Most kids love role-playing toys, like old telephones and office equipment. Here's an idea for finding inexpensive role-playing toys for your kids.
My 9 year-old daughter loves to play office. She searched yard sales until she found a nice adding machine for $5.00. I save all my junk mail for her, and when she says she's bored, I hand her the mail and say, "Here, why don't you play office?" She likes to fill out the forms and use the envelopes. Often, she finds stickers, note cards, etc. in the mail which makes it even more fun. It keeps her busy for quite a while. - Submitted by Diana