Learning Resources Pretend & Play Bakery Set, Imaginative Play, 31 Pieces, Ages 3+

Awwwwwww! I love this little set. It just the cutest. Ok, one of the cutest. My absolute favorite part of this set is the Velcro sections if the loaf of bread & the strawberry. They made the the strawberry with Velcro in order to give a whole plump strawberry fir the strawberry pie section. There's an apple slice for the apple section of the pie & a peach slice for the peach section of the pie. In case u haven't figured it out, it's a whole pie done in thirds with different fruit flavors with coordinating colors of the pie slice. This is a set for learning math in my opinion as well as different foods, colors & shapes. Fractions is the type of math indicated with this set. GREAT learning tool. I think. Back to the strawberry...the two parts are because ( I think) realistically a strawberry is much smaller than the aforementioned fruits & needs a wee bit more amplification to get the point across of equality. Now, myyyyyyyyyyyy favorite part of the set is the Velcro! When the bread slices are together, the form a loaf. An course the 2 halves of berry make a whole one. Now the fun! The knife included is used to cut thru the berry & the bread when "Velcro-ed" together. I LOVE IT! When u slice down the the pieces where the the Velcro parts meet, it sounds like you're really slicing thru some crusty bread or a fresh crisp strawberry if you're using a sawing cutting motion. U gingerly hold the squishy bread as with a real loaf & slice. Same with the strawberry. That's just genius to me. It gives a little resistance to strengthen muscles & dexterity. The set even comes with a measuring cup with numbers on it. There's a rolling pin to roll over the cookie shapes which is the cookie dough as if you're really making cookies. There are 4 different shapes of cookies along with the different colors. The cookie cutter has a suction cup the stabilize the press of the cookie cut out. The egg is a bit cumbersome to assemble in order to "crack open". One side is double layered. That's just awkward. I kept trying to pull the double side apart because it just seems like it shouldn't be there. My guess is that the double layer is to mimic the "cracking of the egg". It's excellent for kids ( & ok, me too ). I had so much fun trying this out with the baby with it. She loves it. The price is a whole different story, it is a bit too expensive with a toy like this. U can buy a plastic dollar store measuring cup with numbers on it. I say that to say that around $30 or so is a bit much for but I still recommend it & give it five stars because of the aforementioned reasons above. Try it with your little bakers. Ready, set.......learn! Psst...& have fun. :-)

This is so cute! Its a good size, I was surprised. it comes with a cutting board, rolling pin, measuring spoons, measuring cup, mixing bowl, knife, serving spoon, cookie cut outs pie server, loaf of bread and a pie. The pie comes in 3 pieces and is color coded to match the color of the fruit that goes in that part of the pie. I got it for my 2 year old but my 8 year old is just as infatuated with it!. The cookie cut out teach shapes, the loaf of bread comes apart in to three slices, the egg is my favorite lol. The shell actually comes apart and there is an egg inside! The rolling pin actually rolls and the measuring spoons are real measurements, I compared the capacity with my real measuring spoon and its the same. This is well worth it, very cute, fun and colorful. it really keeps their attention and is pretty realistic as far as kids food toys go.

I got the pots and pans set from this same manufacturer, and this set is just as good. Sturdy pieces, not the thin plastic that gets brittle and breaks easily. Lots of pieces, dishes, pans, baked goods etc. No little parts that can be swallowed or come off easily as far as I can tell. The colors are bright and most of the pieces actually look like the real thing. My 3-year-old granddaughter will love this, she loves the pots and pans also and this is just something else that she can play with in her play kitchen - and it will make her more interested in helping out mom in the kitchen. I would recommend this Play Bakery Set to any parent or grandparent looking for a quality item for a child, boy or girl. I really can't think of any cons or negative comments to make about this product. Sorry no photos, working on getting a digital camera so I can take some pictures.

