Cutting Play Food Fruit & Vegetables Set with Folding Storage Basket

Cutting Play Food Fruit & Vegetables Set with Folding Storage Basket
Encouraging Imaginative Play, Fine Motor Skills, and Social Development – EYLF-Aligned for Early Learning

The Cutting Play Food Fruit & Vegetables Set with Folding Storage Basket is a hands-on, interactive resource designed to inspire dramatic play, sensory exploration, and early numeracy in young children. Featuring colourful, realistic fruit and vegetable pieces that can be “cut” and reassembled, this set offers valuable opportunities for children to develop fine motor control, coordination, and vocabulary through pretend cooking and food preparation.

Complete with a practical folding basket for easy clean-up and role play, this set is ideal for fostering collaborative and inclusive play in early childhood settings. It aligns closely with the principles and learning outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) by supporting holistic, play-based learning experiences.

Key Features:

• Realistic Play Food: Includes colourful fruit and vegetable pieces that separate and reattach with Velcro.

• Safe, Child-Friendly Materials: Durable, smooth-edged, and non-toxic—perfect for everyday use.

• Develops Fine Motor Skills: Cutting action supports grip strength and bilateral coordination.

• Folding Storage Basket: Encourages responsibility and independence with tidy-up routines and role-play shopping.

EYLF-Aligned Learning Opportunities:

• Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
  Through role play, children explore personal interests and express themselves, building confidence and autonomy as they take on familiar roles in the kitchen or market.

• Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world
  The set encourages children to role-play family routines and cultural food practices, promoting awareness, belonging, and inclusivity.

• Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
  Pretend play in a familiar context, like preparing food, supports emotional security and self-regulation, while fine motor actions improve physical coordination.

• Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners
  Slicing and matching the food pieces builds problem-solving skills, hand-eye coordination, and early math concepts like halves, wholes, and counting.

• Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators
  As children play together, they develop language, negotiate roles, and build storytelling abilities, reinforcing both expressive and receptive communication.

• Practice Principle: Learning through Play and Inclusion
  Open-ended, realistic play items ensure accessible and meaningful engagement for children of all abilities and backgrounds.