Description
An extensive set including a wooden basket and more than a dozen solid wood grocery items plus a fun barcode scanner and some barcode stickers. The illustrated grocery items include tuna can, butter, a baguette, cookies, sweet corn, ketchup, olive oil, spaghetti, chocolate and cereal.
What our testers said
“I will be the scanner lady today.” – Girl aged 3
“Do you need coffee?” – Boy aged 4
What our experts think
This lovely grocery and scanner set engages little ones in imaginative role play whilst helping them develop key vocabulary and counting skills. The whole set is bright, colourful and inviting, as well as being made of sturdy wood.
Toys like this are great for encouraging communication and collaborative play, as children begin at this age to play together – our testers enjoyed discussing their food likes and dislikes! Imaginative role play is the superfood of the balanced play diet, developing creativity and storytelling, as well as allowing children to act out and make sense of different scenarios.
Skills developed
– Increases numeracy, counting and money skills
– Great for imaginative play
– Develops speech, language and communication skills