I like to refresh our play kitchen space by setting it up as different types of shops. For February and Valentine’s Day, we’re playing Sweet Shop.
We have lovingly collected a variety of adorable play food sweets. Most were gifts to my kids for previous Valentine’s Days. There are so many beautiful play sweets out there, here are a few of the ones we have.
- Viga Wooden Macarons
- Wooden Gem Block Hearts (handmade by a local shop – Highway to Railway)
- Wooden Lollipops (Erzi and Goki)
- Felt hearts (Sewing Seeds Play)
- Resin chocolate bars (handmade by a small shop – The Creative Mix Shop)
- Ice creams (Jellicat, Erzi, Melissa and Doug)
- Crochet Strawberries (handmade by my mom)
- Felt Donuts (Etsy Shops – Needle in a Craft Stack, Victorian Clara)
- Resin Candies (Stars and Sensory, The Creative Mix Shop, Dollarama)
- Chocolate Bonbons (Tenderleaf Toys)
- Wooden Chocolate Cake (Amazon)
- Plastic cupcakes (Green Toys)
- Ice Cream Scoop and Serve (Melissa and Doug)
- Felt fruit slices (Sewing Seeds Play)
In order to give the space more of a shop feel, I set up our Arches Magoo Slippery Wedges with a tablecloth overtop as a counter and used our Lovevery Easy Connect Fort with a silk on top to make a canopy for the shop. This is my answer to giving a Waldorf play stand feel without having one of those beautiful pieces.
This kids have been having a wonderful time buying and selling sweets. They particularly like bringing my husband and I treats in the morning with some play coffee. We are very supportive of them practicing this routine.
