to be so angry at Kinder Eggs!

It must be an up and coming trend because our local toyshop has a section labelled girls and another section labelled boys. Are 'they' trying to tell us something?

Apparently the Kinder Egg gender thing is just for a short period only. If everyone writes to them they may not do it again. On the other hand I bought some pink ones (not realising they were different from the usual ones) and they both contained little balls to make - enjoyed by boys and girls.

i do not mind children liking what is considered sterotypical items to play with or wear..I just want them to have real choice and not feel pressured to 'like' pink or 'like' cars etc. My nephew, now in his early 20s is gay and he says it made his childhood even more difficult as he felt he had to like football etc. behave in certain 'boy' ways. if we were less dragooned into gender sterotypes we could all be they way we really prefer! might be pink and fluffy or not!

Pink lego is a good marketing ploy. Whilst I agree children should not be led towards stereotypes, the fact remains that little girls do like pink and are more likely to buy a set in pink. However when I asked my DGS (11years old) what colour he would like me to make an item for him, he replied ' Pink please.' He now has a very nice pink place mat.

Yes the pink lego has annoyed me too and I have also found difficulty finding non pink kitchen equipment. I agree Liz things seem to have started to go backwards. I bought my daughter a garage rather than a doll when her brother was born 30 years ago!

Get this lot after them.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Let-Toys-Be-Toys-For-Girls-and-Boys/104658933034521?fref=ts

They have been campaigning heavily and with some success to get major retailers to stop advertising toys as being for girls or boys and toys and equipment etc being promoted as in pink or blue.

This link could be shared on your Facebook page.

Have you tried to buy toy kitchen equipment? Dustpan and brushes, cups and saucers all in pink. It took some time to find a cookery set in suitable colours for my GS yet when the older GC's were toddlers I easily found things in red, yellow and orange. It would seem we are going backwards.

With you there Penstemmon.

The first baby cardi I knitted whilst pregnant with DD1 was apple green. My DM thought I should have waited to find out if I was having a boy or a girl! Can't possibly put green on a newborn. Neither did she like that I let both DD's play about dressed in dungarees. They should have been wearing a 'nice' dress

I have no time for the blue/pink thing. Just let them be children.

Also, what has happened to good old Lego - gone pink!! We have kept masses of Lego. Will our 2 DGDs want to play with it, when the time comes? It's not pink! X

What a very strange thing for them to do. It cannot be because of lack of sales!