Pretend & Play Snack Shop

Pretend play is considered one of the most important developmental activities young children engage in. Through pretend play, children learn how to develop relationships. Pretend play builds emotional skills and teaches children how to have conversations. And pretend play even enhances a child's thinking skills.

Although it is important that a parent engage their child in pretend play, it is more important that children have pretend play sessions with their peers. Adults tend to let children control the pretend play session, but when children play with their peers, the play session becomes improvised...both children will take control and change the scenario during the course of play--which means, the child must make adjustments during the play session and deal with unknown twists and turns.

As you can see, pretend play isn't just about playing. It is an important learning process for preschoolers!

Playing store is a common pretend game among preschoolers, and being able to have unlimited snacks, well...that is most children's dream. So, here is a pretend play set that combines a child's love for eating snacks with the fun game of playing store...and turns it into a terrific pretend play set to encourage developmental learning!

By the way, the set we are featuring is made by a manufacturer whose products are mainly bought by schools, not by consumers. Although this is a school quality set, not a toy store product, it is made for home use. But this set is still made at school quality standards. It is made to last!

And since it is manufactured by a school supplies company, it comes with everything an educator would want in a pretend store including a clock to learn time telling, money to learn coin recognition for younger children and change making for older children, pricing cards and more.

The set comes with so many terrific accessories we can't mention them all. In fact, it comes with more than 100...that's right over 100 great pretend play items such as play fruit and pastries, write-on wipe-off store signs, money and many other store  essentials, even a "Back At" Clock!

And one of the best features of this set, from a parent's perspective, everything is self contained. When play time is over, simply put everything into the built in storage pouches and put it away. And if your child wants to play store at a friend's house...no problem, it is light weight and easy to carry!

For ages 3 and up!