Melissa & Doug Cutting Food Box
by Melissa & Doug
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Toys and Games Reviews of Melissa & Doug Cutting Food Box
Customer Review: 12 Toddlers ALL LOVED IT!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
GREAT TOY, WONT OUT GROW IT FAST, SAFE, AND FUN! FROM A TEACHER AND MOM...TRUST ME IT'S A MUST HAVE!!!
I worked in a room with 12 toddlers, ages 15 months to 3 years and all of them, boys and girls, loved this set! This was a child development center that did daycare and work with special needs children. Everything in the room was picked with great care, all natural, all wood, everything in the place was organic from the floors to the food. Of all the high end things the kids had to play with, this was by far the class room favorite! It taught the kids fine motor skills, problem solving, and gave plent of opprotunity to introduce all kinds of vocab (color, action words, types of food and so on). Putting the food back together made it double as a "puzzle" toy as well.
At the time I did not have any children. Now I have a daughter who will be turning one next month and this is going to be one of her Birthday gifts from us. I was sooooo excited to find it! I will probably order two so I have back up...I know it's worth it.
Customer Review: Excellent toy
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this set for my (then) three year old last Christmas, and this has been an absolute favorite toy in our house since then. The food really makes a cool "crunch" sound when you cut it with the pretend knives, and my son (now 4.5) loves to "cook" the food and create all kinds of interesting pretend stews which he serves to my husband and I. He can literally play with these items for hours.I had two small complaints about this set. Firstly, the watermelon slices have very thin edges and are prone to being snapped off or "chewed" if you happen to have younger children in the house. My husband and I ended up putting the watermelon away pieces away for now. The rest of the food is durable and "chew" proof for the most part.
We, however, live in a VERY dry climate, and all of the wooden food developed large cracks and splits within 2 weeks of being in our house. To their credit, the company replaced all the defective pieces free of charge and we have been "crack free" ever since.
This is an EXCELLENT toy, and I highly recommend it.
Customer Review: Excellent choice
Summary: 5 Stars
I wanted to get my daughters some play food that wasn't plastic, and this turned out to be a gem. I have to say that the picture here doesn't do it justice -- the pieces are much more appealing in person. Originally I thought they would like one of the other 2 sets better (the pizza or the sandwich set), but after purchasing them, this is the clear favorite. These pieces are the most versatile. There is some bread, which can be fashioned into a sandwich. The veggies/fruits can be served as is or chopped up in a "stew", etc. The carrot can double for chunks of cheddar.....and on and on. We've counted pieces. We've played restaurant. And really, getting the cucumber back together so there is not a kink in the middle is almost a puzzle. There is something most satisfying about the crunching, slicing sound too. I do agree with the other reviewer about the paint smell though (but it does go away). And the red paint started rubbing off on the knife almost immediately.
All in all, however, this will get played with A LOT.
Customer Review: a little too freshly made
Summary: 5 Stars
I am torn over this set, because, while it is a great toy that my 18 month old daughter gets to both `pretend' with and use as a shape sorter/puzzle (it is her favorite toy right now), the quality was a little disappointing. The wood work itself is both safe and nicely done (I almost stole the little cutting boards to use myself), but when I opened the box, the smell of fresh paint hit me so strongly that after just a few minutes I had a headache. It had obviously been packed while still wet, because there was bits of orange paint from the hot dog permanently scraped onto other pieces as well as the bottom of the box. In addition, the large sticker placed on the clear plastic top was impossible to get off without scratching up the plastic. Toys get beat up anyway, and smells fade, so these things wouldn't be enough to stop me from purchasing it again, but if you are going to buy this toy, I suggest you open it and air it out before you present it to a child who will breath the fumes, nontoxic paint or no.Customer Review: My little kitchen helper
Summary: 5 Stars
This toy is fantastic. I keep this in one of my bottom drawers in the kitchen. My son will take it out while I'm preparing for a meal and cut along with me. He was only 1 1/2 when we purchased this toy and caught on very quickly. The nice thing is that the pieces range in difficulty. The loaf of bread and watermelon are pretty easy to cut while the slices of bread and lime (or pepper or whatever it is) are more difficult. He is almost 2 and still using the set and it seems to have taught him how to cut and hold the pieces very well. And of course it helped me keep him busy while I was trying to get food on the table. As far as the durability goes, the wood pieces hold up very well. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because the velcro does start to wear after use making the pieces very easy to get apart.
* As a side note, we also have the cookie set and he doesn't play with it nearly as much. Not sure if it is too much of the same thing or he just doesn't like it.