Does your son play with any stereotypically "girl" toys?

amykins1283

Liam's latest acquisition is an Ariel princess doll for the pool/bathtub.  He was playing with one at the pool and got kind of attached.  The little girl who owned it ended up leaving before we did and he was heartbroken to give up his "pwincess".  We went to Target the following day and the dolls were on sale so I bought him one.  He has since been sleeping with it and carrying it around the house as well as playing with it in the bathtub.  I think it's cute.  I think he's so attached mostly because he had to give the first one up.  He also has a kitchen (if you consider that a "girl" toy) and a Cabbage Patch doll and likes to play with purses.  Other than that his stuff is pretty much standard boy toys (he's way into superheroes and robots right now) and gender neutral stuff like musical instruments and Play-Doh.

What are your boys playing with?

ETA:  or girls? 

bearfootz

My son has a twin sister so he plays with any and all toys.  He'll play with dolls, but doesn't have the attachment to one like she does. 

He does like to wear headbands and look pretty though.

Swainb

I don't have a boy yet, but if I do he will have two older sisters, so I'm sure he will play with plenty of "girl" toys.

Also my girl has some dinosaurs, matchbox cars and a Spiderman fishing pole.  

pinkiemo

I think his "pwincess" is the most adorable freaking thing I have ever heard.  Love it.

I have a DD and she has a prince and princess doll and has told me multiple times she wants to be the prince for Halloween.  I ask her if she means princess but she says, "no! pince!" then tells me I can be the princess.

amykins1283

pinkiemo:

I think his "pwincess" is the most adorable freaking thing I have ever heard.  Love it.

I have a DD and she has a prince and princess doll and has told me multiple times she wants to be the prince for Halloween.  I ask her if she means princess but she says, "no! pince!" then tells me I can be the princess.

It's pretty freakin' cute.  He adores her.  But it's funny because he doesn't know how he's "supposed" to play with her so she gets tossed around and thrown a lot, haha.  

delg23

No but he doesn't really have access. He loves to carry my purse, play put on my make up, and wear headbands and my clothes. 

write2nicole

Mac doesn't really have any stereotypically girl toys because he's never shown interest in them. He doesn't seem interested in the stuffed animals he has or the dolls at school, so I haven't bought any for him. 

He does, however, LOVE to try on my high heels and walk around in them. He also loves to put on chapstick, which might look girlie to some people. And he's drawn to sparkles and the color pink. 

judahsmommy1

We have exposed our son to all sorts of toys and he just hasn't shown any interest in what you would consider stereotypically "girl" toys. If we give him a doll it turns into a ball. He would use a purse to swing around and try to hit things. We have given him kitchen things to play with and they are turned into drums promptly. The only thing is that he really does enjoy cooking when he gets the opportunity. We made chocolate pudding today and he LOVED that. (Obviously he never has access to a hot stove!)

ougrad1

It's unavoidable at our house.  Poor guy.  We are getting boy toys now and the girls love them as well.

chardonnay24

He has a pink and purple picnic basket with plastic food and plates that he plays with all the time. He also loves dolls but doesn't have one of his own yet. We don't have a play kitchen yet (he's getting one for Christmas) but he loves the one at DC. I don't really consider a kitchen a "girl" toy, though.

Honestly, he doesn't really play with toys all that much. He's more into running/jumping/climbing.

kcisthebombdotcom

Yes, my son has a deep seated love for all girl things. His fav color is pink. He loves to have tea parties and take care of baby dolls. When I do DD's hair, he wants his hair done too. One time I was painting my nails and painted one of his fingers pink and it was like the greatest day of his life. He showed it off to everyone. lol.

he has some boy stuff too--he has a pirate sword like jake that he loves. He also loves trains and cars too.

amberpro

Since I only have the 1 boy, he doesn't really have access to "girl" toys on the whole.  However, my mom is moving and packing up closets.  He found a couple small baby dolls and has been carrying them around like they are his best friends.  

sbartschke

We got DS a doll to "practice" being gentle with for when DD arrives and he loves it! I have a pink stroller that used to be my little sister's and he pushes it around. He has been taking the baby everywhere we go, it is really cute! He also has a kitchen but he mostly uses it as a climbing wall. He doesn't have a lot of exposure to other girl toys yet.

