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Can you recommend good books in which cooking and food play a big part?

My favourites are The Sea, The Sea, by Iris Murdoch, and The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester. Both fiction, both include lots of menus and recipes.

Like Water for Chocolate/Laura Esquivel; Under the Tuscan Sun;Frances Mayes; Inspector Maigret Mysteries/George Simenon; Big Night/Monique Truong; Hannah Swenson mysteries/Joanne Fluke; The Cooking School Murders/Virginia Rich; Girl Cook/Hanna McCouch Francesca’s Kitchen/Peter Pezzelli; Pomegranate Soup/Marsha Mehran;

Pretend Play Kitchen – Felt Food Patterns – from the “Felt Cuisine” Collection

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New Huge 26 Piece Red Black Pots & Pans Play Food 4 Pretend Kitchen Set $25.99

Lor of Fisher Price Loving Family dollhouse Play food & tea set $9.99

NEW 17pc Childs Playhouse Kitchen BBQ GRILL Sizzle Sounds+Lights+TOOLS+Play FOOD $34.88

American Girl WICKER BASKET W/LOTS OF PLAY FOOD OR USE IT FOR CLOTHES` STORAGE $5.99

Colorful Birthday Party Cake Kids Pretend Play Food Set $4.99

Play-Doh Food Themed Canister $24.99

Melissa and Doug Wooden Play Food Lot Cutting Food and Cutting Fruit New $28.49

Colorful Kitchen Food Play & Learn toy Cutting Fruit Vegetable Knife 11pc $0.99

6 Wooden Cakes Childrens Tea Party Toy Play Food New $22.80

Melissa & Doug 167 Pizza Party Set Classic Wooden Play Food Brand New $19.99

Melissa & Doug 2608 Classic Wooden Play Food Sushi Slicing Play Set Brand New $19.99

Melissa & Doug 4024 Classic Wooden Play Food BBQ Grill Grilling Set Brand New $19.99

Melissa & Doug 4025 Classic Wooden Play Food Stir Fry Slicing Set Brand New $19.99

Melissa & Doug 511 Birthday Party Classic Wooden Play Food Set Brand New $19.99

Eat Smart, Play Hard: Customized Food Plans for All $9.99

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Cute 6pcs Wooden Egg Yolk Pretend Play Kitchen Food Kid Toy child plaything tool $8.79

PLAY FOOD LOT+Utensils+METAL POTS+PANS-Salt+Pepper Shakers-CORELLE DISH-Corn Cob $7.99

Pretend Play Food, 89 Pieces, Fisher Price, Miscellaneous $12.99

90-pc PLAY FOOD SET Vegetables Fruits Kitchen KIDS Preschool Toddler Daycare LOT $22.88

Melissa and Doug Sushi Slicing Box Play Food NIP! $14.99

***NEW*** WOODEN KITCHEN – FRIDGE PRETEND PLAY FOOD $188.78

Play-Doh Fun with Food – Meal Makin’ Kitchen $19.99

*6 HEART BISCUITS FELT CUP CAKES TOY PLAY FAKE FOOD PARTY KITCHEN SHOP DISPLAY* $2.36

Cross stitch chart, If music be the food of love, play on $2.37

i play Baby Food Jar Holder 195300-901-25 $4.00

***NEW*** WOODEN CUTTING FOOD CRATE KITCHEN PLAY FOOD $24.84

Play Food Pretend Food All Wood $15.00

Food Play, Freymann, Saxton 9780811857055 NEW Book $18.61

brand new childrens play food and table setting for 2 $0.85

Play Kitchen Pretend Food 12 x Felt Ravioli Pasta With Packaging $6.33

Wooden Kitchen Play Food…Shop Role Play…Stacking Lemon Mousse Cake $11.05

Pretend/play Food And Dish Lot Over 150 Pieces!! $13.27

Large lot of Play Food, dishes and accessories $17.50

Melissa and Doug Wooden Sushi Slicing Playset Play Food $14.99

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Melissa & Doug Play Cutting Food Box – 30 wooden pieces $13.99

