Perfect for:

• 3–4 yrs: Practice roleplay with market stalls, kitchens, and picnics - building imagination and social skills.
• 4–5 yrs: Learn healthy food names and sorting while boosting language and communication.
• 5–6 yrs: Encourage cooperative play, storytelling, and early numeracy through pretend shopping games.

Ever been handed a “carrot coffee” or “pumpkin soup” in a teacup? Welcome to the world of toddler café culture. The Wooden Veggie Basket is perfect for little chefs and market stall owners in training. With its chunky wooden avocado, mushroom, leek, chilli pepper, turnip, and pumpkin, this basket of goodness brings endless opportunities for pretend play.

Beyond the laughs, these simple veggies pack a lot of learning power. Roleplay encourages social interaction, turn-taking, and early communication skills. Sorting and naming each vegetable builds vocabulary, while pretend cooking helps children explore early maths and problem-solving (how many mushrooms do we need for dinner?).

Beautifully hand-crafted from reclaimed rubberwood and finished with soft, non-toxic paints, this eco-conscious set is free from plastic and built to last through years of imaginative play.

Key features:

• Includes 6 wooden vegetables in a hand-woven wicker basket
• Encourages healthy eating conversations in play
• Supports language, communication, and early numeracy skills
• Ideal for pretend play kitchens, cafés, and market stalls
• Crafted from sustainable rubberwood with non-toxic paints

Brand summary:
Tender Leaf Toys are hand-crafted in Indonesia from SVLK-certified reclaimed rubberwood. Each toy is finished with non-toxic, water-based paints, then certified to EN 71, ASTM and AS/NZS standards. For every tree they up-cycle, the brand plants another, letting you delight your little one today and nurture a greener tomorrow. So when you order a Tender Leaf Toy from Curious Moonbeam, at least 2 trees get planted! With your help, we choose to nurture the earth for the children of tomorrow.

Dimensions: Basket approx. 14.5 cm x 14.5 cm x 5 cm

Safety: Suitable for children 3 years+. Contains small parts - use with adult supervision.

Shipping: Shipped from our NZ-based supplier. Expected shipping time is 3–5 business days.