Kids like to imitate their parents, they’re just natural mimics. I think it’s all part of the learning process. They love to play with toy drills, chainsaws, irons, vacuums etc. – pretty much anything that they see adults using is fair game.

One of the latest “toys” in this format would be digital cameras for kids. Fisher Price released a fully operational kid’s camera in the second half of 2008 and it was a big hit in the run up to Christmas.

It takes real photos which can be printed out, e-mailed to friends or just stored on a memory stick, and it has been ruggedized for those inevitable mishaps.