Black toys

[chibchibpapa]

What are everyone's favourite black toys? I have a few dolls but I'm struggling to find a wider range of different types of toys eg a snakes and ladder board or small plastic figures with a range of skin tones.

Also looking for any film recommendations for a 3 year old. She's watched Moana Princess and the Frog (which I don't care for) and all the cbeebies stuff but I can't find much else.

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Dottie "Doc" McStuffins

LEGO Friends: Girls on a Mission I love watching it with my daughter. the girls are all different.

I hope it is ok for me to recommend here as a white woman but my little girls really like Nella The Princess Knight on Nick Jr (mixed race child, black dad and white mum).

interestingly, I can't think of any black boy tv characters.

I have mega bloks with brown characters. I was given them by a friend.

@ThinSlicePizza Upsy Daisy and Bing bunny.

Is Bing Bunny meant to be black? wow! How?

I had a feeling ZUMA in paw patrol was meant to be black but I can't tell if they were girl or boy. It's one of those characters with little development and no one really likes.

Oh yes mine used to love Doc McStuffins - not sure if it’s on anymore. Esme & Roy might be an option for cartoons? Also Blaze and the monster machines. I’m not sure about toys, I know baby born does different skin colours and there is a range of girl dolls that also do but I can’t remember their names.

Also if she likes disney princesses there is a range in the disney store called Disney animators dolls. They definitely to Moana and I think they do Tiana as well.

One Dear World make ethnically diverse boy & girl dolls:

onedearworld.com

As do Lottie Dolls:

uk.lottie.com

Really useful, thanks all

Esme and Roy.
Not much with black male characters.

Jo-Jo and Gran-Gran on cbeebies

Always worth checking make is and Spencer’s I have bought black soft rag doll type dolls there and they often have them with different complexions and hair colours

Ps they also represent with clothing eg nightwear underwear etc

Marks’s and Spencer’s even

Jojo and Gran Gran is lovely, and they have books too.

Also Nia ballerina

mybookbasket.com/collections/dolls-toys-and-games

This place has been fantastic for me although very popular so often sell out of items

Asian family here: my little one LOVES Jo-Jo and Gran-Gran on CBeebies.

I've also got this for the dolls house:

https://yesbebe.co.uk/hape/4414-hape-happy-family-african-american/?oftid=MFRWG5B5GM4TOJTGMVSWISLEHUZCM4DSN5SESZB5GQ2TEMA&adGroupId=111768898200&device=m&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtsv7BRCmARIsANu-CQfeCY2njF8vBgDnHm2ugd52pahJHWWiK03esFlTKQSMOhEpGaSS07UaAsk7EALwwcB

And a range of dolls by miniland:

www.themodernnursery.com/products/miniland-toddler-doll-38cm-girl-b

Also, look at Etsy for people who make personalised peg people.

Motown magic on Netflix?

@ThinSlicePizza

interestingly, I can't think of any black boy tv characters.

The only one I can think of is AJ from Blaze and the Monster Machines. If anyone hasn't seen it, it's excellent for introducing Physics and engineering concepts to kids.

AJ is a bit of a secondary Character. He's Blaze's (the main monster machine) driver/best friend, and he's also voiced by a black boy. I've two son's, and I definitely think there's more black female characters on TV. My son also watched Nella and Lego Friends, but they're a bit too girl oriented for him to choose it over Fireman Sam, or Paw Patrol.

This is really good to have, thanks OP! As others have said, scarcity of boy characters around which needs to change.

Didn't know about the books @DaisyandRoses, will look out for them as he has just gotten into the programme. The song is on a loop in my head these days - sharing with you all so you can join me.

I will add Shimmer and Shine to the list. Mainly because it's different from the usual shows.