Tryazon Little Medical School Party

We had fun having our friends over to "play doctor"! All the kids were kept engaged by the activities for a short time, and then spent the rest of their playdate using their imagination and the pieces of the kits to do their own checkups. The toys kept them all busy for a long time! Here are my reviews, with pictures at the end.

Pediatrician kit:

My kids, age 6, 4, and 2, had fun with this kit. We received it for free from Tryazon, but my opinions are my own. Personally, if I had paid for the kit, I would be a bit disappointed. My daughter loved the stuffed baby, but I wish it had been more anatomically correct- more like a model than just a toy (she could use basically any baby doll for this. However, it is adorable and huggable and now it's her favorite baby. We have a smaller "Baby Stella" doll that looks just like it, and they are "sisters" now.)

Also, the "labcoat" was a disappointment- just a cheap papery material that is clearly disposable. I suppose if your kids were really careful with it you could get a couple uses out of it, but she chose to wear her current Doc McStuffins dress-up coat that we already had. I realize that these corners must be cut to keep the price reasonable, but in that case I wish they had left the labcoat out and given a nice badge or something instead.

The best part of the kit was the working stethoscope. My kids have a toy one, but they are very glad now to have a real one, and have been checking each other's (and our dogs) hearts every day.

The workbook was cute, but lacking. One of the "projects" was changing a diaper and swaddling- both good things but more like a parenting class than a doctor class. And also something we could have easily done ourselves without the kit. The measurement activity was good but I would have rather had activities like immunization (with a toy syringe) and a blood pressure cuff.

Overall, a cute play kit, and I appreciate this company and what they are doing to inspire the next generation of medical professionals. But please keep tweaking the kits to make them more educational.

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Vet kit:

My kids, age 6, 4, and 2, had fun with this kit. We received it for free from Tryazon, but my opinions are my own. Personally, if I had paid for the kit, I would be a bit disappointed. My daughter loved the stuffed dog, but I wish it had been more anatomically correct- more like a model than just a toy (she could use basically any stuffed toy for this. For example, one of the things she does in the checkup is check the teeth-- this dog has an open mouth and tongue, but no teeth. I understand that this is pretend play, but like I said, this is pretend play we could have easily done ourselves using the stuffies we already own, without this kit) Also, the "labcoat" was a disappointment- just a cheap papery material that is clearly disposable. I suppose if your kids were really careful with it you could get a couple uses out of it, but she chose to wear her current Doc McStuffins dress-up coat that we already had. I realize that these corners must be cut to keep the price reasonable, but in that case I wish they had left the labcoat out and given a nice badge or something instead.

The best part of the kit was the working stethoscope. My kids have a toy one, but they are very glad now to have a real one, and have been checking each other's (and our dogs) hearts every day.

The workbook was cute, but lacking. One of the "projects" was making dog treats- it came with a cookie cutter and some modeling dough, and a recipe to make your own real dog treats, which was cute... but none of these things are real veterinarian actions. I understand that in order to have a healthy pet, you want your dog to eat healthy things, but this is more like an "adopt a dog" activity, not really a vet activity. And also something we could have easily done ourselves without the kit.

The kids really enjoyed the tick activity! And it is a good thing for dog owners and vets to know how to do, so that was a plus. Maybe in the next kit this activity could be expanded with a syringe so they could practice vaccinating their animals. Right after playing with this kit we happened to have a vet appointment the next day so I took the kids along and they watched the vet tech give our dog the Lyme disease shot. Real life vet science learning that was enhanced by this kit!

Overall, a cute play kit, and I appreciate this company and what they are doing to inspire the next generation of medical professionals. But please keep tweaking the kits to make them more educational.

#LMSInspire #LMSFun #Tryazon