Boys alternative to a doll house?

jmc0806

I had the whole micromachine city growing up along with my legos

LurveTheDoctor

What was wrong again with the doll house??

This. Let your kids play with what they want. My son plays with dolls and his favorite show is my little pony

An amazing number of teenage and young boys are into My Little Pony. They call themselves 'Bronies".

http://jezebel.com/5827591/the-unlikely-origins-of-the-brony-or-dudes-who-like-my-little-pony

He likes it because he does and because his sissy does not because it's a fad. He's only 4 lol

AquabearGO

Erector set , football, baseball, basketball set, soocer set - a game he can play outside with you so it will encourage him to be active, then he wont have to come on here in 20 years like the rest of us...........

ryry_

Action Figures and Vehicles...I remember when the ninjas turtles met Batman...Batman was like, Sweet turtle van, and they were like "No batman, the flames on the back are awesome...high fives all around.

Then they rode off and kicked the everloving crap out of the evil forces of Super Shredder, Mr. Freeze, Lemming Army Men in various poses, The Green power ranger, and other villains

I even built a lincoln log fort where this all went down.

Oh to be 27 again...

BeccaBollons

My little boy will be 3 next month, and he LOVES sneaking into his sister's room to play with her dolls house while she's at school. He has his own goldilocks and 3 bears house which my daughter outgrew, but he uses that as a garage for his 1563549 toy cars. Kids just want to play out what they see day to day, and dolls' houses are a great way to do this, whatever form they take. They don't have to be pink and girly, wooden ones are great for girls and boys.

Dunkirk

A large sheet thrown over the table for instant cave. Dining chairs lined up for tunnels/secret entrances. No storage issues and everything on hand.

sunglasses_and_ocean_waves

multi story garage

JenAndSome

My kids don't really play with toys much. They always act like they like them, but then they sit with them for 10 minutes and move on. I don't even buy them anymore. I prefer to take them to the restaurant of their choice. Maybe instead of a toy you could put him in tumbling lessons or peewee sports.

BrainyBurro

a shark with a fricken' laser beam.

emalinemartin

Something to get him outside because too many kids sit indoors... A toodler fort? Swing set? Scooter car (the little plastic ones) and a costume to go with it? Little carpenter play station, or even the cooking one. Bike? giant foam building blocks for outside use? ball, bat and mit?

NYCNika

We live in NYC apartment. There is no "outside". Outside are playgrounds. We have a bike and a scooter.

We have a GIANT thomas table with train tracks and all sort of things.

No more Legos! They are driving me crazy, I constantly am picking them up from all over the house. sigh

So, do you guys think there is nothing wrong with this for a boy?


http://www.toysrus.com/buy/dolls-stuffed-animals/dollhouses-accessories/wooden-dollhouses/kidkraft-designer-dollhouse-65156-10860388

thesupremeforce

http://www.squidoo.com/dollhouses-for-boys

Really awesome castle houses, submarine house, rocket house, etc. Very cool. I would totally buy these for my nephew!

Those castle sets are pretty sweet. I wonder if I can force them on a nephew.

ElliottTN

The one thing worse than only buying gender specific toys are the people who try to tell you that there is something wrong with the way you are raising your kid by buying gender specific things.

Yeah, sorry, my son will most likely never have a my little pony or a Barbie. Sue me and tell me how messed up he will be. I'll be too busy making sure im actually around as a father, he's not on drugs, becoming a thug *****, and raising him to be a good man to really care about how your son plays with a my little pony doll.

Get that boy an action figure play set, bat cave or something really cool.

_amluvstld_

Imaginext Batcave. My little guy loves that thing still and he just turned 8!

SPPutnam

Star Wars and Marvel play sets. Have fun.

dbmata

Something that encourages role play and imagination for a 3 year old. I don't want to get him a girls doll house, but why are these things so gender based?

I am looking for an awesome gift for my son's birthday. He has 1,000 cars, a bike, a scooter, art center, legos that he likes to dump all over the living room.... I'm out of ideas.

Duck blind.

ryry_

We live in NYC apartment. There is no "outside". Outside are playgrounds. We have a bike and a scooter.

We have a GIANT thomas table with train tracks and all sort of things.

No more Legos! They are driving me crazy, I constantly am picking them up from all over the house. sigh

So, do you guys think there is nothing wrong with this for a boy?


http://www.toysrus.com/buy/dolls-stuffed-animals/dollhouses-accessories/wooden-dollhouses/kidkraft-designer-dollhouse-65156-10860388

I would not have played with that as a kid....Unless I used it as an evil lair

ladymiseryali

What's wrong with getting him a "girl's doll house"? A dollhouse shouldn't be gender-oriented whatsoever. You could go to a hobby shop and get one there as well. I think they even sell kits so it can be built for him. If getting him a girl's dollhouse is an issue, you can always get one, but also get some craft paint and give the house a makeover.

comrade_questions

A doll house doesn't have to be a Barbie Dream House. My brother and I played doll house all the time.

mantium999

Lego Batcave. Nuf said. I don't have a son, but my 4 year old daughter, who also owns a Sleeping Beauty Castle/Dollhouse, often will prefer to play with Daddy's Legos. Darth Vader also attacks the Disney Princesses, who are protected by Yoda, Wonder Woman and Cat Woman dolls. And the Princesses often have tea with Batman, Superman and the Flash.

1. Yes, superhero nerd family here.

2. As others have implied, screw the preconception of "gender specific" toys.

wassergottin

Get him a doll house. It won't kill him.

jboccio90

Ninja turtle playset

Timshel_

Linkin Logs, legos, erector set, or any number of building kits for kids would work.

lessofme43

my boys are almost grown now, but they spent hours playing with rescue heroes by fisher price. Not sure if they are still out there, but I thought they were a good investment. For years we could just add to the theme with rescue vehicles, a command station, etc.

Chellody22

A toy kitchen with dishes and play food. My son loved his!

sunshyncatra

I am so annoyed with the genderization of toys. If he wants a doll house, get him one. If you have to find one that isn't so "girly" look for classic wooden ones.

Mitzki5

A football or basketball.

faith_76

Bat cave and batman toys, superhero costumes, Star Wars toys kept my sons interest for 5 years,

arghbowl

A foam football?

jackiecamarena

What was wrong again with the doll house??

This. Let your kids play with what they want. My son plays with dolls and his favorite show is my little pony

This kind of parenting makes me happy.