Pretend Play FEATURED Play Food Favorites

Be sure your little baker uses the oven mitt to remove these 4 delectable-looking wooden cupcakes from their cupcake baking tray. This special set has 3 dry-erase markers shaped like icing tubes to decorate the smooth, removable, wipe-off cupcake tops. With colorful baking cupcake sleeves and decorative wooden candles, these low-cal cupcakes will be the hit of birthday and tea parties! PERFECT FOR LEARNING: Through make-believe play, children learn to understand the world around them, build vocabulary, and develop important social skills as they repeat the actions and rituals of the adults around them. This innovative play set lets kids re-enact an everyday activity--preparing food in the kitchen--in a best-of-the-everyday context: a birthday party! The multi-step activity works toward a specific goal (completing a decorated cupcake), which keeps kids engrossed and enhances focus. Lots of options along the way (Which topping where? What should I draw?) encourage creativity and problem solving too. And fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination get a workout as children place each cupcake in its sleeve, place the toppers and candles, color with the pens, and lift the cupcakes out of the pan.

Unpack these "chilled" wooden groceries into your play refrigerator and freezer for delicious food play. Perfect for pretend kitchen play, or as novel manipulatives for counting, sorting and more. Nine wooden toy pieces include lots of dairy products and other fridge favorites, including orange juice, waffles, milk, ice cream, cheese, yogurt, bologna, frozen vegetables and butter.

Here are some great staples every little chef needs to have in the pantry. This 9-piece wooden set of dry goods includes tuna, ketchup, spaghetti, soup, sugar, crackers, salad dressing, mustard and cereal.

Mix up some delicious pretend-play fun with this realistic wooden mixer. Turn dials to “adjust speed” and use the crank to turn the bowl that fits the mixer. Wooden ingredients include two pats of butter and a two-part egg, both of which have self stick tabs that can be sliced through with the child-friendly wooden knife. Follow the directions on the recipe on the box to make pound cake—the set includes a pound cake mix box, pretend pound cake loaf, and a cake pan. Kids three and older will love cracking, slicing, blending, and serving up pretend baked treats with this set that encourages creative thinking and imaginative play and promotes memory and number skills. This product is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. FSC certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits, and that forests are protected for future generations. Please note that FSC certification applies to new inventory only (FSC C156584).

The Melissa & Doug Cutting Food Set is a wooden playset that lets kids slice and serve a variety of pretend foods. Featuring eight sliceable food items that make a satisfying "crunch" sound when cut, this set is a fun and engaging way to teach the concepts of "part" and "whole" through hands-on, screen-free play.

Serve up cool treats with this this pretend play magnetic ice cream play set! A magnetic scooper picks up 4 scoops of pretend ice-cream (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and mint chip); press the lever and the scoops drop onto wooden cones. Pieces store in a fun plastic ice cream tub. This play set is a great way for kids three and older to practice sharing, and encourages counting, sorting, color recognition, and fine motor skill development. This product is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. FSC certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits, and that forests are protected for future generations. Please note that FSC certification applies to new inventory only (FSC C156584)

Make sensational pretend play salads fresh to order! The all-inclusive 52-piece set includes felt salad greens (kale, lettuce, and spinach) in hinged containers, and slice-able wooden vegetables (carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, and green peppers), proteins (shrimp and grilled chicken), and toppings (olives and croutons). For the finishing touch, two salad dressing bottles "squirt" string! Place an order on the reusable menu card, slice ingredients with a wooden knife on the cutting board, toss with wooden salad utensils in the bowl, and then enjoy a fresh salad using the fork with self-stick tabs. Kids and parents alike will love this healthy way to play!

Prepare perfect pretend pasta every time with this 50-plus-piece pasta-making set! Fun pasta boxes hold felt penne, bow tie pasta, linguini, and ravioli pockets that can be hand-stuffed with felt spinach, meat, or cheese fillings. Follow the illustrated guide to order and "cook" the pasta in the large cook pot with lid, and "strain" it in the colander over the cooktop and sink play mat. Use the pasta spoon to scoop into the included pasta bowl, top with tomato sauce, cheese, or, butter toppings, and dig in! The set also includes a sauce jar, cheese shaker, salt shaker, and fork. This inventive set lets kids create countless imaginative pasta meals from start to finish!

Order up! Everything kids need to serve up delicious diner classics is included in this 41-piece restaurant play set collection. Order on the reusable menu, cook with the durable plastic frying pan and spatula, and serve using a full place setting. Seven wooden food pieces have different food options on either side, and there are even double-sided milkshake and hot drink inserts. Servers and chefs can wear the apron and ring the bell when meals are ready, and customers can pay their bill (use the dry-erase marker on the guest check) with the included play money. Kids three and older hungry for imaginative play are sure to be satisfied!

This companion set to the Fresh Mart Grocery Store has everything kids three and older need to stock shelves and get shopping! There are 70 pieces to play with, including grocer and shopper role-play items like an apron, conveyor belt divider bar, and a cloth shopping bag, a fully stocked grab-and-go rack designed to hang on the grocery store shelf (holds gum, granola bar, a magazine, and more!), play money, cards, and coupons, and grocery boxes and cans! This set plays perfectly with the Melissa & Doug Fresh Mart Grocery Store!

This play set features shiny stainless steel cookware Mom and Dad would envy! Generously sized for a more realistic look and feel, the colander and three pans (with interchangeable lid) fit most play food items for exciting restaurant and kitchen play, and store neatly on a convenient metal storage rack when the kitchen is closed. All of the handles and knobs feature sturdy riveted joints that won't weaken and wear like welding or glue. With two hardwood utensils included and stainless steel pieces polished to a gorgeous mirror-finish, this set is truly top shelf!

Stock a pretend pantry with this collection of lidded cardboard play-food cans and you'll have all the ingredients for colorful, imaginative grocery-store play. Open and close, fill and stack, sort and match the canned food toys--this set has a pretend-play flavor for every taste!

The Melissa & Doug Pizza Party is a complete wooden playset that lets kids create, slice, and serve their own custom pizzas. This set includes six sliceable pizza slices and 36 vibrant toppings, providing a fun, hands-on way to develop fine motor skills, counting abilities, and social skills through imaginative play.

Pretend-play tea parties can now include coffee with this realistic wooden Brew & Serve Coffee Set for two! Lift the lid and pop in one of three coffee pods (regular, hazelnut, or mocha) and turn the knob to choose the serving size! Too hot for coffee? Add the included ice cube to make it "iced." The 11-piece set comes with two wooden mugs, creamer, sugar, a spoon, and even a re-usable order card for budding baristas! Quality construction means endless hours of imaginative play!

The Melissa & Doug Cutting Fruit Set is a 17-piece wooden playset that lets kids slice and serve a delicious fruit salad. Featuring seven sliceable fruits held together by self-stick tabs, this set makes a satisfying "crunch" sound when cut, providing a fun and engaging way to introduce counting and the concepts of part and whole.