As I may have mentioned a few times before (ahem) I do love a wooden toy. We already have a wooden kitchen which the children love, and so when we were offered the chance to try some of the wooden toy range from Asda, we jumped at the chance.
After some deliberation we chose the 2 in 1 wooden play shop & cafe, priced at £35, and the wooden toy cash register priced at £10. We thought these toys would open up more opportunities for imaginative play, as well as being a good way to help teach numbers, counting, money handling and writing.
The wooden shop and cafe is lovely. It comes flat packed, but is fairly simple to build – we had it set up within half an hour. I like that it is on castors so that it is easy to swap between shop mode and cafe mode.
The shop section has really deep shelves where you can store all your goodies for sale, and the cafe side has a blackboard front where you can write down everything that you are serving that day. There is also a small removable blackboard on the side of the toy, which is perfect for a shopping list, or for taking orders. The set doesn’t come with chalk, so you might want to stock up on some before you start play.
The wooden cash register is a great addition to the shop/cafe, and makes it a lot easier to play. It comes with paper notes, a credit card and some coins, as well as a removable scanner and blackboard section to write the price on.There is a card swipe section on the side, and some abacus beads for counting change.
The children have loved playing with these toys, and they have definitely been used daily since they arrived. They are very well made, the perfect size for all 3 children, who range in age from 1-8, and the option to swap between play modes makes it a much more versatile toy.
I love how you can change the way you play every day. We have had a fruit and veg shop, a DVD shop and a toy shop as well as a tea and cake cafe and a restaurant serving such delicacies as spaghetti bolognese and beans on toast. The children have used it alongside our play kitchen, taking orders at the cafe, heading off to the kitchen to cook the food, and then coming back to the cafe to serve customers. I can see that the wooden shop/cafe and wooden cash register will be used in this house for years to come, and they are fantastic value for such well made toys – perfect for anyone on the hunt for wooden toys as Christmas gifts this year!
I’ve not seen the wooden till – it’s so cute!!!!
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Can’t believe the price of the shop/cafe, I thought it would be much more expensive!
What a great very reasobably priced wooden toy. I’m so tempted to get this for my 3yr olds 4th Birthday! Great review Kate x
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wow! bargain prices for such lovely toys. If my children were younger I would definitely buy these – much nicer than the plastic alternatives in the same price range #triedtested
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This looks fabulous – and such a great price too. I was going to get Jessica a cash register for Christmas and love the look of the wooden one.
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I love ASDA’s range of wooden toys. This shop looks great and so much fun. I can’t believe how reasonably priced they are! I’m hoping to buy the wooden workbench for my twins for their birthday in February. #triedtested
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That looks great! I especially love the cash register and what a great price. I have been after one for my daughter so may have to take a look!
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I love wooden toys as well – they have so much more charm than all of the headache-inducingly bright plastic toys. The price point is amazing. Shame I’m not in the UK anymore … and would struggle to fit this in the suitcase!
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That is just so cute…..The perfect size too! I do love wooden toys….Asda have a great range this year.
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We have got the wooden kitchen for Christmas. I can’t believe how reasonably priced they are, that shop and till looks amazing
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That is fab for that price! I love seeing kids role playing and using their imagination
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This looks amazing, I love wooden toys and I think Asda has a great selection this year. This shop is particularly cute #triedtested
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My kids would have hours of fun with something like this – seems a very reasonable price too!
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This is a really lovely set. I love the extra detail of the blackboard so children can write on it themselves.
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I like wooden toys, especially ones with such good play value as these seem to have.
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It looks absolutely gorgeous Kate – we have exactly the same toy ready to review but based on the current state of my house it has unfortunately yet to leave it’s packaging!
#TriedTested x
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Brilliant toy! I love anything that helps spark imagination in children, and encourages learning of other skills xx
This looks brilliant. We love wooden toys, too, and I do like the versatility with this, and it’s always great to get imaginative play going.
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I love wooden toys. And these are fab prices x
These look great and reasonably priced too. Great ideas for Christmas #triedtested
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