toddlers that you can buy in 2020 for your kids.

Does your child love to pretend and play with his toys? Have you noticed him make imaginative stories or situations with his toys around him and often talk to them? Pretend play is more than just a form of playtime for kids. They help your child think outside the box, be imaginative, learn communication, and cultivate social and emotional intelligence. How your child interacts with his toys helps him learn a lot about the world around him which is key to his overall development. There is no replacement for creative and imaginative play when it comes to teaching and enhancing these abilities in children.

I had started noticing my daughter pretend and play with her toys from as young as one year old. I had bought her a kitchen set when she turned one and she still spends hours making dinner for her toys and also she creates an imaginative situation around herself where she is mostly the teacher for her toys and she is trying to read to them and put them to bed. I love watching her play by herself and it is so much fun to listen to her creative stories about her toys.

In this post, I have compiled a list of the 2020 best pretend play toys for toddlers that you can buy for your little one. The below toys have been selected based on the customer reviews and my personal experience of watching my daughter play with them.

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Best Pretend Play Toys for Toddlers in 2020

#1 Farmers Market Basket

Age: 3+ years old

A toy food basket, filled with everything a tiny foodie needs to prepare an imaginary homemade feast with. Filled with colorful toys this toy set helps with social and fine motor skills and introduces the concept of fractions. Let your little one play with these while making you a yummy meal!

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#2 Ice cream Cart

Age: 2-5 years old

The magic scooper scoops up the ice cream and toppings to create tasty-looking combinations while introducing colors and flavors to your little one. Comes with upbeat musical tunes this toy helps build memory and sequencing skills by choosing from six cute animal order cards and following the instructions. Are you ready for your next yummy treat prepared by your little one?

#3 Doctor Set

Age: 3+ years old

 

This toy is my daughter's favorite toy and she loves treating her toys boo-boo with it all the time. It comes with exciting features and helps a child learn about the human body and calm doctor-related fears as they engage in doctor/patient role play. 

#4 Home Cleaning Set

Age: 3-6 years old

This cleaning toy set motivates your child to learn independence and responsibilities while using their imagination to have fun. This colorful, kid-sized set looks just like the real thing and helps your little one develop coordination and fine motor skills.

#5 Dog Groomer Set

Age: 3-6 years old

Little ones love puppies and this is the perfect toy to teach them how to care for things they love. This grooming toy set includes a dryer that makes almost real noise and also includes other grooming essentials like shampoo, conditioner, spray bottles, brush, etc.

#6 Kitchen Set

Age: 2-6 years old

Are you ready to start a game of restaurant with your kids? Kids love to be a chef and imitate what parents make in the kitchen. It comes with realistic lights and sounds that add to the pretend play fun!

#7 Cash Register

Age: 3-7 years old

This toy is great to teach kids about math and money skills. It comes with a built-in scanner, scale, lights, sounds, voice messages, and coin slot that your little one can have fun playing with.

#8 Farm Animal Set

Age: 18 months -8 years old

A childhood classic! Battat’s big Red barn is a beautifully crafted toy farm that lets little ones use their imagination while playing. This farm Playset for toddlers opens and closes for easy play access and features a handle for easy transport. Combine this toy set with a farm animal bucket or an animal hayride toy and let them have fun.

#9 Play Dishes

Age: 3+ years old

This toy set comes with bright color plates, cups and cutlery that your little chef will need to make creative dishes in his kitchen. Combine this with the kitchen set from this toy guide and let them have a blast cooking for their favorite toys.

#10 Horse Stable

Age: 3-7 years old

The Melissa & Doug Take-Along Show-Horse Stable Playset includes 8 beautiful horses, a wooden take-along stable, and the attached breed guide and it encourages creative play and learning. This toy can make an excellent gift along with the horse carrier and horse coral fence.

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#11 Vintage Kitchen Set

Age: 2+ years old

#12 School Set

Age: 3+ years old

The Pretend and Play School Set not only supports imaginative play, social interaction, and problem solving, but encourages school readiness for young students. This toy set comes with travel-friendly tri-fold board and other school goodies like crayons, worksheets etc that your kid will need.

#13 Jungle Animal set

Age: 3+ years old

A complete farm animal set is great for sensory activities. Throw them in a bucket of soapy water and let your child have fun while scrubbing them with a toothbrush and giving them a bath! Great learning toy and is made of plastic and non-toxic paint.

#14 Chef Set

Age: 3-8 years old

A cookware set is always a little one's best toys to play with. Combine it with a kitchen set and watch them use their imagination making creative dishes for their toys while having fun.

#15 Toy Tool Set

Age: 2+ years old

This toy set comes with little toys and bigger imaginations. It encourages imaginative play with toddler-safe tools made from durable, soft plastic.

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