IKEA Soft toy, salmon PLAY FOOD SET $22.99

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8 ASSORTED MINIATURE TOY PLAY FOOD CARDBOARD PACKETS (FLAT PACKED) $2.37

HUGE Lot Pretend Play Food, Dishes & Grocery Cart $29.99

Lot of 6 Wooden Pretend Eggs with Yolk Kitchen Food Kid Children Play Toy UG1 $0.99

1965 Print Ad Child Size Play Kitchen PA Dutch Corner Cabinet Buffet Food Set $9.99

1965 Print Ad Child Size Cornflower Cook and Serve Set Real China Play Food $9.99

NIB CIRCO HAPPY BIRTHDAY SET PLAY FOOD $32.99

Play Kitchen Pretend Food 24 x Felt Farfalle Bow Tie Pasta With Packaging $6.33

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Little Tikes Play Food $90.00

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Hand Knit Kiwi Fruit Waldorf Play Food $9.99

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Kitten Don’t Play With Your Food Rat Spoon Poster Print $7.34

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Wooden Kitchen Play Food….Tea Time Treats $18.96

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Dairy Queen DQ Pretend Play Food Ice Cream Cones Banana Split & Sandwiches $8.99

NIP DELICIOUS BOUTIQUE play food basket with handles-20 pc play pretend food $8.99

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A-1913 CREAM OF WHEAT CEREAL BREAKFAST LESLIE THRASHER PLAY GAME DOG FOOD COOK A $21.95

KidKraft ★ My Groovy Gourmet Corner Kitchen 60 Piece Foods Play Set Pot & Pan $244.90

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Vint FISHER PRICE *FUN WITH FOOD* Muffin Pan-Hand Mixer & More Play Kitchen pcs $8.99

HTF ~ Old PLAYSKOOL ~ WATER..JELLY..MILK ~ Play Food $4.99

A-1928 MORTON SALT CHILDREN HEALTH FOOD COOK CHICAGO PLAY $21.95

Sealed Deck of Playing Cards Featuring Pointer Dog, by Wayne Dog Food $3.00

Pretend Play Dishes Food Pots Pans Silverware Plates MORE $10.99

New MELISSA and DOUG Cutting Food Fruit Veggetables Bread Play Food $19.99

Pretend Play Cooking Food Dishes Pizza Set $6.99

Plastic Play Pretend Kitchen Pots & Pans, Utensils, Toaster & Food – 24 Pc Lot $14.99

Learning Resources Giant Play Food Set, Set of 80 – NEW $124.99

Plastic Play Pretend Food – McDonalds $4.99

Kids – Children’s “DQ” Dairy Queen Ice Cream Pretend Play Food Set – New & RARE $8.00

Kids – Children’s Flamin’ Pepper Taco Pretend Play Food Set – New & RARE $8.00

Melissa and Doug Cutting Fruit Set Wooden Play Food Factory Sealed $1.99

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10 X WOODEN MILK WOODEN PLAY FOOD TOY KITCHEN NEW! $20.22

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KidKraft® My Groovy Gourmet Corner Kitchen 60-piece Foods Play Set $297.77

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Lot Of 2 Postcards Alfred Mainzer Cats Having Food Fight + Cats Singing/Playing $5.99

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New Wooden Egg Yolk Pretend Play Kitchen Food Kid Toy children plaything tool $0.01

NEW NWT POTTERY BARN KIDS HOLIDAY COOKIE SET PLAY FOOD $79.99

COOKING KITCHEN FOOD TOY KIDS CHEF PLAY HOUSE SET CHILDREN WOOD/WOODEN FURNITURE $207.95

Lodge Double Play Reversible Grill Griddle $24.99 Already seasoned from the American foundry and ready to use, the cast iron experts at Lodge bring to your kitchen a reversible grill/griddle to fit over 2 burners with 2-in-1 convenience: breakfast griddle reverses to a large grill to enjoy authentic grilled steaks, chicken, pork chops or hamburgers indoors. Channels on the grill side drain grease for cooking healthy meals. Lodge Logic’s preseason…

