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.
