Your little will:

• Practice role play and imaginative play by correctly using cutting board and knife to "cut" them 
• Explore the stickiness of velcro by sticking the halves of the food items together
• Practice matching the two halves of each food item and matching the puzzle shapes to the puzzle spaces in the board
• Practice their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination by "cutting" the foods
• Review the names of foods as well as the colors on each painted wooden piece
• Review and practice numbers and counting

Specifications

• 10 pieces including board and knife; 4 different food items split into 8 parts
• Two different fruit puzzles, two different vegetable puzzles, a meat/fish/eggs puzzle, and a dessert puzzle
• Foods include carrot, onion, mushroom, tomato, peas, pepper, cheese, banana, pear, kiwi, dragon fruit, apple, strawberry, watermelon, lemon, sausage, fish, hamburger, egg, cake, brownie, cookie, and doughnut. 
• Board measures 18 x 18 x 2.2 cm. (approx. 7 x 7 x 0.9 inches). Apple piece measures 15.5 cm (L) x 5.2 cm (H) x 2 cm (W), for comparison. 
• Made of high quality, polished wood and environmentally-friendly water-based paint.
• While we should always wash our produce, not so with these "foods" - keep out of water to prevent damage!

Safety

Remove any pieces that are small enough to present choking hazard for children under 3 and supervise play.