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Parker is just entering into the world of pretend play. He loves to wear his hero cape, drive his little wooden cars, and cook in his kitchen.
Yup. He cooks in his very own kitchen. We start ‘em out young at our house.
So when Melissa and Doug asked if I’d be willing to review their Grocery Store/Lemonade Stand, I knew this would fit perfectly into our new world of pretend play.
Our Melissa and Doug Grocery Store/Lemonade Stand came unassembled.
So I needed to recruit my slave labor.
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The 14 year old had this assembled in a flash.
And, just like his Dad, he refused to even look at the directions.
sigh.
I’m impressed with how sturdy Melissa and Doug’s Grocery Store/Lemonade Stand is. This is a toy that can be handed down to the next in line!
It would be an excellent choice for a preschool or kindergarten classroom.
Not to mention how cute Parker looks standing behind it.
ahem.
The removable chalkboard signs are perfect for handwriting practice and also provide a fun way to provide matching opportunities with an object and and it’s written name.
The Grocery Store/Lemonade Stand would work with a wide variety of ages, and Parker’s big sister is always ready to step behind the counter and play with our Brave Hero!
The Grocery Store/Lemonade Stand has already received hours of play. We can’t wait for springtime to take it outside, reverse the banner so it reads ‘lemonade’ and make a bundle selling the ice cold drink to the neighbors!
Because the Grocery Store/ Lemonade Stand doesn’t come with fruits and vegetables, you’ll want to go here and look at the great selection Melissa and Doug offer!
Educational, well built, and versatile, Melissa and Doug have whipped up yet another recipe for fun with this beauty!
We have one Melissa & Doug Grocery Store/Lemonade Stand, retail value $129.99, to give away to one lucky reader.
Win It:
We are offering one lucky reader the beautiful Melissa & Doug Play Kitchen!
Just head on over to Melissa an Doug’s site and come back and tell us (with a comment) one other product your little one would love to have.
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Because I choose to blog with integrity: Melissa and Doug sent Parker a Grocery Store/Lemonade Stand for FREE. It is kind of hard to write a review when you have never used something before. He loves it. We have the pictures to prove it.
Am I first to comment? Wow. First of all, I’m THRILLED beyond measure that Parker gets his own lemonaid and fruit stand. That is the cutest thing ever! I would LOVE one of those, too. And at Melissa and Doug’s, I think the slice and bake cookie set is just DARLING.
My boys would love any of their toys, and seeing their darling cute things makes me wish for a girl!
But we love their ‘cutable food’
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How fun! We’d definitely choose the food groups toys. My son is such a picky eater…maybe playing with food would make it more appealing!
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While we’d love to have just about anything, right now we’re working on fine motor skills – puzzles are a big hit lately. I’m also thinking the wooden magnetic letters and numbers would be good – a bit beyond Alex right now, but he could start getting familiar with the shapes, you know?
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I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that.
“Why?” my daughter asked.
“Because it’s been on the ground, you don’t know where it’s been, it’s dirty, and probably has germs” I replied.
At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, “Mommy, how do you know all this stuff, you are so smart.”
I was thinking quickly. “All moms know this stuff. It’s on the Mommy Test. You have to know it, or they don’t let you be a Mommy.” We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information.
“OH…I get it!” she beamed, “So if you don’t pass the test you have to be the daddy.”
“Exactly” I replied back with a big smile on my face.
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Garden Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
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Forget the kids! I wanna play
I love all the cut-able food. My kids want to help me so badly in that stage of dinner preparation they can with those!
Melissa & Doug is one of my favorite toy source. The wood and other materials they use actually hold up to my three boys. That on it’s own is a miracle.
I love Melissa and Doug toys and have a few at home. I wouldn’t know how to select just one. My son would love any of them… to name a few the pound and roll tower, the standing easel, the dinosaur magnets, or the latch boards.
I think your son has the sweetest smile ever. I can’t enter the contest as I am north of the border, and I am ok with that, my kids are older than your son. But I have to admit, I missed you telling us what you ate for breakfast in the rules section… it does give me a chuckle.
We have so many of their toys, but i have my eyes on the cutting foods!!!
