Consumer Information Center Fun Play, Safe Play

School-age children enjoy play that requires strategy and skill. Board games, tabletop sports and classic toys like marbles and kites are favorites. Grade-schoolers also enjoy exploring different kinds of grown-up worlds and like fashion and career dolls and action figures. Children this age seek out new information and experiences through play and enjoy science, craft and magic kits. In addition, this age group possesses the physical skills and coordination to enjoy junior versions of adult sporting equipment.

Complex gym equipment   Bicycle and helmet   Ice or roller skates/roller blades and protective gear   Sporting equipment (baseball glove, hockey stick, tennis racket) and protective gear   Simple swimming equipment   Stilts   Pogo sticks   Jump ropes   Construction toys   Jigsaw puzzles, including three-dimensional puzzles   Fashion/career dolls   Puppets, marionettes and theaters   Doll houses and furnishings   Action figures   Paper dolls   Science sets   Model kits   Craft kits   Magic sets   Art supplies   Tabletop sports   Video games   Electronic games   Board games   Tape player and tapes   Books (children's classics, fairytales)