Lavita D’Souza's daughter Liel, 10, and her friends turn to Lol Dolls for plays they write themselves. Courtesy Lavita D’Souza
Magna-Tiles hold enduring appeal for Jacqueline Curran's children Katie, 9, and Barney, 3. Courtesy Jacqueline Curran
Abu Dhabi mum Geraldine Mailen Jamora brought the outdoors in with at-home playground toys. Courtesy Geraldine Mailen Jamora
Mixed media artist Lene Pieters' daughter created a miniature pumpkin using coloured clay, for Halloween. Courtesy Lene Pieters
Elisabeth Van de Pol-Rubner suggests adding accessories to the Ikea play kitchen as you go, instead of buying them all at once. Courtesy Elisabeth Van de Pol-Rubner
Both of Evans Den Dekker's sons, who are 3 years and 7 months, adore Duplo. Courtesy Evans Den Dekker
Kiara, 4, loves playing dress up with her wooden dollhouse and dolls with magnetic dresses and accessories. Courtesy Pooja Ramchandani Mehbubani
Alison Rego's daughter Kristen, 7, is a fan of Blume dolls. Courtesy Alison Rego
Lego has passed the test of time for Alessandra Castiglione's children. Courtesy Alessandra Castiglione
Tanisha Gupta's twin girls with their Blume dolls, which they mix and match with other action figures for role-play-style games. Courtesy Tanisha Gupta
Lavita D’Souza's daughter Liel, 10, and her friends turn to Lol Dolls for plays they write themselves. Courtesy Lavita D’Souza
Magna-Tiles hold enduring appeal for Jacqueline Curran's children Katie, 9, and Barney, 3. Courtesy Jacqueline Curran
Abu Dhabi mum Geraldine Mailen Jamora brought the outdoors in with at-home playground toys. Courtesy Geraldine Mailen Jamora
Mixed media artist Lene Pieters' daughter created a miniature pumpkin using coloured clay, for Halloween. Courtesy Lene Pieters
Elisabeth Van de Pol-Rubner suggests adding accessories to the Ikea play kitchen as you go, instead of buying them all at once. Courtesy Elisabeth Van de Pol-Rubner
Both of Evans Den Dekker's sons, who are 3 years and 7 months, adore Duplo. Courtesy Evans Den Dekker
Kiara, 4, loves playing dress up with her wooden dollhouse and dolls with magnetic dresses and accessories. Courtesy Pooja Ramchandani Mehbubani
Alison Rego's daughter Kristen, 7, is a fan of Blume dolls. Courtesy Alison Rego
Lego has passed the test of time for Alessandra Castiglione's children. Courtesy Alessandra Castiglione
Tanisha Gupta's twin girls with their Blume dolls, which they mix and match with other action figures for role-play-style games. Courtesy Tanisha Gupta
Lavita D’Souza's daughter Liel, 10, and her friends turn to Lol Dolls for plays they write themselves. Courtesy Lavita D’Souza