Feed the imagination with this beautifully crafted wooden play food set! It includes 21 hand-painted solid wood pieces that can be mixed and matched to create a balanced ‘meal.’ The wide variety of items includes cheese, milk, watermelon, tomato, bread, fish, egg, steak, and much more! Four wooden crates (5.25 inches x 5.25 inches each) are included to sort the food into groups – dairy, produce (for fruits and vegetables), grains, and meat and fish. Kids can also sort by color or use the crates to combine foods to serve up pretend-play meals. This sturdy and colorful realistic wooden food set will satisfy kids’ hunger for hands-on play and can nourish cognitive development, too! It helps introduce the basics of nutrition, and can be used to teach early number skills, color recognition, sorting, and grouping. The smooth, solid wood pieces are sized for small hands to help promote fine motor skills and dexterity. The collection will spur creative play and encourage budding young chefs to explore healthy food for years to come.
HEALTHY PRETEND PLAY: Melissa & Doug Food Groups Wooden Play Food is a sturdy wooden food set that features items from the five food groups for healthy pretend play. It includes watermelon, corn, milk, cheese, fish, eggs, and more.
FUN AND EDUCATIONAL: This play food for kids set helps children plan a well-balanced meal. It helps introduce the basics of nutrition, and can be used to teach early number skills, color recognition, sorting, and grouping. Packaging may vary
EASY TO STORE: Four wooden crates are included to sort the food into groups – dairy, produce (for fruits and vegetables), grains, and meat and fish. Kids can also sort by color or use the crates to combine foods to serve up pretend-play meals.
GREAT GIFT FOR AGES 3 AND UP: The Food Groups Wooden Play Food set makes a great gift for kids ages 2 to 5. The Melissa & Doug Play-Time Produce and Vegetables Play Food set is a great accompaniment.
“THE GOLD STANDARD IN CHILDHOOD PLAY”: For more than 30 years, Melissa & Doug has created beautifully designed imagination- and creativity-sparking products that NBC News called “the gold standard in early childhood play.”
Customers say
Customers like the build quality, cuteness, and value of the pretend play toy. They mention it’s well-made, has realistic colors and shapes, and is worth the buy. Some also say it’s fun for lots of types of play and a fantastic addition to imaginative play. Customers are also happy with the wood content, size, and educational value.
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Carina Riso –
Best Ever!!!!
I love anything Melissa & Doug!!! This set is so awesome. It has the perfect amount of pieces & represents all food groups! It’s so cute and durable. My girl loves it!
Brandon –
Heavy, painted, wooden.
Pros:- good variety- good value- durable- quality toyCons:- items are heavy and when dropped may cause boo boosVerdict:If you need toy foods this product is great and I would recommend it.
Andrea Miller –
Great quality and cute items
These are great for the new play kitchen we bought for our church. I love that they are wooden and easy to clean. They are good quality like all Melissa and Doug toys so I highly recommend to anyone to purchase these.
Aaron –
Super cute!
This was the perfect addition to my daughters play kitchen. Good quality and i love the little bins they come in.
Emily –
Overall happy with them!
Cute, solid, good size, and vibrant. I also like the little wooden crates that the pieces come in. These seem pricy but when you actually compare closely to other options, itâs not bad for how many pieces and the quality youâre getting.A few downsides: some of the pieces are less detailed than others. For example, the orange is literally just an orange ball, vs the cheese which has some character. Also, thereâs a few pieces with unfinished wood, including the bread. Raw wood is less play-friendly so I try to avoid it with the little oneâs toys.Overall, a good purchase. The kiddo is enjoying them.
Stacey –
Best play food set!
I love the quality of this set and that there was finally a choice to fill my daughters play grocery store with healthy play foods instead of the cheap plastic junk foods. Thank you Melissa & Doug, always our favorites!
Pauline Edwards –
Quality
Good quality. Gift for two year old granddaughter. She loves them.
margaret de la o –
Nice toys
Melissa & Doug products are the best. These were purchased for my preschool classroom. Durable & cute toys.The kids really love playing with them.
Jordan ven der Buhs –
They are solid wood and the paint is very good. Hard to chip if not impossible. Extremely well built and worth the money. They will last longer than any toy we bought
Lili Lopez –
Son muy lindos! Rosa mi familia los adora. Mi hija los puede aventar, morder y usar sin ningún problema. El diseño es hermoso. Los canastos dónde vienen si tienen un par de astillas que hay que quitar, pero el resto está excelente!
Georgia –
Great value for money!! Got it for my childrenâs play kitchen and they love it – for the price you canât go wrong brilliant quality and love that it comes with tha little boxes 🙂
A.Lisa.Fran –
Molto carini, alcuni oggetti tipo l’arancia ed il pomodoro se lanciati potrebbero fare male perchè un pò pesanti, quindi li ho messi da parte finchè mia figlia è cresciuta un pò. Adesso ci gioca ancora, sono in legno e ben fatti, resistenti.
Tschui –
Schön gestaltetes, detailreiches und kindgerechtes Set für den Kaufladen oder die Spielküche mit vielen verschiedenen Sachen. Die Kids lieben es damit zu spielen. Seit etwas mehr als 1 Jahr täglich in Gebrauch (oder im Mund), aber bisher keine Probleme oder VerschleiÃ.Vor allem die kleinen Körbe sind perfekt für den Kaufladen.