My affair with toy food takes another toll as Peanut Gallery brings in new petit play sets from JANOD. Their new line of toy sets, Chic, is a collection of French-inspired play food and accessories. Demitasse, croissants, treats, pots and pans, cakes and many more complete the whole French experience in this new and merveilleux collection.
CHIC BREAKFAST SETAh, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee, paired with a freshly baked croissant. De la creme, mademoiselle? Pain brioché? Une tarte aux pommes pour le petit déjeuner. *Speaking in [broken] French makes you feel like royalty* Teach your kids how to set up a breakfast tray with this Chic Breakfast Set. This set includes: a serving tray, teapot, 2 cups with saucers, 2 spoons, a croissant, a bread roll, a pretend knife and butter dish.
Joyeux anniversaire! Let your jeune enfant celebrate his birthday anytime, anyday of the year with this Birthday Party Set. Invite his friends over for some play tea time and pop the confettis to start the party! The set includes: a 6 piece birthday cake with candles and tray, 2 serving plates, 2 spoons, a pretend knife and 2 cups.
Our French friends love them some sweets. Qu’est-ce que vous désirez comme dessert? What would you like for dessert? Creme brulee, clafouti, souffle, and sorbet are classic French desserts. The somptueux and saccharine goodness of desserts make it irresistible, and with the dawn of modernism, pastry chefs are trying on new shapes and unlikely flavors. This set contains 9 pcs. of delights in an accompanying chic ribboned box.
What’s food without a kitchen? Give your child her own la cuisine to prepare her entrees in. This is a perfect accompaniment to any toy kitchen pieces. The set includes an oven, cook top, sink, pretend clock, pans, egg and multiple utensils. Oven and cabinet doors open to functional shelves to make play more interactive. Magnifique!
With all the superbe et splendide toy foods from Janod, the Green Grocer set is like the culmination of all, if not la cuisine. This is where the produce are bought, and your child can continue the interaction with friends. The set includes a set of scales and a cash register. The scales feature 6 pieces of fruit and vegetables and 5 weights for measuring. The cash register features an opening till with 6 coins and chalk. This makes up for a whole kitchen-slash-food experience.
What’s a French meal without some buys from une boulangerie? Complete your child’s whole kitchen experience with this French Bakery set which includes 8 pastries, 4 types of bread, 2 presentation boxes, 3 chalk board slates and a box of chalk. Your child can pretend to own and manage her own patiesserie – she can bring in her desserts sets for more product variety.
I have always been gushing about toy foods, specifically sweets and pastries that Haba and other toy food manufacturers put out. But seeing a bunch of play food of greens puts the FRESH in refreshing.
Kids are indeed difficult to feed. They have this imborn repulsion with vegetables and fruits. While it all depends with the parents’ training, veggie-hating kids need more than coaxing to give in. To teach your mini doppelganger that vegetables and fruits are friends, let him play with them – literally.
The vibrant colors and slice-assemble system of these play food will encourage interaction and add enjoyment to your kid’s play. This collection is a great addition to a play kitchen.
Educo Gourmet Salad Play Food Set Salads aren’t popular with children. With its lush greens and less sweets, little boys and girls most often pass by salads without a second glance. This play set has pieces of sliced vegetables – felt lettuce leaves, carrot sticks, wooden tomato, cucumber, capsicum and onion slices – that your kiddo can literally mix in a bowl. Set includes wooden play condiments (pepper shaker, olive oil and vinegar bottles), plastic bowl, and wooden salad mixers. $37.95
Wonderwold Cut and Peel Fruit Set Fruits come in various curious shapes, sizes, and colors, yet not all children are enticed enough to actually eat these fiber-rich produce. As early as you can, teach your child to appreciate, identify, and love fruits. This fruit set is made of fabric and eco-friendly rubberwood. It includes a slice of watermelon, an apple, an orange, a kiwi, and a lone banana. This fruit set aims to teach kids which fruits can be peeled and which can be sliced. Push your luck and tell your kid that fruits are also used in desserts. $33.95
Educo Gourmet Pita Pocket Add interest to your child’s collection of play food with this pita pocket. Truly unique and Mexican, this play food is made of fabric and maplewood. The set comes with two fabric pita pockets, and a pair each of sliced tomato, cucumber, onion, green peppers, lettuce, meat and cheese. Kids can create their own filling combinations and learn that eating vegetables can be enjoyed in other forms and ways. These pita pockets are sure to make your kid ask for a real pita pocket. $21.95
No hassle, not bulky, portable, and clever. This toy will teach your little boy how to visualize shapes and forms and create designs by following the picture cards.
Buy your kid a Tiger Tribe Magna Play Case- Robots for only $34.95.
Easter is 2 more weeks away, but one can never go wrong with a plan for preparations. Make this year’s Easter extra egg-citing for your kids with adorable surprises that can also be used throughout the year.
For that cold morning, why not share a little warmth to the (poor) breakfast eggs by putting them in plush Bunny Egg Cosies in green and pink. Complete with fluffy ears and smooth wooly texture, boiled eggs will be kept warm. But how can you let an egg stand and not roll without a Chicken Feet Egg Cup? Don’t worry, this wire chicken feet won’t let even the runniest eggs run away from the table.
