| The Kidkraft Rocket Ship caught my attention during | | | | play that children exercise their fantasy, imagination, |
| the Holiday season when I was looking for an | | | | and manual skills as well. Space toys are especially |
| interesting gift for my 5 years old nephew. I had | | | | valuable for this purpose, since the action takes place |
| already bought Kidkraft Glamour dollhouse for my | | | | outside of the day-to-day environment - everyday |
| niece, and I wanted something similar but for a boy. | | | | environment and its limitations are less intrusive - thus |
| The KidKraft Rocket Ship was all I was looking for, | | | | giving greater leeway for imagination and creativity. |
| and as it turned out, both kids just love it. | | | | During creative play, children use their own language, |
| The Kidkraft Rocket Ship is really great fun for boys | | | | their own expressions, and they can explore without |
| and for girls. Like in dollhouses for girls, there are a lot | | | | limits. They can set and achieve their own goals - not |
| of details in painting and decor. The rocket ship has | | | | goals imposed by parents or other adults. |
| several rooms, stairs, doors, astronauts, robots and | | | | Pretend play toys also boost children's self-confidence |
| even aliens. There are a lot of little pieces and parts | | | | through mastery of physical activities. The |
| to add, remove and move around. The ship's | | | | combination of imagination at play and social |
| astronauts and robots can access all four floors via | | | | interaction with other kids also help cognitive |
| the working elevator or climb into their land rovers | | | | development. |
| and head down the removable ramp when it's time | | | | I strongly believe that little boys often are just as |
| to chart new territory. | | | | fascinated by dollhouses as little girls, however, some |
| The Kidkraft Rocket Ship gives the little astronauts all | | | | may prefer dollhouses designed specially for boys. |
| the gear they need to explore the outer space. The | | | | Kidkraft Rocket Ship certainly fits that category. In |
| budding astronauts can imagine launching off to | | | | addition to meeting all the criteria for a toy with |
| faraway planets, meeting aliens, and floating around | | | | great play value, it has great educational value as |
| the ship's multiple rooms. The rocket has plenty of | | | | well. Playing with the rocket ship, children get |
| space for multiple kids to play at once so they can | | | | exposed to new concepts - rocketry, outer space, |
| practice the cooperation they would need on a | | | | and weightless environment. If you combine such toy |
| cooped-up space mission. Young astronauts will love | | | | with well selected books and DVDs about space |
| imagining they are flying through space, meeting | | | | exploration and astronauts, there is simply no limit to |
| aliens and using the ship's special computers to do | | | | educational benefits. Kids will gain tremendous amount |
| important research. | | | | of knowledge while playing! |
| It is well known that good toys stimulate children to | | | | To find out more about Kidkraft Rocket Ship, visit |
| play, encourage creativity, and curiosity. Play is | | | | KidKraft Fun Explorers Rocket Ship. |
| extremely important for kids, because it is through | | | | |