Cutting Fruit Crate product reviews

Wooden Toys have to be some of the best I have come across and the cutting fruit sets definitely at the top of the list.
My daughter loves her cutting fruit and veges. At 4 years old the toys are the perfect shape and fit for her little hands, and are easy to play with. She is learning all about size, shape and hand eye coordination without even realising. To her she is having fun but we can see how much she is learning from it.
The bright colours, soft edges and durable wood makes them a toy that will last for ages, even if little teeth decide to give them a try.
Definitely worth investing in. We got our set from toyworld and they dont cost an arm and a leg like some of the more simple play food sets, and of course they are much better quality with a longer lasting life.
Definitely a hit in our home and highly recommended by us.

A pretty good introduction for kids on how to deal with fruit. I liked how much of the fruits structure was represented and the way in which the "knife" would "cut" through the velcro but my older nephew was full of questions about why all the fruit had white cores. I tried to explain that it was just the velcro and that the fruit didnt really all have white cores but he couldnt really accept it since the evidence was right in front of his eyes. Maybe if the velcro dots were coloured similar to the bits of fruit they were covering up it would be less confusing. I have to agree that the banana was awfully squared off and the colours werent the greatest. Instead of a rockmelon, using a watermelon might have been a bit more recognisable by younger kids, especially down here where we dont tend to eat much rockmelon. The rest was pretty good and a lid for the box would have been a great move. As it was I used some duct tape to make hinges and butchered the plastic packaging a bit to construct something that will do the job until I can get a better solution worked out. Be a total shame to have to hurl out the wooden crate just because it wont hold the bits in.

Great wooden toy, nice and sturdy, should last well. Sense of traditional values, longevity and durability with wooden toys.
I like the ability to fix broken bits or repaint if chips occur, unlike plastic toys.

My 17 mth old girl thought this was a fun toy, she can hold each item easily, a bit of trouble guiding the knife at this age but will not be long before she has the hang of it.
I like the choice of fruit. I thought the melon slice would be more attractive if it was watermelon with the red flesh and black seeds. The pear and kiwifruit skin colour could be more attractive too.
My daughter tries to eat them a bit so glad it is non-toxic paint.
Not so keen about it being made in China with the latest news about safety standards there.
It stimulates conversations about names of fruit, cutting carefully, halves, what things go together.
It is fun to make genetically engineered fruit by sticking different fruits together.
A rounder banana would be nice.
Packaging is initially attractive with the fruit displayed well. Once you discard the moulded plastic inner, the nice wooden tray is too big for the fruit and knife and there is no lid to keep it all together.
Overall I am sure she will enjoy this toy for at least another year, maybe more, and I know it will last to be passed on to more kids as she outgrows it.
I think it is a very successful toy. Great job.