A real doctor arrives with a bag, and this kit gives a child exactly that: a pink carry case with a handle on top, two clips to close it and a clear lid, so the whole clinic can be picked up and taken from the bedroom to the sitting room or to a cousin's house.

Open it and the tools sit in two shaped halves. There is a pink stethoscope with a heart-shaped piece and yellow ear tips, a purple toy syringe with a ring to push, pink scissors, round pink glasses, and a measuring tube in orange marked from 0 to 20. A small x-ray viewer shows a skeleton picture, a heart monitor shows a red heart and a heartbeat line, and small pretend medicine bottles complete the pharmacy.

One piece our other doctor sets do not have is the Doctor Notes clipboard. It has lines for Name, Age, Gender and Date, so the doctor can take down each patient's details before the check-up, which turns a game of listening to a teddy's chest into a whole appointment. A child who can write fills it in; a younger one scribbles and is just as proud.

Doctor play helps in a practical way too. A child who has already used a stethoscope, a syringe and an x-ray picture at home meets the same things at the clinic as something familiar, which can make a vaccination day or a check-up a little easier.

The kit is pink, and many parents choose it for a daughter, but brothers play doctor just as happily. The label on the lid carries the model number No. 969-47 and a symbol saying it is not for children under 3, so we suggest it from 3 years. Some pieces are small; keep them away from babies.

The price is Rs. 1,650 with Cash on Delivery across Pakistan, from Karachi and Lahore to Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur and Mardan. Stock, your city and the delivery charge are confirmed on WhatsApp before dispatch.

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