Is there a doctor in the house? Playing doctor and nurses (no, not that kind) is great imaginative play: a fun way to learn about the body, learn how to look after sick siblings or pets and chase away the fear of visiting the real thing. With our selection of the most creative and inspiring doctors kits and costumes, they’ll always be a doctor or nurse on call! 1. CP Toys Toddler Medical Bag CP Toys Toddler Medical Bag ($69.95) includes everything a young intern needs to undertake medical check-ups, including syringes, a modern thermometer and even a mobile phone! 2. Melissa & Doug Doctor Costume Set Playing doctor will feel even more real with the requisite white coat. The Melissa & Doug Doctor Costume Set ($54.95) comes with a jacket and mask, a stethoscope with sound effects, a reflex hammer, an ear scope, a syringe and a name tag for personalising. 3. Toca Doctor app The Toca Doctor app ($3.79) challenges you to examine and help a patient by solving 21 fun puzzles and mini-games. And we thought Operation was high tech! 4. Pintoy Doctor Play Set This beautiful wooden Doctor Play Set ($35) by Pintoy is made from replenishable rubberwood. Excuse us if we don’t volunteer our knees for testing with the Reflex Hammer. 5. Nurse Costume For children who like their imaginative play a little bit old-fashioned, this Nurse Costume($10) from Kmart is perfect for channeling Florence Nightingale. We love the detachable jacket with watch, it’s time these came back into fashion. 6. Kiddieland Junior Doctor Set Kiddieland’s Junior Doctor Set ($34.99) features all the must-have accessories – including syringe and blood pressure pump – all in a rather adorable Doctors case. 7. Strawberry Doctor Trunk When did being a doctor get this cute? This Mother Garden Strawberry Doctor Trunk($34.95) is to die for (pun intended) with its tubes and ointments made out of wood. And we’re completely in love with the strawberry detailing on everything from the stethoscope to the prescription pad! 8. Dress-up scrubs As anyone who has had the misfortune of visiting the ER knows, the white lab coats are on the out and scrubs are in! Costume Box ($27.99) and Twiggy ($34.95) have just the dress-ups for wannabe surgeons, ER staff or EMTs. 9. Big Doctors Case Play Set Kesko Big Doctors Case Play Set ($54.95) features an old-fashioned doctor’s case and a range of bright accessories. 10. Bets and Mags Pretend Play Doctor Kit This gorgeous fleece and felt Pretend Play Doctor Kit ($50.31) from Bets and Mags features incredibly cute bandages that little ones can secure to themselves, friends, or any pets unfortunate enough to not run away fast enough. 11. Children’s Medical Case This Children’s Medical Case ($24.95) has a closeable lid that we know little doctors will love to satisfying shut. Inside, the kit includes all the necessities such as a syringe and thermometer, as well as a rather fetching pair of white Harry Potter-style spectacles. 12. Fisher Price Medical Kit The Fisher Price Medical Kit ($24.99) features all the must-haves, including a thermometer that switches from happy to sad face depending on the patient’s health, a spinning blood pressure scale with pumpable bulb as well as a real stethoscope that lets you actually hear heartbeats. 13. Lilliputiens Ambulance Doctor Set Oh dear, Little Rabbit is sick! With Lilliputiens Ambulance Doctor Set (79.95), Rabbit will be fine in no time! All toy parts are plush (including the rather adorable doctor’s bag), making it safe for both little and big kids. 14. Seedling Junior Doctor Kit As well as kits for making wands or creating capes, Seedling also make a Junior Doctor Kit ($54.95) with emphasis on observation and analysis. 15. Handmade cloth doctor kit There’s no need to open your wallet to give your child the full doctoring experience, Little Red Farm made this simpledoctor’s kit out of a canvas bag. A few bandaids and plastic syringes from old baby Panadol bottles completes the kit! 16. DIY doctor playset We also love this DIY doctors kit made by Cinthia over at My Poppet, including a very convincing medical bag made out of an old suitcase. Source
