*cost per play calculated with cost of toy, divided by number of uses
Books – £0.31
Sensory toys (e.g. slime, kinetic sand, fidget toys) – £0.38
Art supplies (e.g. drawing kits, sketchbooks) – £0.47
Educational toys (e.g. shape sorter) – £0.69
Water toys (e.g. water guns, pool toys) – £0.72
Painting/crafting toys – £0.74
Novelty toys (e.g. light up yo-yo, slime, whoopee cushion) – £0.76
Robotics and coding kits – £0.79
Role-play and dress-up sets (e.g. costumes, cooking sets) – £0.82
Board games and puzzles – £1.00
Building toys (e.g. LEGO or Duplo) – £1.08
Science kits – £1.12
Outdoor toys (e.g. scooters, skateboards, trampolines) – £1.25
Action figures and playsets (e.g. superhero, movie-themed) – £1.35
Sports equipment (e.g. mini basketball hoops, football goals) – £1.37
Dolls or figures of popular characters – £1.62
Creative building toys (e.g. Play Doh) – £1.66
Vehicles – £1.85
Musical instruments – £1.93
Plush/stuffed toys – £2.03
Remote control toys (e.g. cars, drones, boats) – £2.17
Collectibles like trading cards – £2.93
MP3 players – £3.02
Ride-on toys (e.g. bicycles, electric ride-ons) – £4.14
Electric toys like Scalextric or model trains – £4.53
Fantasy playsets (e.g. castles, dollhouses, pirate ships) – £4.91
Tablet (e.g. an iPad) – £4.96