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However, after a week of active play the paint is already chipping off of several pieces. All the Melissa and Doug products I've bought over the last 4 years have really seemed sub-par in quality, and of course they're all made in China. I bought this instead of a plastic product because of my concerns regarding plastics. So I don't have to worry about BPA, just about my children possibly ingesting lead. My child really enjoys this set but if I find a vendor with a non-MIC product, I will replace it. And I will point out that I could have probably gotten triple the amount of play food had I gone with plastic. But for safety issues, I chose this set instead.
All of the pieces are very durable & high quailty. Each food group comes in a different basket wich they love to set in the kitchen set. Forget the plastic play food and get this you won't have to replace any pretend food for a long time. I use this to teach with in daycare. All the kids love playing pretend with it as well.
Just really heavy and not real size. They do seem like they will hold up a lot better than plastic stuff. Some where along the lines I missed that the food was wooden, I was expecting plastic for some reason. My son does seem to still enjoy it and using his food to help me cook.
The set is a good size and has been played with in our house by girls and boys ages one to nine, not to mention how much I have played with it with them. He has really enjoyed making sandwiches and selling his food to his brothers and his father and I. Highly recommended. I purchased this set along with four other sets and a food stand for my son for his birthday. He wanted to open a store and sell things.
Now she's four and the tantrums have passed. I threw the orange and the apple away after being in the line of fire of a two year old's temper tantrum. I guess I should have saved them but wooden fruit hurts. Very durable. My daughter has played with it for three years.
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