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We love the Wooden Puppet Stand – Gabi is totally into pretend play and the grocery/lemonade stand would be fab! Your son’s delight sold us on the fun we could all have with it
Love your blog – glad I found it!
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I’d love to get this for Zach’s new preschool class next year!
Wow, in addition to the awesome looking lemonade stand, my kiddos would love the puppet theater!
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My daughter would love the Fold and Go Doll house to play with when she was in the hospital
My son would love any of the mighty builders
We love Melissa & Doug here at our house. They have this barn door puzzle with swinging doors. Noah LOVES doors (weird, I know) and animals. It’s perfect.
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My little one would love the horse stamp set!
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I would love one of those lemonade stands. I can see how much joy it brings Parker. That is sooo awesome!! I’m sure my daughter would love one just as much. I think she would love the lacing beads in a box. She’s having a renewed interest in fine motor activities & always loves to pretend play and cook in her kitchen too
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I so love Melissa and Doug products. I’ve had my eye on that grocery store—-it is beyond cute! I’m so glad that Parker is lovin’ it. As a kid I ALWAYS wanted a play kitchen with all the playfood and stuff. I think every kid should have one!
My little one would love the stand up easel too! Thanks for this AMAZING giveaway!
we love parker at our house and check him out all the time. we would love to have this at our house
I like their play food sandwich set too, and any of their kitchen sets.
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I like the cutting food and the cutting fruit! Cute!
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I know I can’t win it since I’m not in the US, but I just wanted to say how stinkin’ cute Parker looks – and how much we love Melissa and Doug. They make some of my favorite toys!
We love their products, especially the giant floor puzzles. They are fun, easy and very durable. Stress on the DURABLE part! They are also educational. The dinosaur puzzle has dino info, the ABC puzzle train has pics with each letter, the solar system tells all about the planets. You get the idea.
Love, love, love the Brave Hero at his stand. With that face you had better stock up on lemonade because he is going to sell a ton of it!!!!
OH MY GOSH!!! I CANNOT even stand this!! PARKY!!!! You are such a doll, I love you!! I would buy lemonade from you anytime!! He is so cute Tammy, I love this! I also love Melissa and Doug brand products and buy them often. This lemonade stand is darling!
Parky, will you be my Valentine???
Love to all,
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If i had to pick another toy from the M&D site… it would be the Deluxe Kitchen Play Center. My little one LOVES to help me in the kitchen whenever she can and pulls out ALL my Tupperware to “make cake”
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princess loves playing with her kitchen I would select the fridge food set
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I would also love the Jumbo ABC Chunky Puzzle.
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I love that grocery stand! How cute!
I’ve been wanting to get an easel for my son, and I’ve heard so many good reviews about the Melissa & Doug easel.
the cutting foods are adorable. they have such great sturdy products!
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LOVE Melissa and Doug products! We have a lot of their puzzles, but I’ve had my eye on the cutting fruit for a while. Really excited about the grocery/lemonade stand!
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The birthday party kit – as we are pretending it is someone’s birthday at least once a day.
Oh, this would be a huge, huge hit at our house!
We would also love the Pirate and Knight Costume Play Sets!
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My daughter would go crazy for their Victorian Dollhouse! Thanks for the chance!
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I love the Wooden Railway Set. Thanks for the chance to win such a great prize!!
I really like the food groups set
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I love love love the deluxe art easel they have. It looks like so much fun, I just know my daughter would adore it!
my Niece would love some of their cutting food
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Oh my goodness, what a cute post. Those pictures are beyond cute!
What a great giveaway as well…I know my girls would love it as much as they lover their M&D Easel.
Another great product we hope to get soon is the wooden castle.
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My choice would be the cutable food. My boys beg to help with that part of dinner!
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oh gosh, my kids would LOVE it all.. but im gonna have to say the kitchen, we just dont have one yet!
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ALL I have to say it I LOVE all of Melissa and Doug products!! I LOVE the lemondaid stand! WOW! the kids would have soo much fun with this in the summer!! My daughter has been wanting the “Deluxe floor-standing wooden easel!!!”
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