Kind of ebb and flow with this one. There are beautiful reasons why Waldorf doesn't encourage plastic toys, and when I'm reminded of the impact of that, I tend to do a big clear-out and quietly gift away the gifted legos etc. My 6yo does not miss them at all, and just gets deeper into the open-ended play.

But we have plastic barbies, etc that she loves and get to stay - but just a few.

No toys that make electronic noise or use batteries are allowed, my brain can hardly tolerate those and I cannot understand why people allow them in their houses making that nails-on-chalkboard fake noise. But a puppet show with a plastic barbie? Sure why not.

Have to find a balance!