Similar ideas to polly pockets - 2.5year old boy

[Caspianberg]

I’m looking for something like this for my toddler at Christmas, probably add to stocking.

I basically want a small play set that we can take with us when popping to friends without children , or at a restaurant or on the train. He draws or uses stickers but doesn’t last long.

Have just ordered him the Narwhal pollly pocket which I don’t think is too ‘girly’. But we aren’t that bothered if it is.

Im sure I remember having like the Lion king mini polly pocket type set, and my brother having a marvel thing?

Any ideas would be lovely. Ideally £10-20 bracket, but could go more if it would keep him still on a plane or restaurant 20-30 mins. Needs to be small enough to go in hand luggage handbag or toddler size rucksack

This lego people education set is excellent!

education.lego.com/en-us/products/people-by-lego-education/45030#people-by-lego-education

Shopkins! My nearly 3 year old boy loves them! My 5 yr old dd has them and he plays with them all the time. They arnt expensive at all. You can buy them from Amazon and the range!

If you don't mind second hand (cos they don't make them anymore!) have a look at 'mighty max' they are what my DB had when I had polly pocket. Same concept.

I always liked them better than polly pocket, they were snakes and skulls and stuff.

We used to buy the busy books and take the figures with us, they’ve been in my handbag for years and get pulled out even now and they are 7&8.

Lego have a polly pocket esque thing I think called a gaming cube. We have a swimming and a football one. They're pretty teeny though.

Mighty max

Micro machines super van city if it’s still available is great. Just like polly pockets but cars instead of people and a whole city rather than just one tiny world,

Following - are there really no other polly pockets? Ones with little dinosaurs or other animals will be perfect. Seems a real gap in the market.

The little carry cases are cute too

Treasure X lost islands are as close to a polly pocket as I think you’ll get! My kids take them in the car and to restaurants to keep them occupied!

Old thread, but I had to look this up as I remember my sister having it!

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204565472718?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=R5r7JtRMS2y&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=uRnj1QIiRQ6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I was so confused as to why the OP wanted alternatives to polly pockets for a toddler…till I realised she did not mean clear plastic folders to slot paper into for filing 🤦‍♀️

This is perfect thank you

I've got this one for my five-year-old DS:

Polly Pocket Otter Aquarium Compact, Toy Surprises, 12 Pop and Swap Toy Accessories, 2 Polly Pocket Dolls, Toys for Ages 4 and Up, One Polly Pocket Playset, HCG16 https://amzn.eu/d/0o6tpPm

He's always trying to play with his older sister's... I thought this one was perfect as he loves animals, his two favourite colours are green and purple and it comes with a boy and a girl. Also was on offer for a tenner on black Friday.

We also ended up buying the Otter and corgi dog polly pocket