With such an array of toys to choose from, it's no wonder that it can sometimes be hard to pin down exactly why kids love the toys they do. For example, a child's love of gross-sounding games could be down to the reactions they elicit from grown-ups, while an obsession with the best dinosaur toys could stem from their other-worldly looks and size, or even just the fact that dinosaurs are everywhere, be it in the toy box, on the telly or kids clothing.
We recently visited the Toy Fair in London and spotted an entire range of toy replica versions of items that grown-ups definitely do not use for fun (think Dyson's cordless vacuum or the iconic Henry vacuum cleaner). As different types of toys encourage different types of play, it got us thinking about why kids seem to enjoy cleaning-based toys so much, when they represent only a chore for adults. To find out more, we took a closer look at some of the options available, including toy vacuums, and spoke to the experts at Casdon, the number one manufacturer of role-play toys in the UK, and to a real-life mum to discover why these types of toys hold such an appeal.
