Sylvanian family as a concept for toys was created in Japan in the 1980s.
Since then it has spread across the globe, creating a rage among the children of all countries.
The fact that Sylvanian refers to the creatures of the forest, children from diverse regions are able to relate to them.
A typical Sylvanian family comprises the parents and children and their relatives.
This is coupled by their house hold items like the drawing room set, the dining set, the bedroom set etc.
In addition ti this, the children also get a range of other tools and equipments that a family might require.
This can a truck for transportation, an accounting set for business and accounting details, a ploughing kit or even the cutlery that can come handy when having picnic in the garden.
What is most unique about such Sylvanian families is that there are different types of families that are in the offering.
A family can be that of beavers, or bears, or moles etc.
So the children have the option of trying to create a city structure in a forest set up, quite like the Alice in Wonderland.
The fact that children can use their imagination to create stories around these characters is brilliant, given that they will also be required to build relations between these jungle animals and how they cohabit.
For instance, if we take the Grunt family as an example, the children can use their creativity to treat an animal like a pig with respect and imagine how they would interact with each other in a living room.
The children relate to the children in the toy group and are able to create play strategies for the latter.
They are also able to empathise with the parents of the Sylvanian family as they have to manage a household in the play.
With the internet era, with a click of a button one can pick the right mix from the available Sylvanian families.
You can choose a sparkling fountain set, or a woodland bus, or even a village postman set from the countless available sets.
Picking the one that does not fit the existing group lets the child's imagination work and come up with creative inputs.
It is a perfect toy collection for growing children.
You can carry it with you on outings where the child can be engrossed in playing with the jungle creatures in the outdoors.