Melissa and Doug Cutting Food Box

I just want to say that this product does NOT come with two knives and two cutting boards like one of the featured reviews indicated. That review was written in 2002 and maybe it came with two then but it doesn't now. This is a significant con for me.

That been said, my sons ages 18 months old and 3 years old both love this toy. Wonderful idea! My older son loves to "help" me in the kitchen and sometimes I just don't have time to let him. The food cutting box is just what I needed. He cuts his veggies while I cut mine and I can actually get dinner cooked. It makes cooking dinner quality time for us since I'm not stressing out because I'm not getting done what I need to do. Anything that improves the mood gets my vote.

My 2 and 4 year olds got this for Christmas, and decided to make vegetable soup. And whats vegetable soup without a little (or lot) of water. 30 mins later, the paint is peeling off all the tomatoes and carrots and the whole box has to be thrown away. Im suprised this hasnt come up in any of the 100+ reviews, maybe I have the only kids who extensively use water when they're playing with food. They rinse, they boil, they wash and these pieces cannot handle water.

Im sure this is a great quality toy, but not for the way my kids play. Also, the pieces are heavy and hurt when dropped on toes.

It's hard to find kitchen-related toys that aren't really girly. This realistic set has already provided hours of entertainment for my 2.5 y.o. son. It's worth it for vocabulary building alone.

I purchased this for my daughter after she played with it at a local "old town" village. She absolutely loves this. She feeds her dolls and the family.

I'm able to teach her counting & math with this by asking for 3 slices of bread or asking if there's enough of something for everyone to have a piece.

She got this when she was 1 1/2 and still plays with it a year later!

Non toxic paint, not made in china, great toy for kids to learn how to cut...will make it easier to let her help in the kitchen earlier. She learned the sharp side, leaveraging and how to keep her fingers out of the way! Great toy plays with it frequently and for long periods.