Customer Reviews

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Play Food - 10 Piece Set

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This is a really great set of play food. All made from wood and seems like it will last forever. We've had ours for about a year now and the paint hasn't even chipped. My son does play with this food almost every day. One minor down side is that my son would like the "boxes" to open. Since the picture isn't too clear the crate come with salt, mustard, ketchup, pasta, rice, soup, ice cream, orange juice, sugar, cereal, pretzels, and waffles.

I bought this set for our pediatric waiting room play area. It is wonderful, fulfilling all our criteria-
1. Can be disinfected over and over without falling apart.
2. Indestructable
3. No choking hazzards- though I can't remember if we took one of the pieces away before putting into our "general store".
4. Provides immaginative fun for different age groups.

I'm buying another one because it is so well liked by our patients that I wanted to give one as a present to some one special.

I am a huge fan of Melissa & Doug products. Overall, I have found their quality to be fantastic and their toys to support creative play. This toy is no different. I have only two words of caution about this product. First, the pieces are heavy. They are made out of solid wood and hit the floor hard if they are dropped. Second, they are big. My children have a Step 2 play kitchen, and these food items are too large to fit comfortably in the cupboards.
This is a great set to be played with separately, but is not something easily incorporated into a child's play kitchen.

The quality of the materials used says it all! They are hard wood and painted perfetly. We have bought foam,cardboard you name it. With cats they don't stand up well. These are perfect. I have heard people complain about the price of the melissa and doug stuff but the quality is worth it. I would rather spend the extra and know that what I am getting will last not only the child in question but ones to follow. These are the type of items you can pass on.

My 2 y/o daughter loves playing with this food set. She uses it in multiple ways: learning and recognizing each food product, food play, and creatively using them as building blocks.

This is a solid wood set that will last as long as your kids!. Yeah, the paint may wear of in a few years...but no breaking, no scratchy plastic parts, no cehap construction. And you littlest one won't even be able to chew it apart like those paper grocery/food boxes! Everything I have bought by Melissa & Doug has been great. This is no exception.

My three year old enjoyed playing building blocks with these but they weren't practical for her kitchen. The articles were somewhat heavy with sharp corners. When they fell off her kitchen while she was playing, they became a problem when my baby was next to her.

We LOVE Melissa & Doug products and this one in-particular has been our daughter's favorite! She's had this wooden food set for over a year and each one is in excellent condition. The wood and paint takes a beating, since she loves to put them in and out of her grocery basket, stack em', knock em' and re-stack em' over and over. They'll last forever and she knows each peice by heart. I hope to keep these for years, so her children can play with them as well. So much better than plastic!!

These are fantastic. The "boxes" of dry goods are sturdy, colorful, well made and are hefty. My son, who's turning 2 in a few weeks, just received these as a gift and he really gets a kick out of "cooking" alongside me. Great for pretend play! I also like that they are "generic" styled goods - orange juice, salt, sugar, rice, etc. No name brands being foisted on our young uns!

I imagine these will be a favorite in our household for quite some time. I also think they're fine for kids under 3; especially if your little one is starting to enjoy "pretend" play, as mine is. Safe, durable and a lot of fun!

This set is not appropriate for young children. The food items are made of solid wood so they are very HEAVY. The food items also don't have familiar shapes and would only be recognized by children who can read (e.g., a wood block with the word "cereal" on it).