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The Melissa & Doug 22-Piece toy kitchen accessories set will complement any toddler kitchen playset & pretend restaurant. Kids can stir, flip, serve, and imagine endless meals with durable plastic and wooden pretend play toys, including pots, pans, utensils, place settings, salt and pepper shakers, a wooden olive oil bottle, oven mitt, and more. Designed for ages 3+, this set encourages skill-building role play while inspiring storytelling, creativity, and hours of screen-free fun. For more thrilling role play, combine this with the Melissa and Doug Simmer & Stir Stovetop Play Set with Water WOW!® Color Changing Play Food or Flip & Fry Kitchen Playset to create the ultimate pretend play world! For 35+ years, Melissa and Doug has crafted imaginative preschool toys and durable wooden toys built to nurture childhood wonder, with everything from a life-sized grocery store playset to a play kitchen playset and play food to serve plush toys & puppets, to costumes, arts & crafts, and road trip activities for kids. It’s the kind of kid-powered play that builds independence and confidence!

Whatever job Julia decides to take on, she can be dressed for success! Whether it's an astronaut, firefighter, doctor, superhero, artist, rock star, chef, or police officer, she is ready to tackle many tasks at a moment's notice. The set includes a magnetic wooden dress-up figure with a wooden stand and 24 magnetic clothing pieces to create eight occupational uniforms and outfits. The doll, stand, and pieces all store in a sturdy wooden tray. This unique dress-up doll helps kids three and older develop hand-eye coordination and fine motor, counting, and sorting skills, and encourages creative expression and imaginative play.

Make playful purchasing exciting with this 45-piece pretend play wallet, filled with everything kids need to run errands and go on make-believe shopping sprees! The folding nylon wallet with a self-stick tab closure has a long pocket to tuck away 14 play money bills, a see-through pouch for the 19 play coins, and handy slots for organizing 11 write-on cards, including bank cards, drivers license, library card, bus pass, and more! There are even “coupons” so young shoppers always get the best deals! 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).

It's tea time! With rosy colors and charming decorations, this 15-piece butterfly-themed tea set sweetens tea-party play. The adorable and durable Melissa & Doug tea set is made to last. The pretend play set includes a pink plastic teapot and sugar container with flower petal lids, matching creamer, four teacups, four green leaf-shaped saucers, and four butterfly-topped spoons. Tea-party play is a wonderful way to inspire kids’ imaginations to run free and to help them practice communication skills, storytelling, and to learn about sharing and taking turns! This Melissa & Doug Butterfly Tea Set makes an exceptional gift for preschool boys and girls, ages 3 to 6 years. Look for other Melissa & Doug pretend food items to round out the play experience and give kids another engaging option for screen-free fun.

Fire up the imagination while firing up this pretend play BBQ with all the "fixins" for a fantastic feast! The 20-piece wooden food set includes grilling favorites like hotdog, hamburger, chicken, steak, ribs, veggie burger, and corn, plus tasty toppings and sturdy utensils. Flip the sturdy corrugated box over and it becomes the "grill," with pictures of knobs for adjusting the temperature and four self-stick tabs to hold the food. Double-sided food pieces show one side uncooked--flip the pieces with the tongs or spatula, and the other side appears cooked! Use the buns to make a sandwich with fresh toppings. Self-stick tabs hold some of the items together, and then make a satisfying crunch when cut apart with the kid-friendly knife. Serve it all up on the included paper checkered placemat. After mealtime, use the grill/corrugated box as a handy storage place for all the items! The Wooden Grill & Serve BBQ Set promotes hand-eye coordination, creative expression, and imaginative play.

The Melissa & Doug Slice & Stack Sandwich Counter is a complete 52-piece playset that lets kids create piled-high, deli-fresh sandwiches made to order. Featuring a play slicer for wooden meat and cheese and a variety of felt toppings, this wooden counter inspires hours of imaginative play while encouraging counting, sorting, and fine motor 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).

This play-food set contains a very special cake for very special occasions . . . like pretend play any day! With self-stick tabs on each piece, the wooden sections stick together easily then slice apart with the included wooden knife. Pretty decorations can mix and match to make every party unique!

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.

Rock to sleep favorite dolls and stuffed animals in this realistic and classically styled wooden cradle that suits any décor! Made to fit dolls up to 20 inches tall, the durable white rocking cradle with a wipe-clean surface stands approximately 10 inches tall. Clear instructions make the cradle easy to assemble with just a screwdriver (not included). Mine to Love® dolls and accessories encourage empathy and help kids express themselves as they explore grown-up roles and responsibilities. A child’s confidence and self-esteem blossom and grow with each nurturing moment of imaginative play!

A play set to please equestrians of every age! This handsome wooden stable houses eight toy horses, each in its own stall. Swing open the stable doors to take them out for playtime, then put each one back in its stall until the next big horse show! The sturdy wooden stable box features a comfortable handle on the top, a child-safe metal latch on the wide wooden doors, and an illustrated breed guide on the bottom panel with information about each horse. Also includes write-on labels so kids can name each horse and label the stalls!

Mama mia, it’s pizza time! Create fresh-baked pizza, made to order, with this deliciously unique 41-piece pizza making set. Start with felt sauce and cheese on the wooden crust, choose from wooden toppings (pepperoni, olives, mushrooms, and peppers), then “bake” in the pizza oven built in to the storage and serving counter. Pieces stick together with self-stick tabs and can be sliced with the rolling wooden cutter. The set comes with a grated cheese shaker, a wooden paddle, pizza box, a reusable menu for placing orders, a guide to help with pizza prep, and play money to pay for your order! 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)

These versatile play packages look and feel just like the real thing! Their slightly smaller scale makes them easy to store in most play kitchens, and easy to handle as children open and close the tops, fill and empty the cans and boxes, and prepare countless pretend-play meals. The packages of Deli Cheese and Deli Slices even contain play-food pieces to add to the fun. Count them, stack them, sort them . . . then store them away in their realistic containers until your next culinary adventure! 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).

Stack your sandwich the way you like it with the 16 "fixins" in this wooden sandwich kit. Use the wooden knife to slice apart the pieces--a satisfying "crunch" sound tells you your ingredients are fresh! The included wooden storage tray is perfect for keeping it all organized between meals.

This 7-piece pretend play set brings a professional touch to play kitchens! Six sturdy pretend play utensils, made of stainless steel and wood, are generously sized to offer a pleasingly realistic effect for little chefs. And all of the tools—including whisk, ladle, slotted spoon, spaghetti server, and wooden spoon—fit in a metal holder to bring a shining touch to pretend play! Durable and built to last, the set is sized to coordinate with Melissa & Doug’s line of pretend-play accessories.

Houston, we have a costume. Kids will be over the moon when they get to step into the jumpsuit, slip on the stretchy silver gloves, and top it all off with the shiny helmet! There's even a reusable nametag that proudly IDs your little space explorer, then wipes clean so another astronaut can have a turn. This durable role play set is suitable for ages 3 - 6 and ready for any mission, whether it's piloting an imaginary rocket, exploring the distant galaxies at the other end of the house, or just striding dramatically toward your spaceship. Made of sturdy materials and built to last, the entire set is machine washable too!