Skip Hop Zoo Lunchie Insulated Lunch Bag With friendly faces and matching zipper-pulls, Zoo Lunchies make lunchtime fun time! Sized just right for little kids, or a mom and baby on-the-go, these soft bags have a roomy main compartment that holds sandwiches, snacks, drinks and more. An insulated, wipe-clean interior keeps food and drinks cold, plus an inside mesh pocket holds lunch money, an ice pack or utensils. ZOO LUNCHIES coordinate …

Tomy Gearation Refrigerator Magnets $13.95 Now make gear-agous fun on the fridge! Great way to keep the kids in sight and out of trouble while you’re making dinner!…

Gametown $0.99 …

National Geographic’s Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea [VHS] $6.88 They don’t call them killer whales for nothing. In National Geographic’s Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea, narrated by the great David Attenborough, you’ll see pods of these great beasts work together to capture prey, much like their distant cousins the wolves. Incredible close-up footage of orcas playing, learning to hunt, practicing, and making their kills all across the globe brings them to li…

Barney’s Exercise Circus & Parade of Numbers [VHS] $16.99 Barney and the gang get up a playground circus, featuring Barney the Balancing Dinosaur and Derek the Juggler. Guest Joe Scruggs sings songs; the whole point of the show is that exercise feels good. Also on this video is “Barney’s Parade of Numbers,” which features a visit from Mr. Tenagain, who has a passion for all things 10. This two-fer is the usual Barney fare, with a light emphasis on body a…

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Eat Pray Love $4.98 Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir of enlightenment gets the deluxe treatment at the hands of Glee creator Ryan Murphy, who bathes every scene in a golden glow. Unaccustomed to being alone, Liz (Julia Roberts) exits her marriage to Stephen (Billy Crudup, quite good) only to enter into an affair with an actor (James Franco, curiously uncomfortable), who introduces her to meditation. Just as her editor, Del…

Food Groups Play Food Set $19.98 Kids have a ball with these well-made wooden play food sets – and Food Groups play set lets your youngsters get a sense for the different types of foods: dairy, and veggies, and meat – oh my! This 21 piece set includes items from the dairy section, breads and grains, fruits and vegetables, and meat. Colorful, durable, and fun, these solid wood play food pieces offer up a smorgasbord of playtime possibilities. For ages 3 and up.

Food Play $12.71 This book is in New – Excellent condition

GiGo Play Food Shopping Basket Set $6.99 Plastic play food set with shopping basket.

Melissa and Doug Food Groups – Wooden Play Food $19.99 Planning a well-balanced meal is child’s play with this wooden set. Items from the five food groups–including watermelon, milk, cheese, fish, eggs, and much more–are crafted of solid wood and come with four wooden baskets for sorting and storage.Extension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn:Ask the child to identify each food item (other than condiments) and to categorize it by basic food group: meat, dairy, grain, or fruits and vegetables. Ask the child to place each food group in a different crate.Ask the child to identify each food item (other than condiments) and to categorize it by basic food group: meat, dairy, grain or fruits and vegetables. Ask the child to place each food group in a different crate.Have the child identify the colors of each food item, and sort the items by color among the four crates.Help the child to assemble a balanced meal in each basket. Explain that each meal must have one item from each food group.Visual memory skills: Place 3-4 ingredients in front of the child. Let the child study them before asking the child to close their eyes while you remove one piece. Ask the child which piece was removed. Gradually increase the number of ingredients.

Sandwich Making Play Food Set $15.99 Well hello, deli! Sandwich Making Play Food Set comes with 18 solid wood, mix and match pieces that let your little chef whip up an awesome treat – the food may be make believe, but the fun is for real! Includes bread slices, seeded roll, veggie slices, choices of meat, and more! Play food pieces feature Velcro tabs to help the tasty creations stay together. For ages 3 and up.

