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The media could not be loaded. I bought play food for my toddler once, the bright, colorful many pieces kind of play food. While I was getting the pieces out of the toy shopper's basket, my toddler's eyes were glowing with intrigue. However, this quickly burned after she realized that there was only so much spinning and tossing you could do with hard, unevenly shaped plastic toys. You can imagine then, when I saw the same kinds of play foods in cuttable version, I was excitedly curious. Turns out they came with the same shopper's basket that I bought with the first play food set, but these included play knives, play cutting boards, and even plates! All the foods were already stuck together by the Velcro too. Then, my toddler heard the satisfying crunch of my knife as it was cutting through velcro, and she was glued to my side. She named each item as she watched me crunch, crunch, crunch away with my knife, and it didn't end there. She picked up her treasure and ran back to her room to continue with the cutting. Jackpot!Let me reiterate the main positive points:1. The foods are BRIGHTLY colorful2. The velcro is tough enough to hold together, but not too tough to cut through, AND it's durable (the food can be stuck and unstuck as many times as needed without weakening, or so it seems).3. The size of the food is agreeable to toddler hands (there are no small enough pieces that can be swallowed)4. From an educational standpoint, you can practice labeling foods, practice the concept of halving, and practice sharing5. Did I mention how delightful it is to cut the food? It's a satisfying sound and a realistic feeling (I've shared some videos so you can get a better idea, but please note, if I was able to use my other hand to hold onto the food rather than the camera, it would have been better).Downside? Maybe. Perhaps, it could be viewed more like wishful thinking: I wish the cutting boards were slightly bigger. There were two cutting boards and I would have made each one half the length of the basket that they came in. Packing them at that size wouldn't have been an issue because they could have been placed at the bottom of the basket. Why do I wish for a slightly bigger cutting board? Because for inexperienced, little hands, the play food rolls around and rolls right off the cutting board. Besides, even the smallest cutting board I have is almost half the length of the basket. It just seems sensible.Overall, my toddler and I love the product.It was an excellent purchase, and if they offered more baskets of cuttable foods --different kinds of fruits and food so we can continue to practice labeling a variety of foods--I would order more. They would have to color code the baskets in order to avoid purchasing the same food groups. In fact, I can see a collectible items type of thing going on here, and I would be sure to collect!

This set is a lot of fun. My 2 yr old really enjoys it. We "go shopping" pick the fruits & veggies we want and make the most awesome pizza's. 2 set's of knifes & cutting board is nice and encourages sharing. The shopping basket is small and simple for him to use.The only negative thing I can say about this set is the knifes are a little flimsies, I mean that they bend/break at the handle very easily. I have reinforced it at the base with some glue and we will see how long that lasts, but otherwise we are very happy with this purchase and would recommend this gift set to others.

I have looked at many toy food items but these are absolutely the best. My 3 year old grandson loves them and plays with them regularly in his "kitchen". They are sturdy, colorful but fairly realistic and the fun "cutting" feature is what makes them so special. It is easy to do with the play knives and they make the most wonderful "crunch" sound when cutting through the velcro. The velcro is attached very well and shows no sign of age or tear after many, many uses.

These are made of a hard plastic so if you were to step on one on a hard surface you would probably crack it and then the pieces could be Sharp. My grandkids love cutting them apart and putting them back together again. They're great for playing restaurant.

I received this product while my 2 year old was taking his nap. I unwrapped it and set it next to him. When he woke up, he glanced over at the basket of fruits and veggies and his eyes lit up! He doesn't play with it like I thought he would. He doesn't use the knife to cut and he doesn't want anyone to show him. He rips everything apart and creates hybrids. He made a fish pineapple! Anyway, he was busy at play for hours (I kid you not). Emptying the basket, putting everything back, carrying his basket to a new location and unloading once again. I love that he loves this set!The only con as for now is that the velcro stickers on some pieces are starting to peel. Just be ready to glue back together if needed.

Excellent toy food. I was very happy with the quality of this toy food. It comes with a toy knife and a cutting board and each piece of food cuts in half easily with the toy knife. And Velcro is back together. This is loads of fun for my kids

My daughter (21 months) LOVES this!Pros: Healthy food, great practice for fine motor skills, comes with a basket for clean storage. The inside of the food is also realistic, which is a plus!Cons: The plates and the cutting board are too small for the food, and some of the fruit halves are a little on the small side if your child still puts things in their mouth.Overall, a great buy!

I have a 4 year old boy and a 22 month old girl and this is one of the few toys that they both love sharing and playing with together. Great quality and I was happy with the size of the product, not too big and not too small- everything I would expect and more for paying $14.99. Overall I'm extremely happy with the product, this toy has brought my children many hours of making "supper" for my husband and I.