Jermysgirl

Not yet, but I fully expect him to. He has an older, very bossy sister, so whether or not he wants to, he probably will.

LordValuemart

He has a baby doll that I bought for him to "give" one of his little girlfriends for her 1st birthday, I ended up having to get a second and stash it out of his reach so she could get one. One of his favorite stuffed animals is also a pink and white bunny, he loves carrying a little clutch purse I never use, and will stash random items in it, he plays with makeup brushes, and he'll bring me hair clips and patiently bow his head down until I put them on him.

ABColeslaw

He loves doll houses

catycate

My kid LOVES this old Coach purse of mine. It was cute and then it went to cute overload when we realized he was grabbing it to copy DH carrying his briefcase.

meh624

The dolls/stuffed animals that he does have end up crashing things and/or being thrown/run over. He is very much a rough boy when playing with everything. He does love playing with his cousins play kitchen and cooking for me:) 

He does love ariel....but only because "I can see her belly mommy" He enjoyed the swimsuit catalogs that came in the mail this summer.  I'm in trouble!

quidditchcapn1120

He loves to play dress up with mommy's shoes and jewelry.

Kitiara5512

C has a tea set at my parents. My parents are typical desi tea drinkers; hot tea with sugar and evaporated milk. Today C was giving "chai chai" to the dog statuettes my mom has.

ASmallWonder

He has a play kitchen and we bought him a baby doll after he tried to open my anniversary edition Cabbage Patch.  Except he throws it like it's flying through the air like a super hero.  When it crashes he rushes over and says "Baby dow?  You awight?  You got a boo boo?  Awww!"  Then he picks it up and send it flying again

Mama_SAS

He's had the purple unicorn pillow pet for 2 years now and it's his pillow every night. It's called Uni Corny.

 

He also loves his diner/kitchen and playing dress up in any costume, boy or girl.

 

My daughter loves Ironman and has stolen all of her brother's Ironman toys, but one in particular goes everywhere with us. She pretty much ignores all princess and girly things except to carry Ironman in her purple purse 

Mama_SAS

This is the pillow pet and it just got cooler

 

 

 

Eta: I can not wait to get my damn computer fixed. That is all 

CoffeeBeen

DS often picks out girl versions of thing (i.e., Violet instead of Scout; pink princess coloring book instead of red car coloring book).  I actually really wanted to get him a Dollie & Me, but they only come with REALLY girly clothes - dresses, skirts, sleeveless tops, etc.    I don't mind if he plays with girl things, but I also don't want to screw him up.

insertclevername

LO is not really interested in toys. He had tons and rarely plays with them. He has no interest in stuffed animals or playing dress up. He would much rather try to disassemble the tv remote or play with a cardboard box. Tonight he went to sleep clutching a "newnie" (Ernie) diaper. I wuestion every day why I have spent so much money on toys when he is much more content with a plastic bottle and a straw.

katlizabeth

Among ds's most prized possessions:

His lipstick (really Chapstick, but he has a million)

Eyebrow pencil that grandma gave him

Hair clips/loves ponytails

Dd loves anything with wheels and drives them around making car noises and tools 

jehprb

DS is 6.5 and he LOVES Squinkies and Hello Kitty...and Hello Kitty Squinkies, lol.  I've overheard peers questioning him/starting to give him a hard time but he's a confident little man and just tells them that toys are for everybody :-)

grr_aargh

Tenacious E is into cars.  Big time.  She takes everything with wheels and drives it all over the house. 

The Budge (a boy) is totally into Monster High Dolls.  Amazing.

Monkeymoo (a girl) is a reader.  She's at that age where she's about to give up toys and it's killing me inside.