To ask when did your child stop playing with toys?

[Forthepurposesofthetape]

My dd is seven and in year 2 and loves imaginative play with dolls and play figures or whatever you give her, she's always making characters and stories. I was talking to a couple of mums at the school gate whose children are in dd's year and they said how hard it is to buy birthday presents for their children because they don't play with toys any more. I felt genuinely surprised, it did seem quite young to grow out of toys. I'm sure I was still playing with toys when I was ten! I'm just obviously letting dd do what she likes but I am a little curious as to whether it's something they do grow out of a bit more quickly nowadays.

[HelpIcantfindaname]

My DD was 10 last November and got playmobil for Christmas, plus Hary Potter Lego. She still plays loads of imaginary games with Lego & playmobil.
The big dolls & Barbies have gone though - 2bh, she was never really that into the barbies & her niece loves them so they have all gone to her.
DD does spend a lot of time on xbox as well, but asked for playmobil for Easter. Its eggs & books & DVDs for Easter...but only cos I'm not made of money!

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My son is 7 and doesn’t really play with figures any longer. He’s either active and playing football, tag, or on the trampoline, or else he likes to draw and read. He also plays FIFA on the iPad, but only in short bursts.

[Fiveredbricks]

I'm 33 and I still buy toys

[Forthepurposesofthetape]

Ooo I made it onto the Mumsnet Facebook page!!

[Elflocks]

Congratulations, Forthepurposesofthetape

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Ds plays with toys at 8 in yr 3, he also enjoys the xbox

[SmarmyMrMime]

I still like my toys in my late 30s

DS(8) is at the threshold where he could disappear into the void of Minecraft for evermore. Tech time is limited and at weekends the firestick gets deactivated on the TV so the DCs have to find some way to entertain themselves until evening time. There is a bit of whinging for a few minutes, then before you know it there's the sound of Lego rustling or scrabbling in cardboard boxes. They're very much at the shooting each other with sticks stage.

It's not that screens are inherently terrible, just what are they not doing/ developing while they are on them. For example while I am writing this, my laundry goes unfolded 😂

[Tawdrylocalbrouhaha]

Actually my entire office had great fun playing with a £1 plastic toilet full of flarp putty yesterday, and our average age must be about 33.

[Pk37]

My dd is 8 next week and she does have an iPod and an iPad but she still loves playing . Most of her presents are LOL related apart from her bike.
She is currently playing teachers with her toys in her room which is lovely .
It does seem most of her friends get craft sets etc rather than dolls