Melissa and Doug Cutting Food – Wooden Play Food $19.99 This set contains eight pieces of wooden food, a cutting board and a wooden knife. Cutting the food makes a satisfying “crunch”–and a playful introduction to concepts of “whole,” “part,” and fractions.Extension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn:Ask the child to identify each food and categorize it as a fruit, vegetable, or grain.Place the food items in a row. Ask the child to count the number of food items. Repeat the activity until the child is able to count them independently.Ask the child to place the apple on the cutting board and cut it apart with the wooden knife. Explain that the apple has been cut into two equally sized pieces, or halves. Ask the child to find another piece of food that could be cut in half (the pepper).Ask the child to put together the sandwich-bread slices on the cutting board and to use the wooden knife to cut them into individual slices. Explain that the bread was cut into three equal slices, or thirds. (Do not use the loaf for this activity–it works best with the sandwich slices.)Ask the child to place the watermelon slice on the cutting board and to cut it apart with the wooden knife. Explain that the watermelon slice has been cut into four pieces, or fourths.

Pizza Party Play Food Set $15.68 No peppers on mine, please! This fun and funky play food set lets your little chef pretend to fix up a batch of an all-time, kid-pleasing, crowd favorite: pizza! Mix and match the toppings, and serve up a tasty fun time. This 63-piece set includes a 6-piece pie, tray, cutting wheel, spatula, and rounds of mushroom, pepperoni, and pepper which have Velcro backing to stay in place. For ages 3 and up.

Food Groups Wooden Play Set $14.99 Making it easy to plan a well balanced diet, this wooden set features items from the five food groups, plus oil. Includes watermelon, corn, milk, cheese, cereal, fish, egg and much more!

Play with Your Food! $2.95 By Paul Carey. SATB DV A Cappella. Walton Choral. 28 pages. Walton Music #WW1407. Published by Walton Music

Play With Your Food $30.75 This book is in Good Used condition

Cutting Food Box Play Food Set $17.99 This super-sized set enables kids to cut their food just like mom or dad. It’s perfect for encouraging hand-eye coordination. This set includes more than 25 pieces, including a child-safe knife and cutting board, along with eight healthy choice selections for kids to prepare their own meals. Knives glide easily through each item, making a realistic crunching sound that kids love. Once cut apart, kids will enjoy reattaching the disassembled pieces and starting all over. A handy wooden crate is included for easy storage. Ages 3 & Up.

Toddler Play Food Set – 101 pieces $32.99 This set includes everything you need to stock your pretend food pantry! A variety of foods from each food group are represented.

Play with your Food 2013 Mini Wall Calendar $7.99 Saxton Freymann has proven that anything is possible when you Play With Your Food. This year’s calendar with its parade of baby characters created from ordinary fruits and vegetables, is an adventure that will speed you laughing on your way to a fresh appreciation of food. ISBN: 0767191587

Play-Doh Barbeque Food Playset $13.99 Creative barbeque playset comes with everything you need to “cook up” a pretend PLAY-DOH-style cookout! Includes five cans of PLAY-DOH compound, playmat and eight accessories. Get ready to roll, mold and create fun pretend foods with this set of fun tools and accessories. Mold pretend hot dogs, burgers and buns! Then create colorful veggies and toppings and serve up your creations! With loads of accessories you can serve a pretend PLAY-DOH barbeque anytime!

Melissa and Doug Fridge Food Set – Wooden Play Food $19.99 Unpack these “chilled” wooden groceries into your play fridge and freezer for delicious food play. Perfect for make-believe play, or as novel manipulatives for counting, sorting and more. Eight wooden pieces include orange juice, waffles, milk, ice cream, cheese, yogurt, frozen vegetables and butter.Extension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn:Ask the child to identify each food item, and to count them (9).Ask the child to identify which items belong in the refrigerator, and which belong in the freezer. Ask the child to identify letters of the alphabet on the food items.Ask the child to identify shapes found on each food item. (rectangles, circles, triangles, etc.)Ask the child to identify colors found on each food item. (red, green, yellow, etc.)Ask the child to prepare a make-believe meal using the Fridge Food items.Play “store” and ask the child to fill your grocery order.Ask the child to stack the Fridge Food items as high as he/she can before they topple.

KidKraft 63187 Yummy Play Food Set $33 Yummy Play Food Set by KidKraft 63187. Our new 125 piece plastic food set will please every little cook! From canned goods, to sodas, to snacks and veggies, this set has something for everyone!SpecificationThis item includes:KK-63187 Yummy Play Food SetPlease refer to the Specifications to determine what items are included since sometimes the image shows more or less items. If you are not sure, please contact us and our customer service will be glad to help.

