Melissa & Doug Deluxe Picnic Basket Fill & Spill Soft Baby Toy

My daughter is 9 months old and LOVES this toy. We've had it for about a month and it is one of her favorites. She loves to grab the sandwich and pull all the layers apart to hear the velcro "rrrrrrip". The bottle of "grape juice" makes a nice rattling noise. The ice cream cone makes a little jingle-jingle. The watermelon goes "squeek" but it takes adult size hands (all the others are totally baby activated).

After reading reviews I was concerned that my daughter was too old for these at 16 months. I went ahead and purchased the set in the hopes that these toys would help spark conversations about food and aid in pretend play. They also seemed very safe for a child her age, as many food sets seem to be approved for 3 years and above. I have not been at all disappointed with the foods, which are thankfully machine washable. They are played with every single day, and are definitely used for pretend play. In my opinion this set would be perfect without the basket because of the concerns surrounding plastics. But that's just me!

Update: At almost 3 years old, my toddler still plays with these, especially the bottled drink and ice cream. We also have a 7 month old, so it is nice that these will be safe for both little ones for some time to come.

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Cute toy "food" but the basket is really why I got the set. Our granddaughter loves to carry her mom's old purse around and this toy seems to be a wonderful small basket type of container for her. Nicely made and seems sturdy.

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We bought this for our then 18 month old daughter. I was reluctant to buy it because it is for ages 6 months plus and I thought she might be too old for it. She is not. She loves making the sandwich! The sandwich is what makes this Fill & Spill so great. All the sandwich pieces velcro together and the lettuce is 'crispy'. After seeing ours, my friend ordered one for her six month old son. Also, we had a 3 year old over to play and all she played with was this toy. We all had to take turns eating the sandwich she made and playing picnic. Great toy. This would make an awesome baby shower or 1st birthday gift.

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I love this picnic set. The little food items are adorable and smiley, and the container is small and compact and perfect for babies. The one thing I'd say, though, is that we also bought the Earlyears Lil' Shopper Play Set and I think if you're only going to get one, I'd go with the Lil' Shopper. The pieces of 'food' in the Lil Shopper are more interesting than those in the Melissa & Doug picnic basket (one is crinkly, another is smooth with a mirror).

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