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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a pretty common toy for kids this age. It's not because they "need" it. It's meant to be for dress up at home, just like dress up costumes. Does a kindergartner "need" an Elsa from Frozen costume? No, but many have them anyway for fun.

If you don't like it, get rid of it as you would any toy your child received as a gift but that you don't approve of.

But fwiw, I think it was actually beneficial for my kid to play around with make up at that age, it turned it into something fun but unnecessary for her, and she still feels that way 10 years later. She has never gotten the message that she needs to wear makeup and usually doesn't, but she and her friends sometimes have fun with it and it's very much for them not for "the male gaze" or whatever. I don't think it's essential kids play with makeup but my experience is that it doesn't harm them either.[/quote]
There are very few parents who are against dress up clothes, but plenty who think makeup is inappropriate for kids.[/quote]

I think those parents, like OP, are just confused. OP seems to think the makeup is for her child to wear to school or something. That's obviously not what it's for (I'm guessing if the child who gave it regularly wore makeup out of the house, op would have said so).

Are there really a lot of parents who would be afraid to let a kid put on some lipstick at home for fun? I mean who cares?[/quote]

what a bizarre reaction-- no i don't want random crappy chemicals on my kids face from kids makeup and yes i've seen 6 year olds wear makeup out in public.  different rules for different families are in fact okay.  
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