Play Food - Pick 'n' Sort Food Groups, 26 pcs
Grocery shopping is full of learning moments and a great chance to talk about what different foods are called. Keep the conversation going at home with this set of 22 foods, ready to be sorted into food groups in the four baskets.
What makes this product special
Toys for learning through play
Play is essential for children’s learning, well-being, and development. Through play, children learn about themselves and the world around them.
Play helps children:
• stay curious
• focus and become absorbed in what they're doing
• take on age-appropriate challenges
• build confidence
We believe children learn best by doing things for themselves:
• by making mistakes
• by getting messy
• by falling down and getting back up again
Resilience, confidence, and courage grow through experience, one small step at a time.
That's why we carefully choose toys that encourage independence, imagination, movement, and social skills — offering just the right balance of support, freedom, and opportunities to grow.
Carefully selected toys
We carefully handpick every toy from the vast world of toys available today. The only toys that make it into our range are ones we'd be happy to give our own children.
Every toy at ToyAcademy should:
• support learning through play
• be made from durable, high-quality materials
• be safe and enjoyable for children to play with
20 years of experience as parents and professionals
We're a Danish company founded in 2005, and we're parents too. We know what it's like to want the very best toys for your children.
Our mission is clear:
Toys should support children’s development, well-being, and confidence through play.
90-day returns
Shop with peace of mind — especially when buying gifts.
You have 90 days to return your purchase, giving you extra flexibility and peace of mind.
If you happen to choose the wrong toy, you can easily exchange it or return it.
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What makes this product special
Grocery shopping is full of learning moments and a great chance to talk about what different foods are called. Keep the conversation going at home with this set of 22 foods, ready to be sorted into food groups in the four baskets.
Suitable for ages 18 mos. to 7 yrs.Play food is fantastic for pretend play, which inspires your child to copy real-life experiences such as cooking, shopping, or going to a café. Talk about where our food comes from and what happens to it inside the body. This expands your child’s vocabulary and knowledge.
Role play where children copy everyday activities develops their understanding of the world they live in. With play food, your child also gets to play and be silly with food in a way that is maybe not acceptable at mealtime with real food. Also, you can expand your child's play opportunities by playing grocery store, maybe with little homemade special offer signs. That way, you can have fun with both numbers and words, and your child can gain confidence in calculating prices, giving back change, or greeting customers politely.
Practising how to categorise objects develops your child’s ability to sort through the countless impressions they experience every day. Sorting and categorizing are quite simply a way of learning and comprehending new concepts, experiences, and words. Before we can understand what something is and what it means, we first need to understand how it differs from something else.
Many everyday situations demand that we know how to sort and organise – for example, we use that skill when we make separate piles of laundry, learn equations, or sort our garbage.
This activity develops essential skills which support your child's well-being and ability to learn:
- Great for role play, where children practise finding their own place in the game and not always being in charge. This develops your child's social skills.
- Strengthens social skills, which, according to early years educators, are more important for children to practise than learning math and memorising the alphabet.
| Item number | 21-LER9755 |
|---|---|
| Age | 18 mos., 2 yrs., 2.5 yrs., 3 yrs., 4 yrs., 5 yrs. , 6 yrs. , 7 yrs. |
| Function | Imagination, Shape and colour recognition, Logical thinking, Language and language comprehension, Numeracy skills |
| Material | Plastic |
| Maintenance | Wipe with a damp cloth |
| Instructions/rules | English, French |
| Take it with you | to school |
Do you know Learning Resources?
Providing children with materials that make learning fun is important for Learning Resources - as their name suggests.In particular, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is at the centre at Learning Resources. For example, your child can learn to build robots, code, do experiments, and explore their world. For teachers and educators, Learning Resources is a learning goldmine. Sorting animals, coding dinosaurs, and math games can really add some fun to the teaching.
See our selection from Learning Resources here.
Delivery time: 2-4 business days
We aim to ship your order as quickly as possible. In most cases, you’ll receive it within 2-4 business days. Occasionally, minor delays may occur.
Please note: During busy periods, such as Christmas or Black Friday, delivery times may be slightly longer.
Returns
You have 90 days to return your purchase. That gives you extra peace of mind, especially when buying gifts. If you happen to choose the wrong toy, you can easily exchange it or return it.
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