Learning Resources Smart Snacks Shape Sorting Cupcakes - Toddler Girl and Boys Toys, Play Food, Toy Kitchen Accesories, Fine Motor Skills, Preschool Montessori, Shape Sorter, Kids Birthday

My daughter is in speech therapy and we use this toy all the time! It’s super cute and can be used in so many different ways for both learning and pretend play. The pieces are a little tough to pull apart and push back together, so it may be better suited for slightly older toddlers — but that actually works great for practicing speech because we can repeat “pull, pull, pull” and “push, push, push.” We also use it for pretend eating, dumping the muffins out of the tray (“oh no, they all fell out!”), and for teaching colors, shapes, and imagination. It’s made of durable, hard plastic that holds up well (even with teething and oral stimulation), and it’s easy to clean. Not a lot of tiny pieces to worry about losing. Overall, a fantastic toy for development that grows with your child and keeps playtime fun and educational.

We knew my son liked other cupcake toys from a friend's house and his one day a week daycare. I compared several different versions online and chose this one as it was gender neutral and had the shapes, colors, assembly and sorting aspects to it, which seemed to be a fun learning tool at this age. He received it for Christmas and absolutely loves them and can even distinguish between dark blue and light blue (we will have to work on "aquamarine" later"). :) I was very glad for reading the previous reviews, as I was prepared for the chemically-odor when opening. The good news is that it disappated quickly and seemed to be mostly gone from the cupcakes by the end of the day. It is a bit of a struggle to pull them apart at first, but it seems as though they are getting better with use. There are 8 diffent colored cupcakes with corresponding shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle, heart, star, diamond, hexagon) and the bottom of the pan has a picture of each of the shapes as well. The shape is cutout through the entire brown bottom piece, leaving a hole through the cupcake and making it where you can turn the bottom piece upside down and still fit the topper into the cupcake. The adults have seemed to enjoy this much more than my son who likes them put together the "traditional" way. The pieces are a nice size being too large for my 3 year old and 1 year old to stuff in their mouths, but small enough where they can grab them one-handed easily. The cupcakes have a stiff/rubbery texture making them hard enough where I am not afraid of peices coming off if a child pretended to bite one, though I have not tried to myself.

This review is for the Learning Resources Smart Snacks Shape Sorting Cupcakes. I bought this shape sorting set for my 3 year old son. He currently is enrolled in the Early Childhood Special Education program. I'm constantly looking for activities that will grab his interest as well as assist him in the various areas he struggles in. This does that. Included in this purchase is a pan which accommodates 8 cupcakes. On the bottom of each spot on the pan is a raised image of a shape. Also included are 8 cupcakes- each cupcake consisting of 2 parts. The icing is removable. On the underside of the icing is a raised shape which fits snuggle into the cupcake bottom which has its entire center cut out in the coordinating shape. The bottom of the cupcake not only snugly fits the shape in the icing, but it also slides onto the raised shape on the pan- allowing 2 separate opportunities for shape sorting with each cupcake. Please see included images which showcase this. The cupcakes are firm and have the feeling of a rubber and plastic combination. My son has chewed and thrown them and they're still in perfect condition. They are not slippery and have a nice thickness to them (without being too big)which makes it easy for lite hands to grasp. They all have a vibrant color to them and have maintained their vibrancy even after heavy usage. These are extremely durable and are very versatile. We use this for both imaginative and structured play. They are used in our toy kitchen and on pretend shopping trips. We use them for color identification, sorting, shape identification and counting. My 3 year old is able to remove the pieces and place them back together on his own without issue. The box it comes in isn't suitable for long term storage with almost daily use. We keep it stored in a plastic container with latches so that it's easy for my son to take out and put away on his own, while also managing to keep all of the pieces together so none get lost. I have read a number of reviews about the cupcakes having a terrible smell. This was not the case for us. My son has sensory issues and we've had to get rid of toys that he said he can smell. He's never complained of an odor and happily plays with it when we bring it out. I'm very pleased with the quality of the cupcakes and tray. I have no doubt that it will last for many years. As soon as my son no longer uses it, I will be donating it to our early childhood program so other kids can benefit from it. I am positive that this will be a great addition to a preschool setting and will hold up brilliantly to heavy use.

I bought these for my niece because she loves playing with my daughters set. It’s a great toy for a wide age range, my daughter got them for her 3rd birthday, she loves to play with her learning resources food, and these cupcakes are a favorite with all of her cousins (ages 1-6). They are extremely durable, I gave up on that cheap food that gets crushed if you look at it wrong. We will only buy learning resources food now. My daughter already knew her shapes when she got these, but she is very type A, and always makes sure each cupcake is in the correct tin spot. She uses her imagination to create new flavors when she plays with them, which I love. I would recommend to everyone! Yes, they did smell at first, but it only lasted a few hours at most I would say. They are also a little hard to pull apart at first, but they loosen up after time and children can easily pull them apart.

Excelente calidad y tamaño para manitas de bebés. Mi niña es de 1 año y medio y le encanta morderlos y jugar con ellos y el material queda como nuevo siempre. Muy fácil de lavarlos :) Desarrollan mucho la motricidad con este jueguete. Colores/ separar / embonar / figuras, etc

I bought these for my 4 year old son and he loves them! He was wanting a tray of cupcakes for his kitchen which I found really difficult to find but came across these and am really delighted by them. They are the perfect size for little hands and are great for teaching younger kids shapes as they must pop the base into the right spot on the tray and also the topping into the right base. They also feel very sturdy and are not made of cheap plastic and are lovely vibrant colours. Some of the shapes are hard to pull apart but they seem to be loosening up the more they are used.

Sehr hochwertiges Spielzeug. Wird gerne bespielt.

My girls LOVE these cupcakes. We have had them for over a year and it is still a favorite toy in the play kitchen. It was a tad hard to separate the tops from the bottom initially but after a month or 2 of play they loosen up. Some reviews mention a horrible odour....ours never had anything. Our girls love the matching aspect, the bright colors, the cupcake tray to carry them all in (other cupcakes from toys r is only have a platter for the cupcakes so they slip off...these ones sit very nicely inside their pan and are not frustrating for our girls to carry around the house), and they are the perfect size for little hands (our 6 month old loved chewing on these - hard & durable & yet not too small to worry about choking on!)

Ces cupcakes sont tres apprécier de mes enfants! On peut soit jouer avec a la dinette, soit en trieur de forme, et pour les plus petits tout simplement a les mettre dans le moule, dans les emplacements. Même a 8 ans ma fille y joue encore!