Customer Reviews

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Picnic Basket Fill & Spill Soft Baby Toy

5 star:		(63)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

My daughter is 9 months old and LOVES this toy. We've had it for about a month and it is one of her favorites. She loves to grab the sandwich and pull all the layers apart to hear the velcro "rrrrrrip". The bottle of "grape juice" makes a nice rattling noise. The ice cream cone makes a little jingle-jingle. The watermelon goes "squeek" but it takes adult size hands (all the others are totally baby activated).

After reading reviews I was concerned that my daughter was too old for these at 16 months. I went ahead and purchased the set in the hopes that these toys would help spark conversations about food and aid in pretend play. They also seemed very safe for a child her age, as many food sets seem to be approved for 3 years and above. I have not been at all disappointed with the foods, which are thankfully machine washable. They are played with every single day, and are definitely used for pretend play. In my opinion this set would be perfect without the basket because of the concerns surrounding plastics. But that's just me!

Update: At almost 3 years old, my toddler still plays with these, especially the bottled drink and ice cream. We also have a 7 month old, so it is nice that these will be safe for both little ones for some time to come.

Cute toy "food" but the basket is really why I got the set. Our granddaughter loves to carry her mom's old purse around and this toy seems to be a wonderful small basket type of container for her. Nicely made and seems sturdy.

We bought this for our then 18 month old daughter. I was reluctant to buy it because it is for ages 6 months plus and I thought she might be too old for it. She is not. She loves making the sandwich! The sandwich is what makes this Fill & Spill so great. All the sandwich pieces velcro together and the lettuce is 'crispy'. After seeing ours, my friend ordered one for her six month old son. Also, we had a 3 year old over to play and all she played with was this toy. We all had to take turns eating the sandwich she made and playing picnic. Great toy. This would make an awesome baby shower or 1st birthday gift.

This toy was purchased from a vendor associated with Amazon and the product was received well ahead of predicted dates and in its original undented packaging. To top it off, the Melissa and Doug Deluxe Picnic Basket and associated toys are larger than expected and the craftmanship is excellent. I only rated it a 4 star on durability because the basket is lined with medium density plastic and can be easily creased over time creating a less than crisp view of what is inside.

I love this so much. I bought this and then bought the Melissa and Doug soft candy dish toy. They are both so cute and durable and offers my 10 month old daughter hours of playing time. Items are also washable.

This is SUCH a cute toy and my 1-year-old daughter LOVES the velcro sandwich pieces especially! She takes them apart over and over again.

I got this set because it was soft toys that rattle and krinkle and I thought it would be a good high chair toy for my son (we have hardwood floors so he only gets soft toys in the high chair). He's only 6 months old, but he likes making the toys rattle and krinkle. He especially likes the ice cream cone and soda bottle right now because they are easier to hold. The watermelon squeaks, but his little hands can't do that yet. I think he'll enjoy these toys well into his toddler years.

The picnic basket and the food is okay, but the breakout star of this set is definitely the sandwich... My 9-month-old is fascinated with with the velcro texture that connects the sandwich layers. He also enjoys carrying around a slice of "bread" with him when crawling from room to room.

We purchased this toy for our first flight home to see the grandparents. We were trying to come up with ways to entertain our 10 mo for ~4.5 hours in the air. We were sure glad we brought this in addition to books and snacks. Our dd was too excited to sleep on the flight so we had to constantly find ways to entertain her and this was perfect. It was a new toy to her and she was very excited by the colors sounds and smiley faces. she loved shaking the ice cream and pop which rattle and spent about 30 minutes putting together and pulling apart the sandwich. The watermelon is great, but too stiff for her to actually push in to beep (so it was not as interesting to her). She also liked filling up and emptying the basket over and over. We used this on flights to and from and both times worked like a charm to keep her engaged for ~1 hour. It now sits among her other toys on a shelf and she pulls it down daily to play with it. She also uses the picnic basket to fill with other toys and carry them around. she also likes that the picnic basket is see-through and she can see what is inside. Very well done toy.