“It is okay for a girl to play with cars but personally I don’t like to play with one because I find it very boring. Although, when I was younger I enjoyed playing with them, now I prefer playing with dolls and building blocks, and find interest in colouring and arts and crafts.”
Farida Elbakry, 8-year-old based in UAE
“I think it is perfectly fine for boys to play with girl toys and girls to play with boy toys. Children shouldn’t have to think, I’m a boy so I play with trucks, and I’m a girl so I play with dolls. They should play with what they like and are interested in. For instance a boy is playing dolls with his little sister, it doesn’t mean he is a girl for playing with an object. Objects do not define who we are as a person nor do other people.”
Anna Marie Sloan, 13-year-old based in Louisiana, US
“My favorite toy is my dinosaur T-rex... all dinosaur toys, because I want to become an expert in dinosaurs. I want to be a paleontologist. Boys don’t like dolls. It is okay for girls to play with cars but they only like Barbie cars anyway, not race cars, like Lightning Mcqueen.”
Ilori G. Lamberang, 6-year-old based in Dubai
“I like dolls, kitchen set and my doctor play set. I like to pretend that I cook food like my mother, and I go to work. I pretend to be a doctor. I do play with my brother sometimes, but I don’t like to play with guns and cars like boys do, it is not fun. I think boys should try playing with toys that girls play with because it is not boring and you can play pretend.”
Felicia R., 5-year-old based in Dubai
“I like to play on the iPad mostly. I don’t think boys can play with toys that are made for girls. I am not interested in playing with dolls, but I think girls can play with toys for boys. My favourite colour is green because I like the Hulk and Ben10.” Seth Page, 6-year-old based in Dubai