Chocolate eggs sure are cute and delicious, but add an extra oomph by getting your kids in a game. Hide those chocolates and goodies in these cute Jack Rabbit Egg Covers. These felt floppy-eared rabbits won’t hop away, but they make good hiding pieces, don’t they? Then get your kids’ creative juices flowing with the Easter Chicks Craft Kit. Let them personalize their own chicks by adorning these four little wool pompoms with beads and pre-cut felt.
With these filling Easter day, your little egg hunter will be looking forward to next year’s bag of surprises.
For more Easter loot, see this blog post.
When I saw this product at Peanut Gallery I knew I just had to blog it here. Being a sweettooth and a play food fan, my heart went badump-badump for this new product.
This is the new Haba Assorted Cookies set, consisting of five unique cookies and a sumptuous-looking chocolate wafer roll. We all know Haba makes the best play food toys, and this is an addition to their well-known and reliable collection of adorable and believable food toys. If your kid loves playing tea time a la Alice in Wonderland then order your Haba Assorted Cookies set now for only $31.95.
Little girls just love imitating their moms. Aside from playing house and playing mom to a walking and talking baby doll, they love playing kitchen and going to toy stalls and fancy plastic markets. Apparently, toy stores and makers have picked up on that trend, thus the growing popularity of play kitchens. Play kitchens help develop interactivity, creativity, and camaraderie among children.
If your daughter is one of those mom-wannabes, why not assemble her her own play kitchen? It does not only endear you to her, you can also expect her to be helping you in cooking for special get-together occasions when she’s old enough to handle hot pans and slopping cooking oil.
1 Wooden Oven with Stove Top $144.95
2 Green Toys Cookware and Dining Set $59.95
3 Wooden Fruit Chopping Set $39.95
4 Haba Wooden Eggs in a Carton $15.95
5 Wooden Fruit Set $39.95
6 Haba Tin Peas and Carrots $15.95
7 Wooden Vegetable Set $39.95
8 Plan Toys Food and Beverage Set $34.95
9 Haba Tin Sausages $13.95
10 Wooden Vegetable Chopping Set $39.95
11 Haba Tin Ravioli $16.95
12 Wooden Sink $144.95
Spring is coming, flowers and trees are blooming, birds are chirping. Yes, the birds are indeed chirping today in this post, of all shapes, sizes, colors, and fabric…wait, fabric, I say? Yes, fabric. I’ve decided to compile cute items with adorable little birds for both your baby and you.
Don’t you just love the little birds fluttering about singing early in the morning to greet the sunshine? Let these little chirpies wake you up in a bright mood. From a vintage necklace to a custom baby print, the birdies are here to share some enjoyable secret. A tiny bird told me that I’d really love those colorful wall decals, what about you?
a Printspace Custom Birth Print Birdie Boy Blue $35.00
b Little Bird Gift Case Baby Clothing Set – Pink $29.95
c Mod Bird Bronze Necklace $24.00
d Dwell Studio Bib & Burp Set Lilac Sparrow $55.00
e Tiger Tribe Mobile Hummingbird $31.95
f Holly & Eddie Deep Olive Corduroy Dress $49.95 $34.95
g Alimrose Designs Bib Applique Birdie $14.95
h DecoSticks Tree Bird Wall Stickers $44.00
i Printspace The Bird Cage $20.00
j Tiger Tribe Birdie Rattle $19.95
k Plum Baby Romper Printed Little Birdie $24.95
l Alimrose Design Birdie Squeaker $19.95
m Haba Wooden Bracelet Piepsi $9.95
I have nothing against technology and game consoles, in fact I have tried spending a huge portion of my high school semestral breaks and vacations playing an RPG (role playing game) with my younger brothers, only taking breaks for meals and going to the bathroom. And presently I am wanting a PSP so I can play Little Big Planet and Loco Roco. Despite my enthusiasm with game consoles, it has occurred to me multiple times that spending hours in front of the Playstation, bashing computer-generated villains and pixelated baddies, and saving princesses and comrades, is a waste of time. Those hours can be spent more productively by honing your craft and learning new things. Holler if you agree with me.
My son is only a year old, and I know I can’t keep him away from the wiles of technology. However, I plan to get him involved in more productive activities when he grows up so he gets to maximize his potentials. And just when I thought I have to buy him the same art materials I am using, I came across these new DJECO art sets at Peanut Gallery!
Creativity and time will never be wasted with a great set of paints, even with little kids.
Djeco Watercolour Workshop $36.95
Personally, I think watercolor is the prettiest medium of art. It has this certain whimsical appeal for me because of its softness and ability to blend seamlessly. With this, your kid can learn to create masterpieces with watercolors as early as 8 years old. Let him appreciate colors and water in an artsy way.
Djeco Gel Pastel Workshop $42.95
Do not limit your child to a single medium; let him discover new styles and techniques using a different set of materials, just like this pastel set. Pastels can go rough or smooth, extremely vivid colors or softened hues, depending on the artist’s preference and personal style. No need for brushes, let him do hands-on painting with pastels.
Djeco Gouache Tubes (Paint) $19.95
Gouache is more versatile than any other medium. It can go with brush or with bare hands; it can be applied thickly or sparingly. With these vibrant colors, your kid can create works of art straight from his mind and be a Michelangelo of his time. Packed in tubes instead of little pans or bottles, gouache can be neatly squeezed out in necessary amounts so you don’t need to worry about washing his pallet often.
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