Your authentic little cook will need some place to wipe those sticky hands. Much as we are tempted to recommend a full set of chef whites, we really couldn't live with ourselves for adding to the laundry pile as well as the dishes at the end of the meal. (In case you can't live without it, check a restaurant supply store for the real thing.) An apron will ...
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$20.00
Whether you are planning a real warm-weather picnic or a imaginary one on a rainy day, this charming set of a wooden hot dog and hamburger with all the fixins (including wooden squeeze bottles for ketchup and mustard) and watermelon slices will delight you. It comes with a great open wooden basket, but if your little one would swoon for a proper picnic basket with all the trimmings, please do ...
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This tea set is especially charming, and we love the old-fashioned look that the tin gives, when we are otherwise feeling overrun by plastic and fearful of whether the little ones are really careful enough with ceramic cups. This set includes a setting for four with cups, saucers and plates, a tea pot with lid and a tray to contain it all. The tray would also work well for delivering ...
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$14.99
Do you remember the melamine plates with your early artwork on them in your grandmother's kitchen? Don't you think your own parents, now grandparents of your little darling, need their own set? They do; trust us, they do. Here's how it works: your child creates a drawing on one of the special drawing pages included, or you can send in a photograph, and you can add ...
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$14.95
$12.49
"When will it be my birthday?" Why today, of course! And tomorrow, and the next day, and any day you like with this perfectly yummy (never mind wooden) birthday cake. Blow up a few balloons, invite all the teddy bears and dolls to the party, wrap a couple of old toys, and get ready to sing. How old are you today? Three? Or did you say five? Now it's eight? ...
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$19.99
$13.25
Wouldn't it be wonderful if there were a cookbook that had clearly written recipes for you and simply illustrated pictures for your child? Funny you should ask: this is that book. And so is its companion volume, Pretend Soup. Used by preschools around the country for cooking projects, it will be similarly adored in your kitchen. And if your child's teacher and get her to eat vegetable with such ease, ...
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$17.95
$12.21
Here's a lovely book about the joys and trials of friendship, and a great idea for a Halloween activity all wrapped into one. A cat, duck, and squirrel live together in a cabin in the woods, and spend their days making the best pumpkin soup you ever tasted. It's an idyllic little world until the trouble-making duck decides that he wants a turn stirring the soup. Serious squabbling ensues, and ...
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$6.95
Sometimes we all need inspiration on what else E could be for instead of elephants. Now you know - eggplant, silly. And K is for kiwi and kumquat and T is for turnip, of course. And we think there is no better way to get your tiny ones to love vegetables than to watch them squeal with glee when they turn the page that says B is ...
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$17.00
$11.56
Chopping and preparing vegatables and fruits has never been so fun! Armed with a safe wooden knife, children are rewarded with a satisfying cutting sound while slicing through the Velcro that holds this wooden tomato, carrot, pear, lemon, and mushroom together. These hardwood toys are beautifully crafted, and will stand up to years of healthy imaginative and cooperative play.
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$15.99
What says back to school like a new lunchbox? Nothing! (Except of course for a Trapper Keeper and a fresh pack of Ticonderoga No. 2 pencils, but save that for 5th grade....) These Crocodile Creek lunchboxes are perfectly sized and themed for the preschool set - choose between transportation, barnyard, dinosaurs, garden, butterflies, horses, etc. Tuck in a sandwich, some fruit and a little love note, and bring on September!
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$14.95
Perhaps your little darling needs just a teensy suggestion to broaden his culinary horizons. Perhaps you are at your wit's end if you hear another request for grilled cheese. Here is an enlightening tale for both of you. Frances wins a permanent place at the table by realizing that there is a world beyond bread and jam. Someone in your house just may take the hint...
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$16.99
$11.55
If your child's preschool day ends before lunch, maybe a little snack-sized pouch is more useful. It comes in ladybug, kitty cat, monkey, frog and other designs, and each one comes with themed notes for slipping in a special note to remind her just how much her mama loves her. This especially cute sack is great for stowing anything from a full lunch to just a sippy cup and a ...
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$15.39
This ingenious contraption is just the trick to turn your little person into a big help in the kitchen. There is nothing comfortable - or safe, dare we add - about trying to mix dry ingredients into a cake batter while perched on a tipsy stool or grabbed by the ribs by a parent with an aching back. Both you and your preschooler will feel steady with him securely standing ...
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$179.99
Finished with bland baby mush, your little one is ready for some serious exploration. The simply sensational World Snacks series of board books gets the adventure started. You can explore the wonders of sushi, dim sum, soul food, authentic pasta, Latin flavors - oh, and you should expect that snacking will soon be referred to as "noshing" from your newly cosmopolitan eater. And another warning: she may never be satisfied ...
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$6.95
Departing from the subtle bedtime themes of so much of kids' literature, this book is best read in the morning. A weekend morning, if possible, or at least one that provides enough time for pancake making and eating. This is the tale of a little boy who hungers for pancakes so mightily that he patiently takes every step necessary to gather the ingredients himself. And we don't mean grabbing the ...
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$18.99
$14.24
"You can't come to my birthday party!""You're not my friend!"
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