Nurses make up the backbone of the medical profession, so please join Melissa & Doug in honoring our critical healthcare workers for National Nurses Week (May 6-12)!
To inspire the next generation of healers, it’s important that kids engage in open-ended play that fuels their imagination, and that’s where pretend play toys from Melissa & Doug enter the picture. Children can get inspired at any age, and it’s important for them to develop empathy in their everyday lives, because that soft skill will help them in preschool and beyond,
To inspire your child’s imagination for National Nurses Week, Melissa & Doug offers an assortment of pretend play toys that are perfect for kids who enjoy pretend play dress-up adventures. Plus, pretend play with a healthcare theme can help parents prepare their little ones for their first doctor and dentist visits to help alleviate any nerves.
Melissa & Doug pretend play favorites for National Nurses Week
Pediatric Nurse Role Play Costume Set
This pediatric nurse costume and play set has everything little nurses need to take care of a newborn baby--including the baby! Nurses-in-training can slip on the cheerful, gender-neutral uniform (complete with customizable hospital ID tag), then fill the pockets with tools for a pretend-play checkup. The included stethoscope, ear scope, thermometer, and syringe help make sure all is well with the cuddly newborn--or help patch up any imaginary booboos and sniffles. The plush baby doll has a removable cloth diaper with self-stick closures for easy changes before or after the checkup, and a sweet smiling face to encourage emotional connection and communication.
Get Well Doctor Activity Center
This sturdy, multi-sided wooden play space has everything kids need to role play visits to the doctor’s office! Kids can be the patient or the doctor, the receptionist, or the nurse. It’s a great way to ease kids’ fears about doctor visits and to encourage nurturing and empathetic play. The waiting area includes a seat, clock, and fun changeable artwork. Sign in and check out with a credit card reader and card, fill out a reusable patient file, and take appointments with the wooden play phone. Wash up in the sink, display X-rays, monitor blood pressure, tip the scale, measure height, and read the eye chart. There’s plenty of storage in this easy to assemble play space (illustrated instructions included; Phillips head screwdriver required).
Get Well Doctor's Kit Play Set
The doctor will see you now! The 25-piece Melissa & Doug Get Well Doctor's Kit Play Set offers realistic accessories that let little doctors help patients get well! Kids three and older can pretend to check temperature, heartbeat, blood pressure, eyesight, hearing, and more. There are play tools like a syringe, play scissors, and reflex hammer, as well as play bottles, and bandages for examining and treating patients. Reusable activity cards and fun details like an ID badge on a lanyard and a magazine for patients in the waiting room round out the doctor's office experience. The play set is a fun and engaging way to ease any feelings of stress associated with a visit to the doctor and to encourage nurturing and empathetic play. Spark a child's creativity and imagination, and inspire young healers for years to come!
Encourage empathy and imaginative pretend play with this two-pack bundle that lets kids be the doctor or the patient and help friends and family get well! The Doctor Costume Role Play dress-up-and-play set has everything a child needs to look the part, plus exciting accessories to spur imaginative play. Combine it with the 25-piece Get Well Doctor’s Kit with realistic pretend play patient care essentials to examine and treat patients. Please note: Items may ship separately.
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