Melissa and Doug Sushi Slicing Play Set – Wooden Play Food $19.99 Add wasabi, if you like! This elegant 24-piece wooden sushi play-food set is packed in a beautiful storage box and includes sliceable sushi rolls, shrimp, tuna, easy-use chopsticks, a cleaver and more. Sushi rolls make realistic chopping sounds when sliced!

Yummy Plush Play Food – 25 Pieces $36.57 Fun and yummy plush play food set includes fruits vegetables poultry and assorted other foods. Set includes convenient storage bag. Largest piece: 5-1/2L Smallest: 2-1/2L. Machine washable. All ages. Exclusively ours.

Melissa and Doug Felt Play Food – Pizza Set $19.99 Make a 10-inch felt pizza to please any palate with this 42-piece create-a-pizza play food set. Your little chef can choose from an array of colorful toppings, and even customize each slice. Then slide the pizza into the box . . . time to deliver!Extension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn:Place all the felt food pieces in a row. With the child, count the number of pieces. Repeat until the child is able to count them independently.Ask the child to sort the toppings into groups by shape and category. Have the child identify each type of food and count how many there are in each group. Count how many toppings there are all together.Play a matching game by creating a slice of pizza with a variety of toppings and ask the child to match your slice.Put all four slices of pizza on the pizza pan to introduce the word “whole.” Demonstrate “half” the pizza by removing two slices and putting them on the table. Remove one or three slices to show one quarter or three quarters.Ask the child to make a sauce-and-cheese pizza with pepperoni and mushrooms. If the child is familiar with fractions, you might ask for half with one topping and half with another. Place more orders, with increasing numbers of ingredients.

KidKraft 63187, Yummy Play Food Set 125 pc $21.16 Who’s hungry? Let your little one cook dinner for you with the KidKraft Tasty Treats Pretend Food Play Set.

Food Play By Elffers, Joost/ Freymann, Saxton $22.1 The creators of Play With Your Food collect more than three hundred of the very best images from a decade of creating unique and hilarious fruit and vegetable carvings, bringing them to life once again for a new generation of readers. 25,000 first printing. Author: Elffers, Joost/ Freymann, Saxton Publication Date: 2006/11/23 Number of Pages: 320 Binding Type: Hardcover Language: English Depth: 1.00 Width: 6.25 Height: 6.50

Mellisa n Doug 271 Food Groups Play Food $29.37 Making it easy to plan a well balanced diet this wooden set features items from the five food groups plus oil. Includes watermelon corn milk cheese cereal fish egg and much more

Will play for food Funny Sweatshirt by CafePress $39.5 Warm up in our stylin’ Hanes Heavyweight 90/10 cotton/polyester sweatshirt. Thick but not bulky, for maximum comfort and durability whether you’re working out or hanging out. 10.1 oz. patented PrintPro174; fabric in a 90/10 cotton/polyester Funny Sweatshirt Tee, TShirt, Shirt Warm up in our stylin’ Hanes Heavyweight 90/10 cotton/polyester sweatshirt. Thick but not bulky, for maximum comfort and durability whether you’re working out or hanging out. 10.1 oz. patented PrintPro174; fabric in a 90/10 cotton/polyester

Will play for food Funny Magnet by CafePress $4 Stick ‘em up with our fun and functional magnets. Holds refrigerator notes, photos, dress up a school locker, room or workspace. Adds stylish fun to any room. Collect ‘em, trade ‘em. 2.25 inch diameter Metal shell Flat magnet Funny Magnet Stick ‘em up with our fun and functional magnets. Holds refrigerator notes, photos, dress up a school locker, room or workspace. Adds stylish fun to any room. Collect ‘em, trade ‘em. 2.25 inch diameter. Metal shell. Flat magnet

