Wooden Vegetable Garden Play Set

Most three-year-olds have watched the greengrocer very closely. Behind their own stall they can finally be the one who serves, wraps and hands over the change, while a sibling, a friend or a patient grandparent queues up with a basket.

A play shop for kids who love to be in charge

A typical game starts with a customer asking for "two apples and a carrot, please". The shopkeeper finds them, names a price, counts the coins and says thank you. Then the roles swap. Fill the stall with play food from the kitchen corner, conkers from the garden or a few wooden blocks standing in for loaves of bread.

What children practise behind the counter

• Everyday language: greeting, asking, saying please and thank you.
• Early counting, when items and pretend coins change hands.
• Taking turns and waiting, as customer and seller swap places.
• Sorting and tidying, putting each kind of goods back in its place at closing time.

Setting up the stall: a tip from the shop floor

Start small. Three or four kinds of goods and a handful of paper price tags drawn together are plenty for a first game; a crowded counter tends to end in a heap. Add stock as the stories grow longer. This kids wooden shop sits happily alongside our other Montessori wooden toys for imaginative play.

Characteristics

• Wooden grocery stall and market stand for pretend shopping
• Age: 3+
• Dimensions: 32 x 22 x 10 cm
• Weight: 1.134 kg
• Reference: REFL12011
• 2-year guarantee

Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years. Small parts. Choking hazard. Please retain this information.