

When it came to choosing the playsets featured in our list, we looked for good quality, beautifully-designed products that were proven to be popular with children and were sure to spark the imagination. is well worth a look if you're hoping to pick up high-quality, thoughtfully-designed toys and role play sets with a more traditional, hand-crafted look. Hamleys, Smyths Toy Shop, Toys 'R' Us and John Lewis are all good places to pick up good playsets, and the selection of Argos kids' toys also includes many a comprehensive set. Sports toy sets, complete with football figures or mini basketball players, are a good idea for mini sports enthusiasts, and old favourites featuring Barbie and Action Man toys still do pretty well in today's market. There are countless themed toy playsets out there that are attached to well-known kids' films and franchises Marvel, Disney, Harry Potter, Peppa Pig and Frozen proving some of the most popular examples, though there are everything from Teen Titans toys to Dr Who toys available to buy. Others include toy tools to facilitate role-play the medical instruments of a doctor, the food and kitchen utensils of a chef or the goods and cash register of a shop keeper, for example. Many involve miniature toy figurines and some sort of setting or scenery, enabling kids to create their own complete world and populate it with imaginary inhabitants. The best toy playsets will be innovative, well-made and able to spark imaginative play. In essence, a kids' playset is an array or collection of toys, usually of a shared theme, that come packaged in one set and are designed to be played with together.

A good playset can provide a child with endless enjoyment.