Chad Valley 104 Piece Play Food Set. $9.99 Feed their imagination with the Chad Valley 104 Piece Play Food Set. It’s perfect for pretend picnics or for use with toy cash registers or play kitchens. There’s a huge variety of fruits, vegetables, packets and cans so little ones can either play or learn by identifying foods.Set includes: 12 x paper boxes, 3 x bottles, 1 x French Fries, 1 x French Fries container, 8 x canned food, 1 x corn oil bottles, 8 x bakery, 2 x ice-cream, 2 x cones, 1 x chicken leg, 24 x potato chips, 1 x burger, 1 x meat, and 19 x vegetables.Also includes 16 x fruits and 4 x sausages.Size H25.4, W35.5, D82.5cm.For ages 3 years and over.EAN/MPN/UPC/ISBN: 0045672698896.WARNING(S):Not suitable for children under 3 years old.To be used under the direct supervision of an adult.

Food Safety $129 The first volume of the "ISEKI-Food Book" series, this book discusses how food quality and safety are connected and how they play a significant role in the quality of our daily lives. Topics include methods of food preservation, food packaging, benefits and risks of micro-organisms and process safety.

Melissa and Doug Felt Play Food – Sandwich Set $19.99 Open your own sandwich shop with this 33 piece smorgasbord of fabulous felt food pieces! Use white or wheat bread, or a pita pocket, then layer on the meats, cheeses, vegetables, condiments and more. Build a submarine, a grinder, a hoagie or a Dagwood sandwich! With dozens of sandwich stuffers included, we’ve got the ingredients for any special order!

Melissa and Doug Play-Time Produce Vegetables – Play Food $19.99 Tempting your children to try some delicious vegetables will be much easier once they have played with these realistically sized “fresh from the farm” veggies! There are 7 pieces packed in this crate of harvested seasonal favorites. This durable, molded-plastic food is ideal for kitchen and grocery play.Extension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn:Ask the child to count the vegetables and to identify each one.Ask the child to identify the colors on each of the vegetables.Place four or more vegetables in front of the child, depending on his/her age. Ask the child to study them before closing his/her eyes. Remove one vegetable and ask the child to recall the missing vegetable.Hide the vegetables from the child’s sight, then secretly place one piece in a paper bag. Ask the child to place a hand in the bag and identify the vegetable by touch.Ask the child to sort the vegetables into groups of long and round pieces.Play “store” and ask the child to place vegetables in a bag, per your order. (“I’d like one red and two green pieces, two bumpy and one smooth.”)

Melissa and Doug Dry Goods Pantry Set – Wooden Play Food $19.99 Here are some great staples every little chef needs to have in the pantry. This 9-piece wooden set of dry goods includes tuna, ketchup, spaghetti, soup, sugar, crackers, salad dressing, mustard and cereal.Extension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn:Ask the child to identify each food item, and to count them (9).Ask the child to identify shapes found on the food items. (rectangles, circles, diamonds etc.)Ask the child to identify colors found on the food items. (red, green, yellow, etc.)Ask the child which food item is the longest. Which item is the smallest?Play “store” and ask the child to fill your grocery order.Ask the child to identify a food item by asking questions about them. (“What food(s) do people put on hamburgers?”)Ask the child to stack the food items as high as he/she can before they topple.

Melissa and Doug Pizza Party – Wooden Play Food $19.99 Young pizza chefs will shout “Mamma mia!” when they see the 54 toppings that come with this wooden pizza set. Then they’ll get busy topping, cutting and serving up six custom slices for their happy customers. The set comes with a brightly colored tray, pizza cutter, spatula and a wooden box for storage, and the pizza makes “slicing” noises when cut!Extension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn:Place all the pizza slices in a row. With the child, count the number of pieces. Repeat until the child is able to count them independently.Place all the pizza slices in a row. With the child, count the number of pieces. Repeat until the child is able to count them independently.Ask the child to sort the toppings into groups by type. Have the child identify each type of food and count how many there are in each group. Count how many toppings there are all together.Play a matching game by filling a slice of pizza with three toppings and asking the child to match your slice.Put all six slices of pizza on the pizza pan to introduce the word “whole.” Demonstrate “half” by slicing through the middle of the pizza. Put the pizza together again, then demonstrate “thirds” by slicing the pizza into three equal sections.