Plan Toys Assorted Fruits and Vegetables

by Plan Toys

Product Features

• Promotes imaginary play and fine motor skills
• This Set Includes An Apple Pear Lemon Orange Banana Cucumber Mushroom Carrot Knife And Natural Wood Tray
• Fun Addition For Your Child's Play Kitchen
• Fruits Fit Together With Velcro
• This Toy Is Made In Thailand From All Natural Organic Recycled Rubber Wood

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 2 inches ; 1.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000I8UK04
• Item model number: 341600
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 10 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,417 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Plan Toy Assorted Fruits and Vegetables is a fun assortment of fruits and vegetables. The fruits and vegetables are easily "cut" in half with the wooden knife. Kids love the sound of the Velcro as they cut the vegetables. Make new fanciful creations by putting halves of different fruits together. It comes with a beautiful wooden serving tray. This toy promotes fine motor skills and imaginative play. This Plan toy is made from all natural organic recycled rubber wood and colored with water based dyes.

Product Description

The set includes an apple, pear, lemon, orange, banana, cucumber, mushroom, carrot, and knife. All of which are served on a tray.

Playtime Ideas:

• Encourage your child to "cut" the fruits and vegetables, then match and join the pieces together again.
• Children can role play by using the fruits and vegetables with any PlanToys® Kitchen Set. This will stimulate creativity, and develop language skills.
• Teach your child the names of the fruits and vegetables which will build their vocabulary and develop language ability.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Decent Little Fruit & Veggie Set; Best of All Safe, September 18, 2009

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goonius (a room in a house on a street in a city just like any other.) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Plan Toys Assorted Fruits and Vegetables (Toy)

We got this Plan Toys set to go with our daughters' 'Hape' play kitchen this Christmas. I'll admit I'm a little spoiled by the appearance and size of the food that came with the Hape kitchen. It's ever-so-slightly larger than the Plan Toys food, and just a little prettier.

However, I rate Plan Toys 5 stars for the fact that I honestly believe their products to be safe, and more importantly, I don't think the kids will have my overly picky aesthetic taste. These will play just as well as our other foods, and far better than our Haba foods which are so darn small I'm not even sure I trust the 4-year-old unsupervised with them. Too, I like the water-based stains, and the way you can actually see the wood grain beneath them. Also, I'm in love with the way that the wood is sanded to a perfect texture. They really have a thrilling tactile thing going for them.

The one thing I wish I'd been able to locate before purchasing these was the size of each individual piece, so I took the time and measured (as well as I could, given the awkward shapes) in case someone else wants to know.

The tray is about 7.5" x 10.5"
The (uncut) foods are as follows:
apple: 1.8" x 2"
lemon: 2" x 1.2"
banana: 3.25" x .8" (at widest point)
pear: 2.5" x 1.8"
orange: 1.8" x 1.8"
mushroom: 1.5" x 1.25"
carrot: 3.5" x .8"
cucumber: 3" x 1"

The only piece that strikes me as being a definite choking hazard is the carrot. The top portion, especially, is quite small when divided in half. This one will have to be supervised, or maybe put away for a while, since our youngest isn't out of the mouthing phase yet. The cucumber, and lemon may be possible hazards that way too because the sizes are halved when the items are cut up.

Last, it seems worth mentioning that the velcro could have been applied more effectively. I had to give the soft side of the velcro a "haircut" just so the pieces would fit snugly against one another rather than sort of dangle and look ridiculous. Thankfully, this was a suitable solution, but it seems the velcro could have been more deeply seated, or of a higher quality or something of this sort.

All in all, with so few truly safe play food options out there, I wouldn't hesitate to purchase this one again. I'm actually quite happy with it, and I think the kids will get a thrill out of it Christmas morning.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Toy!, March 11, 2008

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Susan Jones - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Plan Toys Assorted Fruits and Vegetables (Toy)

This toy is by far my 18 month old daughter's favorite. Not only is it extremely cute and well made, but it focuses her attention on a task - cutting the vegetables. After she slices them she puts them back together and I see her experiment to find the correct halves to match up. This toy engages her mind while also helping her develop the fine motor skills necessary to do the activity. She doesn't use them so much as a prop for imaginative play yet, but I think that they will be a fantastic addition to her play kitchen in another year or so. I have since purchased other items by Plan Toys and have so far been impressed with all of them.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plan Toy Assorted Fruits and Vegetables, August 28, 2009

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Mom-of-4 "Mom-of-4" (TX) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Plan Toys Assorted Fruits and Vegetables (Toy)

Waaaay cute!!! My 2 year old plays and plays and plays w/ this and LOVES "cutting" the food. She carries the little tray all over and sometimes leaves the veggies and stacks other things on it. The tray is def. half the fun of this toy!