Product Description

Melissa and Doug Play-Time Produce- FruitRealistic Product for Health- Conscious Pretend Play! This playset includes the freshest fruits for your little one- an apple, lemon, nectarine, banana, plum, orange, pear, and two strawberries. Recommended for ages 3 and up.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #844 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Melissa & Doug
• Model: 4082
• Dimensions: 9.90" h x 3.50" w x 9.30" l, 1.30 pounds

Features

• Picked at the peak of ripeness, these realistically sized fruits will add lots of vitamin P for play to your child's culinary activities
• There are 8 pieces packed in this crate of "farm fresh" favorite fruits
• This durable, molded-plastic food is ideal for kitchen and grocery play
• Enrich your child's imagination
• Exceptional Quality and Value

From the Manufacturer
Picked at the peak of ripeness, these realistically sized fruits will add lots of vitamin P for play to your child's culinary activities. There are 8 pieces packed in this crate of "farm fresh" favorite fruits. This durable, molded-plastic food is ideal for kitchen and grocery play

Customer Reviews

Just what I was looking for
My 16-month-old daughter loves to mimic me and play pretend, so I have been searching for play food for her. I was unable to find any that was labelled for smaller children, but I figured I could buy these and simply withold the strawberries. As it turns out, even the strawberries are too large for my daughter to get them all the way in her mouth, so I do not have to worry. She loves them! She gathers them all in her basket and then hands them out, pretending to eat. In know that they will continue to provide entertainment and learning possibilities as she gets older. There was only the slightest hint of "new toy" smell when I opened the package, but it dissapated quickly. The size and coloring of each peice is very realistic. Just perfect.

Chlorine in this product. :(
I am usualy a big fan of Melissa & Doug toys, however upon reading the toy safety review for this item (put out by HealthyStuff dot Org), I was upset to find that this toy scored a Chemical Level of Medium (High is worst, Low is best). This toy was found to contain Chlorine (PVC). Flexible PVC plastic can contain plasticizers called phthalates. Therefore, detection of high levels of chlorine infers the possible presence of phthalates.

Phthalates, depending on the level of exposure and the type of phthalate, have been linked to harm to reproductive development, especially in boys. They have also been linked to asthma.

Lifelike -- just like the real thing!
We just bought this for our 2 year-old daughter. I was eager to replace it with the poor quality, not to mention, unhealthful food choices she already had.

The fruit is actual size and looks very real. She enjoys playing with them in her kitchen and pushing them around in her shopping cart.

From an educational standpoint, it's a good learning tool to teach fruits, colors as well as count.

Very good quality product. I'm adding the vegetables to her collection. I have yet to be letdown by a Melissa & Doug product.