Green Toys Cookware and Dining Set
by Green Toys
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Toys and Games Reviews of Green Toys Cookware and Dining Set
Customer Review: Very good set with minor things to improve
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very good set (see Kelli Hughes' review for details). Our 2-year-old loves to play with it. She uses real food and real ingredients. The plates and bowls are not tiny but large enough for the toddler to use for her snacks and breakfast, even lunch and dinner sometimes. The utensils are a bit small for real food, but perfect for play. The cups are also usable for serving real water and juice, though we have to find a small toy pitcher elsewhere because the set does not come with a pitcher. Of all the pieces, the blue pot is the biggest hit. It's big enough to house pieces of real ingredients, or a good amount of soup. The whole set is very durable.
As other reviews have been quite detailed already, I'd just like to add a few more information that I haven't seen mentioning in previous reviews:
For information:
1. The set is not dish washable, or microwavable. (It is food safe).
2. The shape of all pieces is not perfectly round (no child would mind).
Minor things for possible improvement:
1. The knob on the pot cover is quite hard to get a hold of, too small and slippery for us to hold. I plan to glue a button or a small rock on it so we can hold the lid to open the pot easier.
2. The tea cup does need a little bit of motor skill to hold if your child plays with real liquid (the size and handle shape is good for pretend play but hard to stabilize the cup for real liquid). Like all toy tea cups, they are also not stackable for neat storage. Since the set does not come with a tea kettle or saucers, I would think toy drinking cups make more sense than tea cups for this particular set. Green Toys does offer a separate tea set if your child likes playing tea parties.
Besides a few minor things, this is the best set we've seen. It's cute, durable, food safe, and not too small. Our toddler enjoys it every much.
Customer Review: Absolute best play dishes on the market
Summary: 5 Stars
My 2.5 year old daughter now has 3 of the available sets of these toys and loves them all. So do I! These are easily my favorite toys of hers, and I think they will outlast her interest in them and survive for other kids to use for years to come.
I got her the tea set for Christmas when she was 18 months, and she has since received the cooking set and full dishes set. All three are fabulous! These are very safe, durable, kid-friendly toys that I have absolutely no problem with her playing with by herself (unlike many toys that I feel I need to watch closely in play for safety).
The toys are made of recycle plastic -- very eco-conscious -- which was what first attracted me. I ordered them online and wasn't sure what I'd think of the actual material until the tea set arrived. It's great! The plastic is thick enough to be virtually unbreakable but still lightweight. (I say "virtually unbreakable" because the utensils could probably be broken but it would take some serious effort and time and is still unlikely.) The plastic also has just enough "give" in it that it isn't brittle. The finish is lightly textured so easy for little ones to hold onto. They don't smell like the cheap plastic toys, and the colors are eco-friendly and non-toxic.
The big bonus of all of this quality and eco-consciousness is that they're priced really affordably! They aren't dirt cheap like the bargain store toys, but they aren't bargain store quality either. (No worries about toxic coloring or shattered plastic shards.) These are very high quality, long lasting toys that are worth every penny and then some.
For those of you who are wondering, no, I don't have any association with this company. I am just one really satisfied parent/customer!
Customer Review: Great gender neutral pretend toy and even better service from Amazon
Summary: 5 Stars
We purchased this set for our 3 & 4 year old daughters this Xmas. We love Green Toys as it is durable, eco friendly, and made in the USA. My girls tore through the box to get to the present, while I noticed the rubber band that held all the utensils together was a bit loose, it wasn't until my daughters were playing and putting the plate setting on the table did we realize that it was missing a fork a couple of days after. By that time, my husband already tossed out the box and the recyling truck already picked up the trash. I didn't think I could return it since the box was missing and the girls wouldn't let me return it since they enjoyed playing and couldn't part with it. I decided to call Amazon a few days later just to let them know about the packaging issue for their reference. Without any fuss or further questioning, Amazon offered either a 10% discount credit to my purchase for this item or they would send a replacement for free and I did not have to return the incomplete set back. This gives me a lot of confidence in purchasing from Amazon and bravo for having great customer service! We love the fact the colors are gender neutral and all the girls and boys who come to play dates since enjoyed playing with them.Customer Review: Excellent (best) set for boy or girl!
Summary: 5 Stars
This set of dishes and cookware is fantastic!! It is a little more expensive than others out there, but they are made in the USA and made from 100% recycled milk jugs! I think that our planet is worth it. This set is really durable as well. I purchased this for my 3 year old son who loves to "cook". My daughters had other dishes and cookware that I decided to get rid of because it just didn't hold up well. This set is made in gender-neutral colors, so it is great for boys or girls. The stockpot and skillet are decent sized (skillet is about 5-5.5" in diameter and the stockpot about 4-4.5"), unlike many play cookware out there. They work well with the play food we have. The dishes are about 5.5-6" in diameter and the bowls are about the same size as the stockpot (4"). The cups are about 2" in diameter. The packaging is made from recycled materials as well, and it wasn't hard to get the product out. Green Toys makes 4 different sets (tea set, gardening set, and sand set as well). I hope they start making more toys because these are excellent! They are fun, durable, great for imaginative play, and teach our kids a little bit about recycling, not to mention very cute!Customer Review: I have taught my daughter so much through this toy
Summary: 5 Stars
My daughter is five and I purchased this tea set for her as a birthday gift. I immediately felt as if I was doing "the right thing" because it is so environmentally positive. I had her friends over after school and cut up fruit and sat with them and talked about the earth and how we need to take care of it. I told them that when they are all grown up, and assuming I don't save this for my grandchildren, this tea set will be turned into another toy or other "let's try to figure out what it could be turned into." My point was that it won't be sent to a landfill, it will be recreated (recycled) into another cool thing. I think they finally got the idea of "recycling" and now my daughter is asking me all kinds of questions.
This product starts educating us with the packaging and goes on to allow us to introduce concepts to our children that they can finally grasp.
I love it. Finally I can buy a toy that is "green." I will be giving it as a gift for a long time because it will allow me to make a difference in ways that are exponential.
Susan McConnell
Mother & Professional Photographer