Melissa & Doug Bake and Decorate Cupcake Set Review

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(More customer reviews)We have a lot of Melissa and Doug items and we're always generally very impressed with them. The cupcake set is great fun and our six year old wanted it so much that she bought it with her own money. To start off with, it's a high quality toy. They're basically wooden cupcakes with candles that velcro on top. The whole concept of the icing markers is fun and all the kids (friends included) enjoy "decorating" the cupcakes. The part you draw on is a sort of plastic lid that fits over the wooden cupcake and is supposed to look like icing. It even comes with a little baking tin (wooden) and an oven mitt. There are paper cupcake liners in fun patterns included that aren't going to last forever, but hey...they are paper. We've generally got liners in the pantry so that's not a huge deal.
The big flaw in this toy is that the wooden cupcakes are not finished in a type of paint that will allow you to wipe the dry erase marker off of them. Only the plastic "icing" can be erased. Admittedly if you look at the very fine print on the back of the box it reads "Markers are intended for wipe-off icing surfaces only. Do not use markers on other components." Realistically however, giving kids some dry erase markers and letting them go to town on pretend cupcakes, is going to result in the entire cupcake getting "decorated." In the scheme of things it doesn't really matter because my daughter loves them anyway, but it does keep me from giving this toy Melissa and Doug's usual high approval rating. If this is something that is going to upset you or your child, you'd be better off buying another of their products.

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Be sure your little chef uses the oven mitt to move these glorious wooden cupcakes in their wooden baking sheet! This amazing set has special wipe-off cupcake tops and 3 dry erase markers in the shape of icing tubes. With durable cardboard baking cups, decorative wooden candles and "flames", here are the low-calorie cupcakes for the best birthday or tea party ever! Dimensions: 10.5" x 13.25" x 3.13" PackagedRecommended Ages: 3+ years

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Plan Toy Fruit and Vegetable Play Set Review

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(More customer reviews)I first got this set for my 15 months old daughter. She really likes it and keeps playing with this set endlessly. Although she is still a little young to chop the pieces by herself, she absolutely loves it when I'm there helping her chop. Since then, I have been giving this similar set to many friends. All reported back that their girls LOVE this play set. All the moms said that this set offers so much fun of a pretend play. The construction is solid. Good quality wood. Safe paint. It also came with a knife and a chopping board!
One of the best thing about this fruit and veggie play set is its look. It doesn't look "fake" like other brands. The color of each fruit is softer and looks more real.
In my opinion, this set can be enjoyed by the kids as young as 15 months old, but will be a bigger hit once they are ~20 months (or when they have a better control of their fine motor skill).
Highly recommended! You won't be disappointed.

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Young chefs can chop and prepare 5 colorful fruits and vegetables. A wooden knife is included.
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Children learn about different kinds of fruits and their individual appearance.
Children can chop fruit into half pieces that stick together with velcro, and then fit them back together.
Children can role-play by preparing fruit which will help them remember fruit names, and develop counting skills.

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