The Classic World wooden doctor's kit lets a child become a real doctor: listen to heartbeats, check temperature and take care of teddy. All 19 pieces are stored in a handy case.

This doctor kit for kids is designed as a compact doctor's case where everything has its place. The tools are mostly made of wood and have realistic shapes and functions, for example a syringe with a moving plunger. The set is made for children from 3 years, for girls and boys alike, and works for play at home, in nursery and on visits.

What your child develops

• Empathy and care. Children "treat" a doll, a teddy or their parents and learn to feel for others and help.
• Courage. Getting to know the tools in play helps children feel calmer at a real doctor's appointment.
• Language and imagination. Talking to the "patient", asking questions and giving a diagnosis build vocabulary and inspire stories.
• Fine motor skills. Pressing the plunger, fastening the Velcro armband and opening the medicine box train fingers and hand-eye coordination.
• Responsibility. After play, every piece goes back into the case.

How to play

Set up a "clinic": a chair for the patient, a table for the doctor and a queue of toys waiting for their turn. Your child can listen to a heart with the stethoscope, take a temperature, put on the armband, "give" medicine and write notes in the doctor's notebook. The X-ray sheets help you talk about what is inside our bodies. Swap roles: today your child is the doctor, tomorrow the patient, and a parent can be the nurse.

The kit is also useful before a real doctor's visit or a vaccination. Play through what will happen together and let your child "examine" you. That way an unfamiliar situation becomes easier to understand and less scary.

Why wooden tools

Wooden tools feel pleasant in the hand, have a natural texture and weight, and last a long time. The kit needs no batteries, so every sound and "diagnosis" comes from the child's own imagination. That leaves more room for creativity and keeps play calm.

A great gift

A doctor's kit is a versatile gift for children aged three to five, for a birthday or Christmas. The compact case is easy to wrap and easy to take along to grandparents.

What's in the box

• Stethoscope
• Thermometer
• Syringe with a moving plunger
• Armband with a cross and Velcro
• Medicine or ointment box that opens
• Doctor's notebook
• X-ray sheets and medical record cards
• Doctor's case that holds everything

The set contains 19 pieces in total.

Find more toys for pretend play in role play toys, and more ideas for this age in toys for 3–5 year olds.