Prior to our move, while decluttering our home and staging children’s bedrooms, I went through our oldest daughter’s play kitchen accessories. We had already donated her play kitchen because it had been moved to the outdoor patio and we were planning to surprise little sister with an upgrade in her new play loft. Although we no longer had the kitchen, we did have a big basket full of plastic food, utensils and pans. Like the kitchen, they should have been tossed out years ago but little sister couldn’t bear to part with her favorite pretend play toys. I quietly emptied the basket in our recycling bin and went on a mission for wooden toys that would be a much safer and cleaner option for our new home. I received a complimentary dessert stand and tea party set from Cubbie Lee, a wooden toy company that offers affordable educational toys that are built to last. Little sister was so excited to discover her kitchen and play food in our new home and I’ve enjoyed watching the pretend play and her creativity thrive with a vivid imagination.
The dessert stand and tea party set is designed for endless play but also helps develop fine motor skills and teaches sharing. The cakes can be “cut” and separated while the stackable desserts provide an opportunity for the best culinary creations in your child’s play kitchen. The wooden toys are certified safe and non toxic with no choking hazards making them excellent for small children.
My daughters are six year apart in age and couldn’t have more different personalities. Big sister is always focused and enjoys structure. She follows rules and walks into every situation with a well thought out plan. Little sister is the little light of sunshine that glows brightly from the moment she wakes up until she finally tucks herself under her covers and whispers, “today was the best day ever,” and nods off to sleep. She sees the good in everything and every moment is an opportunity for play. She spends hours in her play kitchen and has a very long list of favorite dolls and animals to invite over for tea parties. She uses her play phone to call 10 of her favorite play friends each morning, invites them down the hall to her kitchen, then happily shares the guest list to her fabulous tea party. Mr. Penguin, the penguin backpack her big sister received as a holiday gift from SeaWorld San Diego years ago, and the big bear Santa left in our living room last year are frequent guests at the daily parties.
She carefully cuts cake and serves the best hot tea. Sometimes she adds cinnamon, chocolate syrup and even marshmallows. Bear always wants seconds and little sister happily serves her play friends for hours.
The Cubbie Lee 30 day guarantee and 5 year warranty ensures every purchase from the family business will be loved. Do you enjoy observing magical tea parties in your home too?
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How fun is this set? One of my nieces LOVES tea parties, so she would go gaga for this set. I need to show her mom!!
What a lovely guft for little kids who enjoy pretend play with tea parties and all that. I love that it’s wooden, you’ll know it’s going to last long!
That is a great kitchen to learn and develop dexterity and learn those great skills. I will try and let my family know about this set.
What an absolutely adorable tea set! This would be perfect for my niece! Isn’t it funny how your daughters are so different in their personalities! I love seeing how that works in different families
This is just adorable! My daughter loved to play with these types of toys when she was your daughter’s age!
Oh this is too cute! My daughter is 4 months old so I’m super excited for the days when she can play with stuff like this.
It looks like she is having so much fun! My youngest daughter always loved to pretend play like this.
This is such a cute set! My 4 year old loves playing with kitchen stuff and having tea parties. It is such a fun and imaginative way to play. I also have a love for wooden toys since they seem to hold up really well.
She is so cute and smart! My daughter would love to play with these toys!
I remember playing “kitchen” and “Tea party” as a child and my daughter adored her tea party set when she was a kid.
Oh my goodness. What fun. When I was younger I loved my play kitchen, and now my kids love theirs too. Its so much fun, especially for little girls who try to copy us in the kitchhen like mine!
Love this adorable post. I have many friends who have children that would love this. New gift idea for the holidays!
When both my daughters were this age, they loved playing with their tea sets! I would have loved to have a wooden set for them!
I really like that they are wooden. My dog chews up anything plastic so many of the toy kitchen items haven’t lasted.
She is so cute! I love watching my sweet boy use his imagination! I will be adding these to our toy list for him this Christmas
This set is so cute. It goes perfectly with the kitchen, which would make it a great gift for little aspiring chefs or bakers.
I never had anything like this as a kid but I always wanted a toy kitchen. I love how much you can do with it. The pics of your little girl are precious.
What a lovely tea party set and it is great to hear about how the children have their own individual personalities. Its good to be different and who doesn’t love pretend play?
These are such cute sets. I am always on the hunt for toys that encourage creativity and imagination. My little girl would love to play with these
This is such a lovely little set! I teach 3 and 4 year old little girls and they love things like this. Your daughter sounds like such a sweetie!
I would have loved this when I was a little girl. I love the design and look of this tea time set too. The construction also looks like it will last a long time.
My daughters love playing pretends and I’m sure they’ll love this tea party set. So cute and perfect for little girls!
My niece would love this so much. I love seeing her use her imagination.
I love this for kids, it’s amazing how many scenarios they come up with playing with these types of toys. Makes me wish that mine were that small again.
As an educator, I know how important pretend play is to a child’s development. I would have loved this when I was a little girl.