Playing at Nurses. (ELC Nurse Outfit)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	ELC Nurse Outfit
Date:	26/11/08 (505 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Really cute uniform ,

Disadvantages: None

Please do not tell my 2 ½ year old Grand daughter that I have bought her this ELC nurse's uniform. Her birthday is in January and I am not yet sure if I shall give this to her at Christmas alongside the other toys I have for her, or give it to her on her 3rd Birthday.

I paid £10 for this nurse's uniform from the E.L.C (bet it goes down in price in the sale.).
This nurse's uniform will fit a child between 3 and 6 years old, height up to 116cm tall. Now my granddaughter is very small. I expect it might just be a bit big for her never mind, I expect we van take it in and up a bit somehow if necessary.

This outfit is a very smart short sleeved white nurse's dress. This has an apron attached to the front. The apron has a blue binding edging to it as does the collar and sleeve cuffs. The apron also has a printed on nurses watch this is at the top left hand side. The time on my granddaughters always ¼ past 12, not sure if they are all the same.
The back of the dress has the opening for putting it on, this has 4 poppers/ press studs.
This dress looks very easy to put on.

This nurse's dress has a matching cap a stiff fabric band with a green cross on it. This does up with Velcro at the back. The back of the hat band overlapping quite a bit to allow for different head sizes.

To complete the outfit there is a simple red cape. This fits over the shoulders. There is a small piece of Velcro on each of the shoulders of the dress and the cape has a small piece of Velcro on each of the shoulder seams of the cape

This nurse's uniform is made out of polyester easy to wash in the machine on a cool wash, so not tumble dry or dry clean. It will iron with a cool iron for the ward Sisters inspection.
This nurses outfit looks well made the fabric feels quite strong, it looks cute. I imagine it will last many, many play hours.

Dressing up is fun all children like to dress up, we adults do too don't we .Children love to pretend to be Nurses, Doctors, Policemen, Firemen. This nurse's uniform will encourage your Childs imagination. Very useful play for easing those fears about nurses and hospitals. Good play therapy for if they have to go into hospital or mummy or daddy has to go in.
Children will like to play nurses and doctors using this uniform after a visit to the nurse or Doctor. Laying pretend real life experiences somehow makes them safe and helps a child cope with them.

This play uniform is good for encouraging social skills caring for others. At work (school) we have sometimes a hospital set up with nurses and doctors uniforms and a medical set. This is good not only for the theme people who help us. But also helps the children make friends and enjoy the company of others.

To compliment this uniform a medical kit is a good idea, fortunately my grandchildren already have one, an old fisher price one (nearly 30 years old was my daughters, still excellent condition.) The ELC do one as do many other toy companies.

My Granddaughter has started playing with her dolls putting them to bed caring for them, cuddling them asking what's wrong when they cry. At 2 ½, 3 years olds your child's imagination is wonderful. Children 4, 5 and 6 and older still love to pretend they are a nurse. Who knows one of them might be a real nurse or doctor one day.

After I give this to my granddaughter I am sure I will have to be the patient many times , have tummy ach , hurt my arm or leg , I can see I shall have to get a few bandages ready. Perhaps I shall have to cut the sleeves of one of my husbands old white shirts so my grandson will not be left out and he can be Dr .I see many happy hours of play with this toy.

You can buy this outfit online at http://www.elc.co.uk/toy/nurse-outfit/ or off line at the Early learning centre shops.

Would I recommend? Most defiantly yes

Summary: A childs dressing up nurses uniform