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Melissa & Doug Food Groups - 21 Hand-Painted Wooden Pieces and 4 Crates

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Style: Food Groups


Features

  • 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.

Description

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. Brand Story By Melissa & Doug P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); From the Manufacturer From classic wooden toys to crafts, pretend play, and games, Melissa & Doug products provide a launch pad to ignite imagination and a sense of wonder in all children so they can discover themselves, their passions, and their purpose. Since the company’s founding more than 25 years ago, Melissa & Doug has consistently delivered innovative products that inspire open-ended thinking, encourage kids to see new possibilities, and offer Countless Ways to Play. It’s part of a bigger vision to Take Back Childhood. Because by giving children a true childhood with the space and freedom to explore their world, we give them a path to realizing their full potential! See more

Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 8.75 x 12.5 inches


Item Weight: 2.5 pounds


Country of Origin: China


Item model number: 271


Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 6 years


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Release date: June 12, 2006


Language: English


Department: unisex-child


Manufacturer: Melissa & Doug


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Top Amazon Reviews


  • Heavy, painted, wooden.
Pros: - good variety - good value - durable - quality toy Cons: - items are heavy and when dropped may cause boo boos Verdict: If you need toy foods this product is great and I would recommend it.
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2024 by Brandon

  • 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!
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2024 by Carina Riso Carina Riso

  • Great STEM toy
Melissa & Doug make great items for all ages of children, and so many of them are excellent STEM learning tools. These four little crates of assorted foods are well made, and my little grandson loves them. He is learning colors, shapes, placing different items in different crates, and names of foods. I can make it a game for him while he is learning. Love these wooden play food sets. I trust items from Melissa & Doug. Highly recommend. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2024 by Island Gal

  • Overall happy with them!
The media could not be loaded. 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, it’s not bad for how many pieces and the quality you’re 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, there’s a few pieces with unfinished wood, including the bread. Raw wood is less play-friendly so I try to avoid it with the little one’s toys. Overall, a good purchase. The kiddo is enjoying them. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2024 by Emily Emily

  • Melissa and Doug play food.
This toy was really good. Made well and looked like real food.
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2024 by It doesn't stay put in the cart.

  • Nicely Made
I bought these for my grands because I didn’t want the cardboard carton type that smash easily . These are made well and kids love to made us dinner.
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2024 by tabatha jones

  • Overall really good. There are lots of healthy foods included, but there are a few chips on ours.
I have had this set for over a year and we're generally pretty happy with it. Here's a list of what we have discovered we like and don't like: Pros: -Healthy food groups: I gravitated toward this set because many others have things like French fries, pizza and deserts. I prefer my son play with healthy foods because I think it helps him get excited about eating them. It's hard to play with an ice cream cone and then have your mom serve you up broccoli. -Boxes: I like that the food comes in the cute little crates. We talk about the various food groups as we separate it. It also helps him clean up and organize. -Wood: I tend to buy wood toys over plastic because of the health risks of plastic (although I'm not sure about the paint on these). They also just look better and last longer. Cons: -Chipping: I have had a couple items chip. The hamburger bun arrived with a little paint missing, not enough to make me send it back, but it was definitely there. The paint does chip off if things are banged together or dropped. -Heavy: These are obviously heavier than plastic. If they are thrown it can hurt or damage floors/walls/furniture. Overall, I would buy these again. My son plays with them in his little kitchen daily along with the M & D sandwich making set. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2017 by Aundrea Aundrea

  • Cute!
We got these to go along with the Fresh Mart store to add some filler to the shelves. The pieces are of nice, heavy wood and the storage boxes look adorable in the store as well! My daughter and goddaughter go crazy to play pretend with these toys! My only issue with the set would be the slices of sandwich bread are unfinished wood, very rough. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2025 by Elizabeth Perez-Ramon

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