Accessories

Love this toy!
I bought this for my son when he was about 18 months old and he abolutely loves it! It holds his attention 2 to 3 times longer than most toys. He loves the crunching noise made by cutting through the velcro. In addition, despite the vast number of blocks, books, toys etc. that I've purchased to help him learn colors.....this toy has proven to be the best tool we've found. The colors are vibrant and the pieces are very sturdy. We've loved every Melissa and Doug item we've purchased. I just ordered the sushi set and can't wait to get it.

Fun Food
This toy was brought to my house from my sons speech therapist. He took to it right away. The food makes realistic cutting sounds as the food velcro is separated. Since then we have bought the fruit as well. He has learned the names of the food verbally and in sign language. We have now bought this toy for all of his friends because when they come over they all want to play with it. Fantastic toy.

High-quality Christmas present for young children
We purchased the Melissa and Doug Cutting Food Box along with the Melissa and Doug Wooden Sushi set for our sons at Christmas.

Here's four reasons we enjoyed this toy so much:

1. It was perfect for quiet play and indoor play during winter.

2. We reinforced good eating habits during meals with the playset.

3. Our sons learned a lot of vocabulary, especially verbs like cut, slice, chop, and mix.

4. Our sons had lots of FUN playing with the food box!

A Hit!
I got this for my 2 1/2 year old daughter who kept wanting to help me cut food when I was making meals. She LOVES this toy! She took right to it, and loves the action of 'cutting', the noise it makes, and her 'knife'. She is a little challenged putting the pieces back together (matching that the hooks of the velcro have to go with loops), but it is not a big deal to help her. My only dissapointment is that the velcro is already showing some wear, even though the toy is a only a few months old. Overall, I would highly recommend this toy, your child will love it!

*** The Perfect Gift! Even School-Aged Kids like this one! ***
Wonderful Learning Toy! I bought this for my son--yes, a BOY!--when he was about two years old, (along with a play kitchen set-up, etc.). I wanted him to explore toys that are traditionally considered 'girlie'--he had the 'boy' stuff already covered--he has tons of guns, action figures & military stuff since his big sister is a Marine!

As for this toy--along with just about anything that's made by Melissa & Doug--he LOVED it as a toddler & he continued to play with it off and on until he was in first grade--and unbeknown to him--I donated it to a younger neighbor. This truly upset my son. He was quite attached to the toy although we had lost a couple of the pieces over the years. Oh well, mom blew that one! lol...

At first glance, this may seem like a toy for the toddler crowd, but from our experience, even school age kids love to practice their cutting and creative food-combining skills. I've purchased this set several times as birthday gifts, and it is always a hit! And you can't beat the price for a dependable, high-quality wooden toy.

*** One note for parents or kids who are perfectionists ***
The cucumber, the carrot and the bread connect in many ways--but to get them back together perfectly--you may want to mark them before you first pull them apart so you'll be able to duplicate the original configuration. This sounds odd I know, but the items can 'look askew' if not 'just right.' To fix this problem, I used a fine point black sharpie and discreetly marked the direction & angle on the confusing sections. Worked like a charm!