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I’m stood in the toy aisle, in one hand a giant Lego head with lipstick on its mouth. In the other hand? An identical one, only without lipstick and pulling an angry-man face. “That one's a bit girly," comes the suggestion.Boys and girls across the land are behaving themselves under the veiled threats of Old Saint Nick’s naughty and nice list. But, good or bad, come Christmas morning Boy-Santa will have left a pile of blue and red presents with little footballs on for Tommy, while Girl-Santa will, of course, have delivered pink and purple sparkly ones for Tammy. It’s how it’s been as long as many of us can remember. Different presents, in different colours, for different genders. This year, however, one of the UK’s biggest present providers is trying to challenge that. Toys ‘R’ Us have become the latest in a small line of retailers agreeing to ditch the gender sell. It many only be a small step, but they’ve finally removed the 'boy' and 'girl' sections from their website.
You might think that toy categorisation isn't a big deal, but the more I think about my own childhood, the more undeniable the issue becomes. The games I played at primary school are perfect examples. In our ‘break-out’ area there were two games that girls and boys would play together. In ‘House’ the rules were simple: the men (in this case six-year-old boys) would wait for the women (six-year-old girls) to make them breakfast. Once breakfast was over, the men would embark on their daily duties. We opened our Fisher Price tool box, hit things with rubber hammers, used battery powered drills and made beanbag forts. All the while the women would clean up the uneaten plastic eggs, pour imaginary tea and ready the place for the return of the men. As the men built the imaginary world, the women were nowhere to be seen. No wonder, really, that less than 10% of engineers in the UK are female. In ‘Doctors & Nurses’ it was white coats and stethoscopes for us, pinafores and a red-crossed cap for the girls.
Men in charge, women there to help. Those ingrained stereotypes are hard to shrug off. I used to live with a doctor. At first she laughed at how often patients assumed she was a nurse. That good humour didn’t last long. After a while, sexist assumptions get grating like that. A study in 2011 found that two-year-old girls are opting for pink toys just because that’s the colour they’re used to. They’ll gladly play with a traditional "boys' toy" like a toy plane, so long as it’s pink. Another study conducted three years later found that painting children's bedrooms according to gender stereotype reinforced stereotypical beliefs. So, perhaps the answer is to paint girders pink, add sparkles to a blow torch flame or allow our armed forces to wear ‘glamourflage’. Or perhaps it may be simpler to tell girls that they can be doctors and play with the tool box, too - and stop ridiculing the boys who want to pick up Barbies and play with the cookery set. Research has proven that play with ‘masculine toys’ helps with motor development, while play with ‘feminine toys’ helps with language and social development.
It’s therefore scientifically proven that children develop a broader skill set if they play with a broader range of toys. In the end I bought my nephew the angry man Lego head. I didn’t want to upset anyone. Best not to question the norms. But now I think about it, I realise I was wrong. My first instinct was the ‘girly’ one, and I should have stuck with it. I’d have actually been doing him the kind of favour an uncle should be doing: pushing back against the harsh realities of the world and trying to make things from my generation a little bit better for the ones who have come after. You only pay for the most expensive shipping method. Find the perfect Gift Get inspiration for your Gifts - start here You only pay for the most expensive shipping method.With every day that passes Christmas is getting closer, naturally. If nothing else, this is a warning. Leaving your gift buying to the last minute will be disastrous, just like it is every other year.
So get it in early. To help you achieve that goal, Toys R Us have predicted what they think will be this year’s hottest toys. According to them, the most wanted items will range between tech toys, popular collectables and film and TV characters. Products from both LEGO and NERF are expected to sell well. The most popular toy is predicted to be Hug Time Poppy Doll from the forthcoming movie Trolls. If you’re wondering how much all this is going to set you out of pocket, the most expensive item on the list is Chip The Robot Dog that costs a sizeable £199.99. Here is the full list: Shopkins are fun, small characters that live in a big shopping world. This clever pup can be trained using voice commands or through the CHiP app on your phone. CHiP can play fetch or football with his SmartBall, or you can watch as he follows you with the SmartBand. Join character Stephanie at the Heartlake Party Shop and choose decorations and gifts for a special party. Browse the helium balloons and fancy dress accessories.
Furby comes in four different shades, choose from blue, pink, purple and green. It has a light-up antenna when there's something new to discover in the Furby Connect World. Get ready to gear up for battle at the ninja’s underground desert hideout. You can also build a jet plane at the hi-tech inventor launchpad. A minions themed game inspired by the original pie face game. Players take turns to load the arms with squirty cream and place their heads in the frame. Will you be pied or not? Children can build their own blaster for each mission. The Tri-Strike blaster features 3 different that can all be used separately, or combined together. Make your own flavoured lip gloss with this playset. Simply pick your flavour, mix in sprinkles, blend together and swirl out the lip gloss into a sundae container. Air Patroller can transform from a helicopter into a plane and can fly in two different ways. With its real lights and sounds, children can recreate scenes from Paw Patrol. Create your own music video by filming and singing with the Selfie Mic, it has a microphone attached to capture audio.