I was pleasantly surprised when we received this product for my 2 year old daughter. There are a lot of pieces in the set so she has plenty to play with and doesn't get bored with it easily. The pieces themselves are made of thick durable plastic that seem to hold up well to everday play. The colors are bright and bold and not overly girly, both my older nephews play with the set when they come over. The "cut out" cookies and dough are cute and simulate real cookies and dough. She loves "rolling" the dough with her rolling pin and making cookies. She also loves "cracking" the egg into her mixing bowl and "mixing" stuff just like mommy does. The pie sections open up to reveal the type fruit the pie is made from and allow the child to remove the fruit for further imaginative play. Given the quality of the bakery set and the amount of pieces included, I would definately say you get a lot for your money. In my opinion the set is well worth the money spent and will hopefully last through many years of kitchen playtime.

This will make a Great Chef for new Beginners,They can learn how to do Recipes and Bake Cookies and other Food Items.They can be very Creativite

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is the best play set EVER. It is so versatile and there are many ways to use it. I use it for speech therapy and there are so many language concepts you can target.

The Learning resources pretend and play bakery set is an adorable pretend baking set for children who love to get involved and help in the kitchen without the mess of course. My four-year-old son and his cousins loved this set and played for hours during our Christmas party. This sturdy baking set is for ages 3 and older, but I have seen a 2 year old play with it just fine. The baking set comes with 31 pieces of durable bakery items such as 1 mixing bowl, 1 mixing spoon, 4 different shape cookies, 1 cookie cutter, 1 egg (3 pieces), 1 rolling pin, 1 cookie sheet, 3 slices of bread, 1 bread knife, 6 piece pie, 1 apple slice, 1 peach slice, 2 strawberry slices, 1 pie server, 1 measuring cup, 2 measuring spoons. The egg has been a big hit with my son and his cousins, even though it is hard to close the shell with the egg inside. My son still loves cracking it into the bowl and mixing it or pretend to make an egg sandwich with the bread. The bread is connected by velcro and my son loves to cut the bread into slices. I was impressed with the variety and durability of the set as well as the fact that it is realistic for pretend play. I would highly recommend it.

I picked up the Pretend and Play Bakery so that my great nieces and nephews would have something to play with when they came over. It is marketed for 3 year and up. It is really a great toy for children even around the age of 5 or 6 as it opens a dialog about the different food types, portion control, and basic kitchen safety. The set contains 31 pieces including measuring spoons, pie server, rolling- pen, mixing bowl, a baking sheet and other utensils. Also included are different colored pieces of pie that open up for storing things when you are not using them and a loaf of bread cut into 3 slices with Velcro to hold it together as a loaf or you can pull it apart from individual servings. There are multiple cookie cut outs so they can practice placing the correct shape back into the dough. The shapes are also colored so you can work on identifying colors as you play. I think this set is a great buy for the price and can be used for a lot of educational purposes. This would make a great addition for home schooling children as well as just for playtime!

Another good product of Learning Resources for ages 3 and up the “Pretend and Play Bakery” set. This colorful set comes with 31 pieces plastic toy like a real one it's easy to use and even my 10 year old daughter played with it and she really enjoyed playing it with my other 8 year old daughter. The plastic toys are easy to clean and wash, the quality is quite good soft and no sharp edges and the size is acceptable according to age group. It's easy to use like the real one it encourages kids to simulate actual baking scenario that make them excited and pretend like a real chef so it builds creativity, sharing, and sense of responsibility. Even my wife loves to play with them and teach them on how to use and prepare things like that which serves as good quality time with them. On the other hand my kids wish there were some extra spoon, plates and ingredients comes in a play box like sugar, flour and other stuff to make their moment complete. The rolling pin is not rolling like the real one and the egg is hard to put back into the shell. Other than that they love playing with it, I definitely recommend this to a friends and relatives.

The Bakery Set by Learning Resources is a wonderful addition for the little baker in your household. Our little baker just loves to serve us cookies from her bakery. This product encourages children to use their imagination. It also has tools that encourage fine motor skills along with eye hand coordination. It has all the accessories us adults would use if we were making cookies. It has the little bowl and measuring spoons, a cookie sheet, spatula, & an egg with an egg shell, among other items. The pie is a great addition as it teaches color recognition along with fruit recognition. The cookies also teach color recognition along with shape recognition. Any little baker would be delighted to have this set. If your little one already has a wild imagination I'm sure this would help it grow even more. This product can also help to teach sharing among children. Children love t help in the kitchen but sometimes we don't have time to allow them to help us so now they have their own little set yet can use their imagination and pretend